It was around 9 a.m., two hours before opening, when Great Plains SPCA (GPSPCA) staff received a frantic message from a concerned community member. The Good Samaritan had found an abandoned crate at an intersection in Shawnee, Kansas, and was shocked to discover 11 babies trapped inside. The Good Samaritan had no idea how long the puppies had…
As ice and snow blanketed northwestern Minnesota, a stray dog searched for somewhere safe to hide her six puppies. The brave mom had stopped producing milk, and her 3-week-old babies were so hungry and cold. When she couldn’t find shelter, the dog dug a den in the snow and wrapped her body around her puppies, doing…
A couple was recently driving in Fresno, California, when they spotted an abandoned dog in a ditch next to the road. They got out of the car to investigate and were shocked to find that the dog was guarding a secret: her tiny puppy. As the couple was from out of town, they couldn’t take…
In the hollow of a tree trunk, 11 little babies waited for their mom to return. One or two of the braver pups poked their fuzzy heads out of the opening and looked around the Missouri yard. It was cold, and they were hungry. The pups yipped in excitement when their mom finally approached, drawing…
Peri’s family adopted her when she was just a few days old, and six months later, she suddenly came down with a severe eye infection. For months, the chicken’s family treated her with daily medications and even went to several specialists, but unfortunately, they learned that blindness was inevitable. Determined to help Peri as best…
The RSPCA’s “Clear The Shelters” campaign was a huge success for over 700 animals who went to loving homes across New South Wales. But at the end of the whirlwind weekend, one dog found himself all alone in an empty shelter. Deisel, a 5-year-old Staffordshire terrier, was the last dog left at the Hunter RSPCA shelter at…
When Breanna Gilliam arrived for work at Yadkin County Animal Shelter one morning, she thought she saw something next to a sign at the end of the shelter’s driveway. She didn’t think much of it at first — until the something in question started barking at her. “When I walked out there, the poor girl was tied…
A little dog was wandering the streets of Sumter County, Florida, when a kind-looking person passed by. The lost dog ran to the man without any hesitation. “He practically dove for this guy, as if saying, ‘Help me! Help me!’” Claudia Labbé, a volunteer at YOUR Humane Society SPCA, told The Dodo. “He was so happy…
Sometimes people assume the worst about this sweet dog named Hades, simply because of the way he looks. Recently, however, Hades proved that it’s what’s in his heart that matters. Juan José P. Flores Hades lives in Mexico with his owner, Juan José P. Flores. For as long as Flores can remember, a stray cat…
As the sweltering autumn sun warmed the streets of Los Angeles, California, last week, dog rescuer Suzette Hall received a concerning message from a Good Samaritan. The message described a lone pup stuck outside an abandoned warehouse — and she had no shelter from the rising heat. “[She was] tied in a business area and…