When rescuers finally found Molly the goldendoodle in January, it seemed she had been living alone in the woods for months. Under a thick cloak of matted, tangled fur, the 2-year-old dog was so emaciated that her bones were protruding all over her body. She was skittish of everyone — and so hungry. “She was…
Charlotte Hailey, volunteer at Mission Paws’ible dog rescue, was walking around Bali a few years ago when a stray dog with a serious skin condition caught her attention. The dog was covered in painful-looking, splotchy red sores and wounds — it was clear she needed help. “The moment I saw her, I was just shocked at how…
When Barbara Zuluaga saw a photo of a tiny, crusty-skinned puppy, she didn’t know what kind of dog she was. “I thought that she was a Chihuahua or some other small breed,” Zuluaga, board member of A Chance to Bloom Dog Rescue in Houston, Texas, told The Dodo. “She was just covered in mange, and it was very hard…
In the shadow of an apartment building, a solitary tree stood, bearing silent witness to a heartbreaking scene. Tied tightly to its trunk was a small dog named Prince, abandoned and left with barely the will to hope. His fur was matted and clung to his bony frame, and his eyes, dull and sunken, gazed…
The dog was always lurking in the bushes or abandoned houses, clearly suffering from trust issues. He was extremely scared when we tried to approach him, curling up defensively. We had to carefully place him into a prepared box to ensure his safety. Hoping to make him feel better, I administered first aid immediately. Before…
Two cyclists from Brazil, Ladislau Alcántara and Rosilene Jansen, embarked on a routine training ride last April, unaware that fate had a poignant encounter in store for them. As they made their way home on a scorching day, their attention was drawn to a small, abandoned dog in desperate need. Abandoned to the harsh elements…
Happiness can often be found unexpectedly, just around the corner, waiting for those who choose the right path and bravely follow it. Benny’s life story is a testament to this truth. Neglected and abandoned for most of his life, Benny was discovered by Maxi Canziani, a compassionate animal rescuer in Cordoba, Argentina. Maxi was moved…
He cowered under a porch, his body a pitiful shell of the dog he should have been. Agony had consumed him for what must have been weeks—relentless itching caused by mange, combined with the excruciating pain of maggots burrowing into his skin, entering through the open sores he had created in desperate, confused attempts to…
Julie’s story is one of cruelty turned to kindness—a heartbreaking beginning transformed into a tale of hope. Dyed pink for someone’s amusement, she was then abandoned in a remote field, locked in a cage with no food or water. When a farmer came across her, she was unconscious, her small body weakened by neglect. Thankfully,…
On an ordinary day in Philadelphia, an act of compassion turned a routine job into an extraordinary moment of heroism. A Good Samaritan, while going about his duties, noticed something strange—a trash bag that seemed to move. Driven by curiosity and concern, he approached it, only to be met with a heartbreaking sight. Inside the…