As we drove along the road, we spotted Ossie, a dog in dire need of help. Despite having an owner, his condition spoke volumes of neglect and abandonment. His swollen face and sore skin painted a grim picture of his suffering. Though his owner was present, Ossie’s eyes reflected only sadness and despair, pleading to…
One day, I received an urgent call about a puppy named Sophie, abandoned in a desolate, muddy field. When I found her, she was frail, malnourished, and utterly exhausted. Sophie was so weak that she couldn’t even stand, let alone walk. It was clear she hadn’t eaten or drunk water for a long time, and…
It’s deeply disturbing how cruel some individuals can be to animals. Recently, a heartbreaking incident involving a young puppy wrapped in duct tape unfolded, but fortunately, there is a positive ending to this tragic event. On April 15, the Nebraska Humane Society shared the disturbing story. A concerned individual heard what sounded like an animal…
Leaving a gas station in San Antonio, Texas, two years ago, Donna Killough was met with what looked like a ball of knotted fur with eyes. “This little mop of a dog just walked up to me,” Killough told The Dodo. “She wouldn’t let me touch her, but I think she was looking for food.”…
Last month, a group of vigilant neighbors in Missouri noticed a lone puppy with patchy skin wandering their street. They didn’t know who she belonged to, so they tried giving her food and water to hold her over until they located her family. But as days passed and her condition worsened, the neighbors lost faith…
When a homeless person found Midge wandering the streets, they scooped her up and brought her to Desert Hot Springs Animal Care in North Palm Springs, California. The staff welcomed Midge and soon learned more about her backstory. She used to have a family and she got lost. The pup reportedly jumped out of a…
World, meet Yogi — an adorable pup whose appearance certainly has a lot of people talking. Notice anything unusual about him? Chantal Desjardins If you said, “Hey! That dog has the face of a man!” — you’re not alone. And indeed, there’s something undeniably human about little Yogi’s countenance. The piercing gaze of his light almond-shaped eyes,…
It was a frigid Valentine’s Day in Missouri when volunteers from Stray Rescue of St. Louis (SRSL) happened upon a 2-year-old pit bull chained to a dog house. With snow accumulating around her and temperatures dropping to single digits, the rescuers dropped everything to help her. They had no idea that, inside the dog house, the pup…
Audra Petraškienė was driving on a quiet street along a river near her home in Lithuania on Friday when she noticed something unusual on the roadside. There, shivering and alone, was a sopping wet dog. Petraškienė decided to stop — and soon realized that he’d survived a cruel attempt on his life. Audra Petraškienė The dog had evidently…
By the time someone found Susanna, she had almost completely given up hope. Thrown away by her owner in a notorious Florida dumping ground, the young dog was found huddled up against a dumpster and barely moving. She was malnourished, exhausted and covered in fleas and ticks. She couldn’t lift her head or walk. Local…