Kristin Erwin was driving home from her sister’s house when she suddenly got this feeling in her gut telling her to take a detour. “Even though I have plenty of fosters, as I was approaching a road that is notorious for discarded animals, I couldn’t fight the urge to drive down it and see if…

After their family was no longer able to care for them properly, Rambo and Diesel were taken in by Humane Society of Monroe County. Both dogs were underweight and needed a lot of TLC, but before long, Diesel was healthy again and was quickly adopted. Rambo was another story — or so his rescuers thought. Humane…

Late last year, dog rescuer Karla Schneider Boss got a call about a blind puppy wandering around a busy street. Unable to see where she was going, the tiny dog had almost gotten run over by a car. “I can’t imagine a little puppy [that] size in the middle of the street, but especially a blind puppy,”…

A few years ago, Vanessa Marquette was home with her dog, Nola, when she saw something that seemed to defy the laws of physics. While Marquette wasn’t looking, Nola had somehow managed to scale up the 6-foot-tall fence surrounding their yard. Baffled, Marquette called her husband and explained what she’d witnessed — even though it…

No One Bids on Injured Dog at Auction—Then a Quiet Stranger Raises His Hand… In the dust-choked air of the Billings livestock auction, where hope was usually measured by muscle and pedigree, a battered German Shepherd stood alone. His leg was twisted, his fur mottled with mud and scars, one hind leg dragging behind him…

Rejected Police Dog Kept Returning To One Container. When They Opened It, The World Changed FOREVER! The morning sun crept over the bustling Port of Shenzhen, painting the rows of shipping containers in golden light. Among the workers and cranes, a seven-year-old German Shepherd named Max began his daily patrol. His handler, Officer Chun Wei,…

Stray animals searching for food and shelter is a common sight in many areas. While some are lucky enough to find help from kind individuals, others are not as fortunate. Such was the case for a young puppy, spending his final days alongside a busy road, desperately in need of help that never came. This…

Just before Halloween, Stray Rescue of St. Louis (SRSL) spotted a strange figure in a neighborhood — a hunched, scared dog that looked like a Halloween decoration. “He was hunched up like a little gargoyle,” SRSL wrote. The dog, later named Guillermo de la Cruz, was too injured to run. SRSL’s Donna Lochmann gently leashed…

In Fresno, California, a dog named Leroy was trapped in a cement hole, looking up for help. A nearby photographer spotted him and called animal control. Rescuers arrived quickly and lifted Leroy to safety. Despite the ordeal, Leroy was calm and affectionate. The rescue group Compassion Without Borders took him in, and staff were amazed…