It’s unimaginable how anyone could mistreat creatures as loyal and trusting as dogs. The recent rescue operation by the Humane Society, where they freed over 350 starving and abused dogs from fighting farms, highlighted the depths of cruelty these animals endured. Among them was Timmy Cooper, an 8-week-old puppy, dragged into a life filled with…
In the winter of 2018, Donna Lochmann and her rescue team witnessed a confusing and heartbreaking sight. As chief life saving officer with Stray Rescue of St. Louis (SRSL), Lochmann was combing the city’s streets in the middle of a snowstorm for needy animals when her search came to a sudden stop. From her Jeep, Lochmann…
When Suzette Hall first heard about a wire crate covered with a blanket near a busy freeway on April Fool’s Day morning, she hoped it was a prank. But as the experienced dog rescuer and founder of Logan’s Legacy 29 continued to read descriptions of whimpers coming from beneath the blanket, her heart sank. “I…
Earlier this week, while working on a remote farm in Turkey, veterinarian Soner Büyümez heard a sound in the distance that he couldn’t ignore. It was a desperate sound, like a cry for help. “I immediately ran to the spot,” Büyümez told The Dodo. “There had been a landslide. I saw a dog was trapped in…
Many people fail to understand that dogs are living beings, too. They are not just objects that we use and then return or discard when we no longer need them. Sadly, this is exactly the philosophy that many heartless breeders live by. They treat dogs as breeding machines, producing puppies that they sell at high…
When you save a stray dog from the streets, you literally change his entire life. It’s one thing they always hope for. In shelters, they get food, shelter, and kind people who care for them on a daily basis. But, this is not a permanent solution. These pups still want something more. They are waiting…
Mac was wandering the streets of Pasco, Washington, when a Good Samaritan brought her to Tri-Cities Animal Shelter in hopes that she would find a loving family. Among so many other dogs vying for attention, sweet, optimistic Mac began sticking her paws through the bars of her cage, encouraging passersby to hold hands. Julie Saraceno Pretty soon, someone…
Abandoned and scared, a friendly dog named Mr. Snufflufugus recently found himself running around the city limits of Copperas Cove, Texas, looking for someone who might be able to help. When local animal control personnel finally found Mr. Snufflufugus and brought him back to Copperas Cove Animal Control, the grateful American bulldog mix was so happy to…
The other day, Rosa María Segura Alcántar and her husband, Erick, were driving on a highway near their home in Mexico when something caught their eyes. There, stranded in the middle of the busy road, was a dog. Rosa and Erick knew they had to stop. “She looked confused, dehydrated and malnourished,” Rosa told The…
Alone in her kennel at the Spartanburg Humane Society, a sweet dog named Chauncey poked her head through a hole at the bottom of the door. She watched as yet another dog walked out of the shelter with their new family. Maybe it was her breed, or maybe it was because she wasn’t as outgoing as the other…