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…
No one knows for certain what life had been like for this dear little dog, named Frodo, prior to his rescue last year, but it’s clear he didn’t have a friend in the world. His state of neglect was so extreme, merely looking at him was difficult to stomach. But most shocking of all is…
One day, the husky had a home and a family. The next day, she didn’t — her owner simply dumped her on the streets in Phuket, Thailand, leaving the 1-year-old husky to fend for herself. In January, the team at Soi Dog Foundation, an organization that rescues dogs and cats in Thailand, got a call from a concerned member…
In June, a woman was walking down a street in Tampa, Florida, when she saw something strange in the window of a house — a skinny and sickly-looking poodle was standing in front of the glass. “She said she could tell from the street that he was just a skeleton,” Debbie Goldsberry, founder of Senior Paws Sanctuary, told…
The other day, volunteer dog rescuer Mary Nakiso was driving through California’s Orange County when she passed someone cowering on the side of the street. The creature was large, hairy and alone. With a sinking feeling in her stomach, Nakiso slammed on her brakes to investigate. As she approached the animal, Nakiso realized just how…
When Rubble’s owner moved to California, he didn’t bother taking her with him. He just left her outside his old house in Houston, Texas, without food or water, and only a small mesh kennel for shelter. The owner had bought Rubble to breed her. But when the 4-year-old American bulldog couldn’t get pregnant, the owner decided he had…
The story begins with a stray dog, heavily pregnant and wandering aimlessly through the streets, her future uncertain. This brave mother-to-be, later named Winnie, was rescued from the harsh streets and taken to the Harris County shelter. Her journey to safety was only just beginning, and it would involve an incredible team of dedicated individuals…