“Please take me …” 💔 It was a scorching August morning in New Bern, North Carolina, when a resident spotted something concerning on one of the city’s busiest streets. Just off the shoulder of Hotel Drive sat a black wired crate — and someone seemed to be trapped inside. When the Good Samaritan walked over to…
In a world where kindness often seems overshadowed by cruelty, the story of a dog who bravely sought help highlights the resilience of animals and the need for compassion. One day, while out for a walk, we encountered a dog with a bruised face, clearly in distress. As the dog approached us, we could see…
In the quiet corners of a neighborhood, a heartbreaking tale unfolded about a dog who had suffered unimaginable neglect and abuse. This dog, whom we later named Benny, had been bullied all his life, forced to fend for himself in an abandoned house where he had become trapped. With no food to sustain him, Benny…
The resemblance is uncanny … ❤️ For 17 years, Romeo and Juliet were inseparable. They ate out of the same bowl, walked side by side and spent hours cuddling — one on top of the other — warm in bed. But after nearly two decades together, Juliet lost her Romeo, and the caretakers at Vintage Pet…
“I seriously can’t believe how many [people] just did nothing” 💔 As a full-time dog rescuer, Suzette Hall is used to saving pups from heartbreaking circumstances. Most of her cases center around dogs found roaming the streets of Los Angeles, California, on their own. But over the weekend, she met an abandoned dog who couldn’t have wandered off even…
“I could see his hollow, lonely eyes looking back up at me.” It was a dark, dreary October morning in 2017 when Stray Rescue of St. Louis’ (SRSL) chief life-saving officer, Donna Lochmann, responded to a tip about a stray dog needing help. Lochmann combed the Missouri city’s streets searching for the dog but was soon distracted…
Coda looks like a completely different dog now ❤️ Back in May, a Good Samaritan contacted the Pennsylvania SPCA with shocking news. There were 17 dogs living nearby in terrible conditions. Animal law enforcement rescuers headed to the scene and found that the Good Samaritan was right. “The dogs, who should have had beautiful, fluffy white coats, were instead nearly…
“I wasn’t sure if she was even alive …” Aly Mac was just about to leave her house to take her dogs for a walk. But as she stepped outside, something caught her eye. A white ball of fluff was huddled in the grass of her yard in Los Angeles, California. Mac, who volunteers as a…
“Within two hours of being at our house, I took that video.” Chenille was found as a stray on the streets of Ohio and taken to a local shelter. She was super shy and nervous when she arrived, and unfortunately, her demeanor didn’t change much as the months went on. “Some dogs just do not…
They were huddled together for warmth. When the security team at Kloof and Highway SPCA noticed someone tied to a sign at the end of the shelter’s driveway, they immediately notified Inspector Kerrie Andrews, who went to investigate. She thought it might be a dog in need of help — but what she found was so much…