Driving down a country road in Travelers Rest, South Carolina, Liz Heatherly spotted something unusual out the window. It took a while to realize exactly what she was looking at, but when she did, it broke her heart. A small, black puppy, barely 10 weeks old, was hobbling down the side of the curvy back…
A woman named Stephanie Castillo was recently running errands in Chino Hills, California, when she came across a heartbreaking sight. Outside Priceless Pet Rescue, someone had dumped seven dogs — all crammed into one tiny cage. “My stomach immediately sank,” Castillo told The Dodo. “I knew I had to do something, anything.” Stephanie Castillo Castillo had no idea…
When the staff at Big Dog Ranch Rescue (BDRR) first heard about a 20-year-old Weimaraner named Dax, who was recently surrendered by his family, they instantly fell in love. The dedicated rescue team serves all kinds of pups, but Weimaraners have a special place in their hearts. “Our founder began Big Dog Ranch Rescue because she was an avid…
When Lucie’s Animal Rescue got a call from someone wanting to surrender their dog, Lucie Holmes, the rescue’s founder, handled it the same way she always does. “His owner asked me to take him [because] ‘he barked at other dogs and people when out’ and he needed to go,” Holmes told The Dodo. “I asked a few…
The other day, a small dog escaped from his front yard in Southern California. As the pup wandered the streets, the sun intensified and warmed the sidewalk under his paws. For any dog, the heat would be uncomfortable — but, for the heavily matted pup, Max, it was unbearable. Luckily, a Good Samaritan spotted him…
On a recent early morning stroll in Key West, Florida, Delaney and her fiancé, Carl, were admiring a docked shrimp boat when they suddenly noticed a large pink sign. The sign, positioned above one of the boat’s rectangular portholes, displayed four unexpected words. “It said, ‘Kissing booth, call Luna,’” Delaney told The Dodo. Instagram/mynotsominiaussie_ Delaney…
For Sundae’s entire life, all she’d known was a junk-filled backyard and a cold garage. Rescued from a dog-hoarding situation in Oklahoma City by Country Roads Animal Rescue Society, the coonhound/Labrador retriever mix gave birth to a litter of puppies without ever stepping foot inside a home. Reddit/Mugglequeen That is, until her foster mom showed her…
In the very last kennel at the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter, a gray-and-white dog named Bernie peers out at visitors each day, wondering if someone might notice him. For months now, Bernie has patiently waited. And waited. And waited. Facebook/Pawfect Pals NY Need a Home “I’m a big, handsome, friendly boy,” Pawfect Pals NY Need a…
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Мeet Βenji! He lived with sоmeоne whо, unfоrtunately, was nо kind оf оwner. At least that’s my оpiniоn after seeing phоtоs оf the pооr dоg. Just imagine if yоu were deprived оf fооd… Τhat’s nоt the kind оf treatment anyоne shоuld have tо endure. Βut that’s exactly what Βenji was subjected tо, and he was…