When a scared, skinny, and severely diseased animal appeared outside Sharon Bertozzi’s front door in California, she assumed it was a homeless dog. She immediately sprung into action and contacted an animal services team to come and rescue the sick dog, or so she thought. Sharon felt so sorry for the frightened creature, who could barely move…
Once a lonely and abandoned dog, Charlie lay on a deserted hill, clearly in distress and yearning for food. At just two years old, Charlie had already endured significant hardships. His frail body, covered in sores and infested with ticks and flies, showed the toll life had taken on him. Many people who passed by…
Once kept in harsh conditions by her previous owners, Merica, a dog living in Texas, has found a new beginning. Her life was one of neglect, as she was left chained outside without care. Her owners, dissatisfied with the loss of her previous litters, deemed Merica unworthy of keeping. Heavily pregnant and in labor, Merica…
In an overcrowded shelter located in the southernmost tip of South Texas, a mother dog tried desperately to shield her only baby. Both dogs quivered in front of the woman holding the cell phone camera, and the baby kept hiding her face between her mom’s leg and the cinder block wall of their kennel. The…
When the owner of a car storage facility came into work one day, he wasn’t expecting anything out of the ordinary — and then he discovered six German shepherd mix puppies running around the compound together. The puppies were confused, sick and in desperate need of help, and the owner immediately sprang into action, contacting the RSPCA for…
Last week, a dog in St. Louis, Missouri, found herself in a dire situation. Tied to a fence at an abandoned school, the pup was dangerously emaciated and incredibly weak. Stray Rescue of St. Louis There’s no telling how long the pup was stuck there. Thankfully, though, someone noticed her before it was too late…
Lying motionless on the sidewalk in front of a known drug house, Suzi was barely conscious. Onlookers told animal control officers that they believed that neighborhood kids had injected the dog with drugs, and a drug test confirmed their suspicion. Both cocaine and THC were found in her system. Suzi when she was first admitted to…
Meet Mr. Jones, a sweet, playful, young-at-heart 13-year-old dog. Until very recently, Mr. Jones called the Humane Society of Greater Miami home. “He enjoys the outside a whole lot,” a Humane Society of Greater Miami volunteer said in a TikTok. “[He’s] always laying in the sun [and] rubbing himself in the grass, but he’s definitely a cuddle…
Jessica Graaf and her husband had just rescued two dogs from the Animal Care & Control Team of Philadelphia (ACCT Philly), and they were driving home with them. But when Graaf checked her email, she read something that made her drive all the way back. It was about a pit bull mix named Matilda, whom Graaf had seen while…
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…