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On a bustling street, I found Zippo — a fragile little dog barely clinging to life. His small body was exhausted, his front legs too weak to move him. He lay curled on a torn mattress in freezing 1°C weather, hungry and trembling. Moved by his suffering, I offered him a piece of bread. Zippo…

For two long months, Kasi endured neglect and loneliness after being cast aside when her owner discovered she was pregnant. Confined and forgotten, she waited in hope, relying on the kindness of neighbors for scraps. As her belly grew with new life, Kasi’s spirit remained resilient despite the pain of abandonment. When rescuers finally arrived,…

After living at the Kentucky Humane Society for nearly a year, Hendrix thought he’d finally found a family to call his own. On Tuesday, the Staffordshire terrier mix got all dressed up and arrived at Sam Swope Pet Treatment & Lifesaving Center, excited to meet his potential adopters. The meet-and-greet was the final step in the process —…

When the Pennsylvania SPCA (PSPCA) recently received a call from local police alerting them to a trio of dogs housed in dismal conditions nearby, the shelter’s rescue team hastily headed to the scene. When team members arrived, they almost couldn’t believe their eyes. Three dogs peeked out from the dilapidated wooden structures they called home. Their overturned food and water…

All alone, a speckled dog named Magnolia barked desperately from where she was tied behind a cemetery in Beaumont, Texas. The frightened dog needed someone to notice her. Luckily, her calls for help soon reached the ears of Beaumont Animal Care staff, who dashed into the woods behind the cemetery, following the noise. Beaumont Animal Care “Staff…

As a veterinarian, Charlene Longhi knows that, despite her good intentions, not every one of her animal patients will always be so excited to see her — a trip to the vet can be a scary experience for a pet, after all. But Longhi’s mere presence even outside her clinic seems to have struck a nerve with…

The other day, a boy in Brazil was walking home from school when he heard something alarming. It was the sound of a dog in distress, crying out for help near a construction site. When the boy scanned the area, however, there wasn’t a dog to be seen. Fortunately, rather than continuing on his way,…

I Lost My Dog in the Park – When He Came Back with a Bag and a Note, I Went Pale It started like any other Saturday afternoon. The sun was out, the breeze was light, and my golden retriever, Max, was full of energy as we headed to our favorite park for some playtime….

​ A Texas boy told a 911 dispatcher on Saturday, May 17 that his mother Veronica Loredo was currently burning the family’s two dogs Loredo was arrested on two felony counts of cruelty to non livestock animals and four counts of endangering a child Officers say they found the dog’s remains in the fire in…