A beautiful, senior German shepherd finds herself homeless in Gardena, California. According to the Saving Carson Shelter Dogs Facebook page, the eight-year-old dog, named Rosie, has been surrendered an astonishing five times!

A snuggly shelter dog is waiting for a lap to cuddle on, but visitors to the Will County Humane Society just pass him by. His name is Gerald and he struggles with some arthritis in his spine, but that doesn’t stop him from wanting to live his life and love someone.

A Labrador retriever in Houston, Texas, is absolutely terrified in his kennel run at the BARC Animal Shelter. The three-year-old dog, named Reed, is urgently in need of help.

A sweet shelter pup in Puyallup, Washington, adorably helps to keep her kennel clean.

Melo has been scheduled to be euthanized at the New York City Animal Care Center in Manhattan on Thursday afternoon. His story could break anyone’s heart and has been let down his entire life.

The photo of a  tearful owner surrendering his dog at the Miami-Dade Animal Services on Monday broke the hearts of animal advocates everywhere.  The two had been together since Chance was just a puppy, and now three years later, the owner embraced his dog for the last time.

A senior dog finds himself back at the same shelter where he was adopted from years ago. The nine-year-old Chow Chow, named Simba, was surrendered to the Carson Animal Services facility in California on January 4, and now he needs a new home.

An adorable husky-mix “low-rider,” is in need of a new home after his family surrendered him to the Atascosa County Animal Control in Texas. The dog, named Dakota, will be available for adoption on Saturday, November 21.

Everyday the lost, the unwanted and the abused dogs are received at Los Angeles shelters. Sadly, there isn’t room for all of them and too many times their lives end at the crowded shelters in a dark, back room.