A frightened and confused German shepherd is in need of assistance at a busy California animal control agency.

A mother dog caring for her puppies was attacked over the weekend by two other dogs. With all her strength, the mom fought valiantly protecting her five little ones, but two against one? The other dogs tore her up before help arrived. On Sunday night, she was surrendered to the shelter.

Rochel is only four-years-old, however her life could end at anytime. This beautiful black and white Siberian Husky mix, with Hollywood looks, has been on the euthanasia list at the Devore Animal Shelter in California.

A handsome, five-year-old German shepherd finds himself locked away at a busy animal control facility in California. The striking dog looks like a model in his Riverside County Animal Control photo, but he is just another unwanted pet who is waiting to be saved from an unthinkable fate.

A senior German shepherd has been sitting in a “small, hot kennel” run for months. The nine-year-old shepherd, named Phillip, has been at the Los Angeles County (Baldwin Park) Animal Control facility since mid-June.

All their lives Feisty and Lady felt loved and secure. Sadly, life doesn’t always follow the best laid plans, and when their owner became ill and too weak to care for the bonded dogs any longer, their fate took a very sad turn; the dogs were surrendered to the Fort Worth Animal Care and Control.

A scared Mastiff arrived at the Riverside County Animal Control in California last week after having been brought in last week. The five-year-old brindle beauty is not doing well; she looks to be injured or sick. When she first arrived, she was “fearful and unsocial” and was not doing well in the kennel environment.

In West Covina, California, an abandoned dog described as gentle, had been a member of the neighborhood for many years. He lived at the local park and cautiously wandered around the area – no one knows for sure how he ended up as a stray.

A handsome senior dog finds himself homeless at a busy California animal control agency following the death of his owner. The eight-year-old terrier, named Cassidy, has been at the Los Angeles County (Carson) Animal Services facility since August 15.

In Madison, North Carolina, an animal advocate is trying to help a brokenhearted pooch who misses her owner. Sadly, her human died unexpectedly, and the sweet Plott hound named Jupiter doesn’t understand.

A sad husky is waiting to be saved from a busy animal control agency in California. The six-year-old dog, Lexi, has been at the Los Angeles County (Carson) facility since August 6, and it would appear that her family, assuming she had one, isn’t coming.

A scared, little dog is waiting to be saved from a Texas animal control agency. The young, male Yorkshire terrier mix is located at the Big Spring Animal Control in Big Spring, Texas.

A four-year-old German shepherd sits in misery at a busy California animal control facility. The dog, who appears to have been used to produce puppies, is being held at the Los Angeles County Animal Control (Baldwin Park) facility.

A family of her own was a long time coming for a New Jersey shelter dog. The dog, named Brooklyn, spent a total of 2536 at the Hamilton Township Animal Shelter and Adoption Center.

In Southern California, the owner of a dog who had just given birth to six puppies on Monday evening was preparing to leave the newborns in a cardboard box in front of a local animal shelter.

At 10 years of age, a senior dog finds himself homeless at a busy California animal shelter. The husky mix, named Kira Joe, was surrendered to the Los Angeles County (Carson) Animal Services facility because his family was moving and he wasn’t part of their plans.

A tiny three-legged puppy dubbed “Chicken” arrived at the Nassau County Animal Services on Tuesday after a good Samaritan found him under a house in Nassau County. Rescuers think the two-pound pup is three-months-old and was born with a partially developed front leg.

What could be more frightening for a dog than to be kept in a shelter cage in an unfamiliar environment listening to the clanging of water bowls, the chatter and sight of strange people and the howling of other scared dogs?

At the Batch Springs Animal Shelter in Texas, a rescue shelter volunteer posted a heartbreaking video of a frightened five-month-old puppy shivering in her kennel.

At 17-years of age, an elderly dog finds herself homeless after being surrendered by her family, who moved away.

At Roswell Animal Services in New Mexico, a puppy huddles in the corner of her shelter cage – huge brown eyes show how frightened she is, curled in a ball and her tail tightly tucked under her.

A pitifully neglected dog, just one year of age, is at risk of losing her life at a busy Memphis, Tennessee, animal control facility.