A middle-aged dog, six years of age, finds herself back at the same shelter where she was adopted from back in 2015. The terrier, dubbed Roxy, has been at the Carson Animal Services facility in California since April 26.

In a heartbreaking situation, an eight-year-old German shepherd named Sampson was about to be surrendered to an animal shelter in the south. And it’s not as if all loyal dogs dumped at shelters aren’t back bearing, heartless moves because their previous owners felt these special pups were too old, but in this situation, Sampson had been a K9 police officer for six years.

In Westchester County, a senior Chihuahua was discovered in a garbage bag sealed inside of a plastic storage bin on Wednesday.

More than 55 days have passed since Hazel was brought to Fort Worth Animal Care & Control. Hazel wasn’t always this depressed, but watching the other dogs gleefully leaving their shelter cages – wagging their tails and greeting their new families, has undoubtedly weighed heavily on this sweet girl.

At the animal shelter in San Antonio, Texas, an 18-year-old dog named Scruffy,..

Meet “Bo” such a handsome and friendly guy, but his family surrendered him a few days ago explaining to the staff at the Fort Worth Animal Care and Control because their dog was “destructive inside.”

No one knows how long an abandoned, tiny puppy hid under a mobile home in Dallas and would not come out because he was stuck and tangled up by his legs. For days rescuers with Dallas Dog – Rescue.Rehab.Reform struggled to rescue him; it took 36 hours of crawling under a foot-and-a-half space, crowded with insulation and trash to untangle and free the pup from the fencing underneath.

A sweet, mixed breed dog named Regan has spent almost his entire life in a shelter. The three-year-old dog is currently with the SPCA Albrecht Center for Animal Welfare (South Carolina), which shared his plight with Facebook followers this week, writing…

A senior dog dubbed Billy has been waiting at a busy California animal control agency for over a month…hoping against hope that someone will stop by his lonely kennel run to say hello. The eight-year-old dog has been at the Carson Animal Services facility since March 3, and to date, nobody has decided that he is worthy of their love and attention.

At the Carson Animal Care Center, a seven-year-old German shepherd arrived on April 1 and was rushed into surgery for a ruptured spleen. The dog came in as a stray, and the shelter has issued a plea for help for either a qualified foster home or approved rescue organization can assist and save this dog’s life.

A frightened 10-week-old tan and white puppy hasn’t had anyone interested in adopting or fostering him for weeks. For some unknown reason, Roscoe’s plight has barely been noticed, and sadly the overcrowding of shelters with stray and unwanted pets, has made the difficult decision of euthanasia a reality – even for the very young.

A frightened dog, depressed AND distressed over his current situation, is desperately in need of help in Modesto, California. The dog, whose name is unknown, is at the Stanislaus Animal Services facility and he needs to be rescued as soon as possible.

When Christine was a spry and playful pup, she was quickly adopted from a California animal shelter. But her world was turned upside down when she was dumped at the same facility more than a decade later.

A terrified dog at a Houston, Texas, animal shelter is so terrified that she won’t eat or move. The 24-pound dog, dubbed Carly, is labeled “rescue only” and she is out of time.

An emaciated and sick stray pup found on Monday hiding under a home in rural South Texas somehow managed to survive the deep freeze just a few weeks ago. His rescuers from Dallas Dog Rescue -Rescue.Rehab.Reform were touched by the dog’s spirit, but the reality is his illness would have overcome his body had help not arrived.

Meet the dog who was dumped on the side of the road in Tampa, Florida all battered and bruised. Good Samaritans found him and brought him to a veterinarian, but the animal hospital needs donations to help pay for his expenses.

With the help of very kind and an experienced shelter staff in Escambia County, Florida just a few days ago, a little stray puppy named Ducky made it through her stray hold period even though the staff originally feared she wouldn’t survive.

A dog being held at a California animal control agency has been put on “red alert,” meaning that he can be euthanized at any time. The four-year-old dog, named Cameron, is anxious in the kennel run  at the West Los Angeles Shelter (can you blame him after nearly 2 years?!) and he must be pulled by a rescue agency as soon as possible.

In Alpharetta, Georgia, Mac Rae’s status at the local shelter is urgent; he is 13-years-old, and although he is begging for his life, he is in danger of being euthanized at the shelter.

Frankie is a three-year-old tricolor Basset hound who is at risk of being euthanized by the MCACC in Phoenix, Arizona. On February 12, 2021, Frankie was surrendered by his owners – surrendered dogs have no minimum time they must be kept at the shelter…

Meet the cutest duo of Labrador retriever mixes. Sadly, their first experiences in their puppy world consisted of being thrown away like trash into a rural area in the woods of Arkansas. Fortunately, they were spotted, but the two were frightened of humans and would run away.