In 2009, an animal shelter where I do volunteer work rescued approximately 300 dogs from a puppy mill. Kept on two smallholdings in horrible conditions and left to breed indiscriminately – some for many years.

46 chihuahuas are looking for loving homes after they were rescued from a hoarding situation in Albuquerque, New Mexico, after their owner passed away.

Shelter staff from the Foothills Animal Shelter in Lakewood, Colorado discovered a loving pit bull who appeared to need help. The pit bull, who they named Betty, was wandering outside in the cold and seemed to be hungry and worried.

Missouri has more documented puppy mills than any other state in the U.S., leading the Humane Society of the United States’ ‘Horrible Hundred‘ list for the better part of a decade.

When an elderly dog named Cocoa was no longer able to enjoy walks with her family, her owner came up with a clever way to allow her to continue going on fun outings. As reported by KPLC News, the 16-year-old dog’s owner, Tom Antonino, made a mobile bed for Cocoa to ride on.

The Sai Kung Stray Friends Foundation in Hong Kong’s New Territories is in critical financial need, leaving the lives of 130 dogs unknown as well as the 25+ street dogs the rescue feeds daily. While the rescue organization may be thousands of miles from where we live, their work with helping the strays, the surrendered and the injured remains a universal cause.

A sweet, but shy dog named Turtle can’t seem to catch a break. The Brown County Humane Society Dog Shelter shared Turtle’s sad story of rejection, writing…

Stray dogs abandoned along South Texas roads near the Mexican border have tragically become too common. On the outskirts of rural communities, where dogs are often neglected and cast away because their owners no longer care for them, the dogs scavenge for food and live in danger of being run over or attacked by wild animals.

A stray dog narrowly escaped death after finding himself stranded in the median of a busy freeway in Houston, Texas.

A heartbroken 18-month-old Rottweiler blend, who was extremely attached to his now deceased owner, doesn’t understand why he is being kept in a cage at Manhattan’s New York City Animal Care Center. Sadly, Chase’s owner died, and now the shelter is preparing to take his life today.

Dog lovers and rescuers can never read enough about the amazing abilities of our stalwart companions, and the story of a young mom pit bull named Betty just fits the bill this Easter morning.

At the CAMO Rescue in Texas, volunteers and shelter staff were brought to tears this week after the rescue of Finn Alexander. His past is so tragic.

In Falmouth, Massachusetts, animal control officers and firemen responded to a call on Saturday to rescue a dog whose head was stuck in the middle of an old tire.

On Monday afternoon, President Joe Biden’s German shepherd, Major, was involved in another biting incident. Monday’s incident involved a National Park Service employee who was working on the White House grounds – the victim required medical treatment for the bite wound reports CNN.

After nearly two years of life in the California animal shelter system, a dog has almost run out of time. The middle-aged dog, named Tobias, is at the OC Animal Care Center and a deadline has been set for him to be rescued…or put down.

In Phoenix, Arizona, the man who severely abused his little dog was sentenced to 120 days in jail on Wednesday and will be banned from owning any animals for the next three years. Netzer Villagomez pled guilty to Class 5 animal cruelty.