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Carolina Mom Fundraising to Get Service Dog for Autistic Son
An 11-year-old high-functioning autistic boy named Alex has been having a tough go of life. He has seizures, depression, and anxiety. But his mom thinks a service dog will help him, and is do…
Blind Senior Dog Survives Two Weeks in Alaskan Cold
Temperatures had plunged well below zero when Madera wandered away from her Ester, Alaska home early in February. Given her age and blindness, chances of finding her alive were considerably lo…
Starved Dog Who Survived on Rocks Living Happily Ever After
An emaciated Weimaraner named Alex who survived by eating twigs and rocks and was rescued in October has made a remarkable recovery. Even better, he has been officially adopted by his foster m…
A Paralyzed Dog Was Cruelly Neglected In A Concrete Cell, But Then? You’ll Love This.
The start to Ricky Bobby’s life was incredibly rough. Before he was rescued by the Humane Society of the United States, he was living in a tiny concrete cell, dragging his paralyzed back legs throu…
Awesome 9 Year Old Boy Creates A No-Kill Shelter In His Garage
An animal is euthanized every 11 seconds in US shelters. But instead of accepting this without thought, one 9-year-old boy from the Philippines, Ken, did the unthinkable: he started a “no-kill”…
Stray Dog Joins Swedish Adventure Racing Team And Completes Grueling 6 Day Race
A stray dog joined the Swedish team in the multi-sports Championships in Ecuador. Team captain Mikael Lindnord gave him a meatball —“ after that he chose Michael as his new master.
It all star…
Over 1,000 Stray Dogs Live With These Elderly Women…The Reason Why Is Amazing
Over the past 6 years, 5 amazing women in the Shaanxi Province of China have saved the lives of more than 1,000 stray dogs. Every morning, the women, all of whom are in their 60s and 70s, wake up a…
My Kid Asked for a Sibling So I Got Him a Dog
“Mom, I want a brother,” my 7-year-old son, Jack, said to me.
I was in the kitchen making a salad to go with dinner. Jokingly, I replied, “What about a sister?” not completely ruling the idea …
This Looks Like A Normal Beach Vacation, But The Truth Will Put Tears In Your Eyes
How do you say goodbye to a pet? They’re a member of your family – with you through the good times and the bad.
Zhenia Bulawka, a photographer from Baltimore, Maryland, wanted to do something to h…
Service Pit Bull Wins the Right to Attend Florida Boy’s School
For the last two years, Monica Alboniga has been trying to convince the Broward County School Board to allow her seven-year-old son to have his service dog with him at school. The boy has cere…
Hope for Paws Called to Rescue Family of Homeless Dogs
The Bill Foundation called in Eldad Hagar and Hope for Paws to help out with a very worthy rescue. Gaia and her three pups, all born homeless to an injured mother dog, needed help. Badly. Th…
Dog in Minnesota has a Rare Talent for Art
Newman is a dog rescued by the Grunhovd family, and right from the start, his new human mom knew he was a “high energy” dog. This would get even worse when it was far too cold for him to romp …
RSPCA Puts UK Dog Fighting Kingpin Behind Bars
After an investigation into John Psaila’s home in Thornvale, Abram, UK has landed him in jail for what was described as a “training school” for fighting dogs. Psaila admitted to police 14 sepa…
On A Dying K9 Officer’s Final Day, The Force Said Goodbye (Get Your Tissues)
A little over a decade ago, the town of Yarmouth, ME, appointed their first-ever police dog to the brand-new K9 department. The German Shepherd, named Sultan, served on the force for nine years bef…