This homeless boy was timid at first, but curious, and he gently took treats that were offered…

Never has it been such a breeze for them to loop the lucky leash around a dog’s neck

Brutus hopped into the car with trust, and showered his rescuers in kisses…

And after a bath and a proper meal, Brutus was all smiles!

If you live in the LA are and would like to adopt Brutus or any of the other loveable lugs Hope for Paws has rescued, visit www.AddToYourFamilyAdopt.org.  To see more of their amazing rescues, click here

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We all want so badly to believe that at some point, it will finally stop happening. But sadly, just when you think you’ve seen the worst of humanity, you run across even more horrific cruelty — like what happened to Sarah, a two-year-old English bulldog.

When Karissa Parran, the assistant manager of the Almost Home No-Kill Shelter in Michigan got to work one morning, she came across an awful sight that will bring tears to your eyes. Luckily for this pup, she couldn’t have fallen into better hands.

Sarah’s owner had stuffed her into a cat crate and she was crying in agony when Parran found her.

The crate on the right is the proper size for her 60-pound frame, but she was cruelly left inside the other tiny box and abandoned outside of the shelter.

When they were finally able to get her out of her prison, they were shocked by her injuries.

She couldn’t walk at all, and they realized she was completely paralyzed from the waist down.

This was because she had a herniated disc, which their veterinarian believes was caused from either being mercilessly beaten or being shoved into the crate.

When the staff reviewed their security footage, they were even more horrified to find that she had been left like that for 12 long hours.

This poor baby also lost the ability to use her bladder, so her medical team has to express it for her because she is too terrified of catheters.

Along with a lot of pain medications and treatments for her inflamed spine, the shelter workers are giving her as much love and comfort as possible.

And even after all the unimaginable pain she went through, this sweet girl showers her rescuers with kisses and cuddles.

Police are still looking for the person who did this, and while Sarah is getting the best care possible right now, she still needs your help.

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Flori, a team member of Charlie’s Angels, a rescue group out of Costa Rica, was driving across a river when she saw the driver ahead of her throw what at first glance appeared to be a white garbage bag.  But then she saw that it was a dog – a dog who, despite her horrific treatment, ran along behind the car, trying to reach her rotten family.

The rescuer noticed that the dog’s fur was so badly matted that she could barely move.  The fur on her tail had become enmeshed with the fur on her hind legs.  Flori believed she had likely been chained up her whole life.

She stopped her car and scooped up the little dog.  The poor girl was in much worse shape that Flori could have known.  A vet visit determined that she had spiked a fever, was very anemic, and quite malnourished.

Donations made it possible for her to recover from her lifetime of misery.  She now lives in a happy home, and has a five-year-old boy who loves her like mad.

If you would like to help Charlie’s Angels continue saving the street dogs of Costa Rica,

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An animal cruelty investigation is underway in Riverside County, California.  An unidentified dog was found with his muzzle wrapped up with rope.  The dog had been abandoned, and now authorities are asking for help from the public in identifying the dog and finding his abuser, so justice can be served.

The dog was discovered by a woman around 7 pm yesterday, while walking along Granite Hill Drive near Pedley Road.  The dog is assumed to have been dumped in that area very recently.  The woman that came across the helpless dog called the Riverside County Department of Animal Services.

A sheriff’s deputy was sent to the scene, and managed to get to the dog and cut off the ropes binging his mouth closed.  According to John Welsh with county animal services, the rope was tied so tightly, it was almost impossible to get it off.

“There was very little space for him to get his knife between the dog’s muzzle and the rope to cut it.  That’s how tight it was around him,” said Welsh.

The dog is approximately 2 years old, and other than the obvious, was in pretty decent physical health.  He’s said to have a very sweet disposition, despite the abuse that he’s had to endure.  He has been taken to the Western Riverside County/City Animal Shelter in Jurupa Valley.  While there he was checked for a microchip, but does not have one.

Authorities are asking for any and all information that anyone may have on the dog.  Who is he?  Is there a family out there looking for him, or was he horribly abused and dumped off by some one?  Animal services wants to know, and they are asking anyone with information to come forward

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Olaf was surrendered to an NYC shelter just before Christmas, and little Mariah was abandoned in a parking lot.  Both needed emergency treatment, but what they got was so much more!

A venomous snakebite left Olaf’s family unable to care for him, so they sadly had to surrender him to a shelter.  But he needed intensive care, and was sent to Second Chance Rescue.  They brought him to an animal hospital for surgery, and that’s where he met Mariah.

On Christmas Eve, Second Chance found six-week-old Mariah, not even ready to leave her mother, dumped in a parking lot.  She was covered in her own feces and slowly freezing to death.  Even after a couple days in the hospital, her tiny body was struggling to maintain a steady temperature.  It seemed that what she needed even more than medical care was a friend.

Like all Mastiffs, Olaf is a big guy, but he is also just a big baby.  The one-year-old boy was in a scary and unfamiliar place, and needed some TLC.  They are being well taken care of, but even better, they’re taking care of each other.

Hopefully they will soon be healthy enough for adoption – perhaps to a home together!  If you’re interested in either or both, please contact Second Chance Rescue.

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No one knows how long the old dog had been surviving on her own in the woods next to a busy road in Long Beach, California. But in October, when the animal rescue group Hope for Paws went to bring her in, it was obvious the dog hadn’t had a positive interaction with humans in quite a while.

Woken from a sound sleep, the black and tan dog’s bewilderment turned to fear as she bit one of the rescuers and tried to flee. As shown in the Hope for Paws video of the interaction, the rescuers let the dog—later named Dorothy—run away until she wore herself out and collapsed.

After trying to reassure Dorothy with petting and soothing words, the organization’s founder, Eldad Hagar, carefully picked her up and brought her to a waiting car.  Watch:

Frosted Faces

Hope for Paws provided the 11-year-old canine with medical care and worked helping the aging dog trust people again. Then the Frosted Faces Foundation stepped in; based in San Diego, Frosted Faces rescues senior dogs abandoned in the shelter system in Southern California. The non-profit foundation places rescued seniors with “forever fosters,” families who agree to care for the dog for the rest of its life. With the help of its veterinary partners, Frosted Faces covers the dog’s medical care and stays in touch with the foster family.

On November 9, Frosted Faces posted a progress report from Dorothy’s new family on its Facebook page that she is adjusting smoothly to her new family and new life. “Things are going well. Dorothy is spending more time off leash and she sticks close to us and if she does wander away she checks in with us after a few minutes. We took a nice long walk last evening and another one this morning. She is very good on the leash.”

Benefits of Age

November was Adopt-a-Senior-Pet Month, and while Dorothy’s story had a happy outcome, there are still countless shelters across the country are full of older dogs and cats that go unadopted for a variety of reasons. But here’s why, according to a study from Petfinder, you should consider otherwise.

– Senior pets are generally calmer and require less training, if any. Puppies and kittens may be adorable and entertaining, but their energy can turn destructive if they get bored or aren’t well-trained.

– Mature pets are a good fit for families with children. Senior pets have been around the block and tend to be more patient, low-key and sociable than younger, more excitable, animals.

– Older pets don’t require constant attention. Senior dogs and cats don’t need the supervision and exercise that younger pets need. While older pets make great companions, they simply don’t require as much time and energy.

Senior dogs also seem to understand their good fortune in finding a loving family, notes Hagar of Hope for Paws, which rescues dogs of all ages and works with several rescue groups that specialize in senior pets. Older dogs “are so appreciative of having a nice warm bed, good food, and most importantly—love and touch—something many of these dogs never had,” Hagar tells Pet360.

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Numerous attempts were made by others to coax her out and get her help, but after being attacked by what seemed to be either coyotes or possibly some other dogs she came across, she was far too scared to come out.

Hours went by, and still the poor thing would not come out.  It seemed like forever, but they were eventually able to get her to start accepting treats and food from them.  It was slow going, but it seemed like eventually, she started to trust her rescuers a little bit at a time.

The car was too low to the ground for the rescuers to reach under and grab her, so they had to build trust over time.  They did at one point get a leash on her, which finally got her out from under the vehicle, and Madeline was on her way to getting checked out medically.

Once back at the shelter, it was discovered that Madeline had been attacked.  It was assumed that took place either in, or somewhere near the park sh was found in.  By the bite marks she had, it was thought to be the work or other dogs or possibly coyotes.  Both are known to inhabit the park she was in.

She was taken in by the Hagar family to begin recovery.  However, she wouldn’t be staying too long.  In just a few short weeks she was back on her feet.  Not only was she doing better medically speaking and really coming out of her shell, she met a wonderful family and became a full time member.  She had her forever family, and she was a very happy dog.  Nice work Hope for Paws!

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She was brought into a local shelter, and was facing euthanasia as most of the shelter staff had no confidence that she would ever get adopted.  That’s when A Home 4Ever Rescue caught wind of Daisy’s plight.

The rescue group not only managed to save Daisy’s life, but they also got her to a foster home.  She didn’t stay at the foster home very long.  She was eventually adopted out to a couple by the name of Sheena and Christian Maine.

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It’s suspected that poor Polly was used to breed, endlessly.  Once she was no longer of any use to the people that abused her for so long, they simply decided to leave her for dead somewhere.

Foreverhome Pet Rescue said that she not only had given birth very recently, but was also suffering from a heart condition and a very serious skin infection.  A fundraiser was set up for her, and she would soon be on the road to recovery.

She has her very own Facebook page, where Foreverhome keeps her progress documented.  If you’d like to view the page, and check out her current condition, you can click here.  If you’d like to see Foreverhome Pet Rescue’s Facebook page, click here.  If you’d like their main page, click here.

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In February 2015, Coldwell Banker Real Estate joined forces with Adopt-a-Pet.com, the largest nonprofit pet adoption website in North America, to launch the “Homes for Dogs Project”, an initiative aimed at sharing resources to find homes for adoptable dogs.

“We have been so honored to make a difference in these pets’ lives”, said Sean Blankenship, chief marketing officer of Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. “There is a saying that you don’t adopt a dog, the dog adopts you. To think of how many families we have touched this year as a result of the campaign is truly humbling”.

Aside from hosting events and drives, the company is helping boost adoptions by showcasing the human-dog bond and all that our four-legged friends do for us.

Like this video, which tells the true story of Owen, a boy with a rare genetic disorder (only 40 other people in the world have it) that causes his muscles to constantly contract, painfully.

Haatachi was beaten, abused and left for dead on a railroad track. He lost his tail and leg from a passing train.

Owen’s in a wheelchair, Haatachi has three-legs.

The pair are inseparable. When Owen starts to have a muscle spams, Haatchi runs to him.

“Before I had Haatachi, I was afraid of strangers and I didn’t want to go out,” Owen says.

But after Haatachi, he wasn’t scared anymore.

“He changed my life and I really wanted to go out more,” Owen says.

The following video shows how adopting a pet can forever change the meaning of home and the lives of those who reside in it.

October is American Humane Association Adopt a Dog Month as well as the ASPCA’s Adopt A Shelter Dog Month. So if you are looking for a new best friend, check your local shelter or rescue   – we are sure he is waiting to go home with you.

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Lisa Snyder had fallen on hard times when she discovered Joey, a sweet Pointer mix that was tied to a tree and abandoned in Point Fermin Park in San Pedro, CA.

Lisa was living in her inoperable van with her three cats.  She barely had enough to survive herself, when she came across Joey.

But being an animal lover and a person of faith, she knew she had to help.

“He looked scared and snappish. He was quite frankly frightening at first because too many people who were strangers had approached him and he felt cornered,” Synder explained. But she was able to get ahold of leash after he broke away from the pole and calmed him down.

Lisa called the authorities, the shelter, anyone she could think of to pick up the dog but it was late and no one could make it out. The shelter suggested she drop off the dog.

Lisa set off on a three-mile walk to the animal shelter. Her various medical conditions made the walk painful and forced her walk to slow. In the excitement, she had forgotten her jacket and her walking stick. What should have taken an hour, took all night in the rain and cold. By morning, she had made it safely to the shelter where Joey was turned in.

From there, Forte Animal Rescue stepped in and provided the medical and adoption resources to re-home Joey, who is now happy, healthy and living out the rest of his doggy days with his 4 year old best friend and a family who wants him.

Watch the full, incredible story below:

This story is just incredible and it get even better! The community of San Pedro heard about Lisa’s selflessness and gave her a gift of their own: a $3500 thank you.

Snyder is the type of person that make you feel good about humanity.

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Here they are with the group of police who found them.

Emmy weighed just over 20 pounds, and was too weak to walk, or even stand, so she took a seat on Oscar. Sadly, he wasn’t in any better shape.

They were severely anemic, with high white blood cell counts, and were unbelievably dehydrated. This is what happens when someone enters starvation mode.

The hospital started them on IV fluids, in addition to slowly feeding them a diet consisting of many small, high-fat meals. Too much food at once makes organ failure a distinct possibility.

Soon enough, these pups were no longer bags of bones, but actual, warm-blooded canines.

Emmy even found her forever home while she was bouncing back from this tragedy…

One of her vet techs, Anthony, had formed quite a bond with the spunky fighter. He used to carry her around on his shoulders when she didn’t want him to leave her side and was too weak to walk around.

When Trio came to pick her up from the hospital, Anthony teared up, knowing that he couldn’t possibly give up this amazing bond. He took her home that day!

Oscar is healthy as can be, too…

And he’s ready to be adopted! He’ll need a home that will keep up with all of the hard work he’s put into training, as he has some residual trust issues that he needs to work through. Who can blame him? This tragedy is enough to make any pooch skeptical and cautious of humans. But generally, he’s a happy, well-behaved dog who simply needs a loving home.

We wish Oscar only the best, and hope that his adorable smile gets bigger by the day — we imagine he’ll find his forever home in no time! If you think he’s a good fit for your family, here’s how to look into adopting him.

And if you’d like to see more happy endings like this, you can donate to the Trio Animal Foundation to help support more recoveries for deserving dogs!

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