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There are incredible people living among us. People who are truly selfless and have a passion for animals. Laura is one such person.

Laura who lives in Nashville, Tennessee was reading a story online about a small terrier that was hit by a car in Downey, California and left to die in the gutter when a Good Samaritan picked her up and took her to the animal shelter. Sophie was in bad shape. She had multiple pelvis fractures – she was in pain and unable to walk. Knowing that her time was limited and euthanasia was quickly becoming a reality at the understaffed and underfunded animal shelter, Laura started a mission to save her.

For days Laura called, emailed, faxed over 50 animal rescues in California pleading for assistance. Not one rescue responded. Why would they when the medical care for Sophie alone would cost thousands? Many rescues themselves are consistently overwhelmed and underfunded.

But one rescue saw Laura’s cry for help and did call back – Abandoned Terrier Rescue Association. Janet located in California went to pick up Sophie and rushed her to the Santa Margarita Animal Care Center in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. Sophie immediately went into surgery to repair her crushed pelvis.

Within weeks post-op, Sophie is not only walking – she’s running. And Janet, the woman who pulled Sophie from the shelter, fostered her, ended up being her mom too.

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The brave Frenchie in the video below showed that he can be as fierce and feisty as any guard dog! This little cutie scared away not just one, but two bear cubs who was trespassing on his property! He didn’t even hesitate to scare and chase them away! Check out the video below and see the amazing footage!

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Ten years ago, the Galbraith family got a very smart Golden Retriever pup, and they named her Paris. Paris was so special and smart that her family worked with a trainer to turn her into a therapy dog. They thought that they were doing an admirable, unselfish act when they decided to let Paris be assigned to another family who needed her more.

But Brad Galbraith was shocked when he received a call from SPCA Texas after a decade, telling him that Paris was one of 72 animals rescued from an animal hoarder. Watch the video below for the full story.

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Last Sunday, veteran Garrett Loughran went out to a Memorial Day weekend lunch with his mother and his service dog, Hershey.  However, they were rudely declined seating because the manager refused to allow Hershey inside.  The restaurant responded quickly by apologizing, firing the manager, and donating $2,000 to Pets for Vets.

Garrett has served four tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, and understandably has post-traumatic stress disorder.  Hershey, a five-year-old Labradoodle, helps tremendously with his symptoms.  Readjusting to civilian life is not an easy transition, and being part of a crowd is stressful for Garrett.

He is legally allowed to bring Hershey, a certified service dog, with him wherever he goes.  But unfortunately, not all businesses acknowledge the law.

When Garrett’s mom took him out for lunch on the weekend meant to memorialize all the soldiers who did not return home, they were shocked to be turned away by the manager of Houlihan’s restaurant in Algonquin, Illinois.

“He had his red cape on that said he was a ‘service dog,’” mom Laura Wills told WGN TV. “We have the papers with us but she just said ‘Well, we don’t allow dogs in the restaurant. What type of service does he provide?’ And my son said ‘You’re not allowed to ask that.’”

Technically, the manager had every right to ask what kind of tasks the dog has been trained to perform, but should not have turned them away.  The family left, dismayed by their treatment.

“I expected that by this day and age that everybody knows what service dogs are and they should be more accepting of veterans like me who have to have a service dog to acclimate themselves to this new world again,” Garrett said.

They complained to upper management, and a senior manager immediately responded.  They amply apologized in a letter.

“There is no apology that is sufficient in this circumstance. This is inexcusable. I will ensure this is addressed and that no other person has to endure what you and your son did today.”

Later, an official statement was released:

To be perfectly clear:  Houlihan’s supports and appreciates all veterans and the sacrifices they have made and continue to make for this country.  We have and will always allow service dogs in our restaurants

The manager of the Algonquin branch of Houlihan’s was fired (which may have been an overreaction when only admonishment was really necessary for such a situation), and $2,000 was donated to Pets for Vets, the reported cost of training a service dog for a veteran.  As touched as they were by the offer, Pets for Vets feels the money should actually go to a different foundation:

Pets for Vets would have been honored to have worked with the veteran who was mentioned in the news report on WGN TV late yesterday. However, Pets for Vets provides trained companion animals or emotional support animals to our veterans, not service dogs.

While we appreciate Houlihan’s offer to donate $2,000 to Pets for Vets, we believe those funds should go to Paw Pals Assistance Dogs, the organization that appears to have trained the service dog in the report, so they are able to provide a assistance dog to another veteran in need.

We thank everyone for their support and their continued compassion for our veterans who suffer from PTSD.

Either way, Garrett and his family are truly touched by the outreach they have received, and feel that the amount of awareness raised by this incident is priceless.

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Emerson is finally happy with his new home and his loving owner! He may have lost his leg, but he found love!

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Will the dog and the horse have to part ways, or will they be together forever? It turns out that there is a very happy ending to this video, but you will have to watch it to find out what happens between these two forever friends. The whole video is a mere minute in length, so it will not take up any of your time, and it will definitely be worth it.

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Two people, one working as a store Santa and the other as an elf, have been fired for turning away a little girl and her assistance dog.  They were employed at The Shops at Mission Viejo in California.  Apparently, the pair were afraid of the little girl’s assistance dog, which is a pit bull.

News of the firing was released on Pup-cake’s social media site.  Pup-cake was in line with seven-year-old that she assists with her daily life, Abcde Santos, for over 30 minutes on the day in question.  They were hoping to get a picture together with Santa and his Elf.

Even though the little girl, whom is Autistic, and her dog waited as long as they did for their photo opportunity, when they got to the front of the line, they were quickly asked to leave.  Apparently, this Santa has a fear of pit bulls.

According to reports, even trying to take the dog out of line to just have the little girl go was no good either.  Santa still refused to take a picture with, or interact in any way with Abcde.  Even after the dog was removed.  The little girl was very understandably upset over things.

If there was anything good to come of this, the property group that owns “The Shops” acted very quickly.  The management team overseeing the whole store Santa operation immediately fired the pair for their actions, and so did the company supplying the Santa and Elf employees, Noerr.

In a comment posted to The Shops at Mission Viejo’s Facebook page on Monday, the Shops management team said, “We look forward to welcoming back the Santos family and Pup-Cake for a special Santa experience.”  Fans of the stores Facebook page lauded their quick action in the matter, posting many positive comments.

The Santos family works to educate the public about the American with Disabilities Act – the media release stated: “The Santos family’s goal is always equality education and their offer to provide American with disabilities act training still stands.”

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