I do believe that’s what dogs would say if they could talk to us.

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They are known as man’s best friend, who will stay loyal to the end.

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Along with 35 other stray golden retrievers, Hero was rescued by Adopt a Golden Atlanta and flown 5,000 miles to the U.S., where, as fate would have it, the Taylor family was looking for a friend for their one-eyed golden named Jack.

That was just wonderful. I’m so happy that Hero got the medical attention and love he so desperately needed.

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Though the clip is brief, there’s no doubt its intense impact will stay with you all day.

His other humans admit they may be projecting some of their own emotions onto the poor pup, but that he had also never acted in this way before or after the trip to the grave. Either way, we definitely shouldn’t underestimate our animal friends’ capacity for caring.

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But it’s not just the humans who are forced to deal with the city’s congestion day after day. Over 250,000 stray dogs swarm the streets seeking food, water, or affection from any accommodating face they can find. But sadly, not many of the faces they meet are all that friendly.

This powerful video shows exactly what those pups put up with on a daily basis:

World For All Animal Care & Adoptions assures us that no dogs were actually harmed in the making of this video, but it does represent the real pain so many of them live with every day. The organization hopes to sensitize residents and inspire them into adopting the poor pups.
It’s impossible to imagine anyone watching this and not feeling moved by their daily struggle.

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It’s been fifteen months since you and I first met. More than likely, you remember very little about me. After all, we met in your world, on your property in fact. Since that day, elements of your world have become a very big part of mine. For that, myself and many like-minded people are very thankful to you.

In February 2007, I received an email – “50 Italian Greyhounds in need” and with that, a phone number. Having had a lifetime affinity for the breed, I called the number to find out what the story was and how I might be able to help. I’m certain you know where this letter is going now.

Yes, February 17, 2007, after 40+ years, your kennel would be going out of business. Time to retire and relax after four decades of mistreating dogs. Five hundred and sixty one dogs would head to the auction blocks that day, 49 were Italian Greyhounds. It was without question that I would help, though I must admit, I had no idea what I would come to learn through the process. Due to transportation issues, I realized that if I were to be of any use to these dogs, I would have to drive out to Lamar myself. So, on the 16th of February, my daughter and I headed to Missouri.

Understand, I’ve been involved in dog rescue essentially my entire life – fostering and placing homeless dogs, caring for sick or injured dogs, assisting overpopulated shelters, etc. I have always known about puppy mills and pet store puppies but have never shared my home with anything other than rescued animals. For the record, I AM NOT AN ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVIST. What I am is a person who believes in the right to humane treatment for all living things.

Martha, what I witnessed on your property was far from humane. Hundreds of terrified ailing faces, imprisoned in their wire confines, some staring at me, but most too fearful to look into my eyes, so unsure of how to interpret human contact. That experience has caused me countless sleepless nights and to this very day, the sadness and the fear in their eyes haunts my very being.

I am completely aware that you were operating well within USDA standards – what a despicable thought that is. I am also aware that in your circles, commercial breeding dogs are considered livestock. Dogs are not livestock, Martha. Thousands of years ago, man domesticated dogs to be our protectors, hunters, herders, guardians, but most of all, our companions.

I came home with thirteen of your dogs – nine Italian Greyhounds, two Dachshunds and two Papillons. Not a single dog that I had cared for in over 25 years of rescue work came anywhere close to the physical and emotional damage that your dogs had suffered. As it related to rescuing dogs, the next several months would become the education of a lifetime for me.

The entire purpose of this letter though, is about just one of those dogs, the one who would find her forever home here with my family….. #251 – AKC registered “Reedgate’s Swift Motion”. Oh, the irony of her name – Swift Motion – an Italian Greyhound who was never able to run. Caging her for her entire life stripped her of ever having enough strength in her legs to experience the joy of running. A cruel reality for a breed built to run.

In our home, we cut the chain from her neck, replaced it with a soft collar and named her Lily. At the age of seven years and one month Lily had been set free.

Lily was one of several of your dogs that was missing her lower jaw. I wonder how you might explain why so many of your dogs were suffering from this condition.

I wonder if you were ever concerned about their pain or perhaps about how they were able to eat enough to stay alive. I wonder how many died in your care from the results of this condition.

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Out of those thousands of cases, this pup discovered in a suspected hoarding situation in Mississippi shocked their team so much more than they ever expected…
Now named Zoey, this beautiful girl was found packed into a yard filled high with junk and about 60 other dogs.

Like many of the other pups they rescued, she suffered from a serious injury as well as neglect.
But even through Zoey’s pain, HSUS cruelty response manager Ashley Mauceri said she could still see the girl’s bright, friendly personality shine through.

Zoey had been afflicted with two separate, untreated fractures in her right front leg. There was infection, and one of the breaks had fused over itself. Sadly, this meant amputation.
Mauceri was concerned losing the leg would have an adverse effect on both the pup’s emotional recovery and her ability to be adopted. Luckily, two of her own close friends fell in love with the cutie.

Now that the leg pain isn’t holding her back and she’s landed in a new, loving home, the gorgeous pooch runs around her huge backyard with joy. Her owners admit she is “totally spoiled.” Mauceri and the rest of her team are thrilled to be able to keep in touch with Zoey and her new family.
Watch the video below for more information on this lucky lady’s new life.

Hopefully, with help from organizations like the Humane Society and the kindness of those of us affected by their plight making donations or volunteering time, the number of cases like Zoey’s will soon start to shrink.

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When her health began to fail, she moved to Cuernavaca, Mexico, where she continued to care for her animal friends despite her own diminishing well-being. After only a few weeks in her new home, she passed away.

When her family held a funeral on March 15, 2015, they were surprised to find a few unusual guests stop by to say goodbye.

Initially, they assumed the stray pups were simply regular visitors to the funeral home.

But when her daughter, Patricia Urrutia, spoke to the funeral workers, they claimed to have never seen the animals before that day.

The dogs followed along with the casket as it was taken to the church for Suárez’s service, then back again to the funeral home.

The dogs only left her side when the remains were taken in preparation for cremation. No one is sure how or if they knew who was in that casket, but Urrutia is convinced they were some of her mother’s strays coming to say their last goodbye.

Most dogs are known for their adorable devotion, but this case definitely takes that loyalty to a whole new level.

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Back in November, this poor pup was found abandoned in a plastic bucket in New York City.

SNARR Northeast was called to the scene to take on the case; his condition was far too terrible for the local shelter to attend to on their own.

Rudy was extremely malnourished and covered in woulds, some of which reached all the way down to the bone.

Almost all of his fur was gone and his front leg was severely fractured.

On top of all of his outward ailments, his bladder was torn and he had Cushing’s disease. The condition comes from complications of benign tumors on the pituitary gland.

After his initial stay at SNARR, Rudy was moved to a medical foster home, where he gets these healing baths, full of herbs and salts.

He’s receiving treatment for Cushing’s disease, his hair is growing back, and he seems to be filling out.

He still needs surgery to fix his fractured leg…

He’ll just have to keep building his strength…

And taking his healing, soothing baths until he’s healthy enough for adoption.

He will always need treatment for his chronic conditions, and depending on how surgery eventually goes on his leg, might need a wheelchair.

But no doubt, this adorable, loving fighter will find a family who can give him all the care he needs.

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Bulletproof Oakley sounds like an extravagant name for such a tiny little pup – until you hear his whole story.

Oakley’s story may not have the perfect ending, as he could have lived a completely healthy life if humans hadn’t been so cruel to him…

But it’s definitely much better than many other pups’ stories. Karcanes has devoted a lot of time and care to this one special pup, and hopefully the bittersweet story will help bring the issue of animal abuse into the light.

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Ethan Ferrier was only two years old when thieves stole his family’s dog from their UK farm in 2013, but the little boy has been pining away for his beloved Fern ever since, and has recently written a public letter asking for her return.

Fern was a year old when she was taken from the Ferriers’ Malden Rushett, Surrey farm in April 2013.  Heartbroken Ethan has asked parents Jodie and Tom about her every single day since.

Now in preschool, Ethan is learning how to write, and has composed a letter in hopes that the thieves will see it and be moved enough to return his dog.

“To the bad men who took Fern. Can Fern come home now please. I miss her,” Ethan scrawled.

Also included was a drawing of his family with Fern.

His mom, who believes their Cocker-Spring Spaniel was stolen for breeding, posted the note on Facebook and Twitter.

“Ethan was very, very upset when Fern was taken from our farm — he would ask over and over again why anyone would want to take her from us,” Jodie explained to the Mirror.

“He has never forgotten about Fern and always asks us where we think she is and if she is happy.

“He asks me every morning if Fern is coming back home and I have to tell him I don’t know – it’s heartbreaking.”

“When Ethan started to learn to write he decided he wanted to write a letter to the people who took Fern and this is what he came up with.

“We still hope with all our hearts that Fern will be found one day – if only the people who took her knew the devastation they had caused maybe they would bring her back.

“Fern looks almost identical to Lupo (Wills’ and Kate’s dog) and we’ve spoken the endless dog charities and police who tell us the same story – that demand for Cocker Spaniels is outstripping supply because of the popularity of Lupo.

“Breeders are getting up to £1,000 ($1,500) for Cocker Spaniel puppies at the moment because of the William and Kate’s dog,” Tom said.

“We want to make people aware of this problem, because it is getting worse.”

Last Friday, the Ferriers’ 17-year-old mutt Megan died, leading Ethan to ask, “If Megan is now an angel, can she look for Fern?”

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Her skin clung to her bones and even after Baxter untied her, poured her some water, and fed her his ham and turkey sandwich, she was too scared to get too close to her rescuer.
Baxter called Animal Control who then contacted Zach Skow of Marley’s Mutts Dog Rescue and explained the terrible situation.

Now named Dora, she was the latest in a long line of sad cases seen by Skow over the past 10 years.

Here, Dora is joined by Hooch, another rescue brought to Skow’s attention. Hooch almost starved to death in a shelter that didn’t realize his tongue had been cut out.
In Skow’s care, Dora received the medical care she needed but it took a bit longer to heal her emotional injuries.

After a few months passed by, she reunited with Baxter when he was called to fix Skow’s landline. He was happy to see her doing so much better than the last time they met.

After a few months passed by, she reunited with Baxter when he was called to fix Skow’s landline. He was happy to see her doing so much better than the last time they met.

Soon, Smith and his wife hit the road to retrieve the newest member of their family.

Smith says he hopes Dora’s story will inspire dog lovers everywhere to donate to their local shelters and rescue centers like Marley’s Mutts. What a happy ending to a tragic story. We wish the new family many great years to come!

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