Shivi98 Back in 2016, former Army Specialist Ken Wyrsch was working at an army base in Iraq when he made a most unusual friend. While working one day, he spotted a street dog nearby. It turned out it was a stray mutt — and a rather bold one at that. The dog proceeded to walk right … Read more
This story was originally shared on The Animal Rescue Site. Submit your own rescue story here. Your story just might be the next to be featured on our blog! A few years after losing our big dog, my partner and I started looking at getting another. We contacted a local rescue to see if they had anyone … Read more
While driving dоwn the rоad, we spоtted a dоg whо clearly needed urgent help. His name was Ossie. Τhоugh he technically had an оwner, his cоnditiоn tоld a different stоry. His swоllen face and damaged skin revealed a life оf neglect. As we apprоached, Ossie’s eyes were full оf sadness and desperatiоn. He seemed tо … Read more
Сharlie’s stоry begins with heartbreak. Exhausted, starving, and in pain, he lay helpless оn a cоld, deserted hill. His thin bоdy was cоvered in wоunds, swarmed by flies and ticks. Τhоugh a few passersby glanced at him with pity, nо оne dared tо stоp оr оffer help. At just twо years оld, Сharlie had already … Read more
Since 2012, a golden retriever named Isabelle has made it her mission to spread joy and comfort throughout her community. When she’s not volunteering at her local hospitals, schools and assisted living facilities, Isabelle can usually be found loving on her humans at home or anyone she meets outdoors. But recently, the tables turned for … Read more
The other day, a boy in Brazil was walking home from school when he heard something alarming. It was the sound of a dog in distress, crying out for help near a construction site. When the boy scanned the area, however, there wasn’t a dog to be seen. Fortunately, rather than continuing on his way, … Read more
Two months ago, staff members at a construction waste landfill spotted a heavily pregnant dog wandering around the premises. “The employees at the ticket office had noticed her just kind of roaming around, looking hungry,” Nancy Cowan, Three Little Pitties Rescue board member and volunteer, told The Dodo. Unfortunately, the landfill is a common dumping ground for … Read more
When the Pennsylvania SPCA (PSPCA) recently received a call from local police alerting them to a trio of dogs housed in dismal conditions nearby, the shelter’s rescue team hastily headed to the scene. When team members arrived, they almost couldn’t believe their eyes. Three dogs peeked out from the dilapidated wooden structures they called home. Their overturned food and water … Read more
A tiny dog, left abandoned and tied to a roadside railing, desperately needed help as countless vehicles passed by without offering assistance. People noticed the poor pup but opted not to intervene—leaving him trapped in a dire situation with a leash so tight he couldn’t escape. Alone, frightened, and shivering, the puppy cried out for someone … Read more
Earlier this month, dog rescuer Sloane Quealy got an urgent email. She learned that 40 dogs — all Belgian Malinois or German shepherd mixes — had been rescued from an apartment nearby in Queens, New York, and the Animal Care Centers of NYC needed help placing them. The dogs had all been living in a tiny apartment without proper … Read more