Many Pit bull owners trying to find a place to rent are faced with plenty of obstacles. They are turned away from prospective properties because of outright Pit bull bans, to landlords requiring special insurances, to negative stereotypes about the breed. It’s hard for people to try and find a place to rent if they…
Animal rescuers in Detroit received an emergency call about a newborn puppy who had fallen down a narrow and deep pipe. The terrified puppy had been crying out for his mother through the night. Michigan Humane Society Officer Chris Oewerkerk was dispatched to rescue the poor puppy but it wasn’t an easy job. Plumbers, excavating…
Photos of a dog wearing a menacing-looking dog muzzle has gone viral. Shaped into a snarl with over-sized, bloodied teeth, the novelty muzzle makes a dog look like a scary werewolf. The Russian-designed dog muzzle is made from non-toxic plastic and nylon and permits a dog to open his/her mouth and breath easily. The makers…
With her mother’s dog, Abby, missing for several weeks, Stacey Perriman decided to use social media to help track her down and she did! “Using social media, someone notified us they had found her, so we surprised Mom the day before Mother’s Day,” Stacey wrote in the video’s caption. Needless to say Stacey’s mom was…
For years, Karen and her young daughter lived in fear from her abusive husband. Fearing for their lives, Karen found help from an unlikely group of people. 15 men and women bikers from Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA), a non-profit organization that works to create a safer environment for abused children and their families. The…
This is a disturbing story, which might have ended terribly if it had not been for a teenage babysitter choosing to act rather than do nothing. The baby sitter recently recounted on AskReddit what happened over 10 years ago when the teen discovered that their young charge was being abused. What the teen did no…
Joey, a sweet Pointer mix, was tied to a pole and abandoned in a park in San Pedro, California. No one would approach him because he was barking in fear. That was until Lisa Snyder, who was homeless, stepped up to do whatever it took to save Joey’s life, including walking three miles in the…
This video is both sad and beautiful at the same time! In it, a man has passed out in the middle of the street but he has a few guardian angels looking out for him. Concerned bystanders approach to help him, but are driven away by a protective dog. Soon after, two other dogs huddle…
Two sets of identical twins have been reunited with each other after they were separated and switched at birth 26 years ago. The four young men spent their whole lives apart until a chance encounter brought them all together. Jorge and William are identical twins, as are Carlos and Wilber. Born in the same hospital…
A student’s spontaneous, heartfelt prayer during Alabama’s Clay-Chalkville High School’s graduation ceremony is garnering lots of attention. When a fellow student’s family member became ill during the graduation ceremony a hushed quiet fell over the stadium. That’s when Christian Crawford approached the mic and offered this heartfelt, spontaneous prayer. As the graduation was being broadcast…
This story of a couple on vacation who took the time to help the stray animals they encountered touched our hearts! A few years ago, on a trip to La Paz, Mexico, Jeff and Diana Hall discovered a large pack of stray dogs and cats living on the beach together. Most of them were very thin…
Java the Boxer dog was left behind by her family when they moved away from their Florida home. Stuck in the backyard, she was starving and pregnant and might not have made it if it wasn’t for the efforts of a group of woman and a vet clinic that graciously opened its doors after hours…
Sury the Shih Tzu was abandoned out front of Jasper County Animal Rescue League in Newton, Iowa. When her rescuers looked inside the crate all they could see was a little matted ball of fur. But they discovered it was much worse. She was covered in cockroach eggs and fleas and had terrible ear and…
There are close to a million homeless people in North America and of those living without a roof over their heads, up to 10% have pets. The dog and cat companions of the homeless provide them with comfort and unconditional love, and in return, they have someone they can love and care for. As the…
While filming a news report in an area of southeast Dallas known as a dumping ground for unwanted or dead dogs, a dog rescuer hears a sound in the forest that leads to a heartbreaking discovery. Marina Tarashevska is a dog rescuer who regularly visits to a forest long known for being a dog graveyard….
Budi’s story is one that is absolutely heartbreaking, but it is also one of bravery and perseverance. For the first year of his life, Budi was kept in a chicken cage and fed on nothing but condensed milk, which was slowly killing him. This abuse wreaked havoc on his bones and muscles and the poor animal…
When a group of rude, disrespectful people start laughing at the The Tomb of The Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, the soldier on guard swiftly puts them in their place. Maintaining his stance, the soldier stops and says, “It is requested that everyone maintains a level of silence and respect.” The person who uploaded…
Have you ever wanted to send someone parking in a disabled parking space who is not a person with disabilities a strong message? An inconsiderate driver in Brazil parked in one and when he returned he found his entire car had been plastered with bright blue paper. White post-its make the wheelchair sign on the…
The following tribute video was made in memory of all those lost in war both past and present. “It’s not only a tribute to those who put their lives on the line each and every day for we as a people, it’s also for all the sons and daughters, mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters,…
A video on YouTube showing animal activists snatching a puppy they claim was drugged by homeless man is causing a furor of online controversy. In the video, a man and woman are seen violently grabbing a puppy from the homeless man who cries out and desperately tries to wrestle his puppy back. The man, believed…
At one time, he probably worked as a sheepdog. But once he got sick, this dog was abandoned and left to survive on his own. By the time the Greek rescue organization SPAZ got news about a very sick shepherd dog wandering around a rural area near Athens Greece, he had almost lost hope. He…
Tristan Russell couldn’t speak, was in a coma and underwent hours of brain surgery after he fell out of a third-floor window in March 2011. They young boy suffered severe brain trauma and underwent intensive therapy at Our Children’s House at Baylor (OCH) to help him walk and regain motor skills. During his stay, he…
In June 2014, an 11-year-old boy visited Normandy, France for the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. As part of the boy’s personal remembrance project called “Project Vigil”, he spent four days in the American Cemetery, teaching visitors about three paratroopers buried there. Then on June 6, he took his 48 star WWII era American…
Sgt. Jacob Fisher was on his third tour of duty in Afghanistan and doing a tower check on a military base when he was alerted that there was an animal in one of the wild animal traps they set. That’s when he met Jax. He took the the puppy in from the cold and within…
Cara Duggan was just looking for a good deal on a NutriBullet for her sick mother. Instead she received an act of kindness from a stranger that made her cry. Cara’s mother is suffering from stage four oesophageal cancer and she finds it easier to get her nutrients through a juicer. Cara wanted to buy…
When the good folks at H.O.M.E. Animal Rescue first saw Destiny, she was cowering the back of a dark, dirty culvert in Buckeye, Arizona. They quickly manage to reach the stray dog and lift her to safety. But the rescue wasn’t over yet. One man drops to the ground and crawls all the way in…
Sometimes a new pair of shoes and socks can change a person’s life for the better. That’s what Omar Gosh realized. He decided to show his son how the homeless live in Florida, while handing out much-needed new shoes, socks and sandals. At one point, he gives a man the shirt off his back. As…
Rosie the Pit Bull was living on the streets of Los Angeles when Eldad Hagar from Hope For Paws came to rescue her. He soon realized the hungry, nervous dog must have recently given birth. Eldad was concerned because the puppies were not near her. He sat with her for a while, but she would…
Many K9 dogs for police departments across the United States are sourced from breeders overseas and and trained in Europe. Such dogs cost departments tens of thousands of dollars. But one K9 dog trainer is taking a completely different approach. Brad Croft, the founder of Universal K9, is rescuing dogs from kill shelters and training…
This video pulls on the heart strings in more than one way. In this beautiful story we see an elderly man and his dog share a special bond of friendship. When the man suffers a stroke and is rushed to hospital, the dog runs after the ambulance and waits loyally outside for his return. His…
Just days after an arrest was made in the case of Caitlyn, a South Carolina dog found with her muzzle taped shut, a Pit Bull puppy was found wandering around the streets of Laplace, Louisiana with his muzzle also tightly wrapped shut. Similar to Caitlyn, the puppy now named Otis, had his mouth taped shut…
Social media has an incredible power to save lives. A small puppy was trapped in a plastic bag and thrown down a ravine in Rondon, Brazil when a woman stumbled across him. Unable to reach him herself, she posted a photo and an urgent note to Arca de Noé – GAPA (Noah’s Ark) Facebook page….
Soon after a woman ran quickly away from a public restroom in Beijing China, neighbors heard cries from a baby coming from the bathroom stall. They quickly called the authorities and when police arrived they were shocked by what they found. A newborn was down the toilet drain, her head pointing downwards. They could only…
Thirty-six Golden Retrievers are getting a fresh start after being rescued off the streets of Istanbul, Turkey. An American living there noticed the dogs (considered the third most popular dog breed in the United States) roaming as strays and contacted a Golden Retriever rescue in the United States. “Ten years ago, Golden Retrievers were seen…
A 65-year-old retiree is going to extraordinary lengths to help homeless and abused dogs in China. Yang Xiaoyun has not lived the typical life of a retiree. The former school teacher’s home in Tianjin has become an animal shelter for the dogs and cats she saves. She calls her shelter “Common Home for Stray Animals”…
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