She was living in the mountains and starving. But when Hope For Paws was called, a stray dog who was on her last legs finally had a hope of surviving. Hope For Paws received a call from a Good Samaritan living at a gated community in California, who noticed the dog wandering around. Apparently, Animal…
A dog who is believed to have gotten into some kind of farming machinery, finally got some tender loving care after a difficult rescue. Iris was left behind when her owners who moved away and she had badly injured paws that prevented her from walking properly. Although the property owner and new renters called for…
They dropped him off to be groomed, and then they got a call he was dead. A family is grieving the loss of their beloved dog after he was mauled by a large dog in the grooming area of a PetSmart store in Pennsylvania. Betty Miller said she is angry after her 12-year-old Bichon Frise,…
She says she only took five dollars, but the woman who stole money from an Uber driver’s tip jars isn’t getting much sympathy after a video revealing her theft has gone viral. The video, which was originally posted a few months ago, shows three women in the back of Uber driver Mohammed H. Bhuiyan’s car….
Humans really do love dogs more than people, new research indicates. It seems people are more empathetic to dogs who hurt than they are towards adult humans who are also victims of violence, according to a study. In fact, only a human baby got more compassion than an adult dog among the study participants. The…
A Nashville nurse is being called “an angel” after a video of her singing to a cancer patient went viral on social media. Nurse Olivia Neufelder was asked to comfort Margaret Smith by singing her favorite song, Dancing in the Sky by Dani and Lizzy. Margaret, 63, had been battling liver cancer for the past…
A motorcyclist in Bangkok saved a frightened kitten from being run over in the middle of a busy road. He saw the helpless baby and immediately pulled off and stopped traffic to rescue the scared kitten. After successfully stopping the cars he ran out and grabbed the kitten before placing her on his bike and…
A shelter decided to sort rescue dogs into Harry Potter houses as a way to get potential adopters to focus on a pet’s personality, not their breed and it’s creating a lot of buzz. Welcome to “Pawgwarts” at The Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando. The shelter is sorting each animal into Hogwart “houses” inspired by…
Hikers saved a sweet dog trapped at the bottom of an old abandoned mining shaft after they stumbled across her. But the dog was almost not rescued. A week before the dog was saved, Preston Gladd was out hiking in the Beaver Creek area of Fairplay, Colorado when he heard growling coming from the cave…
When Kari Falla saw the photo of Lucky the dog just after he was rescued from a busy road, she knew immediately she had to help him. The groomer has helped rescue dogs before, but she could tell from the condition of his fur he needed some “serious help ASAP” and that she “wouldn’t let…
A man is seeking answers from police after his beloved dog died in his arms from apparent antifreeze poisoning. He suspects his neighbors may be responsible. Michael Newport of Ashland City, Tennessee says that his 7-year-old dog, Molly, was his daughter’s best friend and the two did everything together. But earlier this Spring she fell…
A heartwarming video of a father enjoying a soccer match with his blind son is going viral for good reason. It shows just how fun sports can be for spectators with disabilities if friends and loved ones give it a little bit of thought. This dad cleverly uses a miniature pitch with markings to help…
An Italian dog owner who requested paid time off to care for her sick dog has won an appeal after her employer recorded the time she missed as vacation days. Anna wanted a few days to care for her ailing English Setter, Cucciola, who she calls her family and told her bosses at Sapienza University…
Clyde the dog is only 1 year old, but he was dumped at a shelter to be euthanized because he was dragging around a 6 pound tumor. Thankfully, the sweet puppy with a “heart of gold” has a second chance thanks to strangers. Clyde was abandoned at the Gallatin County Animal Shelter in Sparta, Kentucky…
When premature babies are born, they need a little extra love and that’s where David Deutchman comes in. The senior has been volunteering at neonatal intensive care units in Atlanta for 12 years and is known as the “ICU grandpa.” Though staff and parents say he helps the babies grow stronger, and that he is…
He looked so lonely, sitting on the beach all by himself. Lou was one of the stray “summer dogs” who live on the beaches of Greece who aren’t there for long. He would not have survived the winter if Valia with The Orphan Pet hadn’t crossed paths with him. She was camping at the beach…
A taxi driver is being thanked for his actions on the night of the Las Vegas shooting after he drove toward the danger with a frantic father. Cab driver John Zerquera-Jimenez drove right toward Mandalay Bay when a dad jumped into his cab and told him there was a shooting going on at the hotel…
A Las Vegas bartender who saved a woman shot in the stomach at Las Vegas’ mass shooting had a tear-filled reunion with her at hospital. Justin Uhart was bartending at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival when he heard the shots ring out and ran toward the stage hoping to find the source, but…
In the wake of the terrible tragedy in the U.S.’s deadliest mass shooting in Las Vegas, therapy dogs are arriving en masse to comfort those in need. Dozens of comfort dogs from all over North America are there to help lend their support. The dogs, from various charity groups, such as Lutheran Church Charities, are…
This is a sweet reminder that life has its moments of joy. “Some Mondays are better than others.” That’s how school secretary JackieAlex introduces the touching clip she shared of her telling a young girl her adoption with her foster family went through after years of legal problems. JackieAlex explained on Instagram: “A dear family…
Marine veteran Taylor Winston and his girlfriend Jenn Lewis were dancing the two-step at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival when gunfire rung out. The pair didn’t know it at the time, but they were in the middle of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. But instead of running away, Winston helped…
A 14-year-old dog has an incredible story of survival to tell after she was saved from a mountain after six weeks alone. Chloe had run away from home with a younger dog in her neighborhood around 6 weeks ago and hadn’t been seen since. Her family lives on the east side of Mount Bross in…
A rescue dog saved from Hurricane Harvey was adopted by a family only to be abandoned at a shelter. A Labrador mix named Katana had a long journey to the Maricopa County Animal Care and Control Center, in Arizona according to workers who traced her microchip to the Hurricane Harvey flood zone. Katana was rescued…
This tender interaction between a father and his 16-year-old son with autism is warming people’s hearts and also helping people understand autism better. The father (YouTuber Kimock7) shares a conversation he has with his son Chase as they hang out on a Sunday. “On occasion, he is super social and will beg me to do…
A new mother’s post to Facebook may have helped save the lives of five women she’s never met. Erin Barrett was pregnant with her second child and felt sick the entire time. She assumed it was because of hormones, but as her due date approached, and she got sicker and sicker, she was admitted to…
Money kept showing up at the front door of an office and the owners couldn’t figure out why. They would arrive in the mornings to find dollars strewn on the floor, with only their office cat as a witness. But the Oklahoma-based ad-agency soon realized the mysterious money was because of their cat, Sir Whines…
Cody thought he was going to a business meeting, but there was something on the agenda that left him speechless. After his first service dog, Wrigley passed away, Cody couldn’t afford a new service dog. Having lost the use of his limbs as a teen, Wrigley was a lifeline for him. But that’s when his…
Namtan the dog had been tortured very badly when rescuers first saw her and she was in despair with not much hope of survival. Her nose had been cut severely and she was starving because she could not eat. Luckily for her, she was spotted by a rescue group who normally save elephants. The Save…
Poor Shadow arrived at Vet Ranch heart worm positive and very thin, but what really stood out was the huge tumor growing on his front leg. Animal Control received a call about the dog, who had been running around the neighborhood for years with his owners doing nothing about it. Dr. Kerri with Vet Ranch…
A piglet and large Pit Bull were having too much fun running around in a residential neighborhood when police arrived. The unlikely duo surprised and delighted several kids on their way to school and were spotted by multiple residents in the California town of Fontana who called the police department. When officers arrived they found…
Pam Brekke was miles away from home, desperately hoping to buy a generator to keep her father alive. She was doing what many Floridians were doing – racing to buy food and supplies before the arrival of Hurricane Irma. With an impending hurricane approaching, one man’s generosity moved a customer to tears. Pam has spent…
A motorcyclist is being hailed as a hero for saving a suicidal man who was perched on the edge of a bridge and ready to jump. The intense scene was recorded in full on the Russian motorcyclist’s helmut cam. The motorcyclist caught sight of the man while traveling on a highway. There, above him on…
Police Officer Michael D’Aresta cradled his K9 partner and best friend in his arms for one last time. He was carrying the beloved police dog so that he could receive a salute from his colleagues before bidding a final farewell. The Middletown Police Department is mourning the loss of K-9 Hunter, who was euthanized shortly after…
A shivering, frightened Pit Bull named Blue captured the hearts of dog lovers everywhere. The dog was stranded on the roof of a car, seemingly abandoned in the Harvey floods. But the dog’s family has said they were forced to leave Blue, behind when rescuers gave them a few short minutes to evacuate and told…
Betty Walter refused to leave 21 dogs behind when Hurricane Harvey flooded her Houston home over the weekend. She was stuck in her attic with the 21 dogs and no way out. Betty, who is an animal lover and foster caregiver, found herself in the dangerous predicament after she refused to leave the dogs behind…
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