A dog found living on the street after his family ‘moved away and abandoned him’ was rescued by a passer-by – but has been waiting for a new home for months. Initially things looked bleak for the 8-year-old pooch, who lay in the dirt for months behind a warehouse in California, across the street from his former home. He had no food or water, relying on the good will of passing truck drivers to give…
Every year on Christmas day, a special delivery makes its way to some very deserving shelter dogs. It’s the arrival of Santa’s sleigh at Best Friends Animal Society, a shelter for homeless pets in Kanab, Utah. The sleigh is piled high with new, donated toys and treats for the dogs, who live at the shelter in an area known as Dogtown. The tradition, says Chief Sanctuary Officer Judah Battista, goes back “to the beginning of the Sanctuary,…
Pets for Patriots knows all about the joys of loving a dog. In fact, they made a game-changing connection between two seemingly disparate communities: rescue animals and veterans. By bringing the two together, they’re saving lives and offering a fresh start to both dogs and their human companions. What is Pets for Patriots? Pets for Patriots connects veterans with last-chance shelter dogs and enables them to save animals’ lives through adoption. The organization started in 2009 when…
Pierre the poodle found himself left at the Humane Society of North Texas desperately in need of care. The sweet little dog was covered in years worth of matted hair, soaked in feces and urine, and riddled with fleas. The heartbreaking call for aid URGENT NEED Let’s just be real. It’s been a rough week here at HSNT. These cases hurt our hearts, but we wake up every day and give our best to the pets in…
While browsing through Facebook one day in 2016, Janis Rosenthal was shocked to see a story about a puppy in Thailand who had been maimed and lost his front legs. It just so happened that Rosenthal was a supporter of and donor to Soi Dog Foundation, a charitable animal welfare organization in Phuket, Thailand. Rosenthal quickly emailed John Dalley, president and co-founder of Soi Dog, to ask if he could help. Soi Dog Foundation It was around…
In a field next to a rundown and deserted house outside Houston, a dog is chained up alone, emaciated, with no food or water in sight. But she has 2 things going for her— a cozy homemade dog house provided by Houston Huts 4 Mutts, and a social media platform. Thanks to Huts 4 Mutts, dogs like this one are provided with the minimum necessary resources to survive, and for a lucky few, a foster home to…
Rescue puppy named Narwhal has a tail on his forehead and is ‘perfectly healthy’ The tail-like growth is about one third the size of the one on his backside. Rochelle Steffen/Mac’s Mission A “perfectly healthy” rescue puppy with a surprising physical feature that makes him extra special has now been adopted by the founder of the organization who made him famous Narwhal, the 10-week-old furball who has a small tail-like growth on his forehead, was adopted by…
The pooch lost his nose after being attacked by other strays, but has now been settled in a new home. (Sharon and Norman Carlos) An abandoned dog with no nose has been adopted by a loving home in Orlando after spending Christmas in a shelter. Sharon and Norman Carlos adopted Sniffles from Poodle and Pooch Rescue (PPR) in Florida and he has been with them for almost two weeks. Michele Wacker, medical director for PPR,…
Ice hockey players have nothing on Benny the Ice Skating Dog. When this canine takes to the ice, he’s just as focused as any human player. With his front paws planted firmly in his custom-made ice skates, he carries the attitude of a pro hockey player with a stick—only his stick is in his mouth. Benny skates effortlessly around the rink, jumps over hurdles, and he even shows off with the perfect crossover. It’s the perfect…
In March of 2020 when the coronavirus pandemic sent animal shelters across America scrambling to cope with the crisis, Avery Sontheimer wanted to help. So the teen founded Avery’s Pawsitive Change to raise money for homeless pets. “I saw a lot of animals needed second chances and a lot of shelters needed help,” the life-long animal lover told The Dog People. Through donations to her GoFundMe page, Avery started sending $5 gift cards and personal notes of support to animal shelters…