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…
An abandoned Pit Bull with a wobbly stance spent nearly a year at Pasado’s Safe Haven, an animal sanctuary northeast of Seattle. Now the pup, Finnegan, has finally found his forever home. Sanctuary Director Stephanie Perciful says Finnegan was abandoned after months of suspected neglect, and that he had ingested hard drugs. After being picked up as a stray a few times, Finnegan ultimately ended up in a shelter, where he was in danger of being…
Rachael Lawrence of Essex, England, heard the meow of her lost cat Barnaby while on the phone with her vet, who had taken the feline in, thinking the pet was a stray CREDIT: SWNS Barnaby, a cat missing for eight months, reunited with his family after his owner recognized the feline’s distinct meow in the background of a phone call. On Jan. 11, the missing pet’s owner, Rachael Lawrence, was on the phone with her…
CREDIT: GAYRENE MEADE When Juliet the golden retriever service dog moved in with her handler — 8-year-old Memphis Rose Hamman — the first thing the canine did was snuggle her young best friend. “Juliet was happy and sweet, and Memphis Rose was excited to see her pal,” her mother Gayrene Meade, 31, tells PEOPLE about the dog, who recently completed training to be Juliet’s service animal. “But Juliet has to transition from service dog training into…
“All I could think about is ‘This animal needs help,’” said Christina Eyth, who found the unidentified animal alone in freezing temperatures on her Pennsylvania property CREDIT: WILDLIFE WORKS-MOUNT PLEASANT An animal rescued last week in Pennsylvania has experts stumped. Wildlife Works in Mount Pleasant began treating an unidentified creature on Jan. 17, after Christina Eyth of Fairfield Township found paw prints outside her home that led her to an emaciated, freezing animal, which she told NBC…
A pet dog had to be rescued from a frozen river in Plainville, New York, after it chasing geese out onto the ice and getting stuck. Images taken at the scene of the rescue on Thursday (January 13) and posted by Plainville Fire Department to Facebook showed the small dog, reportedly a Shih Tzu, standing out in the middle of the Seneca River, which was partially frozen over with ice. Subsequent photos taken during the rescue effort…