Tiny Ben was severely emaciated when Humane Society of United States rescued him from a property in Jones county, Mississippi. His rescuers could tell immediately that he was undernourished and “needed some groceries.
As he lay quietly in his rescuer’s arms, Ben didn’t know his life was about to change. “He is now happily recovering with one of our shelter partners, awaiting his forever home,” says HSUS.
When Jasmine Dustin met Charles Gilliam on the streets of Santa Monica on April 30, 2013, Charles was handing out a veterinarian’s card and asking for donations to help save his dog Big. Big was very sick and a veterinarian had told Charles a few months earlier that Big had intestinal tumors and that he…
A tiny puppy that got stuck inside a spare tire was freed thanks to a team effort determined to save her. Riverside County Animal Services Officer Jose Cisneros responded to a call in Coachella, Calif. about the 3-month-old Australian cattle dog. At first he tried to use oil to lubricate the pup’s head and attempted…
A group of Border Collies are putting their high energy and drive to work to helping the planet. When wildfires in central Chile destroyed over a million acres of forest land last year, the ecosystem was in desperate need of reforestation. That’s where dogs Das, Olivia and Summer come in. The dogs have been trained…
An elderly Chihuahua named Hobbs was wandering around the Bronx as a stray before he was found and taken to the local animal control and then rescued by Tails of Love. It soon became clear that the poor neglected dog had no idea how to love or receive love, as he would bark and lunge…
A man who saved a dog’s life after he learned that the dog was being forced to drink alcohol shared his remarkable story of how he helped the dog recover from his addiction. Redditor I_am_a_mountainman shared his rescue story after initially seeking advice for how to help the dog who developed a dependency on alcohol….
A stray dog rescued off the streets three years ago is a confident, easy-going dog. But he just won’t heal. Markos has a skin condition that won’t go away despite an array of tests and treatments over the years. “He has had every single test possible, and the results always come back surprisingly good, as…
