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Many people fail to understand that dogs are living beings, too. They are not just objects that we use and then return or discard when we no longer need them. Sadly, this is exactly the philosophy that many heartless breeders live by. They treat dogs as breeding machines, producing puppies that they sell at high…

When you save a stray dog from the streets, you literally change his entire life. It’s one thing they always hope for. In shelters, they get food, shelter, and kind people who care for them on a daily basis. But, this is not a permanent solution. These pups still want something more. They are waiting…

Mac was wandering the streets of Pasco, Washington, when a Good Samaritan brought her to Tri-Cities Animal Shelter in hopes that she would find a loving family. Among so many other dogs vying for attention, sweet, optimistic Mac began sticking her paws through the bars of her cage, encouraging passersby to hold hands. Julie Saraceno Pretty soon, someone…

Abandoned and scared, a friendly dog named Mr. Snufflufugus recently found himself running around the city limits of Copperas Cove, Texas, looking for someone who might be able to help. When local animal control personnel finally found Mr. Snufflufugus and brought him back to Copperas Cove Animal Control, the grateful American bulldog mix was so happy to…

The other day, Rosa María Segura Alcántar and her husband, Erick, were driving on a highway near their home in Mexico when something caught their eyes. There, stranded in the middle of the busy road, was a dog. Rosa and Erick knew they had to stop. “She looked confused, dehydrated and malnourished,” Rosa told The…

Alone in her kennel at the Spartanburg Humane Society, a sweet dog named Chauncey poked her head through a hole at the bottom of the door. She watched as yet another dog walked out of the shelter with their new family. Maybe it was her breed, or maybe it was because she wasn’t as outgoing as the other…

When Colleen Harrison and her family adopted a tiny kitten named Casper, they weren’t exactly sure how their dogs would react. Usually, their pittie, Minnie, is the one who loves caring for tiny animals, but as soon as their other dog, Rex, met Casper, it was quite literally love at first sight. Colleen Harrison Rex…

One day at a park in Bakersfield, California, a sweet dog was pushed out of a car and abandoned. Before her family drove away, leaving her behind, they tossed her her favorite stuffed monkey out with her. Passersby watched it happen, heartbroken for the sweet dog and her stuffed companion. South Coast Humane Society “When…