Azure Davis had lost all hope that Old Lady would be found alive. It had been 17 days since the 10-year-old Saint Bernard disappeared into the Minnesota wilderness, and she didn’t even have a thick double coat to protect her from the freezing temperatures. Davis, the founder of Ruff Start Rescue, hadn’t known Old Lady for long, but […]

When Dory gave birth to nine beautiful puppies, the five-year-old Boxer needed her family’s support more than ever. Instead, Dory and her defenceless babies were dumped in a church parking lot. The heartbroken and frightened momma knew she wouldn’t be able to keep her beloved pups alive if someone didn’t come to her aid. Luckily, […]

Dogs are a man’s best friend. Not only do they keep you company, but they can also protect you from harm in times of need. An Australian man relaxing in a chair at his backyard did not notice a deadly Eastern brown snake slithering at an alarming speed towards him. He was on his phone […]

A dog has been saved after 90 hours trapped in the rubble of a building destroyed in the Turkey earthquake. Angel was pulled from the debris in Hatay, Turkey, by rescuers who had to dig around the trapped pooch. Footage of the rescue shows the white dog’s head poking out from the rubble as rescuers try to get it […]

Andrew Kuzyk, from Atlanta, Georgia, was dealt a rough hand in life: in recent years he has battled stage four brain cancer, melanoma, kidney cancer and a bone tumor in his leg. “We lost our home in Arizona and had to sell pretty much everything,” Kuzyk told. “We had to pay for all the drugs […]

When Little Buddy was picked up off the streets of Raytown, Missouri, and brought to Midwest Animal ResQ, he looked like most of the other strays. “He was dirty but otherwise healthy,” Erin Morse, founding director of Midwest Animal ResQ told. “He was a little scared at the shelter but quickly melted the hearts of staff […]

Having a mailbox built into your porch can be quite handy. For Courtney Poole and her husband Evan, it means they never need to worry about their mail getting lost, and for their 1-year-old dog Rigby, it provides the perfect peephole. It also gives the energetic pup a way to greet everyone who walks by […]

Pepper and Yari might’ve looked like polar opposites, but two friends couldn’t have been closer. And when Yari lost Pepper last month, she didn’t want to say goodbye. Pepper was 9 years old when his mom, Tona Gonzalez Karlsson, adopted Yari. And though the Chihuahua mix was already a senior when he met the rescue […]

A pet lover who couldn’t handle the thought of old dogs dying alone has turned her home into a hospice – and now looks after up to 80 pooches at once. Valerie Reid, 44, started the non-profit Whispering Willows Senior Dog Sanctuary in Hermitage, Missouri, in 2017, after she struggled to find a home for […]