Buster is a dog that grew up outdoors and didn’t really know what it was like to be loved by a family. He was chained to a small post in his yard with the chain being so tight around his neck that it cut into his skin. Fortunately, someone noticed how Buster was being treated …
Johnson City, Tennessee, is a city in East Tennessee that is home to some 66,000 people, making it one of the most populated cities in the Volunteer State. Split between the three counties of Sullivan, Washington, and Carter, Johnson City makes up the Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia Combined Statistical Area, which is collectively home to some …
Not all puppies begin life in a loving home with kids to play with and patient humans to train them. An adorable puppy was recently abandoned at a high-kill shelter, unable to walk and with bloodshot eyes. These injuries were highly indicative of some type of animal cruelty. The shelter immediately contacted Rescue Dogs Rock …
In the middle of a cold night in late December, a pregnant cow headed for the slaughterhouse did something extraordinary. She managed to escape from the second floor of her transport truck. She plunged 8 feet onto a highway. While this amazing story could have had a sad ending, thankfully the police were called. They …
Video footage has recently surfaced of a 55-year-old man being bitten by a lioness during a tour of a wildlife park. Pieter Nortje, the man who was identified in the clip below, was with his wife when the attack happened at the park. The pair were visiting the Tikwe River Lodge in South Africa, a …
Sergeant Jason Bos had the pleasure of being with his K9 partner for five years while he was in Iraq. Cila spent every day with Jason, protecting him and enjoying moments that were fun and lighthearted. They were best friends. Jason and Cila did everything from detecting bombs on the side of the road to …
Frank Shamrock is best known as the former winner of the Ulitmate Fighting Championship. This popular fighting show has generated countless fans around the world. Frank has recently received a lot of negative media attention after his treatment of a dog. He left his mother’s seven-year-old dog tied to his truck at the Dallas airport. …
If you’ve ever visited an animal shelter, you’re likely very familiar with the heartbreak abandoned animals endure. Dogs are among the most commonly abandoned pets, and there’s no making sense of cold-hearted abandonment. Electra, a pup who was dropped at the animal shelter by her owners, is a testament to how distressing it is to …
Service dogs and other working dogs need to focus on the task at hand. That’s why they wear bright vests with patches that say they can’t be touched. The distraction can be extremely dangerous for the person they work with. Unfortunately, not everyone understands this. A video surfaced on Facebook of an angry and entitled …
There are many stories of animal cruelty in the world but few are as important and heartwarming as that of the dog that did not even look like a dig. At the age of five, a dog called Dobby was spotted by rescuers from the Concerned Citizens for Animal Welfare group when they spotted what …