TheraPaws is a well-known British animal care therapy program formulated by The Mayhew Animal Home in London, England. The practice involves the introduction of specially-trained animals to people who are either sick or old. Volunteers take both dogs and even cats along with them – in conjunction with multiple hospice care programs taking place in dementia care homes and …
Dogs are curious animals – but they have their own quirks of their own as well. Meet this boxer, who was frightened away by a feather after merely catching a slight glimpse of it! His owner video-taped the whole thing down – and boy was he amused when he saw his dog pouncing about, then away from …
When this man walked into the Shell gas station on SE Baseline and Third Street in Hillsboro, Oregon, with his dog in tow, he was difficult to miss. He walked angrily, yanking on the leash of his dog, pulling harshly. Sunshine Alexandria was in the station at the time and witnessed the incident. The man pulled …
When someone can no longer take care of their pet, often they will give them up to an animal shelter or try to find someone else who can take them. In the worst case scenario, they might abandon them far from home, which is already a cruel and inhumane act. But this pet owner – if …
Dogs aren’t necessarily the most careful of animals. Often, they can be clumsy or just not seem to know how big they are until their leg has knocked something off of a table! That’s why it was such a surprise when Nate’s little husky and golden retriever mix, a lovely pup named Ellie, proved herself to …
Baby animals are often in need of their parents’ guidance when they are first born. Without them, the babies can get themselves into all sorts of sticky situations. Mark Freeley and his golden retriever Storm were out walking with family through Port Jefferson Harbor, New York, when Storm picked up on something in the distance. In …
Lidiane Braga Carlos did not expect that her car would stop working while she was running errands. She was heading home after stopping briefly in the town of Campo Largo, Brazil. Then, her vehicle suddenly came to a halt after passing two blocks. She got out of the car in dismay to identify the issue. She opened up the hood of the car …
In India, an animal rescue group named Animal Aid Unlimited had received an SOS phone call. They were told to rescue a stray dog which was suffering from a chronic case of mange and dehydration. The poor dog was unable to stand when they found her curled up on the street side. Her skin was covered with painful scabs and it …
It was in the November of 2016 that Zuzu’s heartbreaking tale went viral. The two-year-old German shepherd mix had been left at a shelter after she became depressed following the death of her dad and her family couldn’t handle her moping and crying. The pup was left at the Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and …
Tracy’s Dogs is an incredible company founded by Tracy Whyatt in 2011. It all started when Tracy and her husband Scott went on road trips around Texas and saved dogs from kill shelters to relocate to new homes in other states. And the rest, as they say, is history – 3,700 dogs have been saved …