Check out this photo! This is Conservation Officer Levi Knach and his K9 partner, Kenobi. As you can see Kenobi isn’t interested in getting his picture taken – he wants to give hugs to Knack! This was the photo the pair had made for the official Department of Natural Resources (DNR) – what a sweet …
For the past twenty years, Kayla Filoon has worked with homeless dogs. She started as a dog walker for the ACCT Philly. Recently Kayla meat Russ, a 4-year-old pit bull. Russ was a little special. Kayla remembers that Russ came into the shelter very thin and had patchy fur. Despite his condition, Kayla could see …
Prepare yourself – this story will make your heart ever so happy. Animal Control Officer Michelle Smith responded to a call about a barking dog. When she got to the scene, she was speechless. She found a Shih Tzu and a kitten at the bottom of a steep ravine in South Carolina. The dog was …
One look and you can see that the rope is too big for this little dog. But the heartless people who were leaving the dog at the shelter were using the rope as a leash. You see, they removed the collar from the dog and put on the rope. The three-year-old Chihuahua was taken to …
Bjarni (Norse for ‘bear’) was found living on the streets in Huntsville. An animal control officer saw him and realized that Bjarni only had half of a nose. He was picked up and taken to the shelter. Bjarni had a family, he wasn’t really a stray. When the family was notified that their dog was …
People can be so cruel. It is hard for me, as an animal lover, to understand why people would treat animals poorly. All animals have feelings. An animal that is treated right will be a blessing and a wonderful companion. I feel sorry for the people who abuse a helpless cat or dog. There is …
In a cruel twist of fate, 5-month-old Nora Hall suffered a massive stroke in April 2016. The doctors did not expect her to live for very long after. Understandably, Nora’s parents Mary and John were devastated. They posted their story on Facebook. The family’s two basset hounds were affected by the tragedy as well. Many …
We have all been through this – you tell people about something that happened to you, and no one believes it. You can swear up and down that you are telling the truth, but some people need proof. Adam Douglas told his friends that his dog, Tommy, likes to hold hands while they are driving. …
This is the look of a dog who knows what just happened. She is in disbelief. Keisha, a three-year-old German Shepherd, was dropped off at the shelter in Toronto because her family couldn’t afford her anymore. They loved Keisha and would have loved to have kept her. But keeping her wouldn’t have been fair to …
Vitus’s story is tragic. Vitus made headlines some time ago when his owner, a ‘tweaker’, mutilated him by cutting off his ears. Vitus, living in Modesto, California, was only four months old at the time. A couple of Good Samaritans found him tied outside a business and rushed him to a veterinarian. When the vet …