Swimmers syndrome or swimming-puppy syndrome is a deformity of newborn cats or dogs. According to the Canadian Veterinary Journal, the syndrome will cause the animals’ hind limbs actually grow sideways which makes it hard for them to stand or walk. These animals will often ‘paddle’ their legs as if they were swimming, thus the name …
This is Lazarus. No, he isn’t a sheep, he is actually a dog. A dog that had been living in a barn for far too long without anyone to groom his coat. To rescue Lazarus, they had to use shovels. The feces and dirt were blocking the door. Two groomers, one we will call C …
A little dog was dumped on the Panhandle Animal Welfare Society’s (PAWS) porch. It was a very cold night and the little dog nearly froze to death. Luckily, Officer Marcus Montgomery just happened to be responding to a call when he saw the dog. It was fate. Montgomery and the little dog hit it off …
When Chloe Levenson was, a baby she was severely burned and while her scars are not easily seen, it has affected her life. Chloe, now 14, recently adopted a dog. But no ordinary dog would do for the teen living in the San Francisco Bay Area. The burn hospital that treated Chloe had another treated …
Animal Aid Unlimited is a wonderful rescue organization located in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. They work tirelessly to help the homeless and stray animals that wander the streets of India. The goal of Animal Aid Unlimited is to get protection and equality for all animals and to see an end to animal abuse. It doesn’t matter …
Angel was an Akita – a purebred Akita living in Irvington, New Jersey. She was living in the backyard of a residence – and she was suffering. Someone cared about her, though – but it wasn’t enough. Angel was dying when she was finally rescued from the hell she had been living in. The rescue …
This story will break your heart. A family came to a shelter with their 15-year-old Cocker Spaniel, named Cookie. They surrendered the dog. Why? Who knows. Maybe they couldn’t handle the older dog any longer. But the worst part of the story is that the family then proceeded to adopt a new puppy. How could …
This photo of the woman smiling is a booking photo – which means the woman was arrested and smiled for the camera (can you say loser?). Just wait until you hear why she was arrested. Her name is Ashley Dashiell, 36, and she was arrested in Cumberland County, Maryland in April 2016 for beating up …
A baby girl that was only three days old was killed on June 27, 2016, by the family dogs. The baby has been identified as Susie Kirby. Tucson News Now reported that the baby’s mother had put the infant on the couch so she could open a window. After opening the window, the mother decided …
Desperate times call for…you know the rest. This is a tragic story that no one should ever have to read about – but here we go. In Brooksville, Florida there was a dog, named Chi Chi, who was chained up in her yard. She had no food or water – but she did have two …