In 2015, a good Samaritan walked into Arca Animal Refuge in Argentina and dropped off a dog he found wandering on the street. The man thought the dog was a stray, and he wanted to make sure she found a good home. When the dog, Pakita, arrived at the shelter, she was very withdrawn. The…
One morning, the Sacramento SPCA staff found a pit bull mother and her 10 infant little dogs on their doorstep. The puppies were just a couple of days old, and the mother pooch was all the while dying, which implied she had been left at the sanctuary soon after having given birth. They were left at…
As science and plenty of working dogs have proven, canines experience the world through their noses. So it should come as no surprise that they can also experience emotions, like love and belonging, as an olfactory sensory perception as well. In the video above, a dog displays just that: The scent-related memory and recognition of…
Near starvation meant Mockingjay sustained serious burns trying to pull discarded chicken bones out of a dying camp fire. Please watch her video to follow her story… …The Soi Dog Foundation is a not for profit organisation that relies on donations to help Thailand’s dogs & cats that have been abused or neglected. As a…
Creatures living in covers don’t have a sheltered, calm space. Safe houses are noisy and exceptionally disorganized spots, and it is hard for creatures to discover peace. In Ohio, one haven has a room that gives their inhabitants an essence of what having an eternity home feels like. The Toledo Area Humane Society has another…
Dogs who are left at the shelter are often confused and hurt and want to get out! Ginger decided to help herself out of the shelter after being left by her owners. Ginger’s owner was no longer able to care for her and had surrendered Ginger to the Apple Valley Animal Shelter in California. Ginger decided…
This week, the non-profit 4 Paws for Ability, which pairs special needs children with service animals, shared the touching account of one mother who knows that first hand. Her 5-year-old son, who has autism, was recently introduced to his new service dog, Tornado – and the effect was, in a word, profound.In a world that…
They were terrified to see what was going on at the house next door: A puppy being neglected, chained up all day and even muzzled at times for no reason. They tried to call the police, but nothing was done. These kind neighbors finally had enough. One day, they jumped the fence and freed the…
Owners train dogs to go outside when nature calls, but sometimes they have accidents. We do our best to take them out or walk them when we can, but there are times when you have to leave them home alone for many hours. This may be what happened with Zeus, the Husky. This hilarious video…
YouTube user “Rusty Graves” went out of his way to prevent his beloved dog, Stella, from running out of the backyard and onto the neighbor’s yard. He thought the fence would be high enough to contain her. “Before I made the fence, I had Stella jump a baby gate inside and when she stopped jumping…