As you can see, the dog in this feature photo does not want to go into this building. What is worse is that the building is an animal shelter and the poor dog was forced to enter. Christina Dickson, animal advocate and volunteer at the Miami-Dade Animal Services office was beside herself when she saw …
An old and injured dog named Mabel was rescued in the forest of Rio de Janeiro by the Miranda family more than three years ago. They already had seven other dogs when they adopted her. However, Mabel was found to be pregnant and gave birth to six puppies! Check out the whole story below! Four …
This is Cola, a pit bull. Cola came to the Yonkers Animal Shelter in October 2015. He was a stray, but he had been neutered, the staff figured he had an owner out in the world. Sadly, no one ever came for him. Cola waited about 18 months. Happily, the shelter has adopted him, and …
This gray cat was 23-years-old when she was dropped off at a shelter. Her name is Ora. Ora had lived with her human family since 1994 and was surrendered for an unknown reason to a shelter in Chicago. The only thing the man said when he dropped her off was that Ora was peeing outside …
Dogs and cats that live at a shelter have a story that rarely gets told. We often don’t know the real reasons why they ended up at a shelter. Rhino Lightning (Rhino, for short) was adopted by a family last September. After a few months, they brought Rhino, a 3-year-old brindle boxer mix, back. The …
Abbey Boyd works at the Northwest Territories SPCA shelter as a kennel worker. Ted came to the shelter scared and withdrawn. To help make him feel better, Abby gave him a bacon and cheese flavored treat. Little did she know how powerful that simple action was. With that one act of kindness, Ted decided that …
This cute little feline is Cheyenne. She was a rescued kitty that clung to her foster mom and refused to let go! Cheyenne was taken to Nevada SPCA and placed in a kennel (like all the other animals are). Cheyenne wasn’t too happy about that – as you can imagine. When Nikki, a foster mom …
This dog’s family left him at Carson Shelter, a high kill shelter in California. He was heard whimpering in his kennel and staring out through the bars. dog, Blue King (just Blue for short), a pit bull, had been living with a family for a year when they decided to get rid of him when …
Ears down, tail between the back legs, no eye contact. It doesn’t and animal expert to realize that this dog is scared and maybe even depressed. The 12-year-old German Shepherd-Lab mix was living at the Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society in Virginia. His name is Jack. The moment Jack arrived, he put his face in the corner …
We all know that there are 365 days in a year (unless it is a leap year). There are 52 weeks and 12 months in a year. The bottom line is that a year is a long time. Champas can tell you it is a long time to have to wait. Champas has been waiting …