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Bonded rescue dogs find a home together after year of waiting in shelter

There are so many dogs in shelters waiting for someone to adopt them, but for various reasons it can take some longer than others to find homes. Some shelter animals form close relationships with other ...

Volunteers spend their Fourth of July comforting scared shelter dogs

While many people are looking forward to enjoying the Fourth of July with barbecues and fireworks, the holiday will be a lot less fun for animals. Dogs are easily frightened by the sound of fireworks, ...

Woman checks shelter adoption site, and finds her dog who disappeared two years ago

It’s always heartbreaking when a dog goes missing. You search everywhere, hoping they’ll be found, but at a certain point you start to lose hope. But sometimes miracles happen, and lost pets have been found ...

Shelter throws 19th birthday party for senior cat to help him find a home

It can be fun to celebrate a pet’s birthday. Because our cats and dogs don’t live as long as people do, each birthday is all the more special. It’s especially true once our pets get ...

Bob, ‘Britain’s loneliest dog,’ is still looking for a forever home after waiting two years in shelter

There are so many dogs in shelters just waiting to find their forever home, but it takes some longer than others. Some dogs wait months or even years before they get adopted. That is the ...

Blind dog and his ‘seeing eye cat’ find a home together after being surrendered to shelter

There are so many cats and dogs in shelters waiting to be adopted. Some have to wait longer than others: it can take months or even years of waiting as shelter workers try to find ...

Unwanted shelter dog gets job as K9 police officer

There are so many dogs in shelters, just waiting for someone to see their potential and take them home. And when given the chance, many rescue dogs go on to do great things. Like one ...

When two scared puppies arrived in a foster shelter, a mama dog broke out to comfort them

For a foster puppy, getting moved around to new homes can be a frightening experience. But luckily, one momma dog made it her mission to make sure two new arrivals felt at home in their ...

Husky who has been returned to shelter 7 times just wants a forever home

All shelter dogs are just waiting to find their forever homes, but it can take some longer than others. Some dogs have to wait months or even years before getting adopted. It makes things even ...

Shelter dogs wear matching pajamas and have a sleepover to win over adopters with their cuteness

There are so many dogs in shelters waiting for their forever homes that sometimes it can be hard to stand out from the pack. And when that’s the case, sometimes you have to go the ...