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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, ...

Dog finds a forever home days after she was returned to shelter for being ‘too nice’

“Yes, she really was returned for being too nice,” LifeLine Animal Project spokesperson Karen Hirsch told TODAY. In March 2018, a man walked into an animal shelter in Atlanta, Georgia wanting to return his dog, Helena. His ...

Animal shelter staff discover pit bull tangled in leash with a heartbreaking note

Someone left the poor pit bull tied to the rescue’s fence along with a small bag of the dog’s possessions. To complicate things even further, the frightened dog was tangled in its leash, and it was ...

Dog arrives at shelter as puppy and 2,381 days later he finds his forever home

Higgins first arrived at the shelter in Ohio when he was a puppy and the German Shepherd was adopted quickly. “We heard he was nothing more than a dog chained up to a dog house,” Leslie ...

Black cat spends 6 months at shelter then he jumps on a random man’s lap and won’t move

Harmony House for Cats, a cageless, no-kill shelter in Chicago, placed the sociable cat up for adoption. According to Love Meow, he wanted six months and no one showed any interest. Then Andrea and Rich Williams ...

Grandma arrives at shelter asking for the oldest dog no one wants: Now look who she got

This kind woman walked into our shelter and asked who the oldest, hardest to adopt dog was. So we introduced her to… Posted by Front Street Animal Shelter – City of Sacramento on Friday, August 11, ...

Wet, frozen dog tries to take shelter: Then woman’s actions are caught on camera and go viral

The woman was leaving a cafe on a cold and rainy day in Zonguldak, Turkey, according to The Dodo. As she stops to prepare herself for the weather she notices something on the ground at her feet. Trying ...

Puppy dumped with toys in high kill animal shelter cries himself to sleep every night

One sunny afternoon in California, he was taken with his toys, some food and his favorite blanket and dumped at Carson Animal Shepherd. The shock of being abandoned left the poor pup in a sorry ...

Death-row dog shakes in the shelter when he sees the red leash

Many of the dogs that end up in dog shelters have experienced heartache and as much as the shelter looks after them, it’s not the same as having a family to care for them. That’s why ...

Scared, sick dog finds its way to an animal shelter – look at his amazing transformation after a bit of love

Blue, a 4-month old German Shepherd mix, arrived at Shenandoah Shepherd Rescue  in a sorry state. He was terrified of anyone who tried to get near him. “It warms my heart to see how far the ...