Fostering a dog is such a kind thing to do, opening up your home to an animal in need who would otherwise be in a kennel. It’s usually only temporary, but sometimes dogs leave a ...
A Sacramento shelter is facing a crisis after taking in over 30 dogs rescued from a hoarding situation, and are desperate to find them all homes to save their lives. According to KCRA, 34 dogs ...
We’ve seen a lot of adoption posts for animals in need of homes, but some stand out as truly unique and unconventional. Recently, one shelter wrote that they have a parrot up for adoption — ...
Putting a pet to sleep is one of the most difficult decisions a person can make, but sometimes euthanasia is the humane choice for sick animals with no other options. A Maryland woman brought her ...
Some dogs are born with medical conditions so rare they stun even the most dedicated veterinarians and rescuers. Recently, one humane society took in a puppy with a medical condition they had never seen before: ...
When you’re a shelter dog, it helps to have a best friend by your side. Some doggy duos are so close and inseparable that shelters try to get them adopted as a pair, to ensure ...
It’s always heartbreaking when animals are returned to a shelter, but one recent case is especially devastating: a cat was surrendered to a shelter 7 years after he was adopted out. After losing the only ...
Mardi Gras is a day of big celebrations for many people, but it hasn’t always been such a happy occasion for horses: for years, many horses used in the New Orleans Mardi Gras parade have ...
Every shelter dog dreams of finding a forever home, and there’s nothing sweeter than that moment a shelter dog finally gets adopted for good. As one woman signed her adoption papers, a sweet dog named ...
He was nothing but a hound dog looking for his forever home, and for Elvis, that moment finally came after 132 days in a Chicago shelter. Elvis, described as a “3-year-old meatball,” appeared at The ...