A few years ago, a homeowner in Toronto heard noises coming from the window well outside his basement and decided to go investigate. When he peered down into the opening, he found something he didn’t ...

When Snoots arrived at Austin Pets Alive! (APA!), it seemed like he was barely clinging to life. “He was unresponsive, and the shelter staff thought they might have been too late,” Luis Sanchez, ...

The Huron River in Flat Rock, Michigan, is a gorgeous place to spend a summer day. During the busy season, park visitors can float down the river in kayaks and inner tubes, taking in the sights, ...

Every role at Muttville Senior Dog Rescue (MSDR) matters. From the shelter staff who care for their sweet elderly pups each day to the volunteers who show up ready to shower everyone with love, ...

When UK residents James Khan and Siana Louise set out on an RV road trip through Florida, they never expected to add a new member to their family. But to their surprise, that’s exactly what happened.

Earlier this year, animal control officers found a 4-year-old dog named Ginger wandering the streets of Eastford, Connecticut. They’d never seen a pup quite like her before — atop her head sat just ...

Meet Nikka: a resilient rescue poodle whose story begins in a heartbreaking place. Two years ago, a street feeder in Texas helping homeless dogs noticed Nikka while out on their route. The pup was ...

It was a sweltering June day in Los Angeles County when Suzette Hall received a worrisome call from two of her fellow dog rescuers, Dora and Arturo Flores. As founder of Logan’s Legacy 29, Hall’s ...

The moment Adriana Figueroa’s phone buzzed with a new text last January, she dropped everything to respond. As a dedicated rescuer with Women’s Volunteer Miami, Figueroa is used to getting messages ...

Growing up, Nathalye De Almeida heard stories from her mother about a beloved pet tortoise named Manuela, whom she’d had as a child in the early 1980s. The stories, however, were always tinged with ...

As Zully Vasquez Ventura drove along a road in her Cleveland, Texas, community, about an hour northeast of Houston, she saw a flash of something furry dart out in the distance. “As I got closer, I saw ...

To visit his friend, Rick Anderson has to strap on an oxygen tank, put a regulator into his mouth and dive into the ocean off the coast of Nobbys Beach in New South Wales, Australia. Anderson's friend ...