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Boy Visits The Shelter And Picks Out The Oldest Dog To Adopt
A 14-year-old miniature Poodle was dropped off at the Animal Rescue League of Iowa when his family decided to move away and not take their pet with them. For the next four months, Shey waited for someone to adopt him. The dog was suffering from dental disease and had never been neutered, so he was scheduled for…
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A Speeding Train Took Her Legs But Her Resolve To Be A Mom Was Greater Than Anything
How this fierce little warrior, named Si Bao, became a stray with two missing hind legs will break your heart. She was someone’s pet but when her owner decided to move, he didn’t take her with him. Instead, he dumped her on the street. Si Bao fought to survive. She was living near the railway…
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Great Dane Dog Pouts Until Mom Gives Him A Morning Hug
Kernal the Great Dane is a 165 pound service and therapy dog that loves hugs from his mom. Dogs are known for being loyal and loving companions, but it seems that Great Danes take the love thing to a whole new level. Case in point: this adorable pup who pouts until his mom gives him…
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Chihuahua and bully mix are unlikely best friends, placed up for adoption as a duo — soon get a happy ending
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 that they don’t have to get split up. Recently, one shelter took in an unlikely pair of besties and knew…
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Dog Finds Himself All Alone At Shelter After Everyone Else Gets Adopted
When Kansas City shelter, Wayside Waifs began organizing their fall adoption event they couldn’t have possibly imagined the sort of support they would receive. The event yielded such an amazing turnout that it lasted over 19 hours! A ton of people came out to support the shelter and by the end of the event, the…
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Family thought their dog was dead after home explosion — week later they hear a sound from the rubble
After a catastrophic home explosion, a Virginia family was heartbroken as their three pets seemingly all died in the blast — but days later, they got an unexpected miracle. On October 15, the residence of two families in Haymarket, Virginia was destroyed in an explosion. It is unclear exactly what caused the blast, but there…
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Family surrenders dog to shelter and asks for him to be put down — then they realize he’s not alone
An animal rescue was shocked when a family surrendered a healthy dog asking for him to be euthanized — and made an even more disheartening discovery when the dog found a familiar face at the shelter. In May, Hearts for Paws, a rescue based in California, shared the sad story of a a 3-year-old black Labrador retriever…
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Injured Texas shelter cat was about to have her leg amputated — then came a miracle
It’s a story that will have you believing in miracles: a Texas cat was set to have her leg amputated — but then something unexplainable happened just in time. A 3-year-old cat named Cheesecake was taken in by the South Plains SPCA after being found outside a nearby Cheesecake Factory restaurant. Her front leg was…
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Woman visits shelter a year after dog went missing — and spots a very familiar face
There’s nothing more heartbreaking than when a pet goes missing. You search everywhere, but as weeks and months go by you worry your furry friend might be gone for good. But it’s important to not lose hope entirely: sometimes lost pets return to us in the most unexpected ways. That was the case for one…
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Shelter dog spent over 800 days waiting for a home — now she’s finally “hit the jackpot”
All shelter dogs dream of finding their forever home, but it takes some longer than others. Some wait months or even years before getting adopted. Like one sweet dog named Queenie, who waited over 800 days in the shelter — but now her luck has finally turned around. Queenie, an 8-and-a-half-year-old dog, was in the…