We’ve posted several times about the epidemic of stray dogs in Houston, Texas. Here’s a great video that shows one way that those dogs are being cared for. Erika Emal Gamez and. . .
Read MoreVideo: Caring for Street Dogs of Houston, One at a Time
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Limo Driver Saves a Little Dog on Brooklyn Bridge
The little dog’s life was surely in danger, as he ran through traffic on the bridge.
Photo by Garrick Quinones via ABC News
A limousine driver who saw a dog loose in traffic on New York City’s iconic Brooklyn Bridge didn’t take the stereotypical Manhattanite approach–Don’t get involved! Instead, he showed real. . .
Read MoreMan Works to Free More than 1,000 Dogs from Chinese Dog-Meat Industry
Marc Ching poses with dogs destined for the slaughterhouse, who will now get a second chance.
Photo ANIMALHOPEANDWELLNESS/INSTAGRAM via mashable.com
American activist Marc Ching, of The Animal Hope & Wellness Foundation, is currently in China, working to rescue dogs destined to be slaughtered for the annual. . .
Read MoreA Dog Named Sido and the Birth of the No-Kill Movement
Sido shares a smooch with her main protector, no-kill advocate Richard Avanzino.
Photo courtesy Richard Avanzino, via cbsnews.com
A wonderful story on the CBS News website recalls an important story from 1980, focused on the life of a Collie-Sheep Dog mix named Sido. When her owner, Mary Murphy, passed away, the. . .
Read MoreThe Wonderful Life of a Former Slaughterhouse Dog
The woman who rescued Tiger saved his life, and then she made sure that life would be happy.
Photo via The Dodo
As the annual Yulin Dog Meat Festival goes on in Yulin, China–click here to help stop it–let’s focus instead on a wonderful story about a dog who was rescued from such a horrible fate and now. . .
Read MoreVideo: Eldad Hagar Rescues a Terrified Stray from a Parking Lot
Editor’s note: I was telling a friend about the Eldad Hagar rescues that we post here, and I was reminded of our very first encounter with Hagar’s incredible work. Here’s the very first . . .
Read MoreUPDATE: Freeway Frida, Who Survived for Weeks in a Highway Median, is Adopted!
Officer Coelho fell in love with Frida’s big, brown eyes.
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Back in May, we posted the story of Freeway Frida, who eluded capture for five weeks in a brushy median area of a California highway. When she was finally caught and brought to a veterinary. . .
Read MoreVideo: Man Smashes Window to Save Dog from Hot Car
Photo by Will Costa via facebook
When people attending a music festival in Grand Bend, Ontario, discovered a dog trapped inside a hot car, one man decided to take matters into his own hands. In a video posted by Will Costa, . . .
Read MoreVideo: Eldad Rescues Mandi, a Homeless Pit Bull
Here’s the latest touching video from Eldad Hagar of Hope for Paws, about rescuing a sweet Pit Bull who has been living in an abandoned lot. Luckily, Mandi had support in the form of the. . .
Read MoreVideo: 66 Dogs Rescued, 9 People Charged in Fighting-Ring Sting
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A federal investigation of a multi-state dogfighting ring has led to the rescue of 66 dogs and the arrest of nine people. A story in the Asbury Park Press focuses on one of the key players in. . .
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