Luciana Castello Branco was fast asleep in her home in Brasília, Brazil, when something unexpected jolted her awake in the middle of the night. At around 3:30 a.m., her small…
All shelter dogs dream of finding their forever home, but it takes some longer than others. Many dogs are passed over again and again through no fault of their own,…
A heartbreaking update to a recent story: Kevin, the world’s tallest male dog, has died just days after setting the Guinness World Record. The three-year-old Great Dane, who lived with…
We love stories about famous celebrities adopting rescue dogs, but one of the most special is John Travolta and his dog Peanut. The little dog was featured at the Academy Awards…
Firefighters saving a cat from a tree is an old cliche, something you’d mostly seen in old cartoons — but there is some truth to it: sometimes cats really do…
Being called the “World’s Ugliest Dog” might sound like a big insult, but at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, California, it’s one of the most cherished honors. And this year,…
It’s heartbreaking when someone passes away and leaves behind a pet. Not only are the pets left grieving, they sometimes end up in a shelter after their owner is gone.…
One of the world’s rarest big cats has come back from the brink of extinction: thanks to conservation efforts, the Iberian lynx is no longer listed as endangered. For decades,…
Meet Donny and Lily — two pups who adore beach days, especially when there are balls to chase. But while fetch is their favorite pastime, these outings often turn into…
