As if being stung by thousands of bees wasn’t already bad enough, he was abandoned at a shelter after the incident by his family. The deaf Pit Bull, later named…
Rocky Kanaka had fostered dogs for years, but nothing could prepare him for the one he was about to lay eyes on. He was at the shelter when a staff…
When Frances Kent adopted a cockatoo named Peanut 19 years ago, she didn’t realize just how quickly the tiny bird would assimilate and fit in with the entire family. Not only…
Casey Alves was a busy woman; she and her fiancé had just bought a house and were in the middle of planning a wedding. On top of that, they had…
Spending time in a pound or animal shelter is stressful for most animals. Not only are they without individual attention and affection, but they live their lives in tiny cages,…
Ronnie Stanley, a first round pick of the 2016 NFL draft, walked into a shelter and asked for “a dog that’s been here a long time and maybe not-so-adoptable.” He…
A man named Don Chatten was at the Bark Park at Ellicott Creek Park with his two rescue dogs when one of them started acting funny. He didn’t know what…
A couple of pedestrians in Birmingham were moved by the painful cries of a dumped dog from a nearby trash can. The dog was peeping out from the bin, as…
Choosing to adopt a pet should be a permanent decision, but sometimes life changes in a way that prevents a family from keeping a four-legged friend. Animal surrenders are heartbreaking,…
