Animals

Gray dog lying on a sidewalk beside a trail sign, next to a close-up of a crumpled handwritten note asking for help because the dog cannot be kept.

Woman Finds A Dog Tied To A Park Sign And Reads A Note That Makes The Abandonment Even More Heartbreaking

Uplifting rescue story: abandoned pit bull Juniper finds safety, foster care, and hope through community compassion.

Woman Finds A Dog Tied To A Park Sign And Reads A Note That Makes The Abandonment Even More Heartbreaking

Uplifting rescue story: abandoned pit bull Juniper finds safety, foster care, and hope through community compassion.

Large tan mastiff wearing a red bow and bandana in the snow, paired with a close-up of the same dog on its back, grinning with paws raised.

Senior Dog Dumped By Breeder Finally Gets Rescued Across States

Uplifting 2,000-mile road trip reunited Bertha, a senior mastiff discarded by a breeder, with her forever home in Oregon.

Senior Dog Dumped By Breeder Finally Gets Rescued Across States

Uplifting 2,000-mile road trip reunited Bertha, a senior mastiff discarded by a breeder, with her forever home in Oregon.

Split-screen image of a gray lop-eared rabbit being held in a pet store beside two white rabbits confined in a metal cage.

Pet Store Rabbit Sales Push Vulnerable Animals Toward Neglect

Pet shop rabbits may look safe behind glass, but the story often changes after the sale. Many buyers do not realize how much care rabbits need until the damage is...

Pet Store Rabbit Sales Push Vulnerable Animals Toward Neglect

Pet shop rabbits may look safe behind glass, but the story often changes after the sale. Many buyers do not realize how much care rabbits need until the damage is...

Split-screen image of a white-and-brown dog peering from a dark concrete opening beside several cats crowded inside a wire cage.

Iowa Closes The Loophole That Let Animal Torturers Get Off With A Misdemeanor

Iowa was the last state in the country where first-offense animal torture was not treated as a felony. That changed after lawmakers passed a new law tied to the case...

Iowa Closes The Loophole That Let Animal Torturers Get Off With A Misdemeanor

Iowa was the last state in the country where first-offense animal torture was not treated as a felony. That changed after lawmakers passed a new law tied to the case...

Split-screen showing a white stray dog outside an abandoned house and the same dog lying curled on a blanket after rescue.

AT&T Worker Spots A Skinny Dog Chained To An Abandoned House And Refuses To Leave Him There

Stray Rescue of St. Louis saved Chimpi, a skinny dog chained to an abandoned house, now thriving in foster care.

AT&T Worker Spots A Skinny Dog Chained To An Abandoned House And Refuses To Leave Him There

Stray Rescue of St. Louis saved Chimpi, a skinny dog chained to an abandoned house, now thriving in foster care.

Split-screen showing a small black-and-tan dog in a pink adoption bandana at a rescue event and being petted by a person.

Rescue Dog Gets Passed By At An Adoption Event And Still Waits Patiently For The Family She Deserves

Calm tripod dog Chilli waits patiently after an adoption event, inspiring hope and wider interest in rescue dog adoption.

Rescue Dog Gets Passed By At An Adoption Event And Still Waits Patiently For The Family She Deserves

Calm tripod dog Chilli waits patiently after an adoption event, inspiring hope and wider interest in rescue dog adoption.