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Everybody deserves second chance. This heartwarming video by Kleenex shows everyone that just because something is broken, doesn’t mean it has lost its value. The dog in the video below was hit by a car and left on the side of the road to die. Fortunately, some very kind people from San Antonio Pets Alive rescued the poor dog. They saved him right before he was going to be euthanized. They gave him a chance to live. And so they … Read more

If it wasn’t for the loyalty of his canine companions, Sgt. Chris Duke honestly doesn’t think he would be here today. While serving on a tour in Afghanistan, Duke befriended a small group of stray dogs–who he named Rufus, Target, and Sasha. These “locals” became constant companions to him during those hard times. A month before Duke was set to return to his home in the US,  a suicide bomber attempted to attack Duke’s base. Spotting the deadly intruder, the dogs’ protective … Read more

Houston, and Texas as a whole, is still taking a beating from severe storms and flooding. Whenever a natural disaster happens, we all know that pets often suffer. Dogs are separated from their family, by the disaster itself or when the family is forced to abandon them to seek shelter. Often these dogs ended up being killed. Luckily for this pup, a guardian angel passes her way. World Animal Awareness Organization (WA2S) Films were with Kelle Davis, Yvette Holzbach and … Read more

When Pam Portia was a teenager, she was in a terrible car accident where she was very badly burned when the car caught fire. Then, eight years ago, Pam came across a puppy who had been very badly burned. At just 8 weeks old, partiers had poured lighter fluid on him and set him on fire. For fun it would seem. The puppy walked over a mile in that condition and was found in someone’s bushes. “It was really difficulty … Read more

When Hope For Paws was called about a family of 4 dogs living in a steel yard in Compton, California, everyone assumed it was a mother dog caring for her three little pups. Lisa Arturo and Eldad Hagar, Founder of Hope For Paws, went to the yard to try and capture the family. They quickly found the puppies, but the adult wasn’t seen immediately. Then, they saw it in one of the pipes. Although skittish, the adult allowed Hagar to … Read more

While all dogs are born with a similar joyful spirit, not all dogs are fortunate to be born perfectly healthy. Meet Quasimodo, a cute little mixed breed dog that was born with a rare birth defect that caused his front legs to bow outwards, making his paws face inward towards each other. This caused poor Quazi a great deal of pain, and his unsympathetic owners abandoned him without giving him a fair chance. After being thrown from a truck, he … Read more

It always gives me chills to think of how amazingly dogs and humans work together in various law enforcement and military capacities, combining forces to keep their communities safe while developing unbreakable bonds with one another. Still, with bravery sometimes comes sadness and sacrifice. That’s the case with US Marine Corps Colton W. Rusk’s story. Private First Class Rusk was an experienced military dog handler who died in combat in 2010 while serving in Afghanistan. As you can imagine, Rusk … Read more

For any newly married couple, a honeymoon is a truly special time that is often one of the happiest experiences in life. When this couple returned home from their blissful vacation, suddenly their life changed in an instant. Their Doberman, Athena, was lifeless, unable to move her limbs. They immediately took her to the veterinarian where she was diagnosed with severe Wobblers Syndrome–a neurological disease that renders a dog’s limbs useless. The vet told the couple that the diagnosis was bleak, and that if … Read more

We dog lovers would do anything to help our dogs. Even if it costs us a lot of money, we’ll do whatever we can to make our dogs’ lives comfortable and pain-free. So when they get sick, we make sure they get all the medical assistance they need. So when a paralyzed little puppy named Rumple first came to Asheville Humane Society, they did everything they could to help him. Rumple couldn’t use his back legs and he had no … Read more

For disabled Americans, a well-trained service animal can provide tremendous physical and emotional assistance, adding to their quality of life on a daily basis. But before those animals have the chance to help someone in need, they of course need to be equipped to do so. And sometimes, that happens in the most unlikely of ways… NEADS is one of several programs throughout the United States that pairs prison inmates with puppies and leads them through the training process. Once … Read more

A Goldendoodle who was a victim of a hit and run is now doing amazing acts of kindness for those in need. Hope the Goldendoodle cheated death when she was struck by a hit and run driver a year-and-a-half ago. Her injuries were so bad that the vets had to amputate one of her legs, and they weren’t sure if she would make it. Miraculously, Hope survived. And now she’s doing remarkable things with her second chance in life. Hope … Read more