So sad to hear that another one of the dogs rescued from Michael Vick’s dog-fighting compound in 2007 has died. Gracie, a black pitbull, died Monday, according to CNN.com.
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A female, white poodle was found in San Diego County with several rubber bands around her muzzle, according to the San Diego County News Center.
In this video, a homeless dog and her two puppies are rescued near downtown Los Angeles. I have no doubt they will find homes quickly, if they haven’t already.
A 3-year-old dog named Sandy survived a 150-foot fall down a cliff in the Columbia Gorge on Christmas, according to KTVZ News of central Oregon.
The Royal Dutch Guide Dog Foundation has been training dogs for blind people for over 75 years, and it’s helping provide sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder with life changing companions.
Morris Animal Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing animal health, has launched the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study to find out how to better prevent and treat canine cancer.
Ben Choi was recently reunited with his lost Pekingese named Buddy who had been missing for almost six years.
The City of Holly Hill, Fla., is paying more than $3,000 in veterinary bills after a police officer shot a pet dog on Dec. 27, according to the Daytona Beach News-Journal. The 4-year-old Rottweiler named Lady is recovering at home after surgery.
A blind man and his guide dog were struck by a subway train in Manhattan Tuesday, according to The Associated Press. They had both fallen onto the tracks after the man lost consciousness.
Cecil Williams, 61, told The Associated Press that his 10-year-old black Lab Orlando is trained to protect him from going over the edge. However, once Williams lost consciousness, they both fell onto the tracks.
A man stole a couple’s greater Swiss mountain dog from an enclosed, locked dog run in Forth Worth, Texas, according to a local Fox news station. He then posted about it on Reddit saying he had rescued the 10-month-old dog from the cold.