Jake, a lurcher once dubbed “Britain’s most unwanted dog,” has finally found a forever home after spending over 1,700 days at Dogs Trust Leeds. He first arrived at the shelter in 2015, at just one year old, and had been passed around several homes before …
Residents of Marlin, Texas, USA, are calling for the arrest of the Marlin police chief for allowing dogs to die of starvation and dehydration at the dog pound that he is charged with overseeing. And the residents are calling for the arrest and prosecution of …
I think all people should see this little video. It is uncomfortable to see. Perhaps many people already realise what is going on when they see this kind of video. I don’t know but it does show how terrified dogs and cats can be at …
The infographic from the No Kill Advocacy Center spells out the obligations of California’s municipal shelters when there is a request from an animal adoption or rescue organization to take a dog or dogs. There are only three very specific circumstances under which the municipal …
Nathan Winograd is right. He reports on at least 12 dogs being “mistakenly” killed “without approval” at the Wichita Animal Shelter run by the Wichita police department. The police department called the event regrettable and said that they were launching an investigation. It’s the usual …
This man – we don’t know his name as far as I can see – said on social media: “Yesterday I adopted the oldest, sickest, and sorest shelter dog. I’ll never forget his eyes. When I went into the cage he didn’t even bother to …
This is both a strange but poignant tweet from Twitter. It is a good dog story but I am skeptical about its veracity. Although I’m in need of a good dog story as on Twitter there are too many bad dog stories and I mean …
NEWS AND VIEWS – SOMEWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES: Chloe Mitchell adopted a female tabby cat from a shelter. We don’t know the name and address of the shelter! She paid the shelter US$900 which is an awful lot for a shelter cat. It goes …
The video which I can’t embed here does not tell us the backstory behind the image of this sweet dog looking so fearful of the presence of a rescue worker who wants to help. The distrust of humans is very strongly evident in this female …
