Spencer County, Indiana – The Spencer County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information about a case of animal cruelty involving a dog who was tied to a pole and shot in the head. According to the…
Atlantic City, New Jersey – An Atlantic City police officer is being hailed a hero after jumping into cold bay waters to rescue a dog struggling far from shore. Officer Matt Schmidt knew a boat…
Genesee County, Michigan – On Tuesday, October 28, two badly neglected dogs were found abandoned in a Genesee County pond. The German shepherds had been dumped in a wire crate, but they managed to break…
Madison, Wisconsin – More than a dozen German shepherds, include adult dogs and puppies, were rescued from property in Lafayette County. As reported by WMTV 15 News, the dogs and puppies were living in a…
Harris County, Texas – A Texas man has been arrested after Harris County Constables determined that he was responsible for abandoning three dogs in a kennel. In an October 29 release, Mark Herman, Harris County Constable…
San Francisco, CA – On October 28, fire fighters with San Francisco Fire Department’s Engine 19 Battalion rescued a dog who went over the side of a cliff at Fort Funston. The rescue team harnessed…
Last Friday, members of the Tulsa, Oklahoma, fire department had to rescue a man who got stuck up in a tree while trying to help his stranded cat. The fire department posted a video of…
An animal shelter in Cincinnati threw a birthday part for a 19-year-old cat named Sammy, who found himself homeless after his owner was sent to an assisted living home. Staff at Cincinnati Animal CARE shared…
Nine cats and seven kittens have been saved from a slow and miserable death thanks to a contractor who was able to remove them from the walls of an abandoned house in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The…
Michigan’s Humane Society of Saginaw County is offering a sizeable reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever doused a cat in gasoline earlier this month. The orange and white tabby cat, dubbed Milo,…
A North Carolina animal sanctuary has taken in four big cats from the Tiger King Park in Oklahoma. According to a news release from the Carolina Tiger Rescue, a total of 68 big cats were…
A cat in Bloomfield, New Jersey, used up one of his nine lives after a harrowing ride beneath the hood of a car. The cat, dubbed Jaws, suffered bumps, bruises and a broken jaw during…
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Read MoreCornwall, England – Zookeepers at the Newquay Zoo in Corwall made the difficult decision to euthanize two unlikely best friends on the same day in order to prevent one of them from being lonely after the…
Chiang Mai, Thailand – A tourist attraction in Chiang Mai was closed for two weeks after dozens of tigers died in a short period of time. According to sources, 72 tigers at the privately operated Tiger…
Detroit, Michigan – This week, rescuers saved a dog who was struggling in the Detroit River. Michigan Humane posted video of the dramatic rescue effort to social media on Monday, writing: “Earlier this morning we…
Hankinson, North Dakota – A man is facing a felony animal cruelty charge for leaving dogs and puppies without proper shelter in subzero temperatures in North Dakota. As reported by KVRR News, a warrant for…
Johnson County, Texas – A Texas man was arrested after deputies with the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office found dogs stashed in a storage unit at Mouser Self-Storage. According to the authorities, the dogs were in the…
Las Vegas, Nevada – The dog who was abandoned earlier this month at the Harry Reid International airport in Las Vegas has been adopted. The two-year-old dog, dubbed Jet Blue after being left at a…
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Erie, Pennsylvania – Information is needed about whoever is responsible for abandoning a crated puppy under a bridge in freezing weather. According to the ANNA Shelter in Erie, the City of Erie Police called the…
Boundary County, Idaho – A large, $15,000 reward is being offered for information about the illegal killing of a grizzly bear near the Idaho-Montana border. Someone fatally shot the federally protected bear in late October north…
Lee County, Alabama – Three people in Alabama were arrested following a grim discovery at their home in the 8100 block of Lee Road 146 in the Beauregard community of Lee County. According to the…
New Rochelle, New York – Surveillance cameras caught the moment two men abandoned a caged dog outside the Humane Society of Westchester in the early morning hours Wednesday. The young dog was not discovered for…
Castaic, CA – A Los Angeles County animal shelter was forced to fully evacuate this week as yet another deadly wildfire broke out in California. The county’s Castaic Animal Care Center let the public know…
Manila, Arkansas – A 20-year-old Arkansas man was arrested on three counts of cruelty to animals last week after the shipping label on a box of abandoned puppies led investigators to him. As reported by…
Chicago, IL – Neighborhood residents of the Mount Greenwood area of Chicago were horrified last week when a group of teenagers viciously beat a coyote pup to death. According to sources, three teens “kicked and…
San Bernardino, CA – A playful pup, found on January 14 while chasing a FedEx truck, is facing a premature end to his life at the city of San Bernardino animal control facility. The year-old…
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Toronto, Canada – The New Year began on a heartbreaking note for staff at the Toronto Zoo, who announced the tragic, accidental passing of a beloved giraffe named Kiko. According to…
Mason County, West Virginia – The discovery of a dog, suffering in frigid temperatures and chained to a tree, unable to escape, led to charges against a West Virginia woman.…
Greenville County, South Carolina – Five dogs have been found shot to death in Greenville County, South Carolina, prompting an investigation by the local authorities. On January 2, the Greenville…
Florida – Florida has officially launched its first statewide animal abuser database, marking a major step forward in protecting animals and holding offenders accountable. The searchable database, now live on the…
Lane County, Oregon – An elderly woman’s dog is being hailed a hero after staying by the woman’s side when she fell in a wooded area of Lane County. According…
Westerly, Rhode Island – A dog who fell through an ice-covered pond skirted almost certain death thanks to rescuers with local fire departments. According to the Misquamicut Fire Department, the…
Update 1/3/2026: Rescue plans are underway for Roxy! Her profile now reads, “Great news! – I am on hold for a 501(c)(3) rescue organization that plans to take me into…
Ocala, Florida – A Florida woman was booked into the Marion County Jail after abandoning her two dogs in an empty residence. According to sources, 36-year-old Stephanie Delcastillo moved out…
