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Shy Puppy Spends a Year in Shelter, But Adopter Patiently Waits for Her to Come Out of Her Shell

Shy Puppy Spends a Year in Shelter, But Adopter...

Via a rescue search site, my husband found Sweet Pea and insisted we go check her out. Sweet Pea was an approximately 1 year old chihuahua-dachshund mix. We were told...

Shy Puppy Spends a Year in Shelter, But Adopter...

Via a rescue search site, my husband found Sweet Pea and insisted we go check her out. Sweet Pea was an approximately 1 year old chihuahua-dachshund mix. We were told...

Gray Kitten Found Hiding in a Bucket of Stove Ashes

Gray Kitten Found Hiding in a Bucket of Stove A...

It was January, our worst Midwest winter in 20 years, and my brother had gone out to get wood for the stove to heat his store. He moved the bucket...

Gray Kitten Found Hiding in a Bucket of Stove A...

It was January, our worst Midwest winter in 20 years, and my brother had gone out to get wood for the stove to heat his store. He moved the bucket...

Couple Honors Memory of Beloved Pet By Fostering a Special Needs Cat

Couple Honors Memory of Beloved Pet By Fosterin...

The story begins Christmas 2006. After months of bugging my mom for a cat, she caved and surprised me with two precious little rescue kittens - Machu and Picchu.

Couple Honors Memory of Beloved Pet By Fosterin...

The story begins Christmas 2006. After months of bugging my mom for a cat, she caved and surprised me with two precious little rescue kittens - Machu and Picchu.

Ziti the Pasta Pup is Ready to Be a Saucy Addition to a New Home

Ziti the Pasta Pup is Ready to Be a Saucy Addit...

An abandoned nursing mom with nine pups, all too common this year especially, is how this story begins.

Ziti the Pasta Pup is Ready to Be a Saucy Addit...

An abandoned nursing mom with nine pups, all too common this year especially, is how this story begins.

Husband Who Doesn't Want Cats Relents When a Sad, Abandoned Tom Shows Up in The Neighborhood

Husband Who Doesn't Want Cats Relents When a Sa...

One day, my husband came home and said there was an adult cat lying alongside the road at the end of the neighbor's lane, apparently having been hit by a...

Husband Who Doesn't Want Cats Relents When a Sa...

One day, my husband came home and said there was an adult cat lying alongside the road at the end of the neighbor's lane, apparently having been hit by a...

Skittish Cat and Woman Befriend Each Other After Their Mutual Cat Friend Dies

Skittish Cat and Woman Befriend Each Other Afte...

It was a routine checkup for my tabby, Otto. I was chatting with the vet and asking questions about how to introduce Otto to a new kitten. The doctor stopped...

Skittish Cat and Woman Befriend Each Other Afte...

It was a routine checkup for my tabby, Otto. I was chatting with the vet and asking questions about how to introduce Otto to a new kitten. The doctor stopped...