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Side-by-side images showing a frail cat outdoors in grass and the same cat resting inside a carrier.

Blind And Starving Cat Found Terrified On The Street Gets The Second Chance She Never Saw Coming

She was painfully thin, completely blind, and terrified. She had no way to protect herself and almost no chance of surviving on the streets.

Blind And Starving Cat Found Terrified On The Street Gets The Second Chance She Never Saw Coming

She was painfully thin, completely blind, and terrified. She had no way to protect herself and almost no chance of surviving on the streets.

Left: Four small puppies sitting together on a raised dog bed beside a light blue wall. Right: Close-up of a puppy sitting on grass wearing a small orange cowboy hat.

Four Shelter Puppies Were Ignored Until The Cowboy Hats Came Out

Pit bull puppies in cowboy hats found homes after Patty Baker Humane Society’s creative social media campaign.

Four Shelter Puppies Were Ignored Until The Cowboy Hats Came Out

Pit bull puppies in cowboy hats found homes after Patty Baker Humane Society’s creative social media campaign.

Mugshot of a man next to an image of three dogs walking away on a dirt trail.

Twenty Hounds Seized After Emaciated Dogs Led To Dozens Of Cruelty Charges

Lenoir County animal cruelty: 20 emaciated hounds seized and suspect charged; community urged to provide information.

Twenty Hounds Seized After Emaciated Dogs Led To Dozens Of Cruelty Charges

Lenoir County animal cruelty: 20 emaciated hounds seized and suspect charged; community urged to provide information.

Mugshot of a woman next to a close-up of a scruffy dog lying on the ground.

A Video Helped Deputies Rescue An Abused Dog

Felony animal cruelty charge follows video-led investigation in New Bern, resulting in a seized dog and an arrest.

A Video Helped Deputies Rescue An Abused Dog

Felony animal cruelty charge follows video-led investigation in New Bern, resulting in a seized dog and an arrest.

Side-by-side images of two cats with humorous “dating advice” captions beneath them.

Adoptable Cats Become The Internet’s Funniest Matchmakers

Light-hearted campaign shares dating advice from cats to spotlight adoptable felines and boost shelter adoptions.

Adoptable Cats Become The Internet’s Funniest Matchmakers

Light-hearted campaign shares dating advice from cats to spotlight adoptable felines and boost shelter adoptions.

Left: Brown dog sitting in a shelter kennel near a metal food bowl, with a person’s hand reaching toward it. Right: same brown dog sitting outdoors on snow-covered ground, looking toward the camera.

Shelter’s Most Shut Down Dog Finally Starts To Trust

A once shut down dog named Tuna heals through patient shelter care and a devoted adopter, finding joy and safety.

Shelter’s Most Shut Down Dog Finally Starts To Trust

A once shut down dog named Tuna heals through patient shelter care and a devoted adopter, finding joy and safety.