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Shelter Staff Gave This Senior Dog a Grand, Tear-Jerking Sendoff. Here's Why It Was So Special

More than 3.5 million people watched the Memphis Animal Services staff cheer for Star as he headed off to his new life.

Texas Officers Rescue Cat Found Lounging Atop a Busy Interstate Overpass

The inadvertent daredevil was appropriately named Bridges.

Watch This Dog Sweetly Reunite With His Owner After He Was Abandoned in a Burger King Parking Lot

Someone left King with a note about how he was a good, lovey boy.

Maine Deputy Rescues Senior Dog Who Almost Froze to Death in a Roadside Ditch

The 14-year-old dog went missing overnight, but the county's emergency dispatch staff cared for her before she reunited with her owner.

Dog or Coyote? Toast the Rescue Pup's Identity Remains a Mystery—But Not For Much Longer

A DNA test to reveal Toast’s true species is underway.

Escaped Dog Rings Doorbell at Former Shelter After 3 Days Missing

“Is anyone going to let me in?”

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How a Rescuer Saved a Cat Who Spent Days Stuck 80 Feet Up a Tree (He Had Some Tuna)

The can of tuna helped, but patience was just as necessary.

Watch Firefighters Use a Paddle Boat To Rescue a Dog Who'd Fallen Through Some Ice

The poor pup fell in on Christmas Eve.

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Meet Dave, the Cat the English National Soccer Team Adopted at the World Cup

Elderly Dog Found Over 1,000 Miles From Home Reunites With Family 7 Years After Going Missing

Good Grief This Dog Swam Across the Dang Hudson River (He's OK)

Firefighters Adopt the Rescue Puppies They Saved From a Wisconsin Plane Crash

Firefighters saved 53 rescue dogs from the crash. Here's the story of two of them.

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'Extremely Rare' Kitten Born Without Sex Organs Finds Forever Home After Being Found Homeless

Sweet South Carolina Dog Finally Adopted After Spending More Than 3 Years in Shelter

Passerby, Team of Saviors Rescues Mama Dog and 3 Puppies Who Were Dumped in Creek

Rescue Dog Who Escaped New Jersey Airport Is Found Over a Month Later

Cat Who Was Trapped 45 Feet Deep in Freezing Drainage Pipe Wins Award For Most Bizarre Insurance Claim

Family in Search of New Dog Instead Finds Its Own Missing Pup at Virginia Animal Shelter

How a Database Helped Reunite a Woman With Her Missing Service Dog Before Hurricane Ian Wreaked Havoc

Watch This Rescuer Climb Up To Save 'Fat Cat,' Who Was Stuck 45 Feet Above Ground

Rescuers Pry Glass Bowl off Kitten's Head—and Give Her the Perfect Name

2 Animal Control Officers Foster the Screaming Kitten They Rescued From a Pipe

How Rescuers Saved a Great Dane Who Spent a Month Missing on a Michigan Island

These 10 Shelter Dogs' Extreme Makeovers After Years of Neglect Are Simply Staggering

Officer Adopts Dog He Rescued From Shocking Hoarding Situation

'Snuggle Bug' Dog Who Loves Getting Tucked in Gets Adopted After Year at Shelter

Watch This Brave Floridian Save a 'Terrified' Cat From Raging Hurricane Ian Floodwaters

Sweet Opie Finds a Loving Home After Somehow Spending Over 800 Days in Florida Shelter

Alabama Firefighters Rescue Dogs From Daycare Roof After Chemical Odor Forces Evacuation

Drone Helps Rescue 'Miracle' Golden Retriever Who Was Missing for 3 Months in Colorado Countryside

Stolen German Shepherd Reunites With Family After She Went Missing 4 Years Ago

How a Malnourished Kitten Rescued From a Dumpster Transformed Into a Sweet, Happy Cat

Rescuers Rappel 100 Feet Down Ravine To Save Deaf Australian Shepherd

Elderly, Blind Golden Retriever Returns Home After 3 Weeks Missing in Alaska Wilderness

'Meant To Be': Deaf Dog Dave Joins Family With a Son Losing His Hearing

NYPD Officer Adopts the Dog She Helped Save From a Hot Car

Viral TikTok Describes How Being Abandoned Led This Shelter Dog Named Cow to a Reunion With His Family

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