February 16, 2014

Hope

Hope came from a hoarding case in Brown County, OH. She ended up in the Brown County Animal Shelter, where she was pulled by the Stray Animal Adoption Program. My wife Marcia and I are SAAP fosters and took her in. It was originally thought that she was pregnant, but...

February 10, 2014

Vince

I located Vince at the local Humane Society here in Reno Nevada, the same place that Frankie was picked out from, I adopted Frankie for my Veteran Brother Rick a few years ago now because they had to verify residence and make sure it was ok with the home owner...

February 10, 2014

Blue

Hamilton Co SPCA, Cincinnati, Ohio

February 10, 2014

Pita

I adopted Pita from the East Bay SPCA in Oakland, CA in June of 2011. She was part of their ”Second Chance Club”. She had been picked up as a stray back in 2005 at 4 yrs.old. She was spayed and adopted out, and was in a home for 6...

January 23, 2014

Honey

Just wanted to share my underdog with you! Her name is Honey. She didn't come from a shelter or rescue organization but she was most definitely rescued! Her previous owner decided that Honey was no longer important and disposable.

January 20, 2014

Libby Lou

Clark County Humane Society

December 19, 2013

Barley

We adopted Barley from PAWS Chicago, the city’s largest no-kill humane organization.

December 14, 2013

Cammy

I found my sweet Cammy through Angels Among Us Pet Rescue. I adopted her on Oct 11, 2013. Cammy had been in her foster mom’s home for over 7 months. She was rescued from a very high kill shelter in Atlanta, GA. She had never been in a house before...

November 19, 2013

Bo and Chester

(Bo came from Florida Boxer Rescue. Chester came from Best Friends Animal Society.) Late August 2008, we were asked to foster a male boxer who had wandered onto someone's farm and killed one of the property owner's chickens. Luckily, the person who encountered the skinny, older stray male with arthritis...

November 12, 2013

Lucy

I am a volunteer at Save the Animals Foundation (STAF) in Cincinnati. STAF is a no kill shelter known for the remarkable physical and emotional transformations of cats and dogs from various circumstances. The volunteers at STAF are a committed group of dedicated, loving and compassionate people. Lucy was admitted...

November 05, 2013

Ace

I had been volunteering with STAF and they cross-posted Ace’s story. His owner had medical problems and couldn’t keep him and since he was already 11 years old the shelters were unable to take him. I had just bought a house and made sure I had a fenced yard because...

October 31, 2013

Hallie

In the summer of 2001, three adorable young dachshunds were dropped off at an animal shelter during the night. They were estimated at about 10 months old. I was on year 4 of fighting myself to not get another dog after going through the pain of losing my last longhaired...

October 23, 2013

Bialy

Bialy was found as a stray on the south side of Chicago with a fractured back and stab wound to her neck at 2 months of age leaving her unable to use her back legs. She came into animal control and Secondhand Snoots Rescue pulled her into their adoption program...

October 14, 2013

Maggie

Animal Friends Humane Society of Butler County, Ohio

October 10, 2013

Ruby

Animal Friends.

October 08, 2013

Goonie

Goonie is currently my ”foster” dog but he had me at ”I’m riding home from the shelter in your lap wether you like it or not!” He came from the Brown County Animal Shelter in Ohio. He has had some trauma to his eye which may need to be removed....