Yvonne Worrel saw the video on Facebook like everyone else, smiled at it, and moved on. She had no idea she was about to adopt the dog in it. A…
Loretta didn’t get to be just a dog for most of this year. She came into the shelter as evidence. Then she became a mother. Now, finally, it’s her turn.…
Three hundred and twenty dogs. One shelter. And more arriving every day. That number hit 177% of capacity on Thursday morning. The last time Hillsborough County’s Pet Resource Center saw…
Nathan Overholser was at the farm when they found the dog. He had no idea that two months later, that same dog would be sleeping in his house. That’s how…
Most shelter dog stories go viral and then fade. Blue’s went viral twice and he still sat in his kennel, which is the part that stuck with me. He’d already…
Some rescue stories end with a happy adoption photo. Macey’s hasn’t reached that part yet, and that’s why I’m writing this. Macey is a California dog left behind after her…
I’ve watched a lot of rescue bodycam clips. This one got me because of what the puppy did the second the cage opened. He didn’t cower. He tried to play.…
Jessica Johnson couldn’t see him clearly through the black smoke. She just picked him up, carried him out, and felt how limp he was. That was Sept. 9. Five days…
Erica Lawson