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Cody has worked and volunteered with rescue animals her entire life. She worked as a veterinary assistant and technician in shelters, rescues, boarding facilities, doggy daycares and animal hospitals in New York and Chicago throughout her teens and twenties, and now resides as a pet foster mom in Upstate New York.

Dog Abandoned and Dying Gets Life Extended by Love

A very ill and abandoned senior dog hit the jackpot when a family took her in to spend the last of her days in...

Every Anniversary This Couple Adopts a Dog

Meet the Romeros, a Texas couple who celebrates every wedding anniversary by adopting a dog. Neydi and Carlos Romero are on their third year...

Caring Dogs Comfort Las Vegas After the Shooting Tragedy

A group of trained therapy dogs traveled to Las Vegas last week to comfort Las Vegas residents after the deadly shooting that occurred there....

Pit Bull Who Adores Kittens Gets His Own Litter to Care...

Ozzy, a pit bull who longs for cats to care for, finally got his wish granted when he received a litter of kittens to...

UPDATE: California Set to Ban Puppy Mill Sales to Encourage Dog...

A bill banning the sale of dogs and other animals in pet stores in California effectively makes rescues and shelters the only option for...

Americans Are Being Scammed in Fake Online Puppy Sales

The Better Business Bureau is warning Americans that online transactions for puppy purchases are likely scams, and is cautioning against buying online. The BBB...

Hikers Rescue Starving Dog Lost for 6 Weeks on a Mountain

A young woman braved the Colorado wilderness mountains for 2 days in search of a dog she knew was lost, and rescued the pup...

Petland Puppies May Be Infecting Humans With Campylobacteriosis

For one year, a disease called campylobacteriosis has been spreading from puppies to humans, and it is believed to have originated from puppies sold in...

Meet Frida – The Dog Rescuing Humans After Mexico’s Earthquake

A yellow lab is saving lives in Mexico, helping recover people the human rescuers can’t get to after a devastating earthquake. The world is...

Woman Bought Pug a Tuxedo With Stolen Government Money

An Arkansas woman spent years stealing money from the county she worked for, and bought her Pug a nice suit with the funds. In weird...

Woman Has Fateful Encounter With a Dog Given Up Years Before

A woman had a chance encounter with the dog her parents had given up 11 years prior, but had to say goodbye all over...

Iranian Dog Flown to U.S. for Treatment of Cruel Firecracker Burns...

A dog abused with firecrackers in Iran was flown to the U.S. to receive treatment for a burned and deformed mouth. He is now...

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