Donna Carberry did not realize how close the wildfire had already come. Her German Shepherd did. As flames moved through the Spokane, Washington, area, Shadow suddenly became frantic inside the house. He kept throwing himself against the back door. Again. And again. At first, Donna did not understand what he wanted. Then she went to […]
Chris MacRitchie was not out looking for a dog. He was simply going through a Dunkin’ drive-thru in Berlin, Vermont, with his family when his son noticed movement near the water. Something was struggling in the river. It was a dog. The animal was trapped in the frigid current of Stevens Branch, a tributary of […]
he dog was lying near the roadside, too weak to keep himself upright. Every attempt to stand ended the same way. A few shaky steps. Then another collapse. For most people passing through Körfez, in Turkey’s Kocaeli province, it might have been easy to assume someone else would help. Ahmet Can Derneklioğlu did not. He […]
For years, Thai had a familiar place in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica. While surf instructor Diego Jiménez headed into the Pacific with his students, Thai stayed close to the shoreline. He watched the water. He waited for Diego to come back. And when the lesson ended, the two were together again. It became a routine […]
Hennessy had spent years riding across the country beside Jeffrey Simons. The Iowa truck driver had adopted her in 2019, and she became his companion on the road, traveling with him inside the cab of his tractor-trailer. On June 23, 2026, that routine ended on Interstate 64 in West Virginia. Jeffrey lost control of the […]
Dylan Reedy came home in late November 2025 and discovered that Timber was gone. The hound mix had been part of his life since he was only five weeks old. Dylan searched the area, checked online posts and waited for someone to call. Nobody did. Days became weeks. Then months. What Dylan did not know […]
When Snuggles disappeared, Melanie Epperson believed she would eventually find him. The small dog vanished while her family was moving into a new home. In the confusion, Snuggles ran away and never returned. Melanie searched and worried, especially when winter arrived. Snuggles hated cold weather, and she could not stop wondering where he was sleeping […]
For Michael Herrick, surrendering Reece was not a decision made because he no longer wanted his dog. He had lost his job. Then he lost his home. Without a stable place to live or enough money to properly care for Reece, Michael eventually made the decision he had been trying to avoid. He brought his […]
For more than three days, Ryder Mathis did not know whether his cat was still alive. A massive fire had torn through the North Union Apartments in Midvale, Utah, destroying much of the five-story complex and forcing hundreds of residents to leave their homes. Ryder escaped, but Toast Malone did not. As firefighters continued working […]