Animal Rescue Stories

Double Trouble

Our dogs are affectionately known as "Double Trouble." Sadie, on the left, and Jack on the right were both rescued from the Cowley County Humane Society in Winfield, Ks. through Petfinder.com. Jack was surrendered by his original owner, a truck driver who had gotten him to keep him company on the road, because he got car sick and Sadie was abused and surrendered by her original owner. Now they both live a life of luxury with all the treats they can handle. Our family would not complete without them!

Ron
Satanta, KS

Lucky

Lucky was a throw-away on a lonely country road at about 5 weeks old. She was sick, hungry and starved for affection. We brought her home and she was given health, food and love. Our grandson named her. After about three years she rules the household which includes two other adopted dogs and four rescued cats.

Sue Moore
Carthage, MS

Lazja Bear

Lazja Bear was, as a tiny puppy, abandoned in a convienant store in Boston, a customer found him sleeping on a shelf next to the sticky buns. My boyfriend who was working there brought him home to me. He had gotten into rat poison and was full of worms, but he pulled through and became the worlds naughiest puppy. But soon with lots of love, consistancy and training Lazja became the perfect dog. Gentle, kind and loving. He was close to 100lbs and was the most handsome dog I have ever known. Lazja adapted so well to any situation he was put in, we went everywhere together and he was my best friend in the whole world. There will never be another dog like him. We had 13 beautiful years together and I am grateful for every single second of them. My sweet Bear passed away last November, just 2 weeks before my wonderful gramma, who passed her love for dogs on to me. I know that they are somewhere wonderful together taking care of eachother till i see them again. I miss him and love him everyday. He is in my heart forever.

Mandy
Springfield, VT

Kai

We found Kai when a lady came in to the store where my fiance works and they started talking about dogs. She told us his story. His first owner was killed in a car wreck and no one in her family could take care of him so they asked the vet to find a home. He ended up going home with a vet tech there but her husband was a truck driver and when they decided to go on the road together she asked her friend to take him. This lady could not keep him either though because her dogs had decided they didn't like him, so now she asked us if we wanted him. Being young college students we had always wanted a husky but did not have the money to buy one.
So we said yes and went to meet him. He is huge for a husky. When we got him he was underweight from grieving and also from the case of worms he had picked up being passed around. He weighed 67 lbs and was covered in fleas. Now he weighs right at 80 lbs and thinks he is a lap dog! He loves running and playing with his lad/chow mix brother and even my sisters tiny weenie dog/shit zu mix. He is an absolute joy and he loves everyone he meets. Some people are intimidated by the way he looks, but to us he's our teddywolf.

Paige Bagwell
Tallapoosa, GA

The Kids

My entire family has always rescued animals. Too many abused, left to die, and unwanted have found new lives with us. Monti was in a deplorable
puppy mill, starving with sores everywhere, Beau was beaten, starved and left on the streets,Jake and Sarah also, hungry sick, discarded and left for dead. One by one we found them and now they are our angels. They go everywhere with us, and don't know they are animals. They are our children, now that the real ones are grown. They really enjoy going for rides on the golf cart, we call it the Mutt Mobile. Our neighbors love it. Especially when all our dogs and our two parrots all go.

Linda
Athens, TX

Our Little Gracie

I saw this cute little black dog hanging around a near by school everday for about a month, a little dog that wanted to play with the kids, but of course for safety reasons the dog wasn't allowed on the playground. She wanted to play soooo bad that she almost was ran over many times, trying to get to them to play. She was hanging around the neighborhood, often coming to my mom's house, but no one had claims to her, matter-a- fact one of the neighbor's wanted to call the local dog pound. I decided to bring her home with me as a birthday gift. She is the love of our lives for nearly a year now, Gracie has a little boy to call her own, they run and play, without the danger of being hurt on a very busy road. I really love my birthday gift!

Carla
Calera, OK

Frisky

Frisky came to me 11 years ago at the age of two. She had been kept in a cage all her life. She was unable to run and play and be social. She has learned over the years to do all these things. She was a foster cat and needless to say I adopted her. She is a wonderful kitty.

nancy glass
schoolcraft, MI

SWEET LITTLE OLLIE

I already had two cats when a friend and co-worker told me about a Siamese kitty that the security guard had found in a piece of pipe in the pipe yard at our work place. I really didn't need another cat but or some reason I felt compelled to take him. I name him Oliver and he is the sweetest thing ever! He loves toys and he loves to play in water. He gets along great with my other two cats Buster and Billy.

Kelly
Corona, CA

Rumba Dances into My Heart

During a jazz concert in our local park, a tiny tabby wandered up on stage and stole the show. The Band named her "Rumba" since that was the type of music they were playing when she appeared. During the rest of the show she followed the singer around the stage during the audience to watch her instead of the human performer.

After the show I went to see her and since no one else came forward, brought her home. The other three cats in the household (all rescues themselves) weren't too thrilled and when Rumba set eyes on the large black male she immediately smacked him all about the face and ears. Two weeks later and he still stays out of her way.

The next morning the vet gave her a clean bill of health (save ear mites and fleas) and figured she was about 10 weeks old. She was underweight and had clearly been dumped in the park. A neighbor later mentioned that she had found a marmalade male of about the same age in the same park while walking her dogs and that she had found a home for him as well. I don't know if Rumba has any more siblings in the park but I haven't been able to find any.

It has been two weeks now and Rumba has settled in nicely. I have no idea why someone would abandon kittens in a park known to be home to hawks and other predators. I am glad though that this little jazzy kit is safe and warm today.

Catherine Kouns Born
Lima, OH

Abandoned-Tied to a Tree

This poor dog was tied to a tree all day with no water or food. He had 2 very tight collars around his neck. A friend went to get him but the police got there & said they were taking him to the County Animal Control. He was then scheduled to be put down because he was a pitbull. For 2 days we "hounded" Animal Control to give us this dog. We finally won. Tyson was about 6 months old, full of ticks, anemic & malnutritioned. He is now a 2 yr. old normal, sweet, healthy, baby boy who sleeps in our bed & loves to play with his sister, a chocolat lab. He is a lover not a fighter, sweet & gentle. We love him & could not imagine our life without him in it.

Janet Breiden
Ft. Lauderdale, FL