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Shelter's Bell Rang in the Dead of Night. It Was This Dog

This Lost Dog Knew Exactly Where to Go

After escaping new owner's home, Bailey shows up at El Paso shelter she'd been adopted out from

(Newser) - On Jan. 29, an "urgent" message popped up on the Facebook page of Texas' Animal Rescue League of El Paso. "This beautiful girl—Bailey—has gotten loose," the post read, accompanied by photos of an incredibly cute pup. "She is very friendly." Loretta Hyde, the...

Charity: Hundreds of Dogs Died in Ukraine Shelter Amid War

Charity on Dogs
in Ukraine Shelter:
'They Died a
Terrible Death'

Apr 5, 2022 7:11 AM CDT

Charity on Dogs in Ukraine Shelter: 'They Died a Terrible Death'

UAnimals says more than 300 dogs perished at Borodyanka site after no food, water for a month

(Newser) - As the world recoils at the images of death emerging out of Bucha, Ukraine, Ukrainian officials fear civilian massacres in Borodyanka might be even worse. An animal rights group now announces another apparent horror in the settlement northwest of Kyiv: hundreds of dogs found dead in a shelter, neglected since...

Man's Parakeet Breeding
Plan Got Way Out of Control

Dec 27, 2021 10:40 AM CST

Man's Parakeet Breeding Plan Got Way Out of Control

Son brings in more than 800 birds to animal shelter in Michigan

(Newser) - A Michigan animal shelter took a call last week from a man asking to bring by about 60 parakeets that belonged to his father. It was an unusually large request, but that wasn't the half of it. As it turns out, it wasn't even the tenth of it....

Cops Raid No-Kill Shelter, Find Dead Dogs, Cats in Freezer

At This 'Eden' for Animals,
Cops Make Horrifying Find

May 4, 2020 9:30 AM CDT

At This 'Eden' for Animals, Cops Make Horrifying Find

Police find dead dogs, cats in freezer at Ky. no-kill animal shelter

(Newser) - Police seized 90 dogs from a no-kill animal shelter in Kentucky due to its allegedly poor conditions, reports the AP , and charged its owner after dead cats and dogs were found in the facility's freezer. The dogs were taken Saturday because of "poor living conditions" at the Trixie...

'Spicy' Rescue Cat Bent on Escape Steals Hearts

All the Cats
Kept Escaping
a Shelter Room.
Here's the Culprit

Nov 13, 2019 10:25 AM CST

All the Cats Kept Escaping a Shelter Room. Here's the Culprit

Rescue cat Quilty just did not take to being locked up

(Newser) - Still feeling the void left by Grumpy Cat ? Meet Quilty, aka Houdini, aka "spicy a-hole," who's been terrorizing a Texas animal shelter. It seems the 6-year-old rescue cat hates being locked up—so much so that he repeatedly freed himself and his feline friends from their...

Woman Put Dog in Trunk After
Shelter Refused Him: Cops

Aug 25, 2019 12:45 PM CDT

Woman Put Dog in Trunk After Shelter Refused Him: Cops

Sara Ann Perry was arrested and charged with felony animal abuse

(Newser) - Imagine lying in a car trunk when it's 85 degrees out. That was apparently the fate of a Florida woman's dog Wednesday after the Brevard County Humane Society wouldn't euthanize the animal and had no room to shelter it, Fox 35 Orlando reports. Bystanders in the small...

'Please Help,'
Writes Person
Who Left Dog
Tied to Tree

Jul 30, 2019 6:48 PM CDT

'Please Help,' Writes Person Who Left Dog Tied to Tree

Owner said they could no longer afford Annabell

(Newser) - The plight of a pit bull in Connecticut is tugging at the heartstrings of animal lovers: The young female was left tied to a tree with no tags or microchip, but a note explaining why she'd been left there. "She's an amazing dog," read the note,...

'It's Like Tinder, but With Dogs'

Feb 5, 2019 7:20 AM CST

'It's Like Tinder, but With Dogs'

App matches prospective dog owners with shelter animals

(Newser) - If the pooch melts your heart, swipe right. Animal lovers in Lithuania have created a mobile application inspired by the popular dating app Tinder to match up dogs in local shelters with new owners, per the AP . Called GetPet, the app was launched last month, is getting hundreds of new...

A Puppy Was Set
to Be Euthanized.
Then, a Very
Surprised Vet

Jan 23, 2019 9:20 AM CST

A Puppy Was Set to Be Euthanized. Then, a Very Surprised Vet

The drugs didn't work on this pit bull mix, apparently

(Newser) - A happy ending in the form of a forever home has come for a puppy in Iowa, after an animal shelter tried to put him down and failed. Kylie Jo Mitchell, a worker at the no-kill shelter where Rudolph—a pit bull mix estimated to be about 8 months old—...

New Law Says Pets
'Are More Like Children'

Dec 30, 2018 4:50 PM CST

New Law Says Pets 'Are More Like Children'

California is about to improve animal rights

(Newser) - California animals, rejoice: New laws should put an end to pet-store "puppy mills" and the degradation of pets in divorce cases. Starting New Year's Day, operators of pet stores will only be allowed to sell rabbits, cats, and dogs that come from non-profit rescue organizations and shelters, CNN...

Pit Bull Euthanized
While Giving Birth

Pit Bull Euthanized While Giving Birth

The shelter director called it an 'unfortunate' but necessary decision

(Newser) - A pit bull in Texas and her puppies were euthanized as the dog gave birth to the puppies, sparking a social media conversation about the ethics of such a situation. Dacia Anderson, a former volunteer at the Amarillo-Panhandle Humane Society , which rents space from the Animal Management and Welfare shelter,...

Dog Gets New Family
After 445 Days in Shelter

Dec 27, 2017 12:29 AM CST

Dog Gets New Family After 445 Days in Shelter

Mastiff mix was found wandering streets in 2016

(Newser) - A big Mastiff mix with droopy eyes that endured a heartbreakingly long stay at a Kansas City animal shelter has finally found a home. After 445 days at the Kansas City Pet Project shelter, where more than 10,000 pets pass through annually, Polina was finally adopted, the AP reports....

Maria Hit. Then, a 'Horrible'
Fate for Puerto Rico's Pets

Dec 20, 2017 11:52 AM CST

Maria Hit. Then, a 'Horrible' Fate for Puerto Rico's Pets

Shelters are swamped in wake of Maria with both strays and abandoned pets

(Newser) - They've been tossed over fences, tied to gates, and even left with money under their collars. Abandoned animals are overwhelming Puerto Rico's shelters, which were already struggling to cope with hundreds of thousands of strays that were roaming the island before Hurricane Maria. Hundreds of dogs, cats, and...

PETA to Pay for Euthanizing
9-Year-Old's Christmas Gift

Aug 17, 2017 7:33 AM CDT

PETA to Pay for Euthanizing 9-Year-Old's Christmas Gift

PETA says the whole thing was a 'terrible mistake'

(Newser) - A family has settled a lawsuit against the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals for taking a girl's unattended dog and euthanizing it, ending an attempt to effectively put PETA on trial for euthanizing hundreds of animals each year. PETA said it will pay the family $49,000...

Very Merry Animal Shelter
Empties Out

Dec 25, 2016 8:30 AM CST

Very Merry Animal Shelter Empties Out

Colorado humane society adopts out all its dogs for first time ever

(Newser) - An animal shelter can be a lonely place to spend Christmas, and the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region is especially desolate this holiday season—joyfully so. As ABC News reports, the Colorado shelter ran a "Bring Them Home for the Holidays" promotion in which it waived adoption...

Family Dog
Put Down
Over Outdated
Microchip

Oct 6, 2016 11:37 AM CDT

Family Dog Put Down Over Outdated Microchip

Animal Control couldn't get in contact with family

(Newser) - A Florida family is warning pet owners to keep their animals' microchip information up to date after their failure to do so meant their beloved beagle was put down. Kristi Durham says her husband called three shelters and posted to a Facebook page for lost pets when their dog Lefty...

Dozens of Animals Perish in Massachusetts Shelter Fire

Nov 23, 2015 12:16 PM CST

Dozens of Animals Perish in Massachusetts Shelter Fire

All but 5 of rescue's dogs, cats are dead

(Newser) - Heartbreaking: A Massachusetts animal shelter building caught fire late Sunday and was totally engulfed by the time firefighters got there—leading to the deaths of dozens of animals. "We didn't think we'd be able to save any of the animals. That was our first goal—to do...

Man Adopts Shelter
Dog, Is Killed by
It Within Hours

Nov 17, 2015 9:20 AM CST

Man Adopts Shelter Dog, Is Killed by It Within Hours

Rottweiler mauls Tennessee man just 5 days after coming off the streets

(Newser) - A Tennessee man whose ex-wife says "related to dogs better than to people" was killed by a stray dog he adopted, the same day he took it home from an animal shelter, the Jackson Sun reports. Anthony Riggs, 57, left the Madison County Rabies Control facility on Thursday with...

Cause of Eagles' Illness:
Eating Euthanized Animals?

Feb 7, 2015 3:03 PM CST

Cause of Eagles' Illness: Eating Euthanized Animals?

Advocates say birds have been poisoned by remains near shelter

(Newser) - Over the past two years, wildlife rehabilitators in Florida have found 10 struggling bald eagles—some of whom have died—at a landfill near an animal shelter. And they tell the Ocala Post they can explain the phenomenon: The eagles, a rep for the Animis Foundation suggests, have been eating...

Missing Pennsylvania Dog to Fly Home—From Oregon

Sep 19, 2014 2:00 AM CDT

Missing Pennsylvania Dog to Fly Home—From Oregon

No one knows how the 7-year-old Jack Russell Terrier made it so far from home

(Newser) - Five months after 7-year-old Gidget, a Jack Russell terrier, went missing in Huntingdon, Pa., she was recently spotted by a former animal shelter volunteer in the Portland, Ore., suburb of Tualatin—about 2,700 miles from home. Thanks to the microchip embedded in Gidget's skin, the Oregon shelter was...