Tom Hayden is trying to give Jerry Brown a guilt trip. The “Chicago Seven” activist who stormed the 1968 Democratic National Convention and later married Jane Fonda has asked the California governor to consider his own dog, Sutter, before repealing the state law that lengthened the amount of time animal shelters must hold stray and [...]

UNITED KINGDOM — A dog was caught in a hollowed out hole after getting stuck 20ft up an oak tree. Tyson the Jack Russell was rescued by firefighters after dashing into the hollow tree and getting trapped halfway up. It took more than six hours and a team of five men to free the tiny [...]

HOUSTON, TEXAS — Seven dead dogs were found in Houston’s Mykawa district on January 16, 2012. Six of them were pit bulls. One dog, had recently returned from being spayed by rescue group Backstreet Brutality Relief and Rescue (BBRR). Another pit bull was found Saturday inside a brand new dog crate. He had just been [...]

ROMULUS, Mich., (WXYZ) – A few dog treats, a game of fetch and the sound of friendly voices are what finally led to the safe recovery of a former bomb-sniffing dog that recently worked to secure the U.S. Capitol and the White House. About 12 hours on the run, Officers from Romulus Police, the Airport [...]

CONNECTICUT — Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) discussed legislation recently in Hartford that would benefit military working dogs after their service on the battlefield is over. “Military working dogs routinely patrol ahead of the line — put in harm’s way to protect our troops,” Blumenthal said Thursday. “They show extraordinary strength and loyalty every day in [...]

ILLINOIS — When a 70-pound boxer named Sadie saw a great horned owl drop out of the sky and sink its talons into her 7-pound Shih-Tzu/miniature poodle mix friend, Ramadi, she leapt into action to try to save the tiny pooch from the owl’s clutches. The dogs’ owners heard barking in the back yard and [...]

This is such an incredible story! A Great Dane saves it’s owner from an abusive husband and in return, makes a women’s domestic abuse shelter recognize the need to allow abused women to be able to bring their pets with them. Not a day goes by that I’m not amazed at what dogs are capable [...]

Firefighters in New Westminster, British Columbia, rescued a three-legged dog that kept running back into a burning house in an apparent attempt to find its owner, who turned out not be home at the time. The fire broke out at around 11:30 a.m. PT Friday in the laundry room in the basement of the two-and-a-half [...]