A one-year-old Shih Tzu’s life has been saved thanks to a pair of kindly people who have no place to go to even help themselves. The Michigan pup was badly injured when he was struck by a car, but now he is on the road to recovery. Earlier this month, Blitz was found in downtown Grand Rapids and was taken by the anonymous good Samaritans to a nearby fire department. He was bleeding and had road rash and broken bones. Firefighters brought him to the Kent County Animal Shelter, who sent him to Kelley’s Animal Shelter to treat his injuries. To read more on this story, click here: Heroic Homeless People Rescue Dog Hit by a Car
It’s bad enough that we are constantly bombarded with tragic stories about police killing friendly family pets for often no reason at all, and it’s just as sad to learn that police aren’t even treating their own K-9s well. Jack is a Belgian Malinois police dog who has been forced to live in a squalid cement pen for the last two weeks. Why? Apparently because his partner decided to take a promotion with the sheriff’s department. To read more on this story, click here: Loyal Police Dog Being Treated Inhumanely On Chief’s Orders
Las Vegas (AP) — A fledgling boxer pleaded guilty Wednesday to arson and attempted animal cruelty charges, and told a judge he didn't want to be remembered as the man who set fire to a Las Vegas pet store where 27 puppies and adult dogs were rescued earlier this year. Kirk Bills, 28, stood in shackles, nodded toward his wife in the courtroom gallery, and apologized to Clark County District Court Judge David Barker as he entered his pleas to avoid trial next week on a total of 31 felonies in the Jan. 27 fire at the Prince and Princess pet shop. To read more on this story, click here: Man Pleads Guilty in Las Vegas Puppy Store Fire
Tampa Bay, Fla. (WTSP) -- A dog owner got a call on Monday that shook her to the bone. "I got hysterical," said dog owner Kimberly Hayden. "I was like what are you (the Veterinarian's Assistant) talking about? She was there for a follow up. And she goes, 'no, we extracted her eye.'" To read more on this story, click here: Vet Removes Dog's Eye Without Permission
