pet adoption
'Best dog ever': Boy pens sweet letters to future adopters of foster dog
A boy from Louisiana wants everyone to know that his former foster dog, Maggie, from the North Shore Animal League America, is very, very special.
New leash on life: Abandoned 'gay as hell' dog finds home with gay couple
The dog was dropped off at the Stanly County Animal Protective Services, a shelter in Albemarle, after his owners saw him mounting another male dog.
Man's secret to getting his foster dog adopted faster
The man taught his canine pal how to balance everyday items on its head, hoping the move would help the dog stand out.
Diamond in the ruff: Long Island jeweler to host pet adoption drive
The annual “Champions for Charity” event at London Jewelers' Manhasset store will help lovable pooches, including Yorkies, Labradors and mutts, find fur-ever homes.
US soldier seeks financial help to bring home cat he saved overseas
Spc. Kaiden befriended the striped tabby named Tiger while on deployment after noticing the feline would hang around his base of operations, according to Paws of War.
Fur-ever home: Bronx dog, whose owner was murdered, gets new home
Linus, an adorable pit bull who faced euthanization after his owner was murdered in the Bronx, has been adopted by an adoring upstate family.
Heartbreaking video captures man abandoning husky on side of the road
A Texas man was busted for allegedly abandoning a dog on the side of a road last Wednesday in a heartbreaking scene that was recorded by a witness, police and...
Foul-mouthed foster mom seeks home for Hank the 'hellion' rescue dog
"We're all tired of Hank. Not because we don't love him, we're just TIRED," reads the adoption site. "It's like he drank ALL OF OUR COFFEE."
Woman looking to adopt pet at shelter, finds dog she lost two years ago
Asha Nieves reunited with her dog, Kovu, who disappeared in 2019, when she searched Pennsylvania animal shelters to adopt a dog for her two kids and saw a photo of...
'Excruciatingly sad': Shelters bracing for 'selfish' return of pandemic pets
At the height of the pandemic, animal shelters reported record high adoptions. Now, with reopenings afoot, the same shelters are braced for an influx of pets due to a countrywide...
'Pandemic pets' are being returned in record numbers, because people are the real animals
Shelters across the US are reporting higher than average rates of returns.
'Demonic' Chihuahua finally finds a new home with Connecticut woman
Fortuna said she was “convinced at this point he is not a real dog, but more like a vessel for a traumatized Victorian child that now haunts our home” and...
Family's brutally honest adoption ad for 'demonic' dog makes pup an internet sensation
A 2-year-old rescue dog in New Jersey has gone viral after his foster parent penned a hilariously honest description of what to expect from the "demonic" pooch. Tyfanee Fortuna, who...
Dog with birth defect who was stood up finally finds new home
Jilted Jack the American Bully may have a new career as a social media influencer now that he's found the pawfect home. The Ohio pooch with spina bifida, whose tale...
Bomb squad investigates 'suspicious bag,' finds it's crawling with kittens
It was not the cat-tastrophe they were expecting. The Ohio bomb squad rushed to investigate a suspicious bag left outside of an Ohio church only to find a half-dozen newborn...
Puppy Bowl 2021 lineup: Meet the adoptable dogs in the game
Let's get ready to cuddle!
How to watch the Puppy Bowl's Team Ruff vs. Team Fluff rematch
Everything sports fans need to know about the cutest game of the year.
Fur-ever home on horizon for stood-up rescue dog with birth defect
Life won’t be ruff for long, buddy. An adorable rescue dog with a birth defect who was stood up for adoption will likely get a new fur-ever home in a...
Adorable pup with birth defect gets stood up on adoption day
He's still looking for his fur-ever home. A pup at an Ohio rescue shelter is searching for a new family after someone who had expressed interest in adopting him stood...
Dogs find fur-ever homes at Long Island rescue event
Multiple rescue pooches found their forever homes during a pet adoption drive held at a Long Island jewelry store on Thursday.