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5-year-old “ugly” rescue dog finally gets adopted by his forever family, who find out that he's actually a rare Chimera Dog with two sets of DNA: ‘He is his own twin’

Blake Seidel

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Kind-hearted woman rescues dog and takes it to shelter while trying to contact owner, shocked when the dog's owners angrily confront her, blaming her for new shelter fees, ignoring the dog's repeated escapes: 'Guilt-trip me into offering to pay'

Emma Saven

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‘I thought he was a fox, but it’s a full-on puppy covered in paint': Woman nearly hits a stray puppy while driving at night, she swears to drop him off at the shelter the next morning, but bonds with him instead

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘I held him like a baby and he fell asleep in my arms, which the rescue said they’d never seen him do before.”: A puppy's surprising calmness comforts a grieving daughter in an ICU waiting room, an experience that left a permanent paw print on her soul

Laurent Shinar

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Family adopts adorable shelter pup with an identity crisis that's melting the internet's heart: 'She's definitely 95% bear cub'

Blake Seidel

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‘He must’ve also been abandoned in the wild for some time for him to have so many ticks and fleas when I found him.’: Neglected puppy is gently and patiently nursed back to health by his rescuer and given a new leash on life, readying him for adoption

Laurent Shinar

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Shelter employee lies to family looking to adopt a small puppy, tricking them into adopting a large breed dog; a few months later they have a massive 115 lb. doggo with hip dysplasia

Blake Seidel

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“They stole our hearts almost immediately”: Heartwarming backyard rescue turns one lost guinea pig into the luckiest fluffball on the block with endless snacks, snuggles, and a forever home

Sarah Brown

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Husky jailbroken from a 4'x8' balcony enclosure when concerned high-rise neighbors swoop in to save her: ‘They wouldn’t give her up for free, but we got her'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘It’s been 1-2 degrees Celsius every night since it's been out there... It's a miracle’: An abandoned hamster, dubbed 'bean,' defies the odds to survive the wild, until her rescue leading to a new life of comfort, toys, and unconditional love

Laurent Shinar

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From Baby to Bestie: The wholesome bond of a girl and her marvelous monkey

Emma Saven

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‘Something about their friendship just has never needed spoken words’: The powerful tale of a dog’s heroic instinct, which led to the rescue of a young, boy who got lost on a rural property in the middle of the night

Laurent Shinar

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Neighborhood fox finds sanctuary in a person's home, shacking up with their dog during extreme weather before becoming a permanent family member: 'Months later, she came back'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘How can people be so cruel?’: Wife finds a dog dragged behind a vehicle and saves him; once her husband understands what the dog had gone through, he decides they officially adopt him

Ayala Sorotsky

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Rescued street dog goes from bald to beautiful after a year of TLC, all because a couple refuses to leave him behind in Mexico: 'Now he's always smiling'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘For the first time ever I can say one of my rescues is in a better place, and actually mean it.’: Heartwarming story of an unruly dog who saved her foster family from a house fire, which led to her being adopted by a fireman who became her new dog dad

Laurent Shinar

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