Category: Shelter Stories

Millions of dogs enter shelters each year, and every one of them has a story. Dog advocates have a difficult time relating to people who would commit a heinous act such as animal abuse or abandonment, but the fact is, abusers like this do exist. Whether they exploit their dogs for underground fighting, deprive them …

After a cute pup named Prissy was rescued from a life spent on a concrete slab in the scorching Tennessee heat, she needed to go through the typical shelter motions before being put up for adoption. First and foremost, she had to be spayed. While it’s a super routine surgery, dogs who go through it …

For kids with autism, life can feel pretty lonely. After all, being different from your peers and feeling unsure of how to communicate with them can prove to be extremely isolating. That’s exactly how a young boy named Jonny Hickey felt. For a long time, he just felt that he couldn’t connect with anyone, even …

Being a football player, Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman Ronnie Stanley knows a thing or two about how it feels when the odds are stacked against you — that feeling when your back’s against the wall and you’re not sure where to turn. That’s why this tough guy has a huge soft spot in his heart …