Social Media Ideas for Rescues

Rescuer Picks Up Sick Puppy, Then Her Phone Rings With Another Dog Who Needs Her

Sometimes rescue arrives in the smallest window of time. A tiny puppy was discovered alone in an alley, so weak that the people who found him immediately knew something was terribl...

Clear the Shelters: Rescue ATX Dogs

Rescue ATX Dogs is working to support pets across Central Texas, not only by helping dogs in shelters but also by assisting stray animals and guiding residents who encounter pets i...

The Little Black Dog Behind iHeartDogs Rescue Road Trips

In rural Bosque County, Texas, a call about an abandoned dog does not necessarily bring an animal control officer or lead to an open intake shelter. Often, a dog gets help only whe...

Rescuers Find Injured Puppy Near Pond And Rush To Help

A tiny white puppy named Pretzel was found in a scrapyard pond near a busy highway in Cleveland, Texas. By the time a concerned woman arrived to help, someone had already pulled th...

Multiple Rescue Teams Work Together for Hours to Save Dog That Fell Down a Cliff

Puppy rescue leads to discovery of sidewalk hazard near school, Little York Fire Department says

First responders rescued fluffy friends taking refuge under a sidewalk, then dug further and found a large void and a potential hazard to pedestrians.

Rescued and Adopted Kittens Find Safety, Love, and Forever Homes in a Heartwarming Compilation of Tiny Second Chances

Every rescued kitten has a before-and-after. The turning point in their lives is sometimes the first blanket arranged inside a box, the first night spent somewhere warm, or the fir...

They Head Into Ukraine’s Active War Zones to Save Animals. See Their Story in ‘RESCUE’

Rescuers brave drones, shelling, and active combat zones to save animals in Ukraine. See RESCUE on October 15—and donate to PETA’s Global Compassion Fund to keep critical work like...

Animal Rescue Summit connects small rescues to resources

Community members and local organizations came together Saturday to help make more resources for animals in need.

More Than 100 Chihuahuas Get a Fresh Start After Massive Rescue

More than 140 frightened and neglected animals are finally getting the care they desperately needed after rescuers uncovered a heartbreaking hoarding situation in Tennessee. Animal...

Bay Area Rescuers Brave High Wind, Falling Rock to Save Injured Mount Shasta Climber

Five Marin County teens and other Bay Area rescuers joined a 30-person effort to evacuate a stranded climber who fell into a crevasse after summiting Mount Shasta, severely injurin...

Animal Rescue Summit connects small rescues to resources

Community members and local organizations came together Saturday to help make more resources for animals in need.

Cat feeders find mom cat and kittens hiding in hot abandoned car, sparking rescue efforts to free them, but discover som...

We do not get to say this enough but cat rescuers truly are the angels of the cat community. Going out into the community, providing food, medicine and occasionally trapping for TN...

Rescue Story Takes a New Turn as Help Finally Arrives

It was supposed to be just another quiet day, the kind where nothing big happens and you almost forget it entirely by the next morning. But for one passerby, what started as a rout...

Rescue dog gets job helping children

Meet Hanalei, a certified therapy dog and rescue, joining a Treasure Coast nonprofit in its work helping child victims of sexual exploitation and trafficking.

Dog Five Minutes From Euthanasia Hugs His Determined Rescuers

Many Southern states are overcrowded with dogs due to not enough spaying and neutering. And sadly, that causes many shelters to euthanize dogs, thinking it’s the only solution. But...

Petfinder rescue flights relocate 100+ pets from overcrowded shelters to adoption-ready homes

In honor of the online pet adoption platform’s 30th anniversary, more pets are getting their shot at finding a loving home.

Rescue dog gets job helping children

Meet Hanalei, a certified therapy dog and rescue, joining a Treasure Coast nonprofit in its work helping child victims of sexual exploitation and trafficking.

Stranded kitten clings to a tree surrounded by floodwater until a crowd uses a drone to bring him safely back to shore

Some animal rescues have obvious solutions. If a cat is stuck behind a fence, you open a gate. If a kitten has climbed too high, you find a ladder. But when a cat is stranded in a...

Rescue intervention in nature

Angelkeep watched a Facebook video (renamed there as a “reel,” duh…) of a man who stopped his vehicle to pick up a snapping turtle and carry it across the road. The man obviously k...

Rescue Dogs

Sometimes a fissure of sadness opens before me....

Here are some other extraordinary rescues from natural disasters.

'[I'm] gonna get rid of it one way or another': Woman overhears rural man trying to pawn kitten off, steps in, follows h...

Sometimes, saving a life means being at the right place at the right time. And being brave. Every cat rescue story requires bravery to some extent. Rescuing a cat from a sewer or f...

Local Heroes Evacuated 101 Dogs, With Help From iHeartDogs Hero VIP Members

The team at The Animal Protection League (APL) in Anderson, Indiana, was caring for more than 300 animals when historic floodwaters threatened the shelter in mid-August. Staff init...