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Orlando Shelter's Video Featuring Sad Dog Leads To Super-Fast Adoption

Guapo's sad face broke hearts and found him love.

Heroic Firefighters Rescue Dog Who Spent 20 Minutes Trapped in a Submerged Car

The little dog had found an air pocket near the dashboard and emerged unhurt.

Chubbs the Cat Goes Missing for 10 Years Before He's Found 260 Miles From Home

We can't say it enough: Microchip your pets!

Watch This Man Try to Rescue 1 Stray Kitten—When Suddenly 12 More Adorably Surprise Him

This is how you end up with a Honda full of 13 mewing kittens.

Watch This 'Incredibly Lucky' Dog Escape Gorillas After Sneaking Into Zoo Enclosure

Mighty Joe Young is safe now, but it made for a harrowing video.

Soak Up the Joy Watching These 10 Shelter Dogs' Incredibly Happy Reactions to Getting Adopted

We're happy to provide a space for so many wiggly butts.

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Volunteer Firefighters Make Treacherous Swim in Swift-Moving Water To Save Stranded Dog

Fast water and dark skies made for a dangerous mission to save Bear.

From Trash to Treasure: Puppy Rescued From Minnesota Dumpster Receives Outpouring of Love From Community

Dumpsters are never the answer—there are always humane ways to rehome pets.

Hal, the 'Walking Skeleton' Who Was Tied to a Tree for Days, Recovers and Finds His New Family

Gotcha Day! Nebraska Pup Adopted After Nearly 5 Years in Shelter

Deaf Dog Finds the Perfect New Owner: a Former Sign Language Professor With Hearing Loss

Good Samaritans' Heroic Rescue of Dog From Lake Michigan Caught On Video

This Matchmaking Photographer Helps An Overwhelmed Shelter With Her Unique Photos of Adoptable Pets

So many sweet faces! Through the volunteer's lens, these animals are transformed into friends who are ready for someone to love.

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Watch This Professional Football Player Trudge Through Dangerous, Icy Floodwaters to Rescue Stranded Dogs

Watch This Dog Mom Use Her Lightning-quick Instincts To Catch Her Border Collie Falling From 20-Foot Window

Rescuers Save Savannah the Kitten from a Las Vegas Dumpster Fire

Tennessee Firefighters Rappel 35 Feet Into Possible Bear Den to Rescue Stranded Hunting Dog

Watch Rescuers Dig to Save a Terrier Who'd Been Buried Underground for 56 Hours

Sacramento Firefighter Adopts Pit Bull Mix Puppy Found Near Debris Fire, His Second Foster Fail

Firefighters Rescue Joyriding Kitten From Dodge Charger's Engine Bay

Microchip Saves Tabby Cat From Being Put Down, Reunites Him With Owners After 16 Years Missing

The Abandoned Puppy Who Ohio Garbage Workers Plucked From Dumpster Is Now Doing 'Great' in His New Home

Gus the 3-Legged Goldendoodle Jumps into Freezing River to Save Life of Baby Otter Who Was Swept Away

Kentucky Fire Department Uses Peanut Butter, Heavy Machinery to Save Deaf Dog From Sewer Pipe in 3-Hour Rescue

Equipped With a Tasty Sausage Roll, Rescuers Extract Missing Pup From 20-Foot Deep Fissure

Teen Cowboy Uses Lasso to Save Frightened, Blind Dog Who'd Evaded Rescuers for Hours

Woman Reunites With Missing Dog Thanks to Stranger Willing to Transport the Pup 500 Miles

This Trio of Darling Kittens Saved From Trash Bag That Was Tied Shut Is Now Thriving in Foster Home

Watch Rescuers Fish Matilda the Kitten From a Drainage Pipe, Perform CPR to Save Her Life

Watch an Arizona Police Officer Rescue 7 Puppies From a Burning Garage in Hair-Raising Video

How a Rescue Director and 3 Passersby Saved 86 Cats From a Raging Fire

Watch Los Angeles Fire Crews Save Dog From Raging LA River in Rescue Caught on Camera

This Heroic Pet Groomer Crawled Through a Smelly, Pitch-Black Underground Sewer Pipe to Rescue a Missing Cat

Watch New Jersey Firefighters Rescue This Dog Who Climbed Onto His Roof

Giddy Up: Ohio Firefighters Rescue Cat From Narrow, 12-Foot Deep Hole With Lasso

'He's Perfect': How This Pit Bull Mix Overcame His Fear After He Was Rescued From a Hoarding Situation

Miracle Kitten James Emerges Safely After Texas Tornado Flips Over His Home

Alabama Animal Shelter Director Rescues a Struggling Dog From a Flood and Gets a Big, Sloppy Hug

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