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  • Cindy Bear the dog needs a forever home: please share

    Cindy Bear was found with her brother Yogi in Lancaster  CA  and a kind stranger let them live in his yard while trying to find their  owners or a new home for them.  No owners where every found and that is when their guardian angel contacted Camp Cocker.  Of course as soon as we saw them, we could not resist their cute little faces.  Yogi found a home but Cindy is still waiting for her forever...

  • So you think you know a pit bull person?

    by Michael Mountain
    Founder, Best Friends Animal Society and The Stubby Dog Project

    People are watching as the gang approaches from down the street. There are about 10 of them, each tethered to a Pit Bull, all in uniform and on a mission.

    The location is downtown San Diego. The “gang” is a group of young Southern California women who call themselves “Pretties with Pitties.” And their uniform is a...

  • Dogs in Brazil and their plight for assistance

    by: Jan Cabral, Dogs in Brazil dogs

    Elair Pereira de Souza is not a name that most people will remember. Yet thousands of Dog lovers around the globe will remember the video shown globally of her being rescued from a roof top last January during the floods and landslides that created devastation in the mountain regions of Rio. She was shown desperately awaiting help with water levels rising and...

  • Webster the dog looking for his forever home: Please share

    Webster was rescued from a high kill shelter where he had pneumonia and was left sitting without any medical attention. We could not leave him sitting there and we are so glad we rescued him. He is a very happy boy who loves everyone, dogs and people alike! He is younger, and filled with lots of happy energy, he would do best in a active home with someone who has the time to take him on daily...

  • The 4-Year-Old Rescue Dog Receives the Royal Treatment at the Ricardo Rojas Salon NYC

    WHAT: In preparation for the ASPCA®’s (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) 14th Annual Bergh Ball held on the evening of April 14 at the Plaza Hotel in New York City, ASPCA rescue dog, Cinderella got primped and pampered at the Ricardo Rojas Salon this morning Wednesday, April 13th.

    A living-embodiment of this year’s Bergh Ball theme ‘Fairy Tails,’ Cinderella is a...

  • Search Dog Foundation: Japan rescue update with dogs

    Six canines and their firefighter-handlers trained by the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation are searching from dawn to dark, combing the wreckage in Ofunato City on the North East coast of Japan to find survivors buried alive in the rubble. Their base of operations is a gymnasium which California Task Force 2 shares with Virginia Task Force 1 and a British Task Force, our partners in the...