Animal Rescue Stories

Rock and Scruffy

When Scruffy's Mom got sick and couldn't feed her babies Rock helped me raise the four kittens. The vet couldn't believe how Rock (then only 11 months old)stood with his head on the examination table licking each one as they got their examination and shots. Once we got them home he continued to clean and stimulate them until they were out of danger.He would lay surrounding the kittens as I bottle fed and medicated them always ready to comfort them and never trying to steal their food even though it was very tasty. When they started to get around he shared his food with them and played with them outside keeping them all in sight.Scruffy weighed only 7 ounces when the others weighed a pound but Rock wouldn't let her die. We kept her of course and Scruffy is now healthy and joined at the hip with her BIG brother!

Leslie Russo
Grimsby, Canada

Wolfie The Westie!

Meet Wolfie the Westie! The best little guy on four paws! We needed a dog, hypo-allergenic and on the smaller side and would only consider a rescue dog. He was a puppy mill puppy, his poor ears chewed from being kept in a very small cage with larger, aggressive dogs, destined to be destroyed because he could not be sold to a pet store with his damages- we have his groomer shape his hair on his ears so no one can see his losses and so he won't be embarrassed. A very brave little guy, he knew nothing of love, kindness and care. Boy, did we luck out when Main Line Animal Rescue saved him and he chose to come home with us! The very biggest and best heart (and brain) & non-stop personality in a small package, very laid back and loves "his" 3 kitties, who are also rescues. Our lives would not be complete without all 4 of our fur-children!

Jill & Ted W.
Chester Springs, PA

Dog gone cute

When I first met Ramsey at the shelter, he was very thin with hair loss and ill. He wasn't much to look at but I knew he was the boy for me. With good vet care and lots of love, Ramsey is now happy and healthy. He visits several nursing homes and when the residents see him they start smiling and wanting to give him hugs. Ramsey is a clown which makes them smile even more. Ramsey is friendly and loves everyone he meets. He is really a joy to me.

Joyce Ott
Renfrew, PA

Shadow's rescue story?

It's hard to say who rescued whom. We (thought we) were complete as a family before he came into our lives but to be honest, I don't really remember what it was like when he wasn't here. Here's how he became part of our family -- My two youngest children were sitting in our van while I secured some items to the top getting ready to work at an event. I remember it was drizzling when my daughter opened the door of the van and said "Mommy, look at that adorable kitten." He was walking around the corner of our apartment building. When he saw her open the door he strolled over and climbed into the van and my daughter's lap. He went with us to the event and he has been with us ever since (almost 6 years now).

Zakiyyah
Jamaica, NY

A Dog Worth Saving

We rescued Buster even though he came with a warning: Dog Agressive. The poor thing simply wasn't trained! We took him to Doggie Day Care to socialize him and he's now everyone's favorite playmate!

Jacqueline Vick
Santa Clarita, CA

Our three children

From left to right is Molly, Dakota and Budweiser. Buddy we adopted from a no Kill Shelter, he was 5 1/2 months old, had been hit by a car, had a fractured pelvic, lef out of socket and cherry eye. Once we got him home we soon figured out that he had been abused in his few 5 1/2 months of his life. He recovered from his injuries very well. Until Molly came along and decided to be like a mother hen to Budweiser (even though she is a year younger that him) he was very skitsh to ride in a car, take treats from our hands, etc, but has over come all of that. We thought 2 dogs would be enough for us at a time, then just 3 month ago, while taking Molly to the vet for a shot we found our youngest son Dakota. It has been interesting with a 5 yr old dog and 4 yr old dog bringing in a 2 month old puppy but 3 months later Budweiser and Molly love their little brother. And we have pictures to prove it.

Julie
Bradley, IL

Sweet Molly

We rescued Molly from the Humane Society after loosing our Aussie to a car accident. She was afraid of everyone except children and hid when anyone came over. We soon realized Molly had been abused and neglected after finding scars around her throat. She was terrified at any loud sound. Today Molly is part of the family and greets everyone with curiosity. She is the most gentle dog ever with our Grandchildren. She's our loyal protector!

Tammy and James
Williamsburg, IN

Flash! to the rescue!

We lost our little dog Libby at 18 years and it left a big hole in our hearts. We had a friend who had just lost both her cat and dog within a two month period so we joined her in a trip to our local animal control. We spotted a little dog all by himself in the corner of a cage looking dejected - it was his second time there - it was our Flash! It was love at first sight. He is so happy to wake us up in the morning and greet us when we get home that he gets all 'squiggly". His 'legal' name is Flash! - with an exclamation point - you know why when you meet him. Some may say that we saved Flash!'s life - in truth, he saved ours!

Jimmy and John
Tucson, AZ

I am Peanuts Person

Peanut found me when he was about 6 mths old or so. I work in an Industrial park garage and we leave the doors open every day when it is nice out. This little kitty started coming around so we started feeding him and earning his trust. I am allergic so I would use a stick to rub his back. That was 2 years ago. I then learned from my friend Laurene Smith, who is a part of the local SPCA, that the Industrial Park was participating in a spay/neuter program due to the possible overrun of stray cats in the park. Laurie was taking donations and setting have a heart traps to capture as many of the kitties as we could, then take them to be spayed or neutered through the local participating center "Guilderhaven". The tame ones were put up for adoption and the others were re-released in the parks to keep the rodent population down. I fell in love with my baby boy, and my coworker and I helped capture some of the kitties to be spayed or neuter. My boy, who I call peanut or baby, comes everyday and sleeps under my desk at work. He gets to sleep in the shop on those cold winter nights and is very loved and happy. We have made cozy shelters out of dog airline crates with beds and sheepskin rugs, for the other kitties who are not so tame so they too can stay warm on those cold winter nights.We now regularly care for about 7 kitties that I know of. I regularly purchase bulk bags of food for them and Laurie gets a great deal on 50lb bags of high quality breeder food, which she gets for me when she can. I love being my Peanuts' Person.

Mary Abbott
Guilderland Center, NY

Ming

I went to our local animal control shelter because they had a Lhasa Apsa. However, I was too late. The control officers knew a softie when they saw one and trotted out this 3 month old Chow. She was supposed to have been put down that morning but they couldn't bring themselves to do it. Of course, she came home with me! Ming is beautiful, well socialized and smart. She saved my older dog's life by recognizing a severe abcess he had under his ear that we did not see. She kept running to Jake putting her nose under his ear and running to us until we were smart enough to check out what was wrong. Our vet said she may have saved his life!

Melissa Ripple
Eustis, FL