Animal Rescue Stories

My first child

I was at work when my friend came up to me and told me she rescued three puppies from certain death. Their mom was tied on a short chain and she found her with four puppies, only three alive, chained to a set of stairs. I took the little boy and she kept his two sisters, I was having the motherly urge but didn't really think I was ready for kids yet. Well almost one year to the day of my little boy's birth I had my daughter. We celebrate Busta and Brooklynn's birthdays together, Busta turned three this year and Brooklynn turned two. They are the best of friends and I am due in about two months with another little girl. We nicknamed Busta Nana because he is so good with kids, pitbulls get such a bad wrap and they are some of the most amazing dogs with children. When you ask my nephew who his best friend is he will tell you Busta, I really could not have asked for a better dog. We love him so much, sometimes I even think my husband loves him more then me :) and we are so blessed to have him in our lives.

Jennifer
Valrico, FL

Shana

Shana is 10 years old and came from Cape Coral, Florida. She truly makes my heart smile. She is the smartest cat I have ever known. When I throw a toy for her she brings it back to me. She listens to my calls and does exactly what I want her to do. To get my attention, she will do exactly what I don't want her to do!

Tracy
Lake Worth, FL

Molly

Molly was an indoor/outdoor cat and lived across the street from me, her owner passed away and Molly came to my house and welcomed herself home. She has never desired to go back outside again. She had a bad eye which had to be removed and her only eye has glaucoma so she needs alot of TLC. She is special because she lives with one eye and takes eye drops three times a day and doesn't complain at all. Thankfully for both of us she just puts her head up and lets me give the drop. She is very sweet considering all she has been through.

Tracy
Lake Worth, FL

Raja

We adopted Raja almost 6 years ago, this coming November. She was abandoned on the streets and our local Vet knew we were looking for a female tabby and she immediately gave us a call. She was approx. 3 months old, undernourished, underweight, very shy. After several months of Vet Checkups, she was given a clean bill of health. She has bloomed into a very socialable cat and we spoil her with everything her heart contents. She is the best friend, a pet owner could ever want.

Marta Quilliam
Cadyville, NY

My Sweet Annabelle

I adopted Annabelle after she was found abandoned and starving, stuffed in a tree stump at the City Lake. She was an indoor cat, but ventured outside one February and was chased out of the yard by the neighbor's cat. I searched the neighborhood and put up flyers, but after a year and a bucket of tears, I stopped looking. My sister refused to give up and called one morning to tell me she saw her sleeping in a lady's yard across town. She had already been gone for 3 years, 2 months and 5 days. The lady said,"Yes, the cat has been here for about 3 years now and is wild as the wind. We feed her, but we can't get near her." I sat down in the grass, called her name and she came right to me. She's been home with us for almost 3 years now and we're so glad we found her. I still can't believe it. What are the chances?

Polly
Boerne, TX

Dolly & her 7 Puppies

On Valentines Day I found a stray, skiny, malnutrioned Mama dog in the middle of the street, when I tried to coax her into the car, she took off and led me to an overgrown part of a Tree Nursery. She hid in a very large mulch pile. I figured this is where she was hiding her puppies, but I couldn't get into the nursery. For the next 3 weeks my husband & I went twice a day to feed her. She still wouldn't let us get close to her. Last Saturday the nursery owner saw us and ran over to find out what we were doing, when we told him we were feeding the black stray Mama dog, he gladly responded "Do you want her & her puppies?" Yes we said! But how do we get her? He replied, come back on Tuesday and get her & her 7 puppies! He didn't want them and as a matter of fact they were a nuasance. Well, we went back on Tuesday, the puppies were a breeze to get, the Mama dog, not so much, the Nursery workers were able to catch her in the afternoon and we were able to bring her home. It's clear she's been abused and scarred, but she's starting to come around and we are earning her trust everyday. Her name is Dolly and she is now ours. We are having fun with the puppies and trying to find caring loving homes. We will probably keep one of them as well. They have brought so much happiness to us! Here is a picture of Lucy & Pongo (named by my niece), so you can see how great they are doing!

Kimberlee
Homestead, FL

Our Little Pookie

That is our Pookie....Pookie Danielle to be exact. She rules the house hahaha. She is so sweet....has a little beauty mark on the end of her nose. When I first found her I went to the shelter looking for a cat that had gotten away from me. While searching thru the cages to find him I found one little kitty that would make me smile again.

I did not know her name then....nor did she know mine haha...but we connected. I opened that cage door looking for the other and I found this beautiful big eyed kitten that came to me right away. She never meowed at me...she didn't have to....she was mine and I knew it. I picked her up out of the cage and just turned to the officer there...he said "just take her...I can tell you care"...and so yeah I brought her home.

Pookie got named Pookie because my wife thought it was funny to hear me and my oldest son say Pookie. You just have to hear our voices to understand that part of it. But to understand why it does not bother us to say the name Pookie....you have to know her. She was not even fully weaned, still had milk teeth, and longed for just someone to love her and help her. She has loved us....helped us. I, and my family, were lucky enough to have Pookie become a part of our family. There are so many more that want the same thing....so please everyone come find your own Pookie....save a life.

Dillon
Bowie, TX

Maggie Mae, our little Mugsie

Mugsie was a baby kitten found abandoned in a box on the roadside. She was sick, had fleas, ear mites and was too young to leave her mother. We adopted this little bundle of gray fur and gave her a lot of TLC. She recovered to become an overactive, super achiever in the kitten division. For months she looked like a bad hair day with a bushy tail. Her crazy kitten antics kept us laughing and helped up to cope with the loss of our previous cat.

Mugsie kept her bushy tail but grew up to have beautiful, long gray fur that shown silver in the light. Her favorite activities were chasing "Da Bird," playing tag with me and sleeping in my lap.

When I was bedridden after surgery, Mugsie stayed in bed with me day and night, leaving only to eat and visit the kitty litter. We devised another cat-pouncing game called "hide the bookmark under the bedcovers."

At age 13 Mugsie had many vet visits, experiencing health problems involving her lungs and her intestine. She lost weight but not her spirit. Her vet felt that she would last only a few more months. I had a second surgery that left me in a body brace for 3 months. I prayed that our little cat would be with us for that duration, and she was, once again in bed with me while we watched Animal Planet together. It was so heartbreaking to say goodbye to our best little friend.

Nancy Krupa
Shoreview, MN

Bailey Rae

This sweet little girl was dumped in a parking lot when she was only about 5 weeks old. Someone found her and took her to a local vet's office. She was going to be euthanized if she wasn't able to find a home. One of my neighbors worked at the vet's office and brought her home hoping that someone in the neighborhood could take her. We had been wanting to get another puppy, and this little one just fell into our laps! Bailey is almost a year old now and the best dog anyone could ask for! She's so smart, sweet, and loving... I'm so glad she found her way into our lives!

Simon & Doris Irvin
Greenwood, MO

My brave girl

This is Nikki. We got her from the shelter 10 years ago. She was skittish, afraid to go with me at first...now she is so loving and protective. I was at a Target store and noticed a man following me around. When I checked out my purchases I noticed him standing by me. I walked out of the door and looked behind and sure enough he was walking out the door...I ran to my van, opened up the hatch and without me saying a word, Nikki jumped out and ran after the guy who hastily retreated back to Target! After she was satisfied with her bravery she retreated back into the van. I'm convinced this guy thought he was going to rob me.
Thank God for my big girl!
Susan

Susan O'Day
Watsonville, CA