Animal Rescue & Adoption Stories

Puppy the Kitten
Date Submitted: 10/04/2007
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"Puppy" is the newest addition to my family. She is a 5 month old kitten, dropped off at my place when she was tiny, by a neighbor who knew the kitten wouldn't survive without a better home. At that time, she didn't even know how to poop on he...Read More >
Cruiser & Miss Tilly
Date Submitted: 10/04/2007
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Two lonely Kansas dogs running in the road - I wish they could talk and tell me their stories!

Cruiser is a Dalmatian with a scar on his forehead and two bullets in his side. He was found by a great rescue organization in Kansas called Second C...Read More >
FOUND and almost LOST
Date Submitted: 10/02/2007
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After working at a dog boarding facility as a teen, I fell in love with the Pitbull breed.

Seeing countless American Pitbull Terriers brought in by the local animal control officers that were abandoned, abused or just needed re-homing, I realise...Read More >
Successful llama adoption!
Date Submitted: 09/21/2007
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We were recently able to successfully place one of our own llamas - "Dolly."

She has moved down the road to take on a new adventure, watching over a group of goats in Salem! We want to congratulate the family who adopted her - and wish them the b...Read More >
Cody
Date Submitted: 08/05/2007
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I have only ever adopted pets. Actually, everyone adopts pets, but I have only ever had humane society, outcasts or stray animals.

My latest family rescue was for my dog Cody. He is an Australian Shepard that we got a hold of through an Aussie...Read More >
Bonnie and Belle, Donkey Rescues
Date Submitted: 07/19/2007
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Many years ago our small farm consisted of a single horse an old lonely one at that, and a dog and 2 cats. He needed a friend. We found much more than that in Bonnie, a one year old gray jennet donkey who came to us via the Bureau of Land Management...Read More >
Daisy and Abby
Date Submitted: 07/19/2007
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Who would think that hearts could melt by a picture seen over the internet? Well they do and they did! Twice! First there was Daisy Duke. Daisy is a Berner/Border Collie mix.

Daisy arrived via Delta Air Freight on a June evening a few weeks after ...Read More >
Archie
Date Submitted: 07/18/2007
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Archie followed my sister and I home from the bus stop one day.

We played with him on the porch and scratched him under his chin and begged our parents to keep him provided he didn't already belong to someone. Convincing Mom to keep him was easy,...Read More >
Kristie and Sammy
Date Submitted: 07/13/2007
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As a child my dream was to own a cat. However, my parents were not so keen about the idea. After several years of begging, I finally convinced them to let me get a cat for my 10th birthday.

Unfortunately, several months after I brought my cat hom...Read More >
Maggie and Melissa
Date Submitted: 07/12/2007
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During my first week as a practicing veterinarian, a woman came in with a young female cat and tearfully exclaimed that she could no longer keep the cat because the cat did not get along with her family and other pets.

We took the cat in, spayed...Read More >