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Bangkok Flood Pet Shelter Takes In 23 Dogs and Cats in Prawet
The Prawet centre provides shelter and veterinary checks while owners and carers wait for safe conditions to return.
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Susan Berry Charged After 170 Animals Removed From Missouri Property
The final reported count is 101 dogs and 69 other animals. A custody hearing is scheduled for October 26.
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Joleen Remains Hospitalized After Operation FreeFall Rescues 24 Animals
The surviving animals include 12 dogs, 10 cats and kittens, a rabbit and a goat.
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Emu Rescued From Polk Parkway and Returned to Owners
Florida troopers used a Road Ranger vehicle to hold the bird safely until its owners arrived on September 19.
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23 Rabbits Rescued After Reported Abandonment in Seletar
Voices For Animals says the group includes 16 adults and seven babies. Adoption will wait until the rabbits are medically ready.
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Shelter Lists Kingston as Adopted After Durham Dumpster Rescue
The shelter has updated Kingston's status after his rescue from a Durham dumpster.
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21 Dogs Removed From Manorhaven Boarding Property
The Manorhaven case involves shelter care, disputed allegations and dogs with existing owners.
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Columbiana County Humane Society Halts Intake After Animal Seizure
A local report describes 25 animals entering care. The humane society's official website provides routes for fostering, volunteering and donations.
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12 Dogs Receive Emergency Boarding After Escondido Apartment Fire
Eleven dogs came from one apartment. A twelfth was found loose nearby, with its connection to the building still uncertain.
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42 Marysville Westies Prepare for New Homes After Shelter Grooming
Everett Animal Shelter is preparing the rescued Westies for adoption. KIRO reports an October 7 arraignment for Lance Blodgett.
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19 Animals Rescued From Hot Cypress Garage
Seventeen dogs and two reptiles are receiving care after a joint animal cruelty response in northwest Harris County.
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Mercy Found Shot in Ohio With Five Newborn Puppies
Mercy and her five newborn puppies are receiving care after the nursing dog was found with bullet fragments in her face and head, according to the shelter caring for them.
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97 Small Dogs Removed From Fort McMurray Home
All 97 dogs were taken into SPCA care after one of the largest dog rescue operations reported by Wood Buffalo Bylaw Services.
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Dog Found Safe After Being Trapped in Shed During New Jersey Search
A rescue group says Raven was safely captured after a search using feeding stations, cameras and a humane trap in Rockaway.
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Applications Open Sept. 1 for 36 Border Collies Rescued in Palm City
Applications for the 36 Palm City Border Collies open Sept. 1, but placement will depend on each dog’s needs and readiness rather than arrival order.
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42 Dogs and Puppies Rescued From Flooded, Chained Conditions in South Carolina
Responders removed 42 dogs and puppies from a rural South Carolina property. The animals are receiving care while an alleged cruelty investigation continues.
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At Least 61 Dogs Rescued From Ohio Home After Owner Asks for Help
At least 61 dogs have been removed from a Trenton, Ohio home after the owner contacted a rescue and asked for help caring for the growing group.
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Screwworm Movement Rules Are Straining Texas Animal Shelters
New World screwworm movement restrictions are slowing some Texas shelter transfers and leaving fewer options for dogs and cats waiting for placement.
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Tacoma Rescuers Remove 61 Cats From an Abandoned Boat
Tacoma officials say 61 cats were removed from an abandoned boat after rescuers returned with additional legal authority to reach hidden compartments.
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More Than 80 Dogs Removed From a Kansas City, Kansas Home
More than 80 dogs were removed from one Kansas City, Kansas home on August 15. Where they went next depended entirely on how many foster homes were available that week.
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Dog Left Tied Outside a Florida Animal Clinic Survives Nearly 36 Hours
A tan dog later named Ralph dug into the soil for relief while tied outside a Jacksonville animal clinic for nearly 36 hours.
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Two Hoarding Cases in Two Weeks Doubled One Illinois Shelter's Population
St. Clair County Animal Services normally houses 75 to 80 animals. After two hoarding cases in two weeks it was holding about 150.
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Toast the Cat Is Found Alive More Than Three Days After an Apartment Fire
An orange and white cat named Toast survived for more than 72 hours inside a fire damaged Utah apartment building before crews found him sheltering in a closet.
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Dog Found Alive After 8 Days Under Earthquake Rubble in Venezuela
A dog named Buddy was pulled alive from the rubble of his home in Caraballeda, Venezuela, eight days after twin earthquakes struck the region in June 2026.
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22 Year Old Dog Returned to Shelter After 15 Years With Her Family
Agatha was adopted from a Texas shelter in 2011. Fifteen years later, blind and deaf at age 22, she was returned before a senior dog foster stepped in.
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475 Beagles Set for Rescue as Wisconsin Research Facility Permanently Closes
Ridglan Farms in Wisconsin agreed to permanently close as Big Dog Ranch Rescue arranged the transfer of its remaining 475 beagles to rescue facilities and adoption programs.
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Dog Found in Garbage Truck Gets a Home With the Driver Who Spotted Him
Houston waste worker Gabriel Wiley spotted a small matted dog in his truck's hopper after a pickup. He called for help, then decided the dog was coming home with him.
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Rescue Flight Brings 60 Shelter Animals to Wisconsin as Adoption Campaign Begins
A rescue flight carrying 54 dogs and 6 cats arrived in Waukesha as HAWS launched its 2026 Clear the Shelters adoption campaign.
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Every Adoptable Cat at This North Carolina Shelter Found a Home in One Day
Onslow County Animal Services announced that every cat available for adoption had found a home after a Saturday adoption push.
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Seattle Shelters Take In 55 Pets to Make Room for Animals Displaced by Spokane Wildfires
PAWS and Seattle Humane moved dozens of cats and dogs from Spokane area shelters as wildfires forced evacuations and increased pressure on local animal services.
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At 10 Years Old, Talia Is Still Waiting for a Family to Choose Her
Talia, a 10 year old black German shepherd at Marion County Animal Services in Florida, is being featured for adoption.
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More Than 280 Animals Rescued as Wildfires Burn West of Athens
Volunteers and local groups rescued more than 280 animals after wildfires swept through areas west of Athens, with temporary shelters working to reunite pets with their families.