13 h. ago Dog shelter staff 'heartbroken' after 'friendly' puppy is abandoned at pound

The one-year-old puppy, who's been named Freddy Flintstone, left dog shelter staff 'heartbroken' when he was abandoned at the pound and 'unclaimed', putting him at risk of being 'destroyed'

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9 d. ago India’s top court ordered 1 million stray dogs be removed from the streets. The backlash was immediate

Street dogs are a fixture of nearly every neighbourhood in Delhi, in most cases being fed and cared for by residents. So when the death of a child, apparently from rabies, prompted a court to order that all dogs be rounded up and confined to non-existent ‘shelters’, it sparked mass protests and nationwide debate. Namita Singh reports

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9 d. ago India’s top court ordered one million stray dogs be removed from the streets. The backlash was immediate

Street dogs are a fixture of nearly every neighbourhood in Delhi, in most cases fed and cared for by residents. So when a child’s apparent rabies death sparked a court order that all dogs must be rounded up and confined to non-existent ‘shelters’, it sparked mass protests and nationwide debate. Namita Singh reports from Delhi

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1 week ago Elderly shelter dog who went viral in heartbreaking adoption video finally gets forever family

The heartbreaking video went viral on social media

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1 week ago Shelter dog offers cuddly toys to everyone passing her kennel in hopes of finding forever home

Peanut brings a cuddly toy to every single person who walks past her kennel and even takes one on all of her walks in the hopes of finding a forever home.

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2 w. ago Callous owner WAVES at confused elderly dog while dumping him in crate outside Arizona animal shelter

The dog, named Little Dude, was abandoned outside the gates of Pinal County Animal Care and Control in Casa Grande in sweltering 85F heat.

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3 w. ago People heartbroken after learning why 'sweet' dog was returned to shelter

It's not unusual for dogs to be homed in shelters but this is upsetting for many animal-lovers and several have been left 'heartbroken' after learning why one pup was returned to a shelter in the US

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3 w. ago Animal shelter staff left stunned after scanning microchip of stray dog found on streets

Animal control officers were left stunned after scanning a stray dog for a microchip when they discovered he had been missing for an entire year before reuniting him with his owner.

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