San Bernardino County Fire / Facebook screen shot Firefighters Called to Rescue Puppies After Giant Tortoise Holds Them Hostage First the firefighters tried to lure out the tortoise with some delicious watermelon, but the 100-pound tortoise wasn't cooperating. By Amanda Thomason June 27, 2022
Dimmit County Fire Rescue / Facebook Video: Rescuers Work to Save Mother Dog and Puppies Hiding Out in Texas Storm Drain Two of the pups and the mother are safely off the streets and being prepared for new, loving homes and adoption. By Amanda Thomason April 12, 2022
Humane Society of Northeast Georgia / Facebook screen shot 3 Starved, Filthy Puppies 'Thrown Out Like Trash' Rescued from Dumpster Someone had tossed the three puppies into a dumpster on a cold, rainy day. By Kim Davis February 28, 2020
KSTU / screen shot Three Puppies Found Living Inside Sheep Carcass on Snowy Mountain Rescued by Snowmobilers Three Great Pyrenees puppies found trying to survive inside a sheep carcass were rescued from a snowy mountaintop in Utah thanks to a pair of snowmobilers. By Kim Davis December 4, 2019
Animal Aid United / Facebook screen shot Helpless Puppies Found Covered in Tar After They Tried To Rescue Sister Animal Aid rescue staff helped four puppies who found themselves hopelessly trapped in tar after wandering through a garbage pile in India. By Kim Davis November 16, 2019
The Dodo / Facebook screen shot Watch: Rescuers Send Brave Boy Down Hole To Pull 6-Week-Old Puppies to Safety The three pups were underground in an old squirrel hole, so rescuers had to dig the hole wider and then send a kid in to retrieve them. By Amanda Thomason March 28, 2019
Suze Cullinan / Facebook Dog Likely Bred for Fighting Now Helps Train Other Rescued Puppies Being Rehabbed The puppy who had severe aggression issues at just 5 weeks old is now a much happier dog who helps her owner train other puppies. By Amanda Thomason February 22, 2019
Harris County Animal Shelter / Facebook screen shot Good Samaritan Rescues Bag of Puppies Tossed Out of Car Along Highway Someone called in after allegedly watching a car pull to the side of the road and drop a bag of puppies out of the window. By Amanda Thomason February 1, 2019
Newsflare / rumble screen shot Three Puppies Rescued from Drainage Pipe, Watch Moment They're Reunited with Mother 'As soon they got out of the drain, they ran toward their mother and started drinking milk.' By Kim Davis December 1, 2018
Pepperoni Pizza-Stealing Dog Leads Rescuers To Find 1-Week-Old Litter of Puppies What began as a simple lunch get-together among working friends in East Palo Alto, California, quickly turned into a rescue mission. By Sarah Carri June 10, 2018