Tulsa Fire Department / Facebook screen shot Tulsa Fire Department Comes to the Rescue After Both Cat and Owner Get Stuck in Tree Whether the cat knows how much it's loved, at least it didn't have to use one of its nine lives thanks to firefighters and a caring owner. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal July 3, 2021
Yahoo News Australia / Facebook 68 Dogs Rescued After Being Crammed Into Cages on Truck, Intercepted on Way to Dog Meat Festival Activist Liang Jia said it was 'frustrating' to watch truck after truck pass, loaded with precious canine cargo earmarked for slaughter. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 30, 2021
The Animal Foundation / Facebook Pig 'So Obese She Can Hardly Move' Found Abandoned in Dog Crate in Scorching 107-Degree Heat A bewildered Las Vegas man said he first saw the poor creature outside his home on June 2, dumped in the crate. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 26, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr 'Duck Dynasty' Mom Kay Robertson Rushed to the Hospital Overnight After Incident with Family Dog Saying goodnight to the family dog turned into a trip to the hospital for one 'Duck Dynasty' family member. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal June 25, 2021
Hound Hunters of New Jersey, Inc / Facebook 'Chunk' the Golden Retriever Missing for 2 Weeks Finally Found by NJ Troopers Swimming in the Bay Other than gaining some ticks and losing about 20 pounds, Chunk is doing well - aside from not really fitting his name anymore. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 23, 2021
Maura Sullivan Reinert / Facebook 'Thank God for Her': Courageous Pup Saves Sleeping Family from Would-Be House Fire The local fire department also recognized the heroism of the 7-month-old Labrador retriever mix, featuring her in a Facebook post. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 22, 2021
Dustie Poppins / Facebook screen shot Tossed Out Like Trash: 3 Small Dogs Found Bagged and Tied Up by Dumpster in Arizona Heat Merrell opened the bag to find three small Chihuahua mix dogs, tied together, stuffed in the garbage bag and thrown out like trash. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 19, 2021
Jenny Jenx / Facebook Investigation Underway After Unleashed Dog Brutally Attacks Small Pup, Family Says Owner Hasn't Come Forward Based on Jenkin's Facebook posts, Nina went home on Wednesday and is getting lots of love as she continues to recover. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 17, 2021
Becky Rowe Smith / Facebook Firefighters Use Jaws of Life to Rescue Curious Pup Caught Between 2 Heavy Rocks Smith also said they made sure to cover the entrance with wire so that no other doggies find themselves in a similar situation. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 16, 2021
New York Post / screen shot Video: When Its Owner Is Taken Away by First Responders, Loyal Retriever Chases After Ambulance As the ambulance took off for the hospital, the unnamed dog ran along behind it, determined not to let its owner make the trip alone. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 15, 2021
Ottawa Citizen / YouTube screen shot Canadian Shipping Company Offers Compensation After Family Says Truck Driver Ran Over Their Dog In a matter of less than two hours, they went from spending a nice morning outdoors to saying an unexpected goodbye. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 12, 2021
NBC Chicago / Facebook screen shot Small Dog Dies and Woman Left Wounded After Two Large Dogs Attack, Owner Now Facing Charges Shortly after the two large dogs attacked Ingram and Casper, they set their sights on another walker and his small white dog. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 10, 2021
Help Us Bring Byron Home / Facebook screen shot Sisters Devastated 1 Year After Dog Goes Missing, Say Microchipped Pet Was Adopted to Wrong Family By now, 'Burt' has been with his new family for near a year and a half, plenty of time for them to have formed a bond. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 7, 2021
People / Facebook screen shot Pit Bull That Was Stabbed 7 Times Finds Loving New Home with Ex-Cop Who Saved Her Now named 'Smoke,' the puppy is in a much better home than she was before, and Chambers has plans for her to become a therapy dog. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 6, 2021
Q13 Fox via Jim Sorenson / Facebook 'She's All I Have': Man Heartbroken After Suspect Allegedly Murders Dog in Front of Him The poor little senior dog had no chance. She passed away in John Hickey's arms, leaving him completely broken. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 5, 2021
National Disaster Search Dog Foundation / Facebook After Being Rescued Himself, 'Gentle Giant' Pup Joins Search and Rescue Crew in California Plucked from a rescue situation in Oregon, the black labrador retriever has shown that he has a penchant for search and rescue work. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 5, 2021
Brown County Humane Society Dog Shelter / Facebook Shelter Takes in Dog Missing for Over 1 Year After Unknown Suspects Throw Her from Moving Car As Savey's sad story circulated, it eventually came before the eyes of the man who had raised her from a puppy. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 2, 2021
Kimberly Woodruff / Facebook screen shot When Family Dog Gets Sick, 8-Year-Old Sells His Own Possessions to Pay for Treatment When his family was unable to afford their sick dog's treatment, an 8-year-old boy came up with a heartwarming plan. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 2, 2021
Valerie Lang Walden / Facebook After Being Stuck in a Tree for 7 Days, Cat Finally Rescued in Central Park The cat wasn't just up a regular-sized tree: She was nearly 100 feet up an enormously tall tree, with no means of getting down. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 1, 2021
Chris Carella / Flickr Subscription Service 'BarkBox' Halts Deliveries After Dog Owner Says Chews Killed Her Pet The popular subscription service BarkBox announced deliveries of a product would be halted after a woman complained it killed her dog. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal May 29, 2021
Global News / Video screen shot Canadian Family Heartbroken After Support Dog for Boy with Autism Suddenly Goes Missing Many people eager to help have responded with information for found dogs that resemble Tonka, but none have been him. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 29, 2021