At a year old, Buster had never known anything besides the loneliness and neglectfulness that came with his current lifestyle. The dog stayed tied out on a chain at all times, and it became embedded in his neck causing a deep, painful wound. Then one day, some PETA fieldworkers found him…


They noticed the dog’s neck wound and skin condition and approached the owners. Thankfully, the family handed to dog over to PETA. While Buster got the treatment he needed and recovered, they searched for the perfect forever home for him.


And he got just that! Adoption day had arrived, and Buster was on his way to a place he could truly call home for the first time in his life. As he waits at the door for his new family to answer, try not to cry. 😉


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Dogs are loyal to their owners, no matter what. They love their owners and would do anything for them. But some of us fail to recognize their preciousness and commit the crime of treating them anything less than they deserve to be treated. Carla was one of these unfortunate dogs.

Residents of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania spotted Carla sitting in the snow, waiting for her family to come back to her and take her back to her warm house. Little did she know that she was abandoned by them and they would never return to her.

The concerned people contacted a rescuer named Janine Guido, the founder of Speranza Animal Rescue.


Guido immediately set off to rescue Carla and was heartbroken to see Carla full of hopes to see her family. Then, Guido posted a post about Carla on her rescue’s Facebook page in which she mentioned that Carla had been waiting for five full days.

Guido accompanied Carla for three days, hand- feeding her, which she thankfully accepted. However, when she tried to put a leash on her, Carla ran away.


She also said that a number of people attempted to catch Carla but failed because she was too scared. So, Guido encouraged whoever saw Carla to keep from feeding, chasing or trying to catch her.

A few days later, someone called Guido informing that Carla was on someone’s back porch but ran away.


Someone informed Carla shortly after that she was back at the same porch again and Guido didn’t waste a minute to go rescue her.

Guido struggled for a few more days before finally being able to rescue Carla. She then immediately took Carla to the vet, where she discovered that she was probably a sheltie mix and around 10 years of age.

Carla was also underweight and infested with fleas, along with minor frostbite on her paws and possible arthritis.




Then, before she gave up herself to sleep, she ate some nice food and got a nice warm bath.

Now, Carla is in her foster home for recovery. As soon as she recovers fully, she will be put up for adoption.


Meanwhile, Carla is having a great time in her foster home. She enjoys going for walks with the rest of her foster siblings.


Watch Guido’s live Facebook video of Carla’s rescue below:


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Things in life can sometimes get on top of us and we can feel really bad, but this note really had broken our hearts…
The dog called Shell had a lovely owner, someone that wanted to really ensure that her very sweet girl really did find a caring and loving home.

That is really what happened here because it was just last week the little doggie was given to the Stray Rescue of St. Louis with a heartbreaking note attached to the poor dog.

The letter reads like this:

“I am writing you cause I need you to take my dog Shell. My mother adopted Shell from Stray Rescue around 2009-2010 … In 2012 she had a massive stroke and now has Alzheimers. So in 2012 Shell came to live with me. I’ve been fighting cancer for a few months and if you’re reading this I lost my battle. I need for my baby girl to be taking [sic] care of in a home with one person.

Shell is a very sweet little girl. She’s been threw [sic] a lot so she has trouble with trust in the beginning. She loves to cuddle but doesn’t like to be carried. She’s very smart.”


The dog’s owner had cancer and it was for the second time, they died at their own hand just after they left the dog at the shelter.

The shelter really did want to honor the owner’s wishes and set to finding a perfect home and a perfect person to adopt the dog.

The shelter received many after many requests for the dog but then had the near impossible task of picking the best one for the lovely dog, to honor the owners dying wishes!

They then announced on the Thursday on Facebook that Shell found her ideal match, it was a woman who had lost her beloved Stray Rescue earlier on, it was a great match!

The Facebook post said:

“She just felt so drawn to her. Wasting no time, she filled out an application and was here the very next morning. The two of them hit it off and she knew it was definitely the right time. She says Shell is already running the house, and that they are inseparable”

We and the shelter staff are truly honored to find that special person for this super special doggie and to honor those very touching requests of the previous late owner.

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Now that animal abuse is being taken far more seriously than ever before, more and more jurisdictions are altering their laws to reflect this new reality. A number of United States jurisdictions have now made laws that require the names of animal abusers to be displayed in a registry that is similar to the ones that are used for sex offenders.

These registries are designed with the objective of keeping people who have harmed animals in the past from ever having the chance to do so again, and they are a welcome addition to the lawmaking policies of places as disparate as New York City and Tampa.


Retail outlets and shelters no longer have an excuse when it comes to providing animals to those who have a history of abuse, as they are required to have a prospective adopter read and sign an affidavit that provides assurance that they are not on the registry.

If you are a regular person who is in search of a pet sitter while you are away on vacation, these registries also take on added value, allowing you to vet candidates more readily and do the proper research before potentially leaving your animals in harm’s way.


The registries are not yet a requirement in all states, but they are slowly popping up throughout the country, in places like New York City (although theirs is not able to be viewed by the general public), Tennessee (whose is statewide) and Cook County, Illinois.

For those who consider pets to be family members, this is welcome news. Perhaps individuals who consider hurting animals in the future will reconsider their actions if they are aware of the fact that their name will end up on a list that is easily searchable. Having actual documentation to use makes life simpler for animal lovers, as well as law enforcement on the animal rights.

This article (Thanks To New Law, Animal Abusers Will Now Be Registered Like Sex Offenders) was published by True Activist

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