Rescuing Tuff
An equine rescue group received a call from their local Police Department asking if they could pick up a horse in need. When the volunteers pull up, they could hardly …
4 Short Rescue Stories
4 short stories of innocent abandoned dogs in need of emergency medical care. They all experienced rejection, bewilderment, fear, pain, and finally a glimmer of hope. Lucy LooA young female …
Celestial, Nova and King so Right
A small horse rescue organization was contacted regarding two mares that were within four hours of being shipped to a place of horror – the slaughter plants in Mexico. The …
Mason was Lucky
This is the story of another discarded pet. Just another statistic from a city shelter. We don’t know how he found his way to the shelter, not that it matters. …
Tipper’s Paw
Tipper was a member of a cat colony that lives near a creek. This cat community is made up of feral and abandoned cats surviving the best they can. Their …
Ayoba’s Kisses
One of our local animal rescues was staking out a location in the hopes of catching a mother dog and her babies. While setting up the trap for the nursing …
Cooper’s Pickup Truck
After waiting three days at a veterinary clinic for his owner to return with the money to pay for his emergency medical care, Cooper (name given by the rescue organization) …
Miss Doll’s Lessons
The following is a first-person narrative, written by one of our small, volunteer horse rescuers. “Miss Doll was the 3rd horse to come to me. She was and is the …
Minnie the Moocher
This is the story of Minnie, a stray cat, who had been living under a shed behind someone’s shop for at least one year. She survived all those months alone …