It’s quiet at first, then it grows…

It’s an insistent meowing!

They open the door to find a skinny, apparently confused kitty. She really wants to come inside for some reason, too.

Well, at first they just assume she’s a common stray, and she’s looking for food.

After all, she was very thin and malnourished, so the family decided to give her some help. They give her a little cat food and send her on her way.

But then, a few days later … the meowing is back.

That’s when the family starts to think there’s something special about the house they just moved into. The cat just never wants to leave.

And that’s when it hits them:

The poor stray must’ve been left behind by the previous owners! This was her house!

But without the owners, she was like a sad ghost patrolling the empty grounds.

Well, the family was just heartbroken, and they called the RSPCA in the hopes that they could find the cat a good home.

The RSPCA agreed to take her in; the staff called her Honey, and then ran a few tests to determine the kitty’s health.

Unfortunately, Honey was suffering from hyperthyroidism, which explains why she looked so skinny. But beyond that, she wasn’t too bad off.

However, they just can’t seem to find someone to adopt her. It has been 200 days, and no takers!

Said Heather Cain, chairman for the RSPCA’s Stourbridge and District shelter:

“Honey has been in foster care now for over 200 days and has watched all our other cats go off to their new homes and start their new lives…

…she wonders why no one wants her and is now starting to become stressed and bored which is beginning to affect her mental and physical well-being.”

Oh, come on!

She loses her family, thinks she gets a new one with another family moves in, and now sits for 200 days, waiting for love…?

That just seems wrong!

Somebody must want this adorable 8-year-old cat. She’s described as being “incredibly sweet” and she loves playing with toys and getting people’s attention.

Added Cain:

“Honey has blossomed into a loving girl and, despite being slightly older, she still enjoys a little play now and again and is young at heart.

She just needs a family who will love her.”

Honey deserves a happy ending, wouldn’t you say?

Source: The Dodo

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…nobody expects it to turn into a harrowing adventure!

It began when Alex Maldonado’s father dropped the family’s adorable Maltese, named Nieves, off at PetSmart for the grooming appointment.

The staff fluffed her fur and trimmed her nails and a few hours later, dad returned to retrieve his beloved pet.

Simple, right?

Well, when dad returned home, his kids noticed something was definitely amiss … there was something off about Nieves.

The pup just didn’t seem right to them for some reason.

And that’s when the whole family realized with a tremendous shock:

This wasn’t Nieves!

As it turns out, the store had groomed two toy Maltese dogs that day, and dad had brought home the wrong pet pooch!

The father laughed it off on social media, as the adventure did come to a pleasant end, but everyone wanted to know:

How had his kids recognized the error?

At first, it was tough. Said Alex, one of the sons:

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The poor thing looks sad and beaten … it seems as if he was abandoned on a hot Virginia street corner with nothing to eat or drink.

The Good Samaritan gets a little closer and sees that the animal is scared and a little confused.

Worse still, he can’t move because someone has tied him to a pole with his leash!

Yes, it’s a very sad situation, so this concerned pedestrian quickly calls Richmond Animal Care and Control (RACC).

Animal control officers are on the scene in minutes, and they’re immediately grateful that the Good Samaritan called. Said RACC director Christie Chipps Peters:

“My name is Oreo. I’m over 10 years old. I have anxiety.

My owner died. I’m really good. I need a home.”

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She cautiously goes to her front door; she’s a little nervous because it’s so late…

But she’s very glad she opened that door, because what she finds drops her jaw!

She sees an injured pup, looking both frightened and sad, and she also spots a car speeding away into the night.

In an instant, she knows what happened:

Some cold-hearted person ditched this poor hurt animal on her porch, rang the doorbell, and then disappeared!

The woman quickly brings the terrified pooch inside and calls the RSPCA.

Inspector Phil Norman arrives to collect the injured canine, and at the same time, the woman decides to review the security camera footage from her front yard.

Sure enough, she’d been correct, as Norman said in a press release:

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But the reason Nicki Fricker heard was a little strange … and when she saw the tiny pup that was being left behind, her heart just broke.

Nicki was in the parking lot of the Jefferson County SPCA in New York, waiting for the shelter to open.

That’s when she spotted an adorable little dachshund sitting close by.

There was a man with her and at first, Nicki thought the guy had found a stray and was bringing it to the shelter.

But as it turns out, the pup was actually his, and he was getting rid of the poor creature.

But why? Nicki just had to know, so she asked and his reply dropped her jaw:

“I’m giving her to the shelter because we are having a baby and we don’t need to practice with a dog anymore.”

What…?

We’ve heard of couples choosing to adopt pets instead of having children, but using a dog as “practice” for a baby is just weird.

Even if it you think it makes sense, you just decide to abandon the poor animal when you’re done “practicing?”

What the heck is that?!

At any rate, Nicki couldn’t believe what she was hearing, and she was overjoyed when the man asked if she wanted the tiny dachshund.

The pup’s name was Dotty and before she knew it, she was in Nicki’s car on her way to her new home.

The scared pooch never even had to set one paw inside the shelter!

But Dotty trembled in Nicki’s lap all the way home; it was obvious she was still somewhat frightened, and not quite sure what was going on.

The good news is it didn’t take long for Dotty – who would later be renamed Molly – to adapt to her new surroundings.

Not only did she have a loving new mamma, she also had two new canine friends: Moo and Maddie!

They’re big white dogs that dwarf little Molly, but they all get along quite well.

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Maëlle Girard and her boyfriend Gilles Manzato spotted him by the side of the road in Bali, lying in the grass.

The poor little thing had obviously been abandoned and at first, they thought the innocent creature was actually dead.

But then Girard saw that it was breathing, and it was likely just trying to hide in the tall grass. Little guys like him are frequently scared, after all.

After seeing the pup was alive, the couple moved on down the road.

But they couldn’t stop thinking about him.

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And nobody could figure out why.

The pups appeared to be in decent condition when they showed up outside the Hospital Aguda in Brazil, but they absolutely refused to leave.

They’d stick around the front of the hospital and occasionally wander in to meet the visitors and staff.

But no matter what, they weren’t going to leave. That much was obvious.

Finally, the nurses decided to look into the matter, to see if they could figure out why the dogs were so insistent on staying.

And what they found out … well, it’ll bring tears to the eyes of all pet lovers everywhere!

The nurses discovered that one of the dogs, named Princess, belonged to a patient that had recently been transferred to that hospital.

The other dog, Scooby, was Princess’ best friend and stayed by her side at all times.

The two somehow knew their sick owner was inside, and they weren’t going to leave him alone!

That’s the tremendous love and loyalty of our four-legged friends, right there.

Well, after the pups were cleared to enter the hospital (a brief checkup was all they needed), the nurses new what to do:

They quickly rushed Princess and Scooby inside, and brought them directly to the bedside of their ailing owner.

That was really what the pooches wanted all along, too, and it was clear they lifted the spirits of the sick man.

As one of the nurses said:

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They prepared to charge right in but before they could move, they noticed something truly terrifying…

It wasn’t the condition of the poor dog, though the suffering pit bull was indeed in bad shape.

She clearly hadn’t eaten in some time and she’d probably been chained up for a very long time. She was filthy, unhappy, and very scared.

And she was scared because she was surrounded by a horde of unsavory creatures!

That’s what made the animal rescue officers freeze:

The ailing pit bull was in the midst of a giant flock of vultures!

It was suddenly as clear as day: this poor innocent creature was on the verge of death, and those nasty scavengers knew it.

It made the officers work even faster, as they quickly chased the dozens of black birds away and raced to bring the pit bull to safety.

Even after she was rescued, however, the neglected pooch remained fearful and timid. Those vultures had only made her terrible situation worse!

But this dog’s dreams were about to come true…

Because the local news picked up this dark story of an abused pup and the swarming vultures, a lot of kind-hearted souls came forward to adopt the dog.

It wasn’t long before the friendly canine found her forever home, with Keana Lynch and Travis Henley.

The couple named the dog Lilo (Travis’ daughter’s favorite movie is “Lilo and Stitch”) and now, Lilo’s fear is finally starting to melt away.

The trauma she sustained will never happen again and she knows it. No more chains or vultures for Lilo!

And it gets even better:

Lilo visits schools with Keana to teach kids about dog behavior and rescue animals, and Lilo even gets dressed up for the lessons!

Oh, and Lilo has a new sister, too, and the pups are absolutely inseparable.

Lilo went from being chained up and left to starve to having a best friend, loving owners, and an honorable purpose in life!

Now this is a feel-good story that has it all … vultures included!

Source: Honest to Paws

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Maggie is an adorable little Shih Tzu-Chihuahua mix and she likes to wake up her owners when they’re sleeping.

She particularly enjoys waking up her dad, who loves to see Maggie’s shining personality first thing in the morning. As he told The Dodo:

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On June 25, temperatures were soaring and everyone was trying to stay cool. That went double for our furry friends.

But unfortunately, some four-legged creatures aren’t blessed with caring, loving owners.

York City Center police officers got a call that two dogs were trapped inside a blazing hot car, and the owner wasn’t anywhere in sight.

Nobody knew how long the owner had been gone, but it was obvious that both dogs – adorable Labradors – were suffering.

How much longer could the poor pooches last inside that baking metal oven…?

Well, the cops found the doors locked and they couldn’t immediately locate the negligent owner. So, they made a snap decision:

They knew the pups wouldn’t last much longer, and they had to do something drastic…

#PC1810 and PCSO 3680 have just rescued two dogs from a vehicle where the owners had left them for over half an hour in a car in the blazing hot sun. The window was smashed and the owners will be prosecuted by @RSPCAYORK. There is no excuse for this, I am utterly appalled…1/2 pic.twitter.com/xUMWUbzBVK

— NYP York City (@NPTYorkcity) June 25, 2018

In a flash, they smashed the driver-seat window to get into the parked car, and reached the dying dogs!

It was so hot inside the car that even the officers had trouble breathing … can you imagine what it must’ve been like for those poor animals?

The pups were quickly rushed to a nearby veterinarian to be treated for obvious heat exhaustion, and they remained in the care of the RSPCA for quite some time.

And in the meantime, the police department wrote on Twitter that “the owners will be prosecuted,” and added:

“There is no excuse for this, I am utterly appalled…“

The RSPCA also had a response to this terrible event:

“A car can become as hot as an oven very quickly, even when it doesn’t feel that warm.

When it’s 22 degrees (71 °F), in a car it can reach an unbearable 47 degrees (116 °F) within the hour.”

They added that “dogs die in hot cars” and sadly, this happens all the time, in all parts of the world.

But as the police said, there’s just no excuse for this!

Thankfully, the cops acted strongly and just in time … nobody cares about a person’s property when the lives of innocent animals are on the line!

Wouldn’t you agree?

Source: NTD.TV

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