It exists in the animal kingdom, too, especially where certain breeds are concerned.

Nova is a beautiful, cheerful, and talented pup that was destined for one thing: to serve the public.

That’s right, this 2-year-old go-getter is trained to be a brave K9 dog; she sprinted through her training and was about to be paired with a law enforcement officer.

But incredibly, just before this happened, the Universal K9 (UK9) training facility in San Antonio was raided by the FBI!

It was due to suspicion of fraud and unfortunately, all 25 animals at the facility – including Nova – were taking to San Antonio Animal Services.

There, Nova began to decline.

She doesn’t do well in kennels (well, what dog does?) and she was in danger of losing her training.

But at the last moment, it looked like Nova would still land her dream job as a K9 dog for the U.S. Air Force!

And because she’d already completed her training, everyone figured she’d be a guaranteed selection.

However, there’s one big problem:

The Air Force doesn’t accept pit bulls!

Austin Pets Alive volunteer David Loignan just can’t believe it. He says it’s extremely unfair:

“Nova is a sweet girl, with a huge heart, who loves everyone she meets.

What a waste of drive, talent and skill, all due to her blocky head and stocky body.“

David added that the thought of Nova “lingering in the shelter and erasing all the effort that’s gone into giving her the life she was meant for, and deserves, is heartbreaking.”

It really is, isn’t it?

Just because of her breed, Nova won’t be able to serve humans the best way she knows how, the way she was trained to do.

But it’s hardly the only example of breed discrimination in the world of dogs, as many dog lovers well know.

If Nova can just find a loving family to adopt her, though, maybe she can put all this behind her…

Source: iHeartDogs

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They’re often considered dangerous even when they haven’t done anything wrong. After all, pitbulls are indeed large animals and they have been known to be aggressive.

That’s why Officer Travis Frost was on his guard when he responded to a call about a “dangerous” stray pit bull lounging on a resident’s front porch.

When Frost arrived and saw the gigantic pooch on the porch, he knew he had to be cautious … there was no telling how the dog might react to his presence, especially if he felt threatened.

Frost got out of his car and carefully approached the porch. He wanted to see what would happen when the hulking canine noticed him, so he whistled once…

The dog’s ears immediately pricked up but at first, he didn’t move. He just watched the approaching officer with a wary eye … then suddenly, Frost got close enough and the pitbull leaped up.

He charged right at Officer Travis at top speed and the stunned policeman was totally frozen. But before he reached for his weapon or turned and ran, he noticed something:

The huge animal rushing directly at him didn’t look mean. In fact, his tail was wagging and his tongue was out … he wasn’t rushing to hurt the officer, he was rushing up for some cuddles!

Even pit bulls need affection from humans!

But this particular pitty was so friendly that after getting some pets from Officer Frost, he quickly ran up to the patrol car. Frost had left the door open and guess what?

The sociable pit bull hopped inside as if they were going for a ride! Frost reflected on his first experience with the pit bull, who he’d later find out was named Gold:

“The unique thing about this one was the dog was so darn friendly.“

And when local animal control services arrived, they confirmed what Frost already knew: this pup, though absolutely massive, wasn’t “dangerous” at all. He was no threat to humans; he loved humans!

The next day, the staff at the Animal Care & Adoption Center in Texarkana was able to track down Gold’s owner. Before long, the runaway pooch was safe and sound at home.

Immediately following this event, officer’s interaction with the dog quickly went viral; his post about Gold had been liked on Facebook over 100,000 times and had been shared by 50,000 people!

Frost later learned that in truth, the dog in question was only a pit bull in the most general sense of the term; more specifically, Gold was a huge American bulldog.

Thing is, people look at a dog like Gold and make a lot of assumptions. They see a big block-shaped head, assume it’s a pit bull, then assume it’s dangerous.

This is the kind of thinking dog lovers are trying to eradicate, which is a big reason why Officer Frost’s post got so much attention!

He learned such dogs can be huge teddy bears, and everyone else should learn it, too!

Source: Honest to Paws

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They have a poor reputation for a variety of reasons, but many of those reasons are based on myth, not fact.

In reality, the pit bull is a fiercely loyal breed, one that will absolutely make the ultimate sacrifice (if necessary) to protect his or her human owners.

Latana Chai learned this firsthand when her pit bull, Sasha, “saved everybody” one fateful day in California.

On that day, just before midnight, Sasha began barking loudly and banging at the door in Latana’s backyard.

It wasn’t like Sasha to be so vocal; the barking was so loud and ferocious, Latana knew something was amiss.

So, she ran downstairs to check on her frantic pup, and that’s when she looked up to find smoke and flames coming from her neighbor’s house!

The fire wasn’t small; it was quickly spreading and threatened to engulf nearby homes. This was why Sasha was so terrified!

But terrified or not, the dog had just one thing in mind: save his family!

He sprinted past the panicked mom and ran upstairs and Latana ran after him. She was worried because upstairs was her 7-month-old baby, Masailah…

Sasha is a big dog and if he’s out of sorts, who knows what he might do?

But when Latana ran upstairs, she found Sasha doing the most amazing thing:

The dog was gently dragging the crying baby by the diaper … Sasha was trying to save the infant!

Later, as Latana told KTXL:

“[Sasha] saved everybody.

Because if it wasn’t for her, I don’t think that any of us in this complex would have known anything.”

So much for the idea that pit bulls are aggressive, unreliable breeds!

That one incredible gesture proves just how far our four-legged friends will go to save us in times of peril, and we should all be thankful and respectful.

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But Randy Grim and Cassady Caldwell of Stray Rescue of St. Louis will probably never forget one particular call they received from a new homeowner.

The man called the shelter because immediately after moving into his new house, he opened the door to the basement and received quite the shock.

It wouldn’t be surprising to find some strange things in a cellar, but he certainly wasn’t expecting to see this:

A strange pit bull, abandoned and chained up!

The dog appeared to be friendly but the man wasn’t about to take any chances; he called up the shelter and requested assistance.

Stray Rescue of St. Louis showed up, and they accompanied the new homeowner downstairs and into the basement … where they were met with another huge surprise!

The basement appeared to have been someone’s home for a long time. Rescuers figured it had been a squatter, as they found a sleeping bag and other evidence of a makeshift home.

Amazingly, whoever had been staying there had kept this poor pup chained in the basement. And when the house was sold, the squatter just up and left.

Therefore, nobody was sure how long the lonely pit bull had been without sunshine or other necessities.

Furthermore, how had this dog remained unknown to realtors and inspectors during the selling process? How was this possible?

Well, the rescuers figured they may never get answers to those questions, but they were happy with the dog– she was absolutely thrilled to be free of her prison!

And she showed it by jumping joyfully on anyone who came near, which is why she quickly earned her new name of Jumping Bean.

Jumping Bean seemed to love everything about her fresh new life; she smiled and wagged her tail and barked happily.

She quickly became a favorite at the shelter, too, so here’s hoping Jumping Bean will soon find her fur-ever home!

How could anyone leave such a wonderful pooch chained up in a dark, filthy basement? And why would you take on the responsibility of pet ownership when you didn’t even have a place to live?

Well, at least Jumping Bean can put all this terrible mystery behind her. Good times ahead for you, you adorable pup!

Source: Honest to Paws

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Sometimes, they come across proof that animals are often more compassionate than humans, even when they’re suffering and alone.

For example, the rescue team Dallas DogRRR – which swears to find a home for every unwanted or abandoned dog in the Dallas, Texas area – has seen some absolute miracles.

When they stumbled on a poor homeless pit bull wandering along a dangerous road in southeast Dallas, they didn’t expect much more than a lonely, starving dog.

And at first, that’s exactly what they got.

The dog looked weak and it seemed obvious she hadn’t eaten properly in a long time.

On top of which, one of the rescuers noticed the pup – who they’d eventually call Pittie – had just had puppies, and they’d probably been taken away from her.

How horrible!

It wasn’t bad enough that mamma couldn’t raise her babies; she didn’t have a home, either.

However, rescuers then noticed that Pittie kept hanging around a certain spot in a dirty junkyard area, and they thought that maybe she’d managed to keep one of her puppies.

And they indeed found the dog caring for a tiny animal, resting in a little bundle of fur in the shade.

But it was no puppy!

No, it was a two-day-old kitten and it had been abandoned due to some health defects. But Pittie didn’t care about those defects; her babies were gone, so she took it upon herself to adopt the kitten.

It wasn’t even her own species and Pittie still wanted to play mother!

In fact, Pittie actually nursed the kitten and it’s so incredible that even the experts were surprised. Said Dr. Rick Hamlin of the Dallas Mercy Animal Clinic:

“Over my 28-year career, I’ve never seen anything like this.“

Then he guessed at how Pittie and her new kitty had come together:

“My best guess is that the mother pit bull had a litter of pups and they died or weaned and she still had milk.

The pit bull probably found [the abandoned kitten] and took it as her own.”

Of course, Pittie didn’t like it when her tiny kitten was taken away from her but thankfully, they didn’t have to remain separated for very long.

The two were reunited after the kitty’s examination and Pittie couldn’t have been happier. This was one devoted adopted mommy!

But even so, Pittie still needed a new home, so the clinic worked hard to find her a caring owner.

Thankfully, it didn’t take long for someone to come along and fall in love with the amazing Pittie and soon, she was on her way to her new home.

So, Pittie left Kitty behind and began a new life, with respectful owners who would are for her the way all dogs SHOULD be cared for.

Plus, Pittie had the opportunity to make friends with other dogs her new owner had, too.

So, even though Pittie and Kitty had to be separated in the end, this story proves just how unbelievably compassionate one animal can be for another, even when it’s outside his or her species.

Don’t you wish humans could be so kindhearted all the time?

Source: Honest to Paws

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He spent most of it in the shelter. He had no idea what it would be like to have a loving family, but what he did know was that he didn’t enjoy life.

Fortunately for Meaty, it was a no-kill rescue, so he wasn’t at risk of being put down.

He was just lonely, didn’t like going to sleep of other animals crying, and just wanted to be happy.

Then one day, a picture was posted of Meaty on the internet, and Lisa Reilly saw him.

She used to have a dog, oddly enough named Kitty, and Meaty reminded her of her old dog that she had to have put to sleep just a couple of months before.

Well, she couldn’t resist Meaty’s sad face and quickly adopted him.

She took him home and that frown immediately turned upside down!

And he hasn’t stopped smiling since.

A family is what just he needed to be fulfilled and boy is he happy!

He loved his first real Christmas…

But his favorite moment was when he helped his dad propose to his mom. Awww…

Check out more of Meaty’s smiles in this video. He’s adorable!

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