Happy Ending

Nigel, a nine-year-old Chihuahua mix from Kansas City, Mo., didn’t really know what love was until he was rescued this year. This little dog had been badly abused and abandoned on the streets, but thank to Before the Bridge Senior K9 Rescue, the abused dog got a second chance in life.

A Jack Russell Terrier from Boise, Idaho, named Baby Dog is happy to be back with her owners after spending more than 24 hours away from home stuck in a metal pipe.

The energetic dog was out for a walk on December 6, 2014, and she wondered off on her own. Her owners were worried when the little dog didn’t come back. They searched the area but didn’t find her until the following day. It is believed the dog chased after another smaller animal and got her head stuck in the metal pipe.

On December 10, 2014, a woman from Merriam, Kan., was out for a walk in a public park when she found a stray dog resting in the park’s gazebo. The dog’s fur was so matted that his eyes, nose and mouth were not visible. It is a mystery how the pet is alive after enduring such animal neglect, the matted fur on his face made it difficult for the little dog to eat or see.

Two stray dogs from Mexico where walking along the highway connecting Monterrey and Saltillo on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014, when a vehicle traveling at high speeds hit one of the dogs leaving him for dead. In a country where animal welfare is not a top priority, the chances of the two strays getting help were zero to none, but what happened next was just unexpected.