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Meagan Peman was visiting Thailand when she came across a stray dog on a beach dragging his body. She had no idea what was wrong with the pet, but she knew she couldn’t left him there to his own fate.

Last month, many neighborhoods in Nogales, Ariz., flooded and the rising waters forced area residents to evacuate leaving everything behind. Thirteen-year-old Manuel Andres Sierra couldn’t leave without rescuing Bones, a six-year-old Pit Bull.

Some might say that Bones is not the most friendly dog, but to Sierra, the pet is his companion, friend and protector.

Uma pit bull mix chamada Susie superou os maus tratos que sofreu quando era filhote, se tornou uma cachorra terapeuta e agora recebeu o prêmio de cachorra heroína de 2014, nos Estados Unidos.

Quando ainda era filhote, Susie enfrentou a crueldade humana: alguém bateu nela, colocou fogo em seu corpo e depois a abandonou em um parque na Carolina do Norte, para que morresse.

Felizmente, a cachorra teve uma segunda chance na vida. Um abrigo de animais resgatou e cuidou de Susie.

In Seal Beach, Calif., a man risked his life to save a dog that had been snatched by a large coyote. The heroic man confronted the wild animal and saved the life of Sugar, a five-year-old Shih Tzu.

On Sunday, August 24, 2014, Kye, a three-year-old German shepherd K-9 officer for the Oklahoma City Police Department was killed in the line of duty when chasing down a burglary suspect. The dog was put to rest with full honors four days later, and hundreds of police officers and animals lovers were present to show their respect for the four-legged officer.

When eight-year-old Rachel Mennet from Summerville, S.C., heard that Iraq War veteran Nick Bailey and his dog Abel needed help raising funds to send the German shepherd to service dog training school, the little girl decided to help. This inspiring young child set up a lemonade stand in a pet shop to help Bailey raise the $6,000 he needed to pay for Abel’s training.

Dolores Jefferson, form Bensenville, Ill., never thought at her age she would become someone’s hero, but on Friday, July 11, 2014, she became a hero for her neighbor, Rich Parent, when she saved the his dog’s life from a pack of wild coyotes.