Patrolman Evan Lavigne may have found his true calling as a law enforcement officer. It would certainly be a fun specialty if there were such a thing! Read more
When Charles Gaston, MTA welder and track worker for New York’s transit system, found a female, matted poodle mix on Feb. 8, 2015, he thought the pet had been lost for weeks. He rescued the dog and took her home to care for her as if she was his own. He named her Delta, after the D line where she was rescued, and eight days later reunited the pet with her rightful family.
For seven Chicago pet families, Wednesday, February 18, 2015, is a day they don’t ever want to relive again. Their pets were inside an unmarked Urban Out Sitters’s doggy day care van when two thieves approached the car, hijacked it, and took off with seven dogs. All dogs were found safe the following day, but their owners feared they will never see their pets alive again.
A pet owner learned the hard way he should never leave his pet unattended inside his vehicle. The man forgot where he parked and spent two days frantically searching for his car and his four-legged best friend.
Fisherman Javier Gonzales from A Coruña, Spain, loves his six-year-old boxer named Chiqui. He’s had her since she was just 8-weeks-old. The dog goes with him everywhere, even on fishing trips, but on New Year’s Eve instead of leaving Chiqui home alone while he welcomed the new year, Gonzales headed to a New Year’s celebration and left the pet in the car.
It wasn't clear if 9-month-old Pierre and 2-year-old Rue were stolen from the house or if they simply ran off during the break-in, but fortunately the two pets were found.
Two dogs, Pearl and Raleigh, were spotted on a Dallas highway after they got lost in an ice storm. Pearl has been reunited with her owner, but the search for Raleigh is still on.