On Monday, June 30, 2014, an injured three-year-old female Pit bull, walked into Philadelphia’s Engine 9 Ladder 21 Fire Station with the last strength she had in her body. The canine, named Guenevere by the firefighters, had been severely injured around her neck and was close to dying, but thanks to Firefighter Ryan Craig, that Monday was not the last Monday of her short life.
The injured dog wanted help, and somehow knew that in a fire station she would find the help she desperately needed.
On June 5, 2014, a concerned St. Louis, Mo., citizen contacted police and informed them of an abandoned dog in a garbage dumpster on the 4700 block of Hammett Place. Officers were dispatched to the location and they found a scared and malnourished female, terrier mix puppy, cowering inside the garbage bin.
The dog was pulled from the container and taken to Stray Rescue where she is being cared for and nursed back to health. She was named Little Kimmy.
Two women heard howling coming from a trash container and when they looked inside they saw a dog with all four legs taped together. The woman saved the pet.
Miguel Angel Palacios died defending Jerry, a miniature Pinscher, from 33-year-old Jesús Antonio Castaño, who was drunk and threatened to sever the dog's head with a machete.
Six weeks ago, a concerned citizen heard a whimper coming from a garbage can. Under some trash was a weak and scared little dog. The pet was rescued and has found a loving forever home.
A small dog named Beatrice was stolen from her home and 11 days later she was found on the streets of Milwaukee with burns to most of her body. Police are looking for her abusers.
A Michigan firefighter discovered a stray dog in his yard with its front paws bound with zip ties. The firefighter called Animal Control and had the abused pet rescued immediately.
She won't be normal, ever. She'll have significant scarring, she has a long road ahead of her, including numerous surgeries she's going to need down the road, but there is hope for the abused dog.
