One night, a kindhearted man was walking his dog in the rain and heard mewing sounds coming from a pile of garbage. His dog was barking and laser-focused on a certain spot. The man knew there was a live animal in there. He called his friend who was a cat rescuer, and she came over ...

The woman lived in Maryland and needed to surrender her dog. There were several rescue organizations in her area, but a friend recommended that she contact our Society. Sasha was two years old, a classic beauty, and weighed 101 pounds. The woman had grown up with Great Pyrenees dogs; she cherished the breed and Sasha, in particular. ...

A lot of people come in for the young ones. In our Vladimir Horowitz/Wanda Toscanini Horowitz Adoption Center we have everything: young, middle-aged, and senior animals who come to us in need. One is Highway, a Dalmatian mix. It’s easy to imagine him as a youngster with his whimsical spots and sweet disposition. Highway is aptly ...

Nacho is a senior Chihuahua, around ten years old and blind. His lean little legs are long and vulnerable. He was being roughly handled by a group of teens on the street. A concerned adult stepped in and sensed that they had no attachment to the dog. When she offered them ten dollars, they gladly made ...