Yesterday, at 10:30 PM, two road weary volunteers arrived at Dr. Bruce's Animal Hospital to complete their mission of delivering precious cargo.  Inside a minivan was that precious cargo.... and when the back was lifted and they were all brought inside...

It is easy to say that you would make a different decision, and many of you would, but Luke's family felt that they had only one choice.  Luke started to get a little wobbly in the back 2 nights ago and he was rushed to an emergency clinic. He was give...

At just six months old, he should be getting to do puppy things - playing with toys, snuggling with his family, and getting to see how wonderful life can be.  Instead, the little man found himself at the shelter after being hit by a car and his tiny bo...

When the shelter in Sarasota reached out about a doxie puppy, they told us something wasn’t quite right. His head movements are a little wonky.His balance isn’t quite steady.Sometimes his little legs just don’t cooperate with what his brain is trying...

The shelter will blast a dog for rescue multiple times and if you see their photo more than once, it means their time is short.   Her photo was blasted from the shelter last week and we really had to think about putting a hold on her....she was cute as...

We have had more than our share of “HBC’s” (Dogs hit-by-cars) over the years, but sweet Smitty’s story is a new one for us….he was hit by an Amazon truck.   We don’t 100% know the circumstances and are trying to give the benefit of the doubt that the d...

This is the truth of how rescue often begins... Darwin was brought to the veterinarian to be euthanized after IVDD left him paralyzed. His family was heartbroken, but like so many, they were not in a position to care for a paralyzed dog, and they made ...

Late this afternoon a desperate rescue plea went out for a little girl who had been left outside the shelter after her family called for help. They said that she hadn't eaten anything in 12 days and she needed help. Shortly thereafter, she was found ...

As rescuers, we often worry about whether there will be a passing of the rescue torch to the generations that follow behind us. The story of Isabella lets us know that there are young people getting ready to pick up the fight where we leave off. Isabel...

Bladder stones are no joke and from the moment a dog is fully blocked in their urethra, the clock is literally ticking to when their bladder is going to explode – truly a case of “time is of the essence”. Slinky’s family reached out to us for help as h...