Animal ambulance destroyed in South Africa, seven puppies made it out alive
Early on a Saturday morning, Fallen Angels Pet Rescue founding member Shireen Williams was doing what she had done thousands of times before in the greater Cape Town area. She and a colleague were in their animal ambulance driving seven puppies to an adoption promotion – hoping this would be the day they found their […]
A Lamu Island street cat’s cry for help
If our veterinary team cannot return to Lamu Island in time, a tiny street cat named Casandra will become pregnant. And she is still just a kitten herself. This is the harsh reality for Casandra and hundreds of other street cats across Kenya’s Lamu Archipelago. From the moment they are born, kittens like Casandra face […]
Catastrophically injured Aziza was rescued from the brink of death
In Jordan, street dogs endure unimaginable cruelty — dodging cold-hearted motorists who often deliberately aim for them, being shot at by people who despise them, and facing starvation and disease on hostile streets. The suffering never ends. We and our partners are among the very few providing the desperate shelter and care these helpless animals […]
Russians bomb shelter: 15 dogs killed, 5 struggling for their lives
On the morning of February 6, 2026, a Russian drone slammed into the Give a Paw, Friend Shelter in the heart of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. In an instant, safety turned to chaos for the 530 animals in the shelter’s care. Tragically, 13 dogs were killed, seven more were pulled from the wreckage with devastating injuries. Despite […]
60 horses and 9 donkeys are being forced out of their only home
Sixty horses and nine donkeys at the Have a Heart Equine Sanctuary in McGregor, South Africa, are in dire peril for the second time in a year. Our long-term partner has been a place of refuge for nearly nine years – a last chance for horses and donkeys who survived horrific abuse, neglect, illegal bush […]
Tourists leave Kefalonia, but hungry cats stay
It’s the middle of winter in Greece on the island of Kefalonia, cat colonies exist everywhere – beaches, villages and remote corners where life is hard and help is scarce. Their survival depends entirely on human compassion, yet here, kindness is seasonal. Abandoned when the tourists leave after the summer, Kefalonia’s cats are left to […]
You can help a rescued donkey survive this winter in Israel
With your help, hundreds of rescued donkeys in Israel can get through the winter safely. But time is running out, and we need to act now. The 800 rescued donkeys at the Starting Over Sanctuary (SOS) have only one week of hay left. Without immediate support, the animals face the very real risk of going […]
78 dogs and cats saved from deadly floods in Montenegro – now their only home is gone
On 7 January 2026, unprecedented flooding swept through Luznica in central Montenegro, devastating Pet-a-Tet, one of the country’s few truly humane dog and cat shelters. Against all odds, they survived. Because of courage, compassion and extraordinary teamwork, every dog and cat made it out alive. In the darkest hours of disaster, people showed up and […]
20 years of life-saving work for animals at risk in troubled Kosovo
In Kosovo, a country scarred by a turbulent history of war, a phoenix has risen from the ashes. In the face of hardship, a small, extraordinary shelter fights every day to give abandoned and abused dogs a second chance. For over 20 years, Prishtina Dog Shelter has worked with compassion and discipline, single-handedly helping more […]
Can the animals count on you one last time this year?
As we draw the curtain on 2025, we want to take a moment to acknowledge how difficult this year has been for so many. And yet, despite it all, kindhearted people like you continued to support our vital work for animals worldwide. That kind of compassion is powerful, and it has saved countless animal lives this past […]