Milo the dog has a broken femur and possible bone infection. We got a call from someone wanting to surrender a three-month-old heeler puppy with a broken leg.Although Milo is not 3 months old or a heeler he definitely has a broken leg and is in dire need of medical...
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Autumn – The Twerking Dog
Autumn the twerking dog has a movement disorder caused by damage or birth defects to her cerebellum. It doesn't bother her, though! She loves going outside and playing with the other dogs. Her movement disorder does not slow her down at all from twerking! We have...
Mindy Sue – Pit Bull Hit By A Car
Mindy Sue is a Pit Bull hit by a car. She came to us from Fort Worth Animal Care and Control with a fractured vertebra, a dislocated elbow, two fractures of the femur and a fractured tibia. She required $7,500 in surgeries! This is outside of our normal medical budget...
Korean Meat Trade Dogs
We were contacted by a young woman in Korea asking for help rehoming some dogs living on a farm as part of the meat trade. She wants to transport these dogs to Animal Hope so we can find them a home. Fortunately, we had a volunteer living not far from the farm who was...
Meg the Schnauzer
We rescued Meg the Schnauzer from Fort Worth Animal Care and Control after a concerned citizen dropped her off there. She was covered in maggots and ticks, both of her corneas were perforated, and her packed cell volume was 5 (our doctor described this as “not...
Charlie Survived a House Fire and Getting Shot in the Face
Charlie survived a house fire in Cresson that killed Charlie's owners and all of their other pets. Someone also shot Charlie in the face with a pistol several years ago, and he's been repeatedly attacked and badly injured by other dogs in the past. Charlie's had it...
Blake – The Mange Pup
Blake was adopted from Fort Worth Animal Care and Control in May 2018 and was returned in September 2018 with a severe case of demodectic mange.
Donut – Left Front Leg Amputation and Left Eye Enucleation
Donut came from Dallas Animal Services, where he landed after being found as a stray. Wherever and however he had been living, it had been hard on him. He was missing his left eye, and had radial paralysis of his left forelimb. Despite all of that, he was still a...
Smiley – The Smiling Pit Bull
Our adoption of the week is Smiley the Smiling Pit Bull. Our mission focuses on animals with lower perceived adoptability and Smiley has three things working against him: 1) he’s solid black, 2) he’s a pit bull, and 3) he’s 4 years old. Smiley is a nice dog though,...
Mel – The Wiry Terrier Mix
Mel is one of our favorite types of dogs... a miscellaneous wiry terrier mix! He has a great attitude, and when it's yard time he sprints for the door so he can get out in the sunshine. He gets along great with other dogs, and is also good with strangers and...