Lakeisha Ethans

Hobble training is a technique used to keep a horse, or donkey, from wandering too far while they eat and to help teach them patience. The halter of the horse is connected to a lead rope which is tied around their front foot and one other foot. In some cases, hobbling has been abused much like in the case of a donkey recently found in Spain. Rescuers think the donkey could have been hobbled for years. Sue Weeding, cofounder of Easy Horse Care Rescue Center (EHCRC) said that “this case actually goes far beyond normal hobbling.” Continue reading this post on the Next Page…

Sassy was a ten-year-old cow dog whose previous owner no longer wanted her. She had a food allergy, and fleas which caused her fur to fall off and her skin to get badly infected and stink. Her owner called Old Dog Haven, a group in Washington who specialized in senior dogs, and said they could come get her or he would shoot her. Julie Dudley loaded right up and went to her. Sassy slept the whole way to her new, loving home and she lived there for two years before passing away. Continue reading this post on the Next Page…

Lila was found tied in a yard without access to food or water after several days of being there. When rescuer Janina Schan picked her up, the poor dog was lighter than air and the understanding of what all Lila had been through had Schan crying the whole way to the vet. She said that Lila’s case was the worst case of cruelty that she had ever seen. Lila was so close to death that she couldn’t stand by herself and she also had a bad case of mange, so she had no fur. Continue reading this post on the Next Page…

Some horses get one last chance to be adopted before heading to Mexico for slaughter. The last chance comes from kill shelters which normally hold elderly, or previously injured horses. At one such kill lot in Texas, Bubbles got tired of waiting for his chance and decided to take it himself. Becky’s Hope Horse Rescue in Frisco, TX went to pick up some mini donkeys and Bubbles thought he should go with them. He walked straight up to their trailer completely ignoring commands and waited for the donkeys so he could load up. Continue reading this post on the Next Page…

Haley Bond got Greta and Rio just three days apart and the pair grew up together. The unlikely duo are best friends and sisters but you wouldn’t know it if you just looked at them. That’s because Rio is a five pound Chihuahua/Yorkie mix, and Greta is a one hundred and five pound Great Dane. Despite their remarkable hundred-pound size difference, the two are inseparable and love to do everything together. Continue reading this post on the Next Page!