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Suruluna Received 10k For New Dog Homes!

Suruluna Received 10k For New Dog Homes!

by KWilson | Nov 13, 2015 | Animal News & Events, Blaze's Friends

  Suruluna prides itself in working with other rescues and shelters by taking in and helping the dogs who most consider “harder to place,” “issue dogs” or dogs who just do not do well in a shelter environment. The Tortorella Foundation...
UPDATE: Maddie is our newest angel — She still needs help!

UPDATE: Maddie is our newest angel — She still needs help!

by KWilson | Nov 5, 2015 | Animal News & Events, Bears Angels, Blaze's Friends

Meet Maddie. Maddie was found on the side of a rural road in North Carolina with significant injuries. A Good Samaritan took her to the vet, and it was discovered she was not only hit by a car, but had bullet fragments in her hind quarters. She is also pregnant and...
Bronx is Rescued, Needs Surgery to Save Leg

Bronx is Rescued, Needs Surgery to Save Leg

by KWilson | Nov 2, 2015 | Animal News & Events, Bears Angels, Blaze's Friends

Bronx is a 9-month old puppy who was “in the back” of a North Carolina shelter. That means the dog is unadoptable and simply awaiting euthanasia if a rescue doesn’t save him. Bronx had a broken leg, and therefor was not suitable for adoption. WAGS...
Wilma & Nick Were Abandoned In Their Home

Wilma & Nick Were Abandoned In Their Home

by KWilson | Nov 2, 2015 | Animal News & Events, Bears Angels, Blaze's Friends

When their family was evicted from their home, they simply left their dogs in the house. And there Wilma and Nick sat until animal control found them and took them to a North Carolina shelter. Then they sat in a shelter with obvious medical needs, skin and fur issues,...
Brooklyn Sky Finds a Miracle!

Brooklyn Sky Finds a Miracle!

by KWilson | Nov 2, 2015 | Animal News & Events, Bears Angels, Blaze's Friends

In a horrible twist of fate, Sky somehow has had to avoid euthanasia at the same shelter in North Carolina twice. First she was adopted from the shelter directly to a forever home, which turned out to be a temporary hell, where she suffered broken ribs, a broken leg...
Lucie was Dumped & Rescued Quickly

Lucie was Dumped & Rescued Quickly

by KWilson | Oct 30, 2015 | Animal News & Events, Bears Angels

  On a dark October night, a rescue volunteer was finishing up a transport of recently rescued animals when she watched a truck driver pull over and push a dog out of the cab. The man quickly drove away as the confused, abandoned dog chased the vehicle. Dixie,...
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