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8-year-old Myah receives Kindness Award

8-year-old Myah receives Kindness Award

by KWilson | Feb 17, 2017 | Animal News & Events, Blaze's Friends, Top Story

Myah, a young lady from the Columbus, Ohio area received special recognition from John & Christine Tortorella and The Tortorella Family Foundation in December of 2016. We honored her with the first ever Bear’s Angels Kindness Award for her efforts to raise...
Roxy Finds Shelter, Love After Terrible Neglect

Roxy Finds Shelter, Love After Terrible Neglect

by KWilson | Oct 26, 2016 | Bears Angels, Blaze's Friends, Top Story

In her 2 short years (maybe less), Roxy was bred and left outside, alone, on a chain with a mostly empty, dirty water bowl and some food when the neighbors felt safe enough to feed her. This, it is believed by rural NC rescuers, is why her “owners” were...
HAPPY TAILS!!! Bentley Found A FAMILY!

HAPPY TAILS!!! Bentley Found A FAMILY!

by KWilson | Sep 27, 2016 | Bears Angels, Blaze's Friends, Happy Tails, Top Story

In July, 8-year-old chocolate lab Bentley was brought to a rural North Carolina shelter because his owner was moving. He was scared, shaking and so confused. As it turns out, a representative from The Tortorella Foundation was there too and saw this heartbreak unfold...

Meet A Few of Our “Partners”

by KWilson | Sep 8, 2016 | Animal News & Events, News & Events, Top Story

Here are a few of the Bear’s Angels partners: SPCA of Westchester’s “The Way Home,” funded by the Tortorella Foundation,  provides special training and abundant TLC to shelter dogs who require extra time to learn the skills and behaviors they’ll need in a forever...
BENTLEY gets a Second Chance

BENTLEY gets a Second Chance

by KWilson | Jul 12, 2016 | Animal News & Events, Bears Angels, Blaze's Friends, Top Story

Last week, 8-year-old chocolate lab Bentley was brought to a rural North Carolina shelter because his owner was moving. He was scared, shaking and so confused. As it turns out, a representative from The Tortorella Foundation was there too and saw this heartbreak...
Rose gets Medical Care at Paw Prints

Rose gets Medical Care at Paw Prints

by KWilson | Jul 10, 2016 | Adopt Me?, Animal News & Events, Bears Angels, Top Story

  Just a few weeks ago a cat was dropped off on the doorstep of a cat rescue angel, Dawn Bradley at Paw Prints. It didn’t take long before Bradley realized this cat was very sick. Rose, the kitty, was a “stray” found in Morrisville, NC near some...
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