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Up in the Air

Independent pilots and rescuers join forces to save death-row dogs

Pepper and Booberry had a lot in common. Pepper looked like a Shih Tzu but nobody was certain. The abused and abandoned dog was found urine-soaked, flea-ridden, and battling a raging urinary tract infection. Tumours on her back made it look bent. Booberry, a blue Chihuahua who was more ear than body, was found in a dumpster suffering from parvovirus. Both were resident at a shelter that euthanized far too many dogs every day. Both were hopeless and both were close to their last days on earth.

 

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Training Deaf Dogs

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Big Hearts in Bella Bella

Two animal aid agencies combine forces to help dogs in a remote Canadian town

On impulse, I found myself on a plane the next day along with Cliffe and Josey Kitson, also from WSPA, as well as photographer Jeremiah Armstrong, bound for the picturesque and remote community of Bella Bella. more

The Dogs of Todos Santos, Guatemala

Veterinarians without Borders help a community in need

The veterinary team I joined here two days ago has almost completed the vaccine and neuter clinics for this visit and has just started spaying the females. My jaw drops as I enter our makeshift surgery room—it looks like something out of a war movie: tin-covered walls, a dusty floor, poor lighting, and no central heat. Benita, a local villager who has been hired to translate for us, takes patient histories and helps the villagers sign consent forms. more

Love is Blind

A blind Border Collie challenges preconceptions of (so-called) disabilities.

When a little boy named Leo came home from school, he couldn’t stop talking about the wonderful Border Collie that had visited his class that day. Despite being blind, Riddle could run and play and even fetch. more

Bark of the Wild

Kings of the Frozen North

When Genevieve Montcombroux was growing up in Paris, she dreamed of living in Canada’s North. Some called it a childhood fantasy, but at the age of 10, Montcombroux knew it would happen the moment she picked up Boreal, a book by French ethnologist and explorer Paul-Emile Victor. more

SAINTS Dog Hospice

“The average dog has one request to all humankind. Love me.” -Helen Exley

Michael had spent his entire life at the end of a chain. Now 16, the Spaniel-cross caught the eye of someone who felt sorry for him and took him home, but couldn’t manage his care. He had a massive tumour on his back-end; was totally crippled with arthritis; had end-stage cardiac disease and a grade 6 heart murmur. more
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