One of the event's participants, Button, was rescued by Nickel City Canine Rescue, a Buffalo area nonprofit dog rescue that Shakir and his Shakir Family Foundation have partnered with many times.

PHOENIX — An Arizona animal-rescue group is helping treat dozens of beagles from a large Missouri puppy mill. Colorado-based Mill Dog Rescue Network made a deal with the puppy mill owner to take 100 ...

Courageous K-9 Bo the bloodhound has a nose for heroism — the police pooch helped rescue a special needs teen in North ...

Two Triad animal rescue groups are helping some 200 pigs transition from a poop-filled house in Morganton to a refuge in Caswell County. Photos courtesy of Allison Bowling, co-founder of ...

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WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Maple, a 6-year-old lab mix from Freedom Bridge Animal Rescue, is looking for her forever home. She is described as a loving and playful girl who would do best in a home with ...

A North Carolina man has been arrested by Florida authorities after picking up a pre-teen girl and taking her to a motel, where, police allege, he sexually assaulted her. The victim, who is only 12, ...

MURRAY COUNTY, Ga. — UPDATE: All 13 people were safely rescued. You can read about the rescue in our new story here. Original story: Emergency crews are working to rescue 13 people who became stranded ...

NORTH STONINGTON, Conn. (WPRI) — North Stonington firefighters came to the rescue of a downed horse Thursday afternoon. The firefighters were called around 1 p.m. to assist the town’s animal control ...