A veteran of the Vietnam war who lives in New Mexico is terminally ill. Loca is his 9-year-old rescue dog that has been helping him for the past several years. Unfortunately,the veretan is terminally ill with brain cancer and can no longer care for Loca. Now a rescue organization in Albuquerque, New Mexico are trying to find Loca a new home.

Peanut was enjoying a sunny day on her front porch when her house went up in flames. She was on a leash and couldn’t escape the fire until finally something fell on the leash causing it to burn. Peanut made it out of the fire alive, but has suffered severe burns over half her body and is fighting for her life.

Steve McLachlan’s dog Sparky went chasing after some goats while they were at Grey Mare’s Tail near Moffat, Scotland. McLachlan lost sight of Sparky and he didn’t come back from chasing the goats. After missing for 16 days Sparky was found. It took a brave rescue from mountain rescuers to bring him to safety.

Violet, a brown-and-white terrier mix, disappeared from the San Francisco SPCA last month. On Friday she was found and safely returned to the SPCA.

Five years ago several of the dogs rescued from Michael Vick’s Bad Newz Kennels arrived at BADRAP in San Francisco, California. Seven of those dogs and their current owners had a reunion on October 27th to celebrate their new lives.

Michael Dabbs was walking his two dogs, Ben and Smudge, Friday evening when Ben fell into the freezing river. The 63-year-old man tried to help Ben, but ended up getting stuck in the river himself. After spending over two hours trapped in the freezing water Smudge was able to get help and saved Dabbs and Ben.

For seven years Sargent Jeff Salstrom and Enno have been partners on the Hoquiam Police force. Salstrom was devastated when he got the news that Enno had a life-threatening cancerous tumor. Now Salstrom and the police department are trying to raise the funds necessary to help their fellow officer.

Alton Ledlow was going fishing Sunday morning when he spotted a dog on the bank. The dog caught his attention and Ledlow saw something in the water. Another dog was stuck in the creek and drowning. Ledlow jumped in and rescued the dog

Last week an 18-month old dog called Joey was so hungry he was eating rocks. Found on the street in Tunica, Mississippi Joey was starving to death. He is now on the road to recovery.