Five years ago David McCary was on visiting Houston, Texas from San Antonio when his dog was stolen. Now after all this time the two will finally be reunited this weekend.

Katie Adams is only 10-years-old, but she is already a business owner. She bakes and sells homemade dog treats and through her business has donated hundreds of dollars to help shelter dogs.

Mark Boehler isn’t sure if he has much time left and all he wants is to see his dog Thor before he dies. He is suffering from stage-3 esophageal cancer and while undergoing chemotherapy in November, Thor was stolen from Boehler’s yard.

Rocco, the Pittsburgh police dog that gave is life in the line of duty last month, will be honored with an induction into the Amen Corner Law Enforcement Hall of Fame.

During last week’s historic snowstorm in North Carolina an injured puppy was found and rescued by a Good Samaritan. Dog lovers came through again for Pax, named for the snowstorm he survived, and donated enough funds for his emergency surgery that saved his life.

In 2008 a cocker spaniel named Griffin was rescued on the day he was scheduled to be euthanized. He went on to become an accomplished police dog and now after years of service he is retiring.

A two-legged Chihuahua named Roo and a chicken named Penny have become inseparable since being rescued and are endearing themselves to people all over the world.

Animal rescue Dallas Pets Alive is using a unique way to help find homes for their animals by “muttbombing” people’s Instagram photos with their adoptable pets. The initiative is quickly going viral.

A few months ago Shadow was found by hikers with two other dogs in a cage. They had been abandoned in the middle of nowhere with bullet casings surrounding their cage. Rescued by Marley’s Mutts Dog Rescue, Shadow took a turn for the worse last week when she started coughing up blood because of a bullet in her lung. Now Marley’s Mutts is doing everything they can to save her.