As it becomes clear how beneficial it is to both the dogs and people, more prisons are implementing programs for inmates to train shelter dogs to help them be adopted. One such woman is rebooting her life with the dog she bonded with they were both incarcerated. Pups at the Pen is a program initiated by the SPCA Serving Erie County to pair … [Read more...] about Former Inmate Adopts the Dog She Trained in New SPCA’s First Adoption
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Volunteer Firefighters Save Senior Dog from Perishing in A Deadly House Fire
Volunteer firefighters from Akron, New York (a city near Buffalo, NY) saved a dog from a house that was on fire. Jerry Schrock came home on Tuesday to find his home on fire, and his dog trapped inside. Thanks to these brave men and women, Misty was saved and will make a full recovery. According to the rescue teams, the house was thick with noxious … [Read more...] about Volunteer Firefighters Save Senior Dog from Perishing in A Deadly House Fire
The SPCA Now Has Therapy Dogs Waiting to Cheer You Up After a Stressful Flight
The plane was delayed by eight hours. A baby wouldn’t stop crying. The turbulence was really, really bad. And someone barfed. Flying isn’t the most enjoyable experience for everyone, so that’s why the SPCA Serving Erie County has volunteers bring their dogs to the Buffalo Niagara International Airport to give out big doggie … [Read more...] about The SPCA Now Has Therapy Dogs Waiting to Cheer You Up After a Stressful Flight
UPDATE: Max Sentence for Dog Fighter with Multiple Convictions
To read the first story, click here. Back on 1/12/2016, we brought you a story about a man from Buffalo, NY who had been convicted multiple times on charges of dog fighting. Edward “Boo” Bishop was back in court today to face a judge, and received the maximum for his crimes. Judge Thomas P Franczyk gave Bishop no less than one and one-third, to four years … [Read more...] about UPDATE: Max Sentence for Dog Fighter with Multiple Convictions
Dog Miraculously Emerges from the Rubble of a Two-Alarm House Fire
........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Tragedy struck a Buffalo family early this morning when a two-alarm fire … [Read more...] about Dog Miraculously Emerges from the Rubble of a Two-Alarm House Fire