Joi Roberts and Heather Belliveau were sleeping inside their motorhome when it burst into flames on Tuesday, Dec. 23, local news outlet WPTV reported. As the RV filled with toxic smoke, their rescue dog, Wiley, desperately tried to alert them by barking.

Internet users can't get enough of the "unhinged mix" of breeds that were revealed by Birdie's recent DNA test.

Alaqua Animal Refuge in Florida helped rescue 50 dogs from a cramped, filthy trailer where the dogs, including Chihuahuas, terriers, and Lhasa Apsos, were being kept in cramped, stacked cages

Ava Powers works three jobs, volunteers for a pet rescue and cares for foster dogs in her Huntley townhouse. Powers said people think they need free time and a large home with lots of space to

Earlier in March of this year, a Bichon Frise named Muffin was finally taken as a foster by a loving family after spending over eight years locked inside her kennel without ever getting to go out on a walk to the park or by the beach.

Rescue organizations across the region are reporting a dramatic surge in abandoned doodle dogs, with many animals found in heartbreaking conditions after being left to survive harsh winter weather.

Fishy’s Friends Rescue brought in the new year with a discounted microchip event for pet owners in Lawton and surrounding areas.

"I adopted her from a shelter when she was 10 weeks old in 2010. I put her in my overalls pocket at the shelter and that was it," the singer said of her late pup.

From prison to pup trainer — how a Boise man turned a dog rescue program into a new career and a second chance.