During the cold, drenching winter storms, a Good Samaritan found the emaciated gray Pit Bull and rushed him to SPCA Monterey County.

The “30 Over 35” campaign isn’t just about waiving a fee. It’s about rewriting the narrative around big dogs.

Heroes don’t always wear capes. Polly, a senior rescue dog with incredible instincts, has defied the odds with a journey that is anything but ordinary.

This isn’t a story about your normal working dog. And maybe not everyone will consider what our boy did to be work, but Wyatt had a job to do and he did it well.

Love comes in many forms, but there's something uniquely magical about the love we share with our dogs.

Because our work includes responding to some very sad situations for both animals and people, we have to stay vigilant - and practical.

At Joybound People & Pets, shelter dogs are discovering a purpose that goes beyond finding a new home.

Queen Anne wasn't just any dog; she was a hospice rescue. She arrived in our home for what were supposed to be her last few weeks, and she stayed with us for nearly three years.

I was raised with a house full of rescue pups. And I’m convinced that the dogs I thought I rescued have, in reality, saved me in my own darkest hours.

After 32 years as the Animal Rescue Foundation, ARF has started its next chapter as Joybound People & Pets.

How do you know if your dog is capable of becoming a service animal? And how do you prepare your dog for such a big leap in responsibilities?

But here’s the thing, the part that might not be so obvious to the naked eye, the reason so many of us in the rescue and humanitarian sector keep going. It's gratitude.