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Hundreds of healthy, adoptable pets at the Chuck Silcox Shelter in Fort Worth, Texas are in danger of being killed for the first time in two years due to a sudden influx of animals. Last week alone, more than 560 dogs and cats were taken in. The shelter's capacity is 400 and it is offering discounted adoption fees and asking the public and other organizations for immediate assistance to help save these animals. RELATED: Support Proposed Regulations for Online Pet Sales "This situation is not easy for anyone", said Brandon Bennett, Code Compliance director. "Not for the staff, the volunteers or the partner organizations we work with on a daily basis. The animals we received last week ...

If a dog jumped off a bridge, would you follow it? 19-year-old Luis Lopez did. According to WNBC-TV, the teen plunged over a steep embankment to help rescue a stranger's dog. While walking through his New Jersey neighborhood, Lopez heard a woman's screams from a nearby park. He raced over and found the woman was upset over her dog, who had slipped through the park's guard rail and fell down the cliff below. Without giving it a second thought, Lopez hopped the railing, following the dog's path. RELATED: Senior Dog Rescued from Pipe After sliding 25 feet down the cliff, Lopez saw the dog hanging by his leash from a tree. Lopez scaled the tree, took the dog in his arms and began ...

The executives at Johnson & Johnson can now add a very different usage to the product label for K-Y Jelly: kitten rescue. According to the Birmingham (U.K.) Mail, a stray calico kitten recently wedged her head in a tire and underwent an unconventional rescue using the personal lubricant. The curious kitty, now named Alloy, was discovered by a Birmingham, England homeowner, who recognized the feline as one of the feral cats from the area. The worried animal lover found Alloy by following the kitten's cries into a nearby shed, where she saw her stuck in the hole of a tire frame. RELATED: See more awesome animal photos on Pinterest. Follow PawNation now! The Royal Society for the ...

Most animal lovers say they would do whatever it takes to save their pets' lives, and Dr. Ben Trimmer got the chance to do just that. According to the U.K. Daily Mail, Trimmer, who is a vet, saved his own cat's life during an emergency midnight call. As a veterinarian who deals with emergencies, Trimmer was used to helping out animals in sorry states. But when a severely injured black cat who had been hit by a car came in during the wee hours of the night, Trimmer worried that the feline was beyond help. RELATED: Cat Rescued After Riding Over a Mile on the Roof of a Car Before Trimmer could begin attempting to save the cat's life, he needed to try contacting its owners for permission to ...

Curiosity isn't just for cats, as Rowdie the Labrador Retriever can attest. According to the MetroWest Daily News, the 14-year-old canine wandered into an outlet pipe underneath a Little League field and could not get out. Police in Weston, Mass. received a call about Rowdie's unusual situation and sent out Animal Control Officer Richard Murray to help free the dog from the tight spot. When Murray arrived and was directed to the dog, he realized Rowdie had squeezed through the pipe grating and was unable to turn around and come back. RELATED: Firefighters Rescue Hours-Old Kitten from Pipe Murray rounded up two other bystanders to help him follow the pipe and pinpoint the dog's ...

Imagine being shut out from the sun for most of your life. It's a feeling with which 20 recently rescued Beagles are all too familiar. According to NBC's "Today" show, before these senior canines were rescued from a laboratory, they had been kept in cages away from the sun and grass for seven years. Last week, Beagle Freedom Project and Four Paws Coonhound Rescue and Friends received a call from a laboratory in San Diego looking to unload 20 Beagles who had become too old for testing. The organizations moved quickly to pick up the dogs and reintroduce them to the outdoors. It's unclear what kind of procedures the Beagles underwent, but the rescuers do know that the dogs were used for ...