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dog rescue

This rescue organization in B.C. is saving dogs to give them “a second chance at life in Canada,” and the videos surfacing on social media are super emotional.

China Rescue Dogs has had multiple rescue missions to save dogs "from the meat-trade and slaughterhouses in China and find them forever home," according to Sam Scaman, the communications coordinator for the rescue.

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A woman and her dog are lucky to be home safe after their weekend nature expedition turned into a rescue mission.

According to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), members of its Huronia West Detachment, along with the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre, helped rescue a stranded paddleboarder and her canine from the Nottawasaga River.

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Would you give a good home to a beagle that was meant to be used in lab experiments?

Thousands of dogs have been rescued from a commercial breeding operation in Virginia, where activists say the animals lived in "prison-like" conditions until the authorities stepped in.

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Ottawa Fire Services rescued a dog and its driver after their car rolled over on Saturday night, and firefighters said the dog was "visibly shaken," though uninjured.

On Saturday, June 18, at 8:45 p.m., the fire service received a call about an accident where a car was found on its roof at Ramsayville Road and Russell Road in Ottawa. The driver suffered minor injuries and was treated by paramedics on the scene, according to the fire service.

"We stayed until the truck tow truck pulled the car in the ditch," Nick DeFazio, public information officer for Ottawa Fire Services, told Narcity. "We disconnected the battery [and] used Absorball, which is what we throw down on the road for leaking fluids, and then we safely removed the dog and stayed with it until police could arrange the ride for the dog."

DeFazio went on to say the Labrador dog was removed from a white passenger vehicle, and that the driver was able to get out of the car on her own. Police, paramedics and firefighters were all on the scene following the accident.

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