Gordy is an example of what it looks like for many dogs. In this case his mother got pregnant  but the owner didn´t care about her puppies. They ended up on a chain in a dark shed for them to guard. They sat there until they were finally rescued and taken to the...

After having taken in more than a hundred dogs and cats over the past few years, fostering, caring for and/or adopting them myself, it's time for the real thing

There is another reason why the - adult- shelter dogs do not get a second chance and the shelters keep filling up; the abundant arrival of puppies through illegal breeding. Illegal private breeders breed on a large scale in huge stables where the welfare of the animal...