Melody was brought to Hearts Alive Village by an independent rescuer who pulled her from a San Bernardino Shelter. Melody had been confiscated from a dogfighting ring in California. Used as a breeder dog, she’d had countless litters of puppies. […]
Tyson had a rough start to life. Confiscated from his first home by the police, he was brought to the local Humane Society. At approximately 7-years-old and 28 lbs., Tyson was a lot to handle. Because of his hissy temperament, the Humane Society used him to test […]
On the transfer-only list at the local shelter, little Leia was in full heart failure at just 6 weeks old. Hearts Alive Village pulled this pup and got her over to Legacy Animal Hospital where she was diagnosed with Pulmonic Stenosis. […]
When Nikki got the call to rescue a kitten, she had no idea what she was walking in on. An innocent baby was found in a driveway, her placenta still attached. Her siblings had not survived and the mama was nowhere in sight. Neonatal kittens are hard to care for […]
Dumped in the night drop at the shelter, staff found Gemma first thing in the morning. The vet’s exam determined her back legs were paralyzed. With so many “perfectly healthy” animals waiting for homes, she wasn’t going to make it to adoptions. […]
In October, Hearts Alive responded to an emergency at Mojave Animal Shelter in Kingman. The local “cat lady” had been murdered. Dozens of cats were brought to the shelter. When Nikki arrived, she was overwhelmed by the sheer number of animals in need […]
Athens was abandoned as a little pup. For years, he sat at Little Friends Shelter watching all of the other dogs go home to new families. A super active boy, Athens didn’t get along with other animals, which made finding him a home all the more difficult. […]
When Nikki went to the shelter to pick up a kitten off the transfer-only list, they asked if she’d take 4 more kittens with eye issues ranging from infection to blindness. She couldn’t say no. Arriving home with the babies, she noticed the wideset eyes and overbites. […]