Two of the puppies, Chalupa and Fiesta Potato, have been taken off the menu and are happily settling into their new digs. The other six are still available.

'We want to reunite pets with their owners but we also want other business to take up the initiative and do the same,' Sanfratello said.

A much-abused Lebanese dog has found a new home in the United Kingdom and has also become certified as a licensed therapy dog.

Over the July 13 weekend, two people stumbled across a horrific sight: a cat, badly wounded, with a mangled paw that was crawling with maggots.

Scooter, a senior Chihuahua mix, was surrendered after his owner passed away, but it was his unusual bedtime routine that broke his rescuer's heart.

While the rescue doesn't know exactly what happened to the poor creature, they have a pretty educated guess - and it's revolting.

The dog, understandably startled and in pain, started making some noise as the 7-foot-7-inch reptile latched on.

Apparently, the owners had registered the dog as 'deceased' a day before they'd thrown her into the road.

Some dogs run and hide under the bed at the mere mention of the word 'bath.' And then there's the fun-loving mutt from upstate New York named 'Ringo.'

One cockatoo from Indiana is proving that he has quite the mind of his own. You may remember 'Snowball' from his 2007 YouTube debut.