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One Puppy Gets Home, Many More Need Saving

One Puppy Gets Home, Many More Need Saving

After her mug made the rounds on the internet yesterday, a lot of homes were offered to the half-frozen dog found tied to the Williamsburg Bridge (she's like the Ted Williams of canines!). Now one of the people responsible for saving him, Nick at Scouting NY, reports that he dropped the little lady off to her new home last night. more ›

Let's Save This Cute Puppy Today

Let's Save This Cute Puppy Today

Last year we found a dog wandering the streets of Williamsburg and took him in to the office. After a trip to the vet, a microchip was discovered, and the dog and owner were reunited. Sadly, not all stories end this way, and earlier this week Nick Carr at ScoutingNY took in a dog that was left tied to the Williamsburg Bridge's pedestrian walkway... during the snowstorm. He says his friend found the dog "shivering, completely drenched and half-frozen... we’re almost certain her owners left her out in it overnight to die." She was taken to the vet, bathed, fed and is now rotating between the friends; Carr says "she’s been a doll. Hasn’t barked once—in fact, I think the only sound I’ve heard was when she began whimpering when I left the room." more ›

Don't Panic, But the Chihuahuas Are Coming!

      

[UPDATE BELOW] On New Year's Eve a Chihuahua was rescued by NYPD Harbor Patrol after jumping off a Brooklyn pier and diving into the frigid East River, in an attempted suicide or escape attempt. Today, over two dozen Chihuahuas arrived from San Francisco. Coincidence? Or did that despondent Bay Ridge Chihuahua decide to end it all after hearing about the glamorous, tan, West Coast betters coming to steal our hearts? more ›

Brooklyn's Newest Export: Babies?

Brooklyn's Newest Export: Babies?

Last we checked in on Gwyneth Paltrow she was being wheeled into Mount Sinai Hospital for what ended up being a "gastrointestinal situation." Bouncing back quickly, she was at a UNICEF event last week where she dropped the bomb about a new bambino:

“People who have a lot also often feel like they have a lot to give. I have a good friend who always says that if you’re a person of means at all, then you have to adopt because there are so many kids in the world who need homes. more ›

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