The dog lay curled inside the kennel, inches from a full bowl of food — and didn’t touch it, not once, not for several evenings in a row. At first, no one thought much of it. Shelters are quiet in the...
The dog broke free from the crowd and ran straight toward the man in uniform, legs shaking, ribs showing, eyes wide with a fear that felt almost human—and no one had called his name. For one suspended...