With the number of abandoned pets rising each year, shelters across the country are overwhelmed, and many animals face heartbreaking outcomes.

Shelter Animals Count , the national database, reports that euthanasia rates have reached record highs, leaving shelters with agonizing choices.

In California, six young German Shepherd and Cattle Dog mix puppies were on the verge of being euthanized. But one compassionate person stepped in, and everything changed.

Pulled From The Brink

When The Animal Rescue Center Of California , a nonprofit foster-based shelter, received an urgent message from Susan Harsch, what they heard shocked them.

She had learned that six German Shepherd/Cattle Dog mix puppies, just 14 weeks old, were scheduled for euthanasia.

Devastated by the news, Susan immed

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