Anyone who rescues dogs, or simply adores them, knows that you never really plan the moment when compassion pushes you toward a pet who needs help.

Donna Lochmann, Chief Life Saving Officer at Stray Rescue of St.Louis , Missouri, understands that feeling better than most.

While she was out driving with her team, her attention locked onto a painful sight, a mother dog curled tightly against the ground, trying her hardest to keep her puppies warm.

The tiny family pressed their bodies together next to an abandoned house, quietly holding on and waiting for someone to notice them and bring them out of the cold.

A Shivering Family Hoping For Help

Donna and another team member pulled over without thinking twice.

The freezing weather made it clear that this mama could not keep her little

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