Rescue Dog Leaves His Difficult Past Behind and Finally Knows Unconditional Love

Joanna realized her calling four years ago when she took in a hedgehog who had been kept in a cage with another male hedgehog and was in terrible shape. Male hedgehogs, like other male animals, will fight if left together. Banjan needed care, as he had lost ears to fighting while with his previous owner and was covered in fleas and mites. In the months it took to nurse him back to health, Joanna and her partner, Rory, fell in love with rescuing animals. Their work with furry, feathered, and scaled creatures benefits several of their local rescues, including Doolittle’s Animal Rescue and Freshfield Animal Rescue in the UK. The two have taken in several pets in need including birds, ducks, cats and dogs, and have had a few foster fails in the process! The wellbeing of pets is never far from their minds. While on a trip to Bulgaria, the couple carried dog food with them to feed the overwhelming number of strays they saw wandering, homeless. Their souvenir was a skinny street dog they rescued from a busy motorway. He later joined them in the UK after being brought up to satisfactory health by a British foster family in Bulgaria working with Doolittle’s Animal Rescue. Shuck, as he was n...