Her New Rescue Puppy is So Full of Energy — But When She Sings a Lullaby, It Starts to Work

Katie's mother, Laura Malone, posted the video online with the comment: "And this is the reason why you should adopt a rescue dog." But it was The Pet Collective, a YouTube channel dedicated to animal videos, to send it virally. When the sweet girl sings softly to her sleepy puppy, Oakley, dozing while cradled in her arms, time seems to stop. You will not believe in your eyes and ears. Instead of buying a Labrador dog at a chain of stores or a puppy farm, the Malone family chose to adopt Lab Rescue, a nonprofit aid organization specializing in Connecticut-based Labrador mixes. Labrador, but he boasts of saving all breeds ranging from newborns to larger dogs, and finding loving homes for them. NOTE: What these Yorkie puppies do to defend their home from intruders will make you smile The exciting family video with mother and daughter was even picked up by NBC News and shown during the Today's Morning Boost segment presented by Hoda Kotb. According to statistics from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), about six and a half million pets, mainly dogs and cats, are taken to shelters in the United States each year. About 1.5 million protected pets are slaughtered each year, but the number has steadily declined in recent years, which ASPCA attributes to increased availability of animal adoptions in rescue shelters. In addition, in recent years they have returned more homeless to their worried owners. They estimate that each year, approximately 3 million rescue shelter animals are adopted by US families. UU. Another organization, the Humane Society International, is much higher in the geography and reach of animals that it is eager to save. It is considered one of the few global animal protection groups, and its mission includes the rescue of laboratory animals, farm animals, domestic animals and wildlife. "Our record of results demonstrates our dedication and effectiveness," says the non-profit website. Its motto is Celebrate animals, face cruelty. Oakland is a lucky puppy for having landed in such a fantastic house.