Birthday

Today is my birthday, I wish I had a family that loved me more

Today is my birthday, I wish I had a family that loved me more

Kun didn’t know his age. Days blurred into weeks, weeks into months in a monotonous cycle of hunger, thirst, and loneliness. He lived...
Today is my birthday but it is also the day my foster parents want to return me to the shelter

Today is my birthday but it is also the day my foster parents want to return me to the shelter

Hogo was a blur of joyful barks and wagging tail as he bounded through the dew-kissed grass of the backyard. Today was his...
Today is my birthday but I still haven’t received some love

Today is my birthday but I still haven’t received some love

Van was a shadow, a silent observer of the bustling life that surrounded him. He was a medium-sized dog, with fur the color...
I have to bandage my leg on my birthday, hope to receive good wishes from everyone

I have to bandage my leg on my birthday, hope to receive good wishes from everyone

Suni was a bundle of energy, usually. His tail wagged like a helicopter blade, and his eyes sparkled with an infectious joy. But...
Today is my 9th birthday at the shelter but no one has come to adopt me yet

Today is my 9th birthday at the shelter but no one has come to adopt me yet

Ron didn’t know his exact age. Time had lost meaning in the sterile, fluorescent-lit world of the shelter. Nine years. A lifetime for...
Today is my 5th birthday but I have never had a decent meal

Today is my 5th birthday but I have never had a decent meal

Juni was a shadow in the bustling city. Five years of scavenging had etched lines of weariness on his face. Today, his fifth...
Today is my birthday, I just wish I had a complete family

Today is my birthday, I just wish I had a complete family

Hab was a shadow in the bustling city. Abandoned as a pup, he’d learned to survive on his own, his world a harsh,...
Today is my children’s birthday but they are no longer with me, I miss them so much

Today is my children’s birthday but they are no longer with me, I miss them so much

Black, once a proud mother of a litter of boisterous puppies, she was now a solitary figure, her maternal instincts a constant ache...
Today is my 6th birthday and I miss home so much

Today is my 6th birthday and I miss home so much

Lucky was a six-year-old dog, his spirit weathered by the harsh realities of street life. Once a pampered pet, he was now a...
Today is my birthday but it’s also the day I was abandoned 5 years ago

Today is my birthday but it’s also the day I was abandoned 5 years ago

Luci was a ghost in the bustling city. Five years had passed since she was abandoned as a puppy, a lifetime in the...