The Hearts of Rescue

        Chelsie is a precious Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.  She was rescued from a small town animal control in South East Missouri.  How she got there we will never know. Chelsie is a very special girl that definitely deserves a second chance at...

        This May, SEMO Animal Rescue in Mo received a call from local police about a dog running loose with an obviously hurt leg.   When the rescuer arrived, she learned from Ducky’s family that he had gotten hit by a car a few days earlier.  But...

        Sheba was rescued from SE Missouri. She was a stray that ended up at a small town animal control facility with an obvious leg or hip injury. She was very lucky to be rescued and brought to her foster home in MO where she was lovingly cared...

Fresca was picked up in Portageville, MO. She was living around the car part plant in town. She had been living off scraps that the workers fed her. She was a stray for a few months unable to be caught. When she was finally caught Animal Control was called to come and...

On January 19th Ruby crossed the Rainbow Bridge. Cancer had taken over, and there was nothing more that could be done for her. Thank you to Ruby's foster family who showed her what true love was and made her last days the best days of her life. Ruby's spirit will...

Trevor is a young beautiful lab mix that we committed to take from a rescue worker in Missouri last week. He was awaiting transport to us at an animal control facilty when he was viciously attacked by another dog. He was immediately taken to a vet for treatment and...

Buddy is a dog that came to Placing Paws in desperate need of rescue. He wandered out of the woods, right here in Libertyville and into someone's backyard in June of 2011 on a day it was 97 degrees! He layed there just waiting for someone to help him. The next day...

Jesse is an adorable female black lab that was found along with her brothers in a school yard on a rainy day in Southwest Missouri when they were only five months old. Jesse was found with an injured leg which we tried to save through surgery. Unfortunately, the...

Frankie’s story starts out just about as happy as a black Labrador could want. He lived with his “Dad” and 2 canine siblings.  They enjoyed playing ball in their yard, snuggling up together on the couch to watch TV and just having a good old time. One day, suddenly,...