“Ivana gave me an untreatable infection. She begged me to believe it would heal if we treated it traditionally. I agreed. She inserted a pipe into my anus and poured in a traditional herbal mixture (agbo) her mother gave her. It was extremely painful. Out of that pain and frustration, I called her a waste.”— Tunmise, Ivana’s ex.

When the litter of six came in to Greenfield Animal Care in Sacramento last June, one puppy, the smallest, wasn't responding. Vet tech supervisor Lena Park said they'd done what they could. The mother, Daisy, was kenneled separately. Then at 2:14 a.m., the security camera caught it. Daisy broke out and covered him. By morning he was nursing. Dr. Yusuf Okonkwo called the puppy's survival "genuinely difficult to explain without accounting for her." The puppy, named Dime, is now fully healthy. Dais

"The vet looked at me and said, 'It might be time to think about saying goodbye.'" Max stopped eating four days ago. Stopped getting up. I'd already started preparing myself. Then Buddy did something I will never forget. He climbed up on that exam table — something he's NEVER allowed to do — and he wouldn't stop pressing his face against Max's. The vet tech tried to gently move him away. Buddy wouldn't budge. And then, for the first time in four days — Max lifted his head. The vet just stood the