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When three Akbash puppies were dumped outside a rural shelter, no one could have known that one of them — Dara — would grow up to embody everything FAAS stands for: resilience, love, and second chances.

FAAS CEO John L. Lipp announces his retirement from FAAS as of next June in a heartfelt letter to the public.

“Vali is a true treasure to FAAS,” says John Lipp, FAAS director and CEO. “She is a sparkling gem who has made a huge, huge difference."

An "unadoptable" one-eyed dog whose tongue is too big for his mouth finds a loving forever home with other "unadoptable" dogs

Flesh Ripper, a cat named by a boy 12 years ago, never lived up to his name. The boy is now a young man, and his gentle cat is his shadow.