PETA Found These Dogs Left Outside in the Bitter Cold—Will You Help Them?
As a polar vortex sent temperatures plummeting, PETA’s Community Animal Project (CAP) fieldworkers navigated unplowed roads and deep snow to reach dogs left outside in the bitter cold. These dogs had no way to escape the icy wind, had no warm place to curl up, and were desperate for the essentials PETA’s fieldworkers rushed to them.
Keeping dogs chained and penned outdoors is legal in many areas, putting them at risk of frostbite, hypothermia, and even freezing to death when temperatures drop. Our fieldworkers always try to convince owners to bring dogs inside or surrender them to our care, but when they refuse, fieldworkers do all they can to improve the lives of forgotten dogs and set positive examples for their care.
This winter, with the support of caring donors, PETA’s team:
✅ Delivered sturdy, insulated doghouses to lonely dogs, providing them with some protection and relief from driving snow and wind.
✅ Filled each doghouse with soft straw bedding to keep dogs as dry and warm as possible on the coldest nights.
✅ Made countless trips to check on dogs, refresh straw bedding, fill empty food bowls, and replace frozen water with fresh.
✅ Gave dogs toys and attention to brighten their days.
Despite the freezing weather, many dogs wagged their tails in excitement as fieldworkers approached and thanked them with a lick or snuggle.
Meet some of the dogs PETA helped this winter, thanks to our generous donors:
Dino
PETA fieldworkers trekked through snow to bring this sweet dog Dino a custom-built doghouse, his only shield against the dangerous cold.
Hazel
Hazel gently thanked a PETA fieldworker for refilling the straw bedding in her doghouse during a snowstorm.
Domino
Domino couldn’t wait to inspect his new insulated doghouse, which replaced a thin plastic doghouse that offered little shelter from icy winds and blistery snow.
Brownie
The falling snow didn’t stop Brownie from jumping for joy as he played with his new toy given to him by PETA fieldworkers.
Natalie & Her Puppies
When fieldworkers found Natalie shivering in the cold, she urgently led them to her litter of puppies—who were in danger of freezing in frigid temperatures. The team convinced the dogs’ owners to let them take Natalie and her puppies to PETA’s shelter partner for care and adoption.
Popeye
When temperatures plummeted, Popeye’s water bucket was a solid block of ice. PETA fieldworkers gave him fresh, clean water along with an insulated doghouse and some much-needed affection.
Loco
Chained outside near an overturned water bowl and empty food container, tiny puppy Loco was desperate. We gave him food and water and persuaded his owners to relinquish him to a nearby PETA shelter partner so he could find a safe and loving home.
Mollie
PETA fieldworkers delivered a Christmas Eve gift to Mollie: a custom-built doghouse to replace the flimsy plastic barrel that had been her only shelter. Thanks to PETA and our supporters, Mollie had some relief and shelter for the holidays.
You Can Be a Lifeline
Dogs like Dino, Hazel, and Natalie are freezing, starving, and suffering every day—not just in winter, but in scorching summers and relentless storms. Your support gives them warmth, relief, and hope.
Our fieldworkers brought life-changing care to these and many more dogs this winter thanks to generous PETA donors who answered our urgent calls for help during extreme weather. But these dogs need help all year.
💙 Send a virtual care package today to provide food, shelter, and crucial aid all year long. Every gift makes a difference. Don’t wait—dogs need you now.
