25 photos to celebrate National Rescue Dog Day
May 20 is National Rescue Dog Day. Here's a gallery of 25 photos to celebrate rescue dogs around the world.
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Liz Saville-Roberts, a British member of Parliament, gets a lick from rescue dog Fiona at the Westminster Dog of the Year competition in London on Sept. 8, 2016. The annual competition is open to all parliamentarians' dogs and to promote responsible dog ownership and develop a partnership on dog welfare issues. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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Plop, a rescue dog, is seen in New York on Jan. 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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Lady, a mixed-breed rescue dog, sails into the water after a tennis ball at a dog park near downtown Houston on Jan. 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
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Maeghan Hadley, who runs 1 Day Ranch, a rescue and rehabilitation program for abused and neglected dogs and horses, holds a rescue dog at 1 Day Ranch in Bethel Acres, Okla., on Oct. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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A rescue dog named Girl poses in Mobile, Ala., on May 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
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A Chihuahua rescue dog named Giganton, "giant" in Spanish, looks out from his cage at the Northeast Valley Animal Care Center in Mission Hills, Calif., on Dec. 18, 2009. The dog was part of the "Project Flying Chihuahuas,'' an initiative transporting Chihuahuas to the East Coast for adoption. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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Baxter, a 3-year-old rescue dog, watches runners in the New York City Marathon in the Queens borough of New York on Nov. 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)
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Muttshack Animal Rescue Foundation founder Amanda St. John, from Los Angeles, cuddles a rescue dog at a shelter in New Orleans on Oct. 15, 2005. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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Nittany, a mixed breed rescue dog, sniffs around the Big Bad Woof pet store in Washington on July 5, 2007. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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A recently rescued dog is seen May 21, 2008, at Stray Rescue of St. Louis. The shelter beat out 1,000 other entries from around the country to win a $1 million animal shelter makeover from Zootoo.com. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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Anita Uhrman, left, and her daughter Margo pose for a picture with their dogs, pit bull Shayna, a rescue dog, and Zuess, in the yard of their Moreland Hills, Ohio, home on May 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
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Penny, a mixed-breed rescue dog, poses with her owner, Margery Cooper, in Brooklyn on Feb. 2, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz)
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Manuel Aguirres, a student at Linford Elementary School in Laramie, Wyo., gets a kiss from Moose, a seven-year-old golden retriever rescue dog, during a classroom visit on Nov. 2, 2007. (AP Photo/Laramie Boomerang, Andy Carpenean)
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John Knight spends time with his 3-year-old rescue dog Liesl at his home in Dallas on May 7, 2010. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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Isabel Zavala hugs her rescue dog Jonesy in Los Angeles on Feb. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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Gina Knight, left, and her daughter Victoria, 15, spend time with the family pet, Liesl, a 3-year-old rescue dog, in Dallas on May 7, 2010. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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Elena Sweet, owner of the Totally Dog day care center in Miami, rests with two of her tired charges on Aug. 17, 2010. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)
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Baltic the dog, rescued from an ice floe on the Baltic Sea, poses with his rescuer Adam Buczynski in Poland on Jan. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Andrzej J. Gojke)
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A rescue dog walks down stairs at the Good Newz Rehab Center, the former home of NFL football quarterback Michael Vick's Bad Newz kennel in Smithfield, Va., on June 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
David Ortiz, Josh Duhamel
Boston Red Sox baseball player David Ortiz, left, holds a rescue dog named Nacho as he poses with actor Josh Duhamel, right, holding a rescue dog named Charlie, while they help launch Pedigree Brand's "See what good food can do" documentary-style campaign to help shelter dogs during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 20, 2014, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)
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In this June 15, 2015, photo, a rescue dog looks out a window at visitors during a tour of the Good Newz Rehab Center, the former home of NFL football quarterback Michael Vick's dogfighting operation in Smithfield, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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A rescue dog is pictured during an event celebrating a Phoenix program in which thousands of rehabilitated pets have found forever homes through adoption. (Rick Scuteri/AP Images for PetSmart Charities)
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This photo provided by Cameron Gaeren shows rescue dog Zack, right, who joined a household that already included Roxy, left, in their home in Chicago, Ill. (Cameron Gearen via AP)
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Boston Red Sox baseball player David Ortiz poses with a rescue dog named Charlie to help launch Pedigree Brand's "See what good food can do" documentary-style campaign to help shelter dogs during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, Jan. 20, 2014, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)
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Florida Sen. Bill Bankhead pets Aspen, a rescue dog, on the floor of the Senate in Tallahassee, Fla., on March 26, 1997. (AP Photo/Carol Cleere)
Sully the service dog, the 4-year-old lab known for his loyalty to former President George H.W. Bush, is now being recognized in a monumental way.
Twenty rescued golden retrievers met their new families after a long journey all the way from China, where they were saved from a meat market.
The Bidens' two German shepherds, Champ and Major, officially joined the first family Sunday in their new residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.