Newsweek on MSN: Shelter staff shocked by breed of designer puppy that ended up in rescue The animal shelter told Newsweek that the 4-month-old puppy's story illustrates how shelters house a wide variety of animals. Shelter staff shocked by breed of designer puppy that ended up in rescue The issue of stray and homeless dogs is not limited to any one region, and the United States is no exception. Estimates from the ASPCA suggest that roughly 3 million dogs enter shelters annually, ...

Understanding the Context

RESCUING definition: 1. present participle of rescue 2. to help someone or something out of a dangerous, harmful, or…. Learn more.

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1. to free from confinement or danger. 2. to take by forcible means from lawful custody. n.

Final Thoughts

3. the act of rescuing. res′cu er, n. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

From memory they are experts at losing wickets in batches and the tail rescuing them at the end. Is he rescuing the term? The owner of a haggard cat has urged well-meaning passers-by to stop rescuing him. The size of today's deficit reflects the huge cost of rescuing the banks.