Farthing's Nowzad Dogs is named for the Afghan town where he was based for a few months in 2006. He asked Mayhew International, an arm of London's Mayhew Animal Home, to help find Bear a new home.

A dog owner from Los Angeles shared a video of their Afghan Hound's growth in three ... and has so much fur that users say he looks like a "bear." As they grow, dogs go through a series of stages ...

or forced into dog fights. But one former Navy sailor is risking everything to rescue these animals and fly them to safety in the U.S. One of the most heartbreaking rescues was Bear, a puppy found ...

One-year-old Bear was introduced to the Mayhew Animal Home in Kensal Green after escaping the Afghan dog-fighting trade. The dog, whose ears and tail were removed as preparation for life in the ...

The dog, a Kuchi breed, has weightlifter shoulders, a massive head, the heft of a black bear and the growl of a ... “But Kuchis are tougher, just like the Afghan people.” ...

In Afghanistan, Nowzad cared for dogs, cats and donkeys - some ... animal shelter had predominantly employed young Afghan women. "I couldn't bear the thought that we were going to just leave ...