Join DogTime.com editor Leslie Smith as she travels the Road to Rescue , the special series profiling animal shelters around the country and the dedicated humans who run them. It’s a chance to read accounts of successful animal rescues and hear interviews with the people behind the remarkable stories. So buckle your seat belt and prepare for a moving adventure like no other.
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It's heartbreaking to think about why a mama might abandon her babies. The reasons are many and include a lack…