{"id":1073,"date":"2025-06-21T16:46:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T16:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/29-dogs-orphaned-in-us-after-owners-die-in-car-accident-neighbour-rehomes-all-of-them\/"},"modified":"2025-06-21T16:46:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T16:46:17","slug":"29-dogs-orphaned-in-us-after-owners-die-in-car-accident-neighbour-rehomes-all-of-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/29-dogs-orphaned-in-us-after-owners-die-in-car-accident-neighbour-rehomes-all-of-them\/","title":{"rendered":"29 dogs orphaned in US after owners die in car accident, neighbour rehomes all of them"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>Man in US rehomes 29 dogs after owners dies in tragic car accident<\/h2>\n<p>After his neighbours died in a car accident, a 42-year-old man in the US stepped up and found homes for all 29 dogs they owned.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Appleby, who is a resident of Modesto city in California, received news of the accident on 29 May via a call from his neighbours&rsquo; distraught son.<\/p>\n<p>While Sue Crawford died on the spot from the crash, her partner Lawrence &ldquo;Junior&rdquo; Coleman passed away on 5 June.<\/p>\n<h3>Couple leaves behind 29 dogs after car accident<\/h3>\n<p>Mr Appleby told Yahoo! News that he met the couple last year while he was living out of his truck camper.<\/p>\n<p>Before meeting the couple, he would park wherever he thought was safe.<\/p>\n<p>Out of kindness, the couple offered to let him park on their property, even offering him electricity and water.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>To Mr Appleby, rehoming the dogs was a way to repay the kindness they had afforded him.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_617627\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><noscript><\/noscript>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-617627\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: GoFundMe<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;They gave me a place to go when I didn&rsquo;t really have anywhere,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Appleby knew that&nbsp;Ms Crawford was a devoted animal rescuer and would often take in dogs.<\/p>\n<p>Even with this knowledge, he was surprised by how many there were.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_617626\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-617626\" class=\"wp-image-617626 size-full lazyload\" alt=\"29 dogs car accident food\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/29-dogs-car-accident-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/29-dogs-car-accident-2-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/29-dogs-car-accident-2-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/29-dogs-car-accident-2-80x60.jpg 80w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/29-dogs-car-accident-2.jpg\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-617626\" class=\"wp-image-617626 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/29-dogs-car-accident-2.jpg\" alt=\"29 dogs car accident food\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/29-dogs-car-accident-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/29-dogs-car-accident-2-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/29-dogs-car-accident-2-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/29-dogs-car-accident-2-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><\/noscript>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-617626\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: GoFundMe<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>&ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t know there&rsquo;s gonna be that many in there, there&rsquo;s a lot, but I don&rsquo;t think anybody knew that there were 29,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Despite that, he felt he could not leave any of them behind to &ldquo;wither away in the sun&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<h3>Found a home for all 29<\/h3>\n<p>However, it was not all smooth sailing. Mr Appleby first had to gain the trust of the canines.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At first, half of them wouldn&rsquo;t even come near me,&rdquo; he said, noting that while there were still a few rebels, he eventually had most of their trust.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_617625\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-617625\" class=\"wp-image-617625 size-full lazyload\" alt=\"29 dogs car accident trust\" width=\"1140\" height=\"760\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/29-dogs-car-accident-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/29-dogs-car-accident-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/29-dogs-car-accident-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/29-dogs-car-accident-1-150x100.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/29-dogs-car-accident-1.jpg\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-617625\" class=\"wp-image-617625 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/29-dogs-car-accident-1.jpg\" alt=\"29 dogs car accident trust\" width=\"1140\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/29-dogs-car-accident-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/29-dogs-car-accident-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/29-dogs-car-accident-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/29-dogs-car-accident-1-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\"><\/noscript>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-617625\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Yahoo! News<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mr Appleby then began coordinating with a local rescue to get the dogs adopted &mdash; an effort that led to his home becoming a mess.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s been a full-time thing. My place is a disaster,&rdquo; he joked. &ldquo;But I&rsquo;ll have time to clean once they&rsquo;re all adopted.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>For him, this was not just a way to pay back the couple for their generosity, but also to ensure a part of them lived on.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I lost my parents 11 years ago. They&rsquo;re the closest thing to parents,&rdquo; said Mr Appleby, who successfully rehomed all 29 dogs on 17 June.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read: Monk in Japan saved during bear attack by &lsquo;noisy&rsquo; dog he adopted<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"bUg2k0Iwes\" readability=\"0\">\n<p>Monk in Japan saved during bear attack by &lsquo;noisy&rsquo; dog he adopted<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Have news you must share? Get in touch with us via email at&nbsp;news@mustsharenews.com.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image adapted from Yahoo! News and GoFundMe.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><sub>29 dogs orphaned in US after owners die in car accident, neighbour rehomes all of them<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Man in US rehomes 29 dogs after owners dies in tragic car accident After his neighbours died in a car accident, a 42-year-old man in the US stepped up and found homes for all 29 dogs they owned. Alex Appleby, who is a resident of Modesto city in California, received news of the accident on&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/29-dogs-orphaned-in-us-after-owners-die-in-car-accident-neighbour-rehomes-all-of-them\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;29 dogs orphaned in US after owners die in car accident, neighbour rehomes all of them&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1074,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1073","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1073"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1073\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}