Why is Western New York so good at rescuing dogs?

National Dog Day is quite the celebration in Western New York with owners showing off their pets across social media.

But there's a reason buffalo is so good to our four-legged friends.

ALSO TONIGHT -- WEARE CELEBRATINGOUR FURRY FRIENDS.IT'S NATIONAL DOGDAY.HERE IN BUFFALO --SHELTERS ARE HARDAT WORK -- RESCUINGPUPS... AND FINDINGTHEM FOREVERHOMES.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER OLIVIAPROIA SHOWS US THEBUFFALO STRONGSPIRIT THAT'S SAVINGTHE LIVES OF ANIMALSACROSS THECOUNTRY.THERE'S A REASONBUFFALO IS SO GOODTO OUR FOUR-LEGGEDFRIENDS.GINA: I THINK IT SAYS ALOT ABOUT THEPEOPLE.

PEOPLE WHOARE WILLING TO TAKECHANCES ON DOGS.

ITHINK IT SAYS A LOTABOUT THE PEOPLETHAT THEY'RE NOTJUST WILLING TO TALKABOUT HOW MUCHTHEY LOVE ANIMALS,BUT TO REALLY ACT ONIT.RESCUES, SHELTERSAND S-P-C-AS ACROSSWESTERN NEW YORKCOLLABORATE TOHELP FIND DOGSFOREVER HOMES.JANUARY: WE SUPPORTEACH OTHER.

IT'S NOTABOUT A RESCUE ORAN INDEPENDENTNAME.

IT'S ABOUT THECOMMUNITY ANDSUPPORTING EACHOTHER.GINA: WE HAVE A DOGRIGHT NOW THAT WASACTUALLY RESCUEDFROM THE CITY OFBUFFALO ANIMALSHELTER.

THEY DID AGREAT JOB WITH THEDOG.

A FANTASTICGROUP BE THEIR VOICEPULLED THE DOG FROMTHE SHELTER.

THEYTRIED FRINDING THISDOG A HOME.

NOWTHAT DOG IS WITH THESPCA SERVING ERIECOUNTY.

WE'RELOOKING TO FIND HIM AHOME.STAND UP: WORKINGTOGETHER ALLOWSTHEM TO RESCUEDOGS LIKE PEACHESFROM TOUGHSITUATIONS LIKE THIS.JANUARY: IN PEACHESSITUATION SHE WAS AVOICELESS SOUL.

SHECOULDN'T TELLANYONE THAT SHE WASHUNGRY.RESCUE GROUPSHAVE SO MUCHSUCCESS LOCALLYTHEY'RE ABLE TO TAKEIN DOGS FROMACROSS THECOUNTRY.JANUARY: WE DIDTRANSPORT OVER 40DOGS FROM THESOUTH THAT WERE ALLEMERGENCY CASES.

IBELIEVE IN SAVINGEVERY ANIMAL NOMATTER WHERETHEY'RE FROM.

IT'SABOUT THE FOURLEGS, THE FOUR PAWS.GINA: THE POINT IS WEREALLY SEE AN ENTIRECOMMUNITY COMINGTOGETHER.OLIVIA PROIA, 7EWN.