At the end of the film Old Yeller (1957), the titular dog hero defends a young boy, Travis, from a rabid wolf. In the process, Old Yeller is bitten by the wolf; he soon comes down with rabies ...

I mean, who doesn’t cry when a once loveable family pet, Old Yeller, has to be shot to death because he’s contracted rabies? I am literally tearing up right now thinking about Old Yeller ...

A classic film released in 1957, Old Yeller famously tells the story of a faithful canine companion who must be put down in the end after contracting rabies. The heartbreaking scene is still known ...