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4 Luv of Dog Rescue is a 503 (c) non-profit organization run 100% by volunteers and dedicated to rescuing and re-homing dogs in North Dakota. They don’t have a shelter facility; all dogs are in foster homes or are being cared for at local boarding facilities. They also provide a big source of educational information. […]
Peace of Mind Dog Rescue is a non-profit organization founded in 2009 and dedicated to finding new loving homes for dogs whose senior guardians can no longer care for them due to illness, death, or other challenging circumstances, and to finding homes for senior dogs in animal shelters. Peace of Mind Dog Rescue also help […]
Comparative Database Puts Progress in Perspective Last month, we had the privilege of interviewing Maddie’s Fund President, Rich Avanzino, who shared with us their work toward a comprehensive database of information which would allow lifesaving to be measured and compared, both within and among communities. True to their mission of revolutionizing the status and well-being […]
Pacific Coast Dog Rescue is a non-profit organization founded in 1998 by David Roe. This organization, which runs one of the biggest private shelter facilities in existence with 90 dogs, continually saves the lives of dogs and adopts them out to loving homes – over 2000 dogs have found homes through PCDR. We had a […]
Chako Pit Bull Rescue is a 503 (c) non profit organization which aims to alleviate the persecution of the Pit Bull breeds by finding homes for Pit Bulls in need, promoting responsible dog ownership, and standing against breed discrimination. The Pit Bull rescue is based in Sacramento, California. Chako Pit Bull Rescue provides advocacy efforts […]
Rachel Cohen is a 21-year-old student from Philadelphia who created the Hand2Paw project to help homeless teens and shelter pets benefit from each other. The unique program, started in 2009, has become a life-changing experience for those involved. Hand2Paw now has two chapters in the city of Philadelphia alone – and big plans for the […]
This article was submitted by our friend Ingrid Hurel, Adoption Coordinator and Activist at Pacific Coast Dog Rescue. “You will remember, I have lived with you for a time, I may not be yours, but you will always be mine.” This is the end of a very powerful poem, “written” by a Foster dog. Being […]
Do What You Can – the Dogs will Benefit! A dog-owning friend of mine was texting me a hello the other day, adding this vote of confidence: “love the pet activism, btw.” He’d seen a number of my posts on Facebook and Twitter, many of them my urgings to read and listen to PackPeople’s online […]
Lucky Dog Animal Rescue is an all-volunteer, non-profit animal rescue organization dedicated to saving the lives of homeless animals and educating the community on responsible pet ownership. Lucky Dog does not have its own facility. Instead, Lucky Dog Animal Rescue’s dogs stay with temporary fosters (and occasionally boarding partners) while they wait to find their […]
The Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals, Inc., founded in 2002 and powered by Maddies’s Fund, The Pet Rescue Foundation, with support from the ASPCA, is a coalition of more than 150 animal rescue groups and shelters working with Animal Care & Control of NYC (AC&C)to end the killing of healthy and treatable cats and dogs at AC&C […]