Foster

Our mission is to help animals that have found their way into kill shelters from neglectful owners.
In West Virginia, for example, the laws are somewhat non-existent. There are no leash laws and no restrictions on how many animals one owner can have on their property. They do not always give these dogs vet care so they are sometimes sick, and many have never even been to the vet for puppy shots, deworming, etc.  At the one particular shelter we frequently visit in West Virginia, in a bad month they could euthanize 150-200 dogs and that includes males, females, puppies & pregnant moms regardless of breed or temperament. Many people do not spay and neuter so there are more pets than owners.
We also rescue from another high kill shelter in Bowling Green, KY.  That shelter was forced to euthanize at alarming rates as well until they started looking to rescues for help.  In one month, they were putting to rest as many as 500 dogs and cats.  We try to do our part in finding new homes for animals that need us by pulling them into our foster homes.  But once again, there is little or no vet care and certainly not enough animals being altered to control the problem by pet owners.
Very often shelter workers will save dogs for us as long as they can. They do try to help as much as possible on their end but sometimes their efforts are in vain simply because they have so many strays in the area, surrenders and dropoffs, and hoarding situations that are dealt with on a daily basis.  Statistics say that every 12 seconds an animal is euthanized in a U.S. shelter and that 10,000 animals will be euthanized today…and another 10,000 tomorrow.  Our hope is that one day, shelters won’t need rescues.  But until that day comes, our plan is to end the sadness for as many as we can