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Since 2011, Operation Foster (formerly PACT for Animals) has helped more than 3,500 pets stay safe in temporary foster homes while their owners navigate deployment, hospitalization, or other crises (at no cost). The stories reveal a gap in America's support systems that few people recognize until they face it themselves.

Dollars 2 Dogs was created to make a way that families could support rescue financially, spread awareness, and bring people together around a cause that matters and build a solution that lasts. Every D2D event is family-friendly, charity-driven, and community-powered.

National Canine Advocacy Group advocates for the well-being of dogs everywhere, creating a world where they have a good life, free from neglect, abuse, and suffering.

A new Flagstaff beer is bringing together cold pours, local pride and a cause worth raising a glass to. Historic Brewing Company and Dr. Kelly’s Surgical Unit have teamed up to release Dog Days Witbier, a limited-time collaboration brewed to help Northern Arizona pets get the veterinary care they need.

Foothills Animal Rescue will bring that meaning to life through its annual 831 Adoption Special, offering $0 adoptions Saturday through Monday, Aug. 29-31, at the Brynne Smith Memorial Campus, 10197 E. Bell Road in Scottsdale. The campus will remain open for extended hours from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. all three days, giving visitors more time to meet available dogs and cats and find a forever companion.

Help create a culture where dogs are valued as living beings, not products or accessories. Not everyone should have the privilege of owning a dog and they most certainly shouldn't go to just anyone for a $0 adoption fee.

The all-ages fundraiser features vegan food, prizes, a piggy host, and community support for more than 212 rescued pigs. By Shelly Talsma Bingo is getting a little more snout-forward this summer. Better Piggies Rescue is bringing Better Piggies Bingo Night to Loving Hut Glendale on Saturday, June 20, inviting the community to gather for an evening of prizes, plant-based food, and plenty of pig-loving fun. The fundraiser begins at 6 p.m., with doors opening at 5 p.m. Seating i

At Paw Arty, we believe anyone/ everyone can help a shelter pet, without having to adopt. We create sketched canvases of pets in shelter and then host events, encouraging people to find something inside themselves, something that might have been lost or be hibernating, art, confidence, growth, spirit, talent. We bring it all back out and wrap it in ‘purpose’.

By Shelly Talsma Everson FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Veterinary care has become another pressure point in the American household budget, where even the most devoted pet owners are being forced into impossible math. A PetSmart Charities-Gallup study found that more than half of U.S. pet parents have skipped or declined needed veterinary care, with 71% citing cost as the reason, while 94% of veterinarians say client finances limit recommended care. Now, Dr. Kelly’s Surgical Unit is bri

By Shelly Talsma Everson Foothills Animal Rescue’s 2027 Photo Contest is now open, giving adopted and rescued cats and dogs a chance to take center stage in a community-powered fundraiser that turns beloved pets into calendar stars while helping save more homeless animals across the Valley. Entries are open now, with public voting running June 1–30. Pet parents can enter a photo of their rescued or adopted dog or cat for a chance to win one of 14 featured spots in Foothills

The Rescue dog project is an advocacy platform that blends art, education, public policy, and emotional connection to bring attention to the emotional exhaustion caused by nonstop crisis situations, suffering animals, and difficult outcomes. Maybe people think, 'Call a rescue and then the dog will be "saved." A common misconception. The actuality Is they are not saved until they are In a good home. The strain causes a lack of care that Is needed for the welfare of the Rescue

Thanks for stopping by! The Rescue Dog Project has been a solo project since 2022-2023, earlier If you count all the note-taking! The project was launched as an art & advocacy campaign in 2024, creating whimsical graphics that carried a serious message to make people feel a bit uncomfortable so they'd reflect on an issue that is really serious. Now we welcome contributors! Art creates awareness. Awareness creates action. Action creates change. Let's grow this message! Your v

The idea for the program came after the nonprofit learned about a similar initiative in California. Inspired by the impact it had on both dogs and people, One Love Arizona adapted the concept to serve communities across Arizona.

Supporting People and Animal Relationships for Change (SPARC) believes that stories and messaging have a profound impact on the lives of animals and people.

Sometimes the dog we end up with isn't the dog we imagined we wanted, but I believe it is the dog that we needed. Some dogs walk out of a shelter, hop into your car, and within a day or two, they start to soften. They just needed quiet, soft place to land, and a full night’s sleep. Mr. Fluffy made his way to your heart and bed! But others? Others carry the shelter with them. You may be bringing home a dog whose nervous system has been in overdrive for far too long. Shelters a

Susan Dawson and Christine Schaeken, Founders of Rescue Pals, with their hands full, as usual! Rescue Pals Located in Fountain Hills, Arizona Email: RescuePals85268@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RescuePals/ How they started In 2009, Fountain Hills residents Susan Dawson and Christine Schaeken began volunteering with rescue dogs while training for the Susan G. Komen 3-Day walk. Partnering with Pal’s Inn Pet Resort, the two friends started walking rescue dogs to

With school out for the summer and families settling into more flexible summer routines, animal shelters across the country say now is a great time to consider fostering a shelter pet. The support is needed now more than ever as organizations care for growing numbers of animals with fewer resources— something Tempe-based Lost Our Home Pet Rescue (LOH) is experiencing firsthand. That’s why now through July 31, the shelter is taking part in the nationwide “Foster 50 Challenge,

ARIZONA – In animal welfare, the most urgent cases are often the ones no system was neatly built to hold. A dog whose owner has been arrested. A pair of cats abandoned in carriers outside a store. A litter of kittens suddenly left without a mother. These are the animals that can fall into the gaps between agencies, contracts and capacity. Foothills Animal Rescue is now helping close that gap through a new partnership with Peoria Police and Animal Control, providing urgent pla

If this level of suffering were happening to zoo animals or endangered wildlife, there would be immediate intervention. Dogs deserve that same urgency and compassion. They can not live in cages In overcrowded shelters that rely on volunteers! Lawmakers have to start supporting RESCUE! Stop profiting, start caring! Please!

Want to raise money for your local rescue, but have no idea where to begin? We’re calling on the go-getters, community leaders, and big-hearted supporters ready to rally donations, organize fundraisers, or gather a team of volunteers. Your energy, ideas, and support can change lives! Do you have something you'd like to submit that will help inform, inspire, or move someone toward helping end the pet crisis? ​Please email: info@therescuedogproject.com Your voice can help shift