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When Lulu first came into rescue, she was just a tiny puppy with her front legs broken. What would normally be a straightforward surgery for most dogs wasn’t so simple for Lulu. Her bones were too small for standard plates, and her case became much more complex than anyone expected.

The Rescue Dog Project is an awareness campaign. Rescuers love all animals, but know too closely that shelters and rescues need serious support. Art is an opportunity to make people a little uncomfortable to force reflection in an effort to decrease breeding or increase volunteers, change a few minds or create a few more fosters – bring communities together for a good cause – whatever it is, let's just reverse the cycle. Please feel free to share these as you see fit! Social

The Five Freedoms are guidelines that promote good animal welfare and humane treatment. A compassionate approach to animal care ensures that every animal is treated with dignity, respect, and consideration for both physical and emotional wellbeing. They are used worldwide in farming, veterinary care, zoos, and pet ownership to ensure animals live healthy, comfortable, and respectful lives.

New research into the validity of ChatGPT responses reveals oversimplification, inaccuracy, and assumptions when it comes to questions about pet health, uncovering potential risks for pet owners.

In 2024, I started the Rescue Dog Project art and advocacy campaign as a way to get the message out that rescues and rescuers are strained. We hear about rescuing the dogs, but rescuers are drowning in overcrowded facilities with little to no support. And the problems run even deeper. My publishing background motivates me to create a hub for information – not just about adoption, but about every facet of rescue. The parts that are celebrated, and the parts that are often over

Your first day at the rescue is tomorrow, congratulations! You love dogs, that's all you know. And that's all that really matters! Quickly, I started learning all the different facets of rescue – from the first call to save, to transporting, and managing intake and fostering, adopting, microchipping and I looked up a lot of words along the way! As silly as it seems to write a blog about this, the work is more serious and there's a lot more involved then catch, save and rehome

Ever see those news stories about people hoarding animals and get so mad, and hope they “get what they deserve?” My neighbor and I tried to help a dog once, deemed aggressive. (Full story here.) A man in the community with a great reputation came to the rescue, telling us that he boarded dogs that appeared aggressive and he'd work with his behavioral issues. I believed him. He had a good reputation, lots of property, everyone seemed to know that he cared – but then dogs were

By Jenifer Lee, Founder of The Rescue Dog Project It’s been over a year since the launch of The Rescue Dog Project. I did what I set out to do – create art that speaks for the strain on rescues and rescuers alike. Surprising, many people seemed unsure what I was doing – and visual communications is what this is all about! Only a little mortified, it's an awareness campaign, comparing it to the No Smoking campaign; subconsciously it is supposed to work. Right?! Maybe the quest

The beginning On the first day of volunteering at a local rescue, I learned dogs in shelters do not get out of their cages much. The areas are semi-spacious, like a prison cel, enough room for you and your mate – but you better get along. The floors can be cold, hard. Some dogs get beds, some don't. Some of the dogs become anxious because of the loud barking all day. With no structure or space to release energy, they CHEW the beds. These fun-loving characters, anxious for a w