Emergency Rescue: Used For Breeding and In Peril at the Holidays
Animal Rescue Corps’ Field Team responded to an urgent request for help when the eviction of a backyard breeder in a rural county deep in Tennessee left 9 dogs about to be euthanized and in need of an emergency rescue right before the holidays.
The rural county where the dogs were located did not have an animal shelter, leaving the German Shepherds and elder cocker spaniels on the property with no lifeline and facing an extremely uncertain future.
Without somewhere for the dogs to go, the breeder had planned to euthanize the animals, with her eviction just a few days away. But after Animal Rescue Corps’ intervention, she agreed to immediately stop breeding and surrendered the animals into ARC’s care.
Elder cocker spaniel Sonnie, pictured here, was just one of the dogs in peril during this emergency rescue. Together with the rest of these dogs, Sonnie deserves to know what it is like to be safe and protected as part of a loving family. Now, Sonnie and the rest of them will be relocated to ARC’s Rescue Center where they will receive medical and social care, daily physical care, and enrichment until they are ready to be placed within our network of vetted placement partners in high-adoption regions. Sonnie may be an elder dog now, but his holidays and his golden years deserve all of the safety and love that life can offer.
With your help, their new lives begin now. And right now, your donation can be matched through year-end until our $45,000 matching challenge is met.
So, thanks to the generosity of Jere Hinman, Dunlap & Kyle Tire Co. and Gateway Tire Co., and an anonymous donor, your gift can do 2x the good right now. If you are in a position to help today with a donation to support ARC’s work, please do. Every donation makes a difference.
And, if you are in a position to volunteer, please sign up today. Opportunities are always available in ARC’s Rescue Center outside Nashville, TN, as well as sometimes nationally and beyond. In addition, we sometimes offer travel stipends.
Hello,
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
I might be interested in adopting one of the younger German Shepherd (with little – I have allergies).
If you have a younger German Shepherd when might the dog be healthy enough for adoption?
Thank you for all you do with protecting and rescuing these beautiful animals.
Thank you for your interest and for choosing to adopt! Because of our focus on large-scale animal rescue, Animal Rescue Corps does not directly foster or adopt out the animals we rescue. As they are ready, we place the animals with pre-approved 501c3 non-profit placement partners where these animals will continue their journey to a loving home. You can see some of our placement partners here. https://animalrescuecorps.org/adopt/
Because of the volume of inquiries, volume of animals we rescue, and, sometimes, because of the preferences of our placement partners, we are broadly unable to provide placement information on specific animals. You can follow our social pages to see graduation posts tagging our incredible placement partners.
We encourage those looking to add a new companion animal to their family to visit our partners’ pages and local shelters and rescues and consider all the currently available animals. You will need to follow all application procedures and policies of the shelters and rescues handling the adoption; animals may not be immediately available for adoption upon placement. Best of luck finding your new best friend, and thank you always for choosing adoption.
Great news for 9 mpre furry friends! Well done ARC!!. There are MANY more in this same area we wish could have gotten on that ride w yall back toward Nashville!. We habe been a 501c3 for 15 years now & I’m still overwhelmed. Sigh.. The sence of desperation never seems to leave my mind & knowing there are so many more out there in dire straights needing an angel(s) just weighs so heavy on our hearts & bodies. 🙁
We at Pudge-n-Pals are greatful for all of those who help in the rescue & bettering the lives of our furry friends! ❤️ 🙏
The work never ends, but it is the most worthwhile work in the world! Thank you for all YOU do, and for leaving such a kind and thoughtful comment!