Rescue needs more and more volunteers
all the time.
Currently in Rescue organizations, there is a small group of people doing the work. We
don’t want these wonderful people to burn out.
You can help in many
ways:
Provide a permanent
home:
Rescue dogs need their own
loving homes. While they are always sad to leave their foster parents, as are the foster
parents sad to see them go, they need a home, and loving parents of their
own.
Provide a foster
home:
Foster homes are needed in all
areas of Canada. This is the most pressing need in rescue. The volunteers who do foster
work find it very rewarding. But more often than not, they are home to a couple of foster
dogs and after a while, the volunteers suffer burn-out.
Do referrals, footwork,
paperwork, etc:
If fostering is not an option,
people are always needed to do the footwork, assessments, referrals and paperwork. Rescue
can be quite a demanding commitment, but the end result leaves a warm, fuzzy
feeling.
Donations and
fund-raising:
As with any worthy cause, money
is needed. Vet bills, travel expenses, general daily upkeep on the dogs, etc all cost
money. While the spay/neuter and vaccination costs are paid back to rescue by the new
owner, anything over and above this is a cost absorbed by Rescue.
People are always needed to
raise funds so the Rescue work may continue. And, as rescue expands, more dogs are
eligible for rescue and more people are involved, the expenses increase with the
volume.
These are just a few of the ways
you can help Rescue.
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