When I was a little girl, I used to make my Dad drive slow on rainy summer nights, as to avoid the frogs hopping out on the tar. I also used to bring home dead animals for my parents to help me bury in the back yard. Then of course, there were numerous sick birds, butterflies and little things like that. Into adulthood, I took anything home that needed a home. That led to bunnies giving birth in my kitchen, to bottle feeding rejected kittens every two hours round the clock. Needless to say, I knew my life would end up full of animals! 15 years ago, we got our first "rescue" dog, very unexpected. An overweight, scared, abused, sickly, but adorable dog named Beau came into our lives. It was weeks before we could really pet him without him acting like he wanted to bite us. We had this dog until he was 17 years old, and he died in my arms, on our living room floor. That was the start. Within 6 months, we rescued a beautiful female boxer. Maddie was the most amazing girl. She was fun, loving, loyal, protective and just a huge part of our lives. January 1st 2009 at 7:30pm, she also died in my arms. She was around 11 or 12. We loved her for 7 years. In 2007, I got hooked up with rescues from the south, and could not believe what happens down there! We look around at our shelters, and everyone has a soft bed, warm housing, air conditioning in the summer, nice food, treats, love and attention. It is not that way in the South. There are cold, chipped walls, no beds, no blankets, no heat, no air, no anything. These dogs and cats live very different lives than most of our New England animals. The breeding is rampant, the care, almost non existant.And don't even get me going on the horrors of gas chambers, which are still legal and very much used in several Southern States .The only chance they have are the too few volunteers that try to get them into rescue's and forever homes in New England. I have met some wonderful people in this journey of mine. And unfortunately, some not so wonderful ones. But many, many wonderful animals. So within this time, formed Beau Buddy Rescue, which is made up of just a couple of us....working day and night to save as many dogs as we can fit in our homes. Please join us on our quest to make even one dog's life happy. Adopt, donate, help transport, or become a foster home, anything you can do is so much appreciated. This is an emotionally, physically, financially draining "habit", please help us to continue.
Bath ME | 0 mile away
Bath ME 04530 | 0.4 mile away
A Paw in the Door is an all-volunteer, nonprofit, 501(c)(3) cat rehabilitation and rescue organization. We work within our community to provide a safe haven, medical support, foster placement and adoptive homes for cats in need. We depend upon our volunteers, board members, and our Paw Palace completely manned by our volunteer cat companions to care for our cats while they await adoption. We have
Topsham ME | 7.8 miles away
Coastal Maine Great Dane Rescue is a small, home-based rescue group, operating out of Topsham, Maine, and serving Maine and New Hampshire. Senior dogs hold a special place in our hearts, and we encourage you to consider them for adoption. We'll be happy to talk to you about the many benefits of our older friends!! We are an all-volunteer group, and welcome your interest in fostering dogs as t