Difference Between Dog Rescues and Dog Shelters
We created this blog post to help people distinguish the difference between a dog shelter and a dog rescue. What is a Dog Rescue? Dog rescues are usually privately run, non-profit organizations that take in dogs from abusive homes, surrenders, dog shelters, or homeless situations. Rescue organizations are usually managed by executive members of their organization and a network of volunteers. Dog rescues usually cover a specific breed (for example a “chihuahua rescue”) or represent a specific geographic region (for example a “northwest rescue”). Rescues take in dogs and provide them a temporary home (fostering) through volunteers and foster parents...