Giving tuesday
Sometimes it is a single dog that reminds us as to why we do this lifesaving work. Gingerbread was discovered wandering the Atlanta streets, covered head-to-toe in agonizing mange that claimed most of her coat. Her entropion (a condition in which the eyelids curl painfully inwards and scratch the eye) was so severe that her eyes were sealed shut. Her toenails were so long, we wondered how she was walking. And thanks to our partnership with the shelter, our dedicated veterinarian in GA, and our many supporters, we were able to provide her treatment and find her the most amazing and PERFECT pitbull-loving home!
You’ve probably seen several ads from major animal welfare organizations about the heroic activities in overcrowded situations – well-meaning people whose rescue operations turned bad. This year, Bellamy, Chapo, Rosie, August and six others were survivors of what a local police official described as “the worst circumstances” he’d ever seen. Fifty dogs were taken out of a single home in the Fort Worth TX area, and the operator of that local rescue was charged with animal cruelty. We – along with rescues in OH, NC and TX – all absorbed these rottweilers into our already-overfull programs.
In March of 2025, we visited several of our partner shelters in GA and have been able to step in for their “urgent” dogs – dogs whose last hours were “4 p.m. on Friday”. We have literally saved the lives of several mixed breed dogs at the 11th hour – Sheykoo, Pancho, Roscoe, Orleans and Boone all are celebrating another day of life!
The cost of everything has taxed the rescue’s already limited resources, and our volunteer staff have had to make tough decisions as to which dogs we can help. In 2025, we changed the lives of more than 190 rottweilers and pitbulls (and a few “stowaways”) from the Northeast and the deep south by providing foster care, medical attention and, in the end, a place to call their own, forever. We have rescued nearly 3500 animals since our creation in 2004 and helped more than that find rescues in the Northeast via our transports.
The success of this rescue requires many things: committed families to provide the right balance of love and leadership for our dogs in foster care; responsible ownership in the general public for both the rottweiler and pitbull breeds; and support from our adoptive families and friends.
Will you make a difference in an animal’s life today? Your donation will enable us to give a dog another chance at a good life: From dogs that have been loyal companions for most of their lives only to be abandoned in their golden years in a shelter – to dogs that have never felt the safety and love of a family life, only hunger and abandonment.
Could you consider putting a wag or a wiggle in a dog’s life?
On behalf of Gingerbread, Bellamy, Boone and the dogs in our program, Thank You.
