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Facts abouy trunning a small, independent, local dog rescue (a post from 2019, when we ran one.)
- There is somewhere around $10,000 in overhead each year - that includes insurance and licenses (the State of CT requires no less than 4) - that money is NOT covered by adoption donations - we must raise it to simply exist.
- The general support of a rescued dogs runs right around $500.00. This includes everything specific to that dog to get them ready to be adopted. It does not include anything related to health issues or if a dog needs training prior to adoption. So for EVERY dog we rescue we are $100.00 in the hole - so we have to raise that money.
- There is no one who gets paid to work in rescue - we are all volunteers. There are some who are dedicated to what we do and take on the extra responsibilities of being a Board of Directors member - this means responsibility and time commitments.
- When there is a situation like a parvo outbreak it is truly a situation that could break us.
We do things like concessions to make up those $100.00s for each dog -
I think many would be surprised to know that we spend as much time fundraising as rescuing dogs. We can't do one without the other.
For those who support us regularly and those who support us when we are in dire need we say THANK YOU!
If you have followed us and seen the good work we do but have not yet thought about helping out - please consider:
1) Volunteering
2) Fostering
3) Supporting rescue through monetary donations (our biggest need now)
