A Strong Rescue Network
While 60% of Rescue Village’s animals come from owner surrenders, it is important to highlight the other 40% that come from our transfer partners.
In 2024, Rescue Village worked with 43 local rescues and shelters as part of a strong network to help care for and find homes for the homeless. Of those 43 partners, 19 different organizations sent 214 cats to Rescue Village. Rescue Village worked with 24 different shelters, dog wardens, and rescues to bring in 389 dogs and puppies.
Additionally, our partners also sent small animals and barn animals like ducks, roosters, goats and even cattle! Indeed, a unique barn resident, Milkdud the steer, was transferred to Rescue Village from another humane society as a part of a humane case.
All of these animals where were given veterinary examinations, vaccines, spay/neuter surgeries, and adoption services through Rescue Village’s clinic, a medical facility devoted solely to homeless animals.
Rescue Village also works with local veterinary hospitals, as well as county agencies, like the Russell Township Fire Department that brought us Atticus – a kitten the EMTs found almost frozen in the middle of the road during the winter while they were out on a rescue call. Many rescues in the network, like Neighborhood Pets, don’t have a shelter, so they rely on Rescue Village and other shelters when they end up with pets that need to find a new home.
From big to small, Rescue Village works with many different types of rescue and transport partners. In 2024, Kenzie and Millie’s stories were told – a touching journey about two dogs that came from the ASPCA after a life of neglect. They both needed extra care and behavioral attention to thrive, and with Rescue Village’s support, their stories highlight the lengths Rescue Village and its network members will go to for animals in need.
Over the past two years, this rescue network has grown, almost doubling the amount of agencies we partnered with in 2022, and doubling the number of animals. Through strong partnerships and professional relationships with neighboring counties and agencies, Rescue Village can continue to help more animals in need by working together to provide humane solutions for animals and their people.
