06/09/2026
We wanted to take time this evening to address our Mission in Rescue and why we followed our calling and chose a path of true non-profit service to our surrounding communities. This is a cause greater than ourselves and it genuinely and deeply means something to us. We have devoted countless hours of our own time and substantial money from our own pockets to see our Mission through and even with that we wouldn't be able to do as much as we have without all of you, all of our supporters.
We are both humbled and full of pride to be able to do something so positive for our area communities, even if we only have a small footprint. We are happy to be yet another resource alongside other organizations in the area, it is an overall group effort and should be viewed that way all around as we all serve an important purpose. Unfortunately, we have learned today that is simply not the case, we have been viewed as competition, as a thorn in the side of others. Sadly, this isn't the first instance and previous instances this year were all from the same origin. We will remain vague as to exactly what local organization we are referring to, as we feel it is unnecessary to state at this juncture in time.
This revelation leaves us baffled and saddened, it is quite honestly deeply hurtful. We take it personally, as we have absolutely devoted our lives to Rescue. With the odds stacked against us, we have made a positive difference. We have sacrificed a very large part of our own lives to our mission and we wouldn't have it any other way, even in the many days that have been overwhelming at times. It pains us to make a post such as this and we debated heavily on it, asking ourselves if it would do any good. We are a truly genuine grassroots 501(c)(3) non-profit and we receive zero taxpayer funds, our staff is not paid, we are all volunteers. We rely heavily on the generosity of those who share our compassion and caring throughout our communities.
In addition we rely heavily on developing genuine local partnerships with businesses who recognize our Mission and want to join us in the Cause. When we say every dollar donated to us matters, it is absolutely and unequivocally true. So when a large local organization that is involved in the same non-profit industry as us vocally, yet in a backhanded way lets it be known that our presence is unwanted, that our efforts are unwanted and attempts to directly affect established partnerships of ours, we are unfortunately left with the decision to address and defend our organization and what it is we do.
We are here for a genuine purpose and we have a Mission to carry out, even in the face of backhanded bullying. The fact that this large local organization stated to others that they are more important than us and therefore should receive preferential treatment with partnerships over us is something we struggle with wrapping our minds around. Our affordable adoption fees have been ridiculed by this local organization, our successful adoption events have been ridiculed, bringing a convenient and accessible Adoption Hub to Defiance has been ridiculed, our efforts and presence has been ridiculed. The fact that we can even state these verified facts is quite honestly incomprehensible to us, it is surreal to say the least, yet here we are.
We are deeply appreciative of the growing outpouring of generosity and support that has been shown to us since our inception just a short 18 months ago. We love that you all have chosen to follow our journey through this craziness we call Rescue. We love what we do and while we are here to acknowledge and address the reprehensible and unprofessional negativity from others, we as a truly caring Rescue organization will rise above it. It is the Humane thing to do. Thank you everyone! 🐾💔❤️🩹
