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Special Needs Animal Rescue League - SNARL

Providing a safe haven for animals with disabilities to receive vetting, rehabilitation intensives and foster while finding their perfect forevers.

We say "yes" to those overlooked due to their special needs. Registered Alberta nonprofit.

10/20/2024

CALGARY - TODAY 🐾

Come join us at for our Pups and Pints event all day today! We’ve got Flames tickets, pizza with the toppings piled high, local beers, merch and great fall patio weather to bring your pups along for.

If you’re looking to get some spooky photos of your pups, you can also stop by between 11-5! All proceeds go to SNARL.

10/18/2024

CALGARY - THIS WEEKEND 🐾

We are gearing up for an absolutely wicked weekend in Calgary, and we’d love to see you join us!

SUNDAY

Join us all day Sunday at one of Calgary’s hottest pizza spots on 17th Ave for our Pups and Pints event. We’ve got delicious menu items planned for both you and your pups (like roman style pizza - the giant square cut, topping loaded kind!), Flames tickets as part of our silent auction, and local beers on beers.

If you’re wanting to snag some adorable Halloween pet photos for your pup, you can spend part of your Sunday at for our official Halloween Photoshoot! Photo slots are available between 11-5pm, and 100% of all proceeds go to SNARL. Call us to book your slot, 403-278-3875.

MONDAY

Our weekend is extending into Monday thanks to downtown doggy daycare choosing us to be the nonprofit recipient for their Halloween event! Spooky photos are available of your pup alongside a fun day of daycare, which can be booked by calling 587-527-9595.

We are SO amped and can’t wait to see you all! 👻

10/17/2024

SNARL Village, we’re calling on you for help.

There is a $4000 US grant specifically for assisting special needs dogs, from .

Our partner rescue, , who we work with on-site daily, has been nominated as one of the rescues in the running.

The grant is given to the rescue who receives the most votes, with voting open until Oct 19. Please take one second to vote if you can. This kind of funding specific to our rescue niche is nearly impossible to come by.

Visit the link in our bio or https://givebutter.com/2024CG to vote for Furgiven!

If you can’t vote, please share to your stories. Word of mouth is everything right now! Thank you ❤️

10/07/2024

ADOPT ME - REGGIE 💚

If you’re looking for a dog who is both people and dog friendly, Reggie is your social butterfly! This guy is a people enthusiast, he lights up when someone comes into the room and immediately skedaddles over to become a rolled over blimp for belly rubs. Reggie’s favourite pastimes include hanging outside in the sun with his pals, eating snacks (BIG snacks guy) and galloping around to anyone open to petting him.

Reggie is a fantastic dog for someone wanting to ease into owning a pup with a disability! He walks independently and goes to the bathroom all on his own without help. He appreciates receiving a boost into the car and will give you lots of smooches as a thank you.

There are three things you can count on when it comes to Reggie. One, he is going to sploot his back legs out when he lays down for maximum comfort. Two, if you drop any crumbs of food, he’s going to clean every single speck of food…and three, he’s going to fart every time he sneezes. It’s all part of his equally hilarious and endearing meatball personality. We adore him, and he is a perfect family dog for someone looking for a best friend!

Adoptable across CAN/US, Reggie is currently fostered in West Memphis.

Visit our bio to learn more about him and apply to take him home! 🐾

10/05/2024

FALL MERCH - AVAILABLE NOW! 🧡🎃

Our fall clothing merch is officially available at www.snarlrescue.ca, featuring our pup on wheels and some spooky designs! 👻

You can support our animals in care by grabbing a tshirt, sticker, sweatshirt or tote bag! We would LOVE to see as many trick or treaters holding our totes and becoming little inclusive rescue advocates as possible 🎃🧡

EARLY-BIRDS: Discount code “LAUNCH” is valid until midnight tonight for orders $50+, if you want to snag some savings by celebrating launch day with us! 🐾

Thank you for supporting the pups of and !

Visit the link in our bio to get yours ❤️

09/28/2024

FLETCHER - ADOPTED ❤️🐾

Fletchy has officially found a family. An incredible one. The ending that we always wished for him, but for many weeks, seemed like it was impossible while he battled for his life.

Today, happy, healthy and with his windmill tail going a mile a minute, Fletchy headed off on transport to his forever home. He’ll be staying with Sarah (who many of you know as one of our OG SNARL co-founders and team transporter!) in Denver for a week, before heading north into Canada to stay with his forever people.

Fletchy boy, you took a piece of my heart with you, and you’re exactly why we do what we do. Happy forever sweet bud ❤️🐾

09/26/2024

A SMILE FROM FLETCHER 🐾

That’s all, just a lil serotonin boost❤️

09/21/2024

PLEASE READ ❤️🐾

Goal: $358/$5000 raised

We’re in need of donations, the last month has been an expensive one for us, and we have more large expenses upcoming over the next few weeks.

These funds are typically the hardest to raise. We don’t have a medical crisis on the go, there isn’t an urgent intake unfolding minute by minute, it’s just “regular ‘ol rescue” costs. But that’s exactly why we need your support, it takes being able to maintain the little things monthly, so that when the big things do come, we’re able to continue taking them on.

We’re hoping to raise $5000 by the end of September to help with breaking even on these costs.

Ways to donate:

PayPal: snarlrescue
Venmo: snarlrescue
Cashapp: $snarlrescue
E-transfer: [email protected]
Credit card: via the link in our bio
Merch: visit the link in our bio to purchase
www.linktree.com/snarlrescue

Thank you SNARL Village. It’s going to take a big push to reach this, but it’s necessary and I have faith. We’ll keep this post updates with the total raised as we get closer to our goal.

09/18/2024

ADOPTED - NACHO 🐾❤️

We are so happy to share that Nacho’s big smile and adorable personality found him the best home! This sweet boy is headed up to Canada tomorrow, where he will be so loved. He has been such a fun pup to have around and his bambi kicks will definitely be missed!

Congratulations Nacho and family ❤️🐾

09/17/2024

Today is National Pet Carbon Monoxide Safety Day. Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless gas that can be fatal to both humans and animals. Pets, being smaller and spending more time close to the ground, may be more susceptible to CO poisoning. Ensuring your home is safe from carbon monoxide is crucial to the well-being of your pets.

🐾 Install Carbon Monoxide Detectors: Place detectors throughout your home, especially near areas where your pets sleep and spend most of their time. Test the detectors regularly and replace the batteries at least once a year.

🐾 Ventilate Gas Appliances Properly: Ensure that gas-powered appliances like stoves, heaters, and water heaters are well-ventilated. Regularly inspect and maintain these appliances to prevent CO buildup.

🐾 Never Leave Pets in Running Vehicles: Cars produce carbon monoxide, especially when idling in enclosed spaces. Avoid leaving your pet in a running vehicle, as even a brief exposure can be harmful.

🐾 Know the Signs of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Symptoms of CO poisoning in pets include lethargy, difficulty breathing, vomiting, and sudden collapse. If your pet shows any of these signs, get them into fresh air immediately and contact your vet.

09/15/2024

NACHO - CUTENESS TO SHARE! 🧡

It’s a rainy Sunday afternoon here in West Memphis, and Nacho immediately volunteered to join in on movie watching. He gets an A+ for his croissant impression, curled up on the couch. The sweetest little dude!

09/15/2024

“I like watching people garden” - Fletcher

Adopt this sweet boy today 🌳🩵

09/13/2024

FLETCHER - ADOPTABLE ❤️🐾

The time has come for our house hippo Fletcher to find his own perfect home. This boy is an absolute dream, a unicorn dog, and brings so much joy and lightheartedness everywhere he goes. He is estimated to be 2 years old, is medium sized (38lb), and smiles with his whole body.

Five things you should know about Fletcher:
❤️ When you praise him, his tail goes from wagging to a full on windmill
🩷 He is excellent with other animals and greets new dogs neutrally
💛 He knows what Netflix is, and that there are snacks. He will take a bully stick, please, and preferably the left side of the bed.
💚 He is one of only a VERY small number of SNARL dogs who have been given free-roaming privileges in the house. A+ behaviour overnight and while home alone during work days.
🩵Watching him eat is comical. He doesn’t eat particularly quickly, but when he does take bites, he believes his mouth should stretch across the bowl to fit in as many kibbles as possible. Vet staff once called him an “enthusiastic eater”. We cackled.

Fletcher is genuinely one of the most incredible dogs I will likely know in my lifetime. His family is going to be so, so lucky to have him.

Applications are currently being accepted across US/Canada. Fletcher is being fostered in West Memphis, AR.

Visit the link below to apply to take this boy home ❤️

https://www.snarlrescue.ca/blogs/our-adoptables/fletcher

Can’t adopt? Help us share this sweet boy around so we can find his perfect forever 🐾

09/13/2024

Fletcher would like you to know that he is still waiting for his first adoption application.

He’s an absolute love, who is dog, cat and kid friendly. Fletch does not have a disability, walks beautifully on leash, and gets an A+ on the quiet scale.

Comment “Fletcher” if you’re interested and we can send you more information on him, or visit the link in our bio to submit an application.

Sweet boy is adoptable anywhere in CAN/US and is fostered in West Memphis AR. Please help us share him him around to find his perfect family ❤️

09/10/2024

NACHO - ADOPTABLE! 🐾🧡

This smiley one year old guy is officially looking for a forever home! Nacho is an incredibly “easy” dog, who loves people, dogs and cats alike. He is crate trained, house trained, and fully vetted, weighing 35lb fully grown.

Five things you should know about Nacho:

💜 Nacho adores hugs. He comes up to you a few times a day looking for one, and will snuggle up to you as close as he can.
💛 Nacho smiles BIG and has learned the saying “Nacho, cheese!” and gets the fastest tail wags
💙 He loves to play “chase” outside with his dog friends
💚 Stuffed toys are his absolute favourite and he shakes them around and tosses them in the air to play “catch” with himself
❤️ On the “soft or hard cookie” debate, Nacho is team soft

This sweet guy was suspected to have been hit by a car in May of this year. His femur fracture has completely healed, and he’s back up on his feet running and playing once again. He has a signature “Bambi hop”, and enjoys a good ‘boost’ into the car, but otherwise is just like all of his buds!

Nacho’s forever family can work in or out of the home, he’s happy to wait while you go to work. He is also a candidate for a condo or home, as he gets a A+ on the quiet scale.

Nacho is adoptable anywhere in CAN/US, and he is currently located in West Memphis, AR. Visit the link below to apply to make this guy a part of your home ❤️

APPLY HERE: https://www.snarlrescue.ca/blogs/our-adoptables/nacho

Can’t adopt? Help us share him! 🐾

09/02/2024

WRIGLEY - ADOPTED!! 🐾❤️

Our little Wiggly Wrigley has officially found his perfect forever home. His mama flew in to get him, and he comfortably settled right into her arms!

We’ll miss his head bopping along with our morning tunes and his little paddle paws! Congratulations Wrigs, we love ya a whole lot ❤️

08/22/2024

NACHO - BIG UPDATE 💖

Nacho had his big vetting day yesterday, and WOW! He continues to surprise us. His mobility is significantly better than we anticipated it to be. He walks, runs, plays, wrestles with his buds, you name it. The only thing he really ‘can’t’ do, is jump, so he stands there and patiently gives you that “hey service human, I need ya!” look for a boost getting into the car. Easy peasy. Other than that, he does all the things, just with a little razzle dazzle in his step.

His femoral fracture is old, and completely healed. It evidently received no intervention when it initially occurred, which means that his right leg is now ever so slightly shorter than his left. We think it adds to his charm!

So. Where we thought he was going to possibly need a orthopaedic consult? Nope! Perfectly healed on it’s own, with a great looking hip joint.

Bloodwork? Looks great! Neuter? Went off without a hitch!

His neurological symptoms? Is he a wheelchair candidate like we had initially thought before his arrival? Heck no! This dude is running donuts around me as we speak. He flings his back legs out with a “kachow” as he runs, which doesn’t slow him down a hair. It’s quite comical!

He has recovered so well, that the best thing for him is going to be letting him be a dog, enjoying life and playing! With his fracture healed, he has zero activity restrictions and he has shown clearly that he has no hesitation to use all four of his limbs whatsoever.

Typically when it comes to medical surprises, which we are no strangers to, we see dogs end up needing MORE interventions, or have additional diagnoses. Nacho decided to play the UNO reverse card on us with a wagging tail, and it’s a welcome surprise!

So, with all that said, Nacho will be completing the remainder of his mandatory intake hold with us so that we can learn more about his adorable personality (so far we know he LOVES people, other dogs, cozy beds and toys that squeak), and then he will be adoptable!

Nacho really said “cheese” and put a big smile on all of our faces. The best news 💖

08/20/2024

GOOD NEWS - FLETCHER ❤️

We are sitting here smiling at the good news, basking in how surreal it is that we’re here.

Fletcher received his second (and final!) heartworm treatment five days ago, and he is doing fantastic. His body is having a MUCH easier time with this round compared to the first, and if we would let him, he’d be running around playing!

You all know just how deeply I love this dog. I firmly believe that our paths were meant to cross that day that I found him by the railroad tracks. He fought harder than ever to stay alive through his hospital admission and beat every single medical odd that was thrown at him. He has the most gentle, unicorn, easygoing personality, and he will be one of the most incredible dogs I’ve ever known, for life.

So, the best news (and I can’t believe that I get to say this…) adoption applications for Fletcher will be opening soon. ❤️

If you are serious about adding this boy to your family, Expressions of Interest can be emailed to our team via [email protected]

Infinitely proud of you Fletchy. This whole community has cheered you on, and you’re almost there 💖

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SPOOKY TOTES! 👻 You all know we love advocating for dogs with disabilities, and for all dogs in rescue care. We had an absolute blast created these totes as a cute, Halloween themed way to start talking to a trick-or-treater in your life about animal rescue, and why it’s so important! CALGARY ORDERS: We will be offering free shipping to Calgary, as part of a fun Halloween event we are putting on with @boneandbiscuitsouthtrail on October 20th! Place your order using “free local pickup”, before October 13th, and your order will be at the store, ready to pickup on the 20th. International shipping available. Free West Memphis local pickup is also available, as always! 🩵 Visit the link in our bio to place your order. 100% of proceeds go towards our animals in care! 🐾 #halloween #totebags #halloweentote #trickortreat #trickortreating #trickortreatbag #memphis #calgary #westmemphis #marionar #dogrescue #dogswithdisabilities #dogswithwheels #specialneedsdogs #rescuedogsofinstagram

ADOPT COLLINS 🩷 Dog friendly, cat friendly, and full of puppy goodness! Visit the link in our bio to apply. Accepting applications across US/CAN, currently located in West Memphis, AR. #collins #memphis #memphisdogs #rescuepuppy #puppy #puppylove #rescuedog #westmemphis #hollywoodfeed

It’s Sunday and we took the day off of formal rehab today…Nacho decided we will in fact, have no days off 😂❤️ #rehab #caninephysicaltherapy #physicaltherapy #spinalcordinjury #scirecovery #nacho

🚨URGENT DONATIONS NEEDED🚨 This morning Fletcher was urgently rushed to emergency in Memphis. He is a day and a half into heartworm treatment, and he started coughing up blood this morning. We have absolutely no idea what kind of cost we are going to be walking into, but emergency visits are notoriously incredibly expensive (especially on a weekend). #fletcher #heartworm #heartwormpositive #heartwormtreatment #rescuedog #rescuedogs #househippo #pitty #pittynation #emergency #emergencyvet

Thank you so much @rivervalleyschoolyyc for doing such an amazing job with your Toonies for Tails fundraiser! We are so appreciative. Students you did a fantastic job! We hope you had fun learning about animal rescue and dogs with disabilities ❤️🐾

Go Mango go! 🎉 This sweet girl is doing great with her physio rehab intensive and we are so proud! Adaptive rear harness from @walkinpets ❤️ #mango #dogswithdisabilities #dogswithwheels #walkinpets #walkinwheels #specialneedsdogs #dogsofinstagram #rescuedogs

River Valley School has partnered up with us to host a Toonies for Tails fundraiser for SNARL while teaching their students about inclusion and animal rescue. Students, your photo wall is looking absolutely amazing! Make sure you drop off any final toonies you’ve collected into the jars so that the classroom totals can be counted. Thank you for supporting SNARL! 🐾❤️ #dogswithdisabilities #inclusion #specialneedsrescue #rivervalleyschool

A new series, “Dogs at Furgiven”! First up, sweet Gordo 🐾 Visit the link in our bio to see the adoptable dogs available and apply to take one home! ❤️ #Gordo #dogsofinstagram #hisnameis #furgiven #furgivenanimalsanctuary #arkansas #memphis #westmemphis #rescuechihuahua

Mango got her first wheelchair this week! ❤️ You can support her ongoing rehab journey by donating via the link in our bio 🐾 #mango #rehab #dogswithwheels #dogswithdisabilities #westmemphis #arkansas #memphis #tennesee