Akron Rescue Team

Akron Rescue Team ART is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to assist dogs in difficult situations.

We're just short of ONE WEEK away from the end of our Doggone Thankful Virtual Raffle! 📅And we're definitely Doggone Tha...
11/21/2024

We're just short of ONE WEEK away from the end of our Doggone Thankful Virtual Raffle! 📅

And we're definitely Doggone Thankful for our next sponsor - The Escape Game!

🌟Sponsor Spotlight!🌟

Are you already dreading winter break with those "bored" teens?
Do you love solving puzzles?
Looking for something different to do?

If you said yes to any of these, you'll definitely want to bid on the awesome package from America's #1 Escape Game The Escape Game Experience!

Up for grabs is a 4 Player E-Gift Card to The Escape Game at Crocker Park. These can be used together all at once or individually via separate gift card codes.

The Escape Game Crocker Park features five highly immersive escape rooms, including the newest game, Timeliner: Train Through Time. Each multi-room game can accommodate up to 8 players and large groups can start their event experiences with up to 40 players at once.

Check out this experience and others via the link in the comments 👇

  It’s no secret we love  !! 😍Often that means giving them several weeks, months, or sometimes 🤞🏻🤞🏻 years of comfort car...
11/20/2024

It’s no secret we love !! 😍
Often that means giving them several weeks, months, or sometimes 🤞🏻🤞🏻 years of comfort care. We call these sweet souls and we cherish every moment they grace our homes. Yes, it’s gut wrenching when they leave us but we take solace in knowing they will be eternally grateful for every loving moment. 💛

These are the seven forever foster dogs that left us in 2024. Four came from county shelters and the others lost owners to illness and death. We are Doggone Thankful for our donors and volunteers who make this possible. THANK YOU!!

To help us continue giving this care to those in need, please support our Doggone Thankful Virtual Raffle. Link in the comments. 👇

Some of you may be wondering about where all the money we fundraise for goes 💸 (spoiler alert - it's vet bills!) So to e...
11/19/2024

Some of you may be wondering about where all the money we fundraise for goes 💸 (spoiler alert - it's vet bills!) So to explain a little, we're throwing it back a couple years!

Who remembers Barry?! This cutie is just one of the many who come to us in absolutely horrific conditions.

As so many of you know, we often take in those who others won't or can't, the sick, injured, elderly, and abuse and neglect cases that bring a tear to even the toughest eye. 😪

Barry was no different. Before his time with us, this poor guy really went through it.💔 He desperately needed groomed, multiple times, to get him to a livable condition! He had many teeth removed during his dental. He was ultimately diagnosed with Canine Acanthomatous Ameloblastoma. We cared for Barry for a year while he lived the life he always should have had. It was an expensive year, but he was WORTH it.

Your contribution to our Doggone Thankful Virtual Raffle ensures that we're able to help more dogs just like Barry. Don't they all deserve that? 💞

Link in the comments 👇

    Meet Reba! This sweet   is slowing regaining her body weight and her soft as a bunny fur is looking better daily. 😍B...
11/18/2024

Meet Reba! This sweet is slowing regaining her body weight and her soft as a bunny fur is looking better daily. 😍

Blind Reba was found in the middle of the street in Euclid 🥴 and thankfully arrived safely at their shelter. She was in terrible shape, but she exhibited a strength that spoke to her ability to recover and live a happy life. For however long that is. She was examined by two veterinarians who agreed! 💓

Reba has no vision but doesn’t let that slow her down. Both Reba’s eyes are damaged, perhaps from a previous infection. We think her hearing is okay. She uses her nose to navigate through her foster home and yard. She appears to be house broken! We have enjoyed witnessing her progress. Soon she would love to find a space where she can occupy your home, hearth, and heart!!

Reba is just one of the many sweet dogs in our care and why we desperately need funds to get them healthy and into their forever homes. Please visit our raffle to help us help Reba and others! Link in the comments👇

Interesting in offering Reba a place? Send us a message with your email address and we’ll send you our adoption application. Can’t adopt? PLEASE SHARE REBA!!

⭐ Sponsor Spotlight! ⭐Y'all we were over the moon🌙 with this item and knew that many of you would be, too! 🙌Check out th...
11/16/2024

⭐ Sponsor Spotlight! ⭐

Y'all we were over the moon🌙 with this item and knew that many of you would be, too! 🙌

Check out the "Gone Golfin" basket! We are doggone thankful to both Pine Valley Country Club and private donor, Jody O.

Check out all these goodies:
▪️ $100 Gift Card to Cleveland Metroparks (can be used at golf courses, zoo, shops, any Metroparks property)
▪️ Pine Valley Golf Course - 4some 18 Holes + Cart Gift Certificate
▪️ Arctic Cooler with bottle opener
▪️ Ball Finder Glasses
▪️ Chute Mag Waterbottle
▪️ Pack of Titleist Tour Soft Golf Balls
▪️ Big Play Hat
▪️ Metroparks Towel 2 pack
▪️ Metroparks Divot Tool + Ball Marker
▪️ Pine Valley Divot Tool + Ball Marker
▪️ Golf Ball Koozie
▪️ 2 Ice Packs

Link to the raffle in comments!👇

⭐️Sponsor Spotlight! ⭐️If you've peeked at our Doggone Thankful raffle, you know we have to shout out Snow Trails for th...
11/15/2024

⭐️Sponsor Spotlight! ⭐️

If you've peeked at our Doggone Thankful raffle, you know we have to shout out Snow Trails for their AMAZING item!

▪️ 2 All day lift passes
▪️ 2 Ski/snowboard equipment rentals
▪️ 2 Group lessons (ages 9 & up)

Estimated Value $280. The memories, though? Priceless! 🥰

If you haven't checked them out, please do. If you haven't checked out the raffle, click the link in the comments!

Thanks again, Snow Trails! We're Doggone Thankful for you! 💗

📣It's here!! 📣We're so excited to share these awesome prizes with you! 😊The Doggone Thankful raffle will run from 📅 toda...
11/15/2024

📣It's here!! 📣
We're so excited to share these awesome prizes with you! 😊

The Doggone Thankful raffle will run from 📅 today through Wednesday, November 27th. Winners will be announced on Friday, November 29th. 📅

Click the link below!

 

Here’s the link to our virtual raffle!! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
11/15/2024

Here’s the link to our virtual raffle!! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Set those alarms! ⏰ Tomorrow at 10am, our Doggone Thankful Virtual Raffle goes LIVE! ⏰There are so many incredible prize...
11/14/2024

Set those alarms! ⏰ Tomorrow at 10am, our Doggone Thankful Virtual Raffle goes LIVE! ⏰

There are so many incredible prizes up for grabs! 🙌 We've got goodies you'll love for yourself or as gifts for the upcoming holiday season! 🎁

Keep your eyes out for the link tomorrow!

Ohhhh, hey!! Mark your calendar!! ❤️🐾🐾💚
11/14/2024

Ohhhh, hey!! Mark your calendar!! ❤️🐾🐾💚

Coming to The Great Life on Sunday, November 24! Our very first TGL Art Mart will be going on parallel to our "Holiday Paws for a Cause" pet photo event! 😃

😆 You know what is good? We raised over $3000 for the pups in our care at last weekend’s tag sale! 🎉 THANK YOU FOR SHOPP...
11/12/2024

😆 You know what is good? We raised over $3000 for the pups in our care at last weekend’s tag sale! 🎉 THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING!! 💛➡️🐶
Next up- our online auction starting this Friday, 11/15. Get ready to bid on the really amazing experiences and gifts put together by our volunteers to kick off your holiday season. Stay tuned!

11/11/2024

Too sweet not to share! 💛➡️🐶

We started this page in 2015 as shelter volunteers, originally called Friends of Summit County Animal Control, and we fo...
11/09/2024

We started this page in 2015 as shelter volunteers, originally called Friends of Summit County Animal Control, and we focused on their dogs. Nine years ago!! Sadly, this hasn’t happened since, and the numbers have stayed consistently high. Nearly double the number of dogs on average back then.
35 is now 70+. 🥴😳😤😫 Not only here, but everywhere! Spay and neuter your pets!! ADOPT! DON’T SHOP.❤️

😍😍😍 PLEASE SHARE ORIGINAL POST!
11/05/2024

😍😍😍 PLEASE SHARE ORIGINAL POST!

  Awe!! Harry has THE BEST 🏆 mom and the   of his dreams! We love you, Harry and Robin!! 🤗💛➡️🏠🐶
11/03/2024

Awe!! Harry has THE BEST 🏆 mom and the of his dreams! We love you, Harry and Robin!! 🤗💛➡️🏠🐶

Meet Harold aka Harry. 🥰 He was transported to us yesterday by the warden at the Lawrence County Dog Shelter via Stop the Suffering Animal Rescue of Ohio. Thank you!! Harry’s tiny, hit a ruff patch recently, spent some time in the slammer, and as of right now, not looking back!! ONWARD!! He is so cute. Right after this picture was taken he got the spa treatment at PetPeople by Hollywood Feed - Akron Fairlawn. He was stinky! Next up, an exam Monday then a neuter and dental.

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11/03/2024

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A shout out to our dogs ...

Sometimes it’s your dog who pulls you back from the edge when life and relationships have worn you down. They have this way of grounding you, bringing you back to earth with their simple presence.
While the world spirals with complications, your dog shows you a different way of living—one that isn’t bogged down by the weight of what-ifs or past hurts. They love without hesitation, live without worrying about tomorrow, and somehow, that brings you clarity.

If only we lived more like them, we might realize that not everything has to be so heavy. They find joy in the present moment, and in their eyes, nothing is ever as dire as we make it out to be. Through their perspective, healing becomes less about overthinking and more about letting go, about being in the here and now. Maybe if we stopped taking life so seriously, the way they do, we’d feel lighter, more open, and capable of bouncing back from whatever life throws at us. They remind us to simplify, to focus on love and connection, and to let the rest fall away.

R.M. Drake 🍂

Artist Credit : Jo Grundy

  Meet Frances! 🥰 We live for   like this! This sweet old gal landed at our local county pound last week and was absolut...
10/31/2024

Meet Frances! 🥰 We live for like this! This sweet old gal landed at our local county pound last week and was absolutely terrified. She missed her family so bad. They never arrived. 😞
Her foster family stepped up and offered her the compassion she was seeking. 💛🏠➡️🐶
Every donor dollar turns to gold when these deserving pups find their . Frances is SO grateful to have landed in a safe place filled with love. Thank you so much!! Interested in fostering or adopting? Send us a message with your email address and we’ll send you our foster/adoption application.

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634 W. Exchange Street, PO Box 22220
Akron, OH
44302

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The Akron Rescue Team is a non-profit organization dedicated to the rehoming of rescue dogs. Through active promotion and diligent advocacy, the Akron Rescue Team seeks to reduce the number of homeless dogs through adoption and spaying and neutering.

The Akron Rescue Team was formed in response to ART’s founder Kim Gorrell’s personal dedication and devoted service assisting rescue dogs in need at her community’s local animal control facility. Kim witnessed firsthand that some dogs require critical and often costly medical care before being adopted and that many also benefit recovering first and restoring their health in loving foster homes. Possessing the skills and the ability to help more dogs in need, she enlisted the support and expertise of her friends to raise much needed awareness and funds. Together they formed ART.

ART is a team of friends helping dogs by enabling desperately needed hope of bright futures for more homeless dogs, helping more families discover adoption, and offering effective community based spay and neuter education and assistance. #friendshelpingdogs

Working diligently together, the Akron Rescue Team will give more dogs a second chance. Everyone who adopts, fosters, donates, volunteers, creates, patronizes, purchases, likes or shares our posts is a member of the Akron Rescue Team. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!


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