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Ozark Freedom Drivers

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Ozark Freedom Drivers

We provide transportation for abandoned or abused animals that have rescues or homes waiting. Do we do adoptions:
Yes! Adoption fees will apply.
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Partnering with local shelters, rescues and owner surrenders, we move animals to areas that have the ability to adopt them in their community. Who we are:
Started by Cheryl Lucius and Romaine Kobilsek, Ozark Freedom Drivers mission is to connect animals that have few opportunities for forever homes in Arkansas, eastern Oklahoma and southern Missouri with receiving rescues in other state or by di

rect adoptions. These animals are often abandoned or abused and we provide necessary medical care to stabilize their health prior to transport to other agencies. Why the need:
Often these are animals that are the result of accidental litters ( we insist that mothers be altered when we agree to take the puppies) or have elderly or deceased owners who can no longer care for their pets. How does this work:
Once animals are identified as needing placement, we work directly with our partners to secure a receiving date. We provide the current owners with vaccines, deworming and food if necessary to keep the animals safe. If we feel the animal’s welfare is at risk, we ask our local fosters to house the animals until transport day. If we feel we have an opportunity to place animals locally, they will be highlighted on our page. All animals will have age appropriate vaccines, be microchipped and spay or neutered. The link to our dog application is above! Do we partner with local rescue or shelters:
Absolutely. Often we have local rescues or local shelters that have an abundance of animals that need to be moved to other rescues. We are happy to provide the ride for these animals to communities where they will find their forever homes. What we are NOT:
We are not a rescue. We have no facility to house animals on a long term basis. The vast majority of dogs within our network are "tagged" by receiving rescues and we act as the bridge between their original home and the receiving rescue. Current status:
During the first year of Covid-19, the demand for dogs in northern states was at an all time high. Since the spring of 2021, the demand has slowed significantly and thus the number of transports has slowed as well. We appreciate the opportunity to assist as many animals as possible by providing transport to a better life. What can you do to help us?
1. Raise your hand to foster. We provide puppy pads, food, kennels or exercise pens. Remember fostering can be done on your schedule. The average length of stay is 10 days or less, often just a few nights! You provide the love, we'll supply the rest.

2. Consider becoming a financial sponsor. Our trips are to Rolla Missouri, Collinsville Illinois ,Des Moines Iowa, Rochester Minnesota and Davenport Iowa. A single roundtrip costs on average $120 in gas. We expect 3 trips per month along with making trips locally to evaluate and care for these new recruits. Basic vaccines, deworming and a health certificate has an average cost of $15 per dog. Thanks to great partnerships, we are provided dry dog food at no cost. https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=FC2XHX99VL68E If you are able, please donate by choosing Friends and Family on Paypal. This will allow us to have the full value of your donation without fees. Would you prefer to shop for us? We have wish lists at both Walmart and Amazon. Their links are below. Walmart
https://www.walmart.com/lists/shared/WL/920daa6a-9a2b-4c16-afae-c50dcf7ce589

Amazon
https://a.co/jfAVEoI

Would you like to join us in saving lives? Please complete this application and we will give you a call to best match your time and skills with opportunities we have available. https://form.jotform.com/221698258205158

If you would like to donate by check, you may do so by mailing to us at 49 Cargill Drive Bella Vista Arkansas, 72715. Attention Romaine Kobilsek

We are a 501(c)3 charity and your donation is deductible to the extent provided by law. Our EIN number is 88-2392930. Thanks for being part of our life saving organization! Cheryl, Romaine, Paula and Kaye
Board of directors, Ozark Freedom Drivers

12/01/2024

Plan your week around lunch, dinner or happy hour at Fish City Grill - Rogers Dec 3rd!!!! 15% of all proceeds - including adult beverages, will be donated to the Humane Society!!!! Grab friends, co-workers or family and help raise money for our shelter!!!

Please share so we have a huge turnout!!

See you there!!!!

11/30/2024

Good evening! We've been on an incredible journey for the last two months. I apologize for not posting much, but we're now on a mission to make a little girl's Christmas wish come true. Meet Nyla, a bright and beautiful girl who's looking for a pair of wheels to call her own. Despite her spine injury, she remains a beacon of hope and resilience. The vets may say surgery is uncertain, but we're choosing to push forward and explore every possibility. If you'd like to join us on this journey and help make Nyla's wish a reality, she'd be forever grateful. And as a token of her appreciation, she'd love to shower you with kisses and cookies.

10/29/2024

Diamond is a sweet little girl that was rescued in Mcdonald County Missouri. She is looking for her former home. He favorite past time is sitting on the couch with someone and trying to sneak little bites of food. She is a funny little girl. She will need a little time to adjust to a new person. She was in a camper with 6 other dogs and it has taken me 5 months to get her use to human contact again.

10/28/2024

Honey needs a foster for a few weeks. She is a little skittish but is doing well. She will be getting spayed in two weeks. She is around 2 years old.

10/28/2024

This little girl is needing a foster family. It will be for at least two weeks. Taffy is a 5 month old 20 pound little girl that is working on her potty skills.

10/28/2024

I will strive to improve my documentation by capturing photographs of transportation. Today, I successfully transported 12 dogs to Oklahoma. On Sunday, I intend to do a better job taking pictures.

09/24/2024

This handsome boy is looking for a home. He isn't one of my rescue babies but a wonderful family has been keeping him safe for a few months. If anyone want to offer him a home let me know. He will be neutered before adoption.

09/22/2024

Nineteen dogs are taking their first steps towards a life of liberty and well-being, leaving breeding behind and discovering the beauty of the Northern USA's clean air and open spaces.

09/13/2024

We are on the road again today. A load of sweet babies going to rescue in Fargo North Dakota.

09/11/2024

Whoever tied this girl up and drove off at the Valero Tiger market at around 4:30 this morning I hope your reasoning skills improve. She is in Coal Hill to keep her safe. She was running around the parking lot because someone untied her. Thankfully she wasn't hit and killed. We will be going to the vet and hopefully she is a missing dog that is chipped.

09/09/2024

Ronnie is a sweet little boy that is around 1 year old. He is going to be looking for a family to call his own. He is a typical puppy that chewed on carpet when his owner left him running free all day in the apartment. He needs a couple of children to keep him busy and a fenced yard that he can be safe when he is outside. ......Update I believe we may have a vet specialist that would love to give Ronnie a great home.

08/27/2024

This weekend we transported 15 dogs that needed a ride to Louisiana. 3 more traveled to Minnesota and yesterday. We helped a Rottweiler rescue with a sweet little girl that was at danger of being put to sleep.

08/24/2024

08/13/2024

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08/13/2024

Way to go Fort Smith!

Hundreds of pet owners have taken advantage of the program as surrounding clinics have sterilized 850 pets.

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Update. We doubled our fun and now have 8! Well we almost made it to transport on Saturday. We remind ourselves to be flexible 😳so here we are. With good luck we plan on meeting the rescue in Des Moines Tuesday. Current count is 4.

Megan is spending her last night in the Ozarks and heading north to our friends at Camp Companion tomorrow. She and 3 other abandoned pups leave our friends at I’m Your Huckleberry Rescue along with 12 other pups who came from the McAlester Oklahoma area and are staying overnight with Huckleberry. Working together with our dedicated fosters, this week we have 22 moving onto rescues who can place them much more quickly than what is available in our area.

We’ve been counting…we love math by the way. March is almost behind us and our first quarter numbers will be complete with the transport of one more dog for our friends at the Humane Society of the Ozarks in the next day so. We are tracking at a number similar to last year ( that’s good news) and so far 197 dogs will have will have enjoyed their freedom ride thanks to Ozark Freedom Drivers. We hope Cracker, who we rescued from a home in Decatur 3 weeks, will be on a future transport after we continue showing him a life much different than the one he was born into. Two weeks ago he was untouchable and with some coaxing and going at his own pace, he’s making good progress. #dowhatyoulovelovewhatyoudo #WhateverItTakes #spayandneuter #DoNotBeAfraid

Away they went on two vans today; 24 dogs onto better lives. Normally everybody just sleeps and it’s so quiet you don’t even know there are dogs on the van. Not today; we supppose this choir will have you all raising your hand to drive three hours in the dark and rain. Puts new meaning in the phrase “are we there yet?”🙋🏻‍♀️😂🤦🏼‍♀️

Tonight we introduce Echo, a less than one year old collie who has lived a hard life. Such a loving boy and apparently hit by a car causing his left leg to have severe nerve damage. Sadly he will loose this leg next week. If we have any collie lovers in our group or you know of someone interested in adopting you will find no better gentler dog than Echo. Please say a prayer as he travels this road and if you are so inclined you may call Village Pet Hospital at 479-855-3057 and make a donation to pay for his amputation and post operative care which is an estimated $500. Thank you to his foster momma Carolyn for making his sling so he is no longer dragging his leg. You are the best!