A very small animal rescue hoping to make a very big change 💜 Please check our events tab for upcoming events.
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Leo’s Friends Rescue is a 501c3 organization that rescues abandoned, unwanted, neglected, and abused animals in the community and from local high kill shelters. We are a foster based rescue so all of the animals in our organization are in loving foster homes while receiving the care necessary to find their FURever homes. Our goals for the future are saving as many animals as possible with hopes of
expandanding our foster base. Leo's Friends has many local events to recruit new fosters along with show some of our adoptable pets. Leo's Friends Rescue was founded by Stacy Rodriguez, president, and Andrea Price, director.
Bath and ear cleaning time is not Edgar’s favorite time 😂 Burrito boy ALWAYS has something to say! Feisty is not a fair word for how hilariously he protests any minor inconvenience. This strong boy has TWO BEAUTIFUL eyes in there that we can see more and more, we can’t wait to get him to ophthalmology to see how they can help 🥹
We have taken on this sweet Mama and her five babies as they had nowhere to go but luckily a foster stepped up to help. We did NOT want to have new intakes right now due to lack of supplies and funds, but we couldn’t let them fall into the wrong hands when we had a foster open their heart and home.
We desperately need supplies 😩 kitten food and litter specifically!
Please consider making a donation towards their vetting!! We can really use the help to go towards 5 full vetting necessities for this sweet family. 🙏🏽
To donate: PayPal/Zelle: [email protected]
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There are 3 girls and two boys, we also need name ideas for mom and babies! Drop your suggestions below 💜
Meet Ruby! 😍 Ruby was found on a construction site a couple of weeks ago and the finder didn’t know what to do with her. We could not let her end up in the wrong hands! Ruby is about 3-4 months old and a complete sweetie! She gets along with dogs and cats and is absolutely precious! She just LOVES to snuggle!
‼️ We are in URGENT need of supplies- taking on pups like Ruby is difficult when we have not posted our needs for some time! We have been so busy and didn’t quite realize how low we are! Our MAIN necessities are
Paper towels
Cleaner
Wet wipes
Syringes
Trash bags
Potty pads
Kitten food
Litter
Bowls
Dog food
Dewormer
Frontline
Towels
Blankets
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Anything helps! 🙏🏽💜 Thank you guys!! Ruby could also use a loving foster home until she is adopted! Please apply here if you can help! https://form.jotform.com/leosfriendsrescue/foster-application
if you can’t donate, please share 💜🙏🏽 Thank you!
Congratulations Izzy!!! Ed’ and his family fell head over heels and she is ADOPTED 💜
Oh.how we wish all of our babies had happy endings like this! Happy tails, sweet girl 🐾
If you choose to rescue animals, I am going to give you some sound advice - Grow thick skin and don't care what people think of you. I have known people to lose the battle with their minds and we just lost a kind, caring individual in the rescue network. Compassion fatigue is real, but nothing is worth your life. No pet. No rescue. No person's opinion. Nothing.
In rescue, that person that tells you what an angel you are and how wonderful you are every time you pick up a stray pet thrown at their door will also be the first person who tells people how your organization is worthless when you don't have space to pick up the 30th pet thrown off on their property. It's ok.
In rescue, the adopter that leaves you the five star review about how wonderful everyone has been will change that review quick when they return the pet even though you have spent hours trying to keep it in their home. One star reviews are ok.
In rescue, your friend will be your friend until you deny their application for a pet because they are a great friend but a terrible pet owner. That's ok too.
In rescue, you will answer 143 calls in a day (yesterday to be exact). But if you miss 6 calls in a row while you are in the shower, you will be the one who "never answers their phone". It's ok.
In rescue, other rescuers and random trolls will judge everything you do but never have time to pitch in a hand to help when they see something needing more attention. They will, however, have lots of time to talk about how they’d do it better while they harass and judge you. It will be ok.
In rescue, you will have to involve animal control and the police department sometimes. The people who you take pets from will hate you - and I mean REALLY hate you. Trust me, it's ok.
In rescue, pets will be put down and pets will die at the hands of abusers. We can't save them all - and that's ok. We save the ones that we can and pray for peace for the ones we can't.
I have been in the animal rescue world since 2009. I have dealt with every problem and every situation imaginable. I used to take some things to heart, then I realized - I am doing this for the animals, not for any person in this world. I have found my joy and no person will take that. If you are in rescue, don't let anyone or anything take your joy. Find peace that you will never please everyone. Find peace that you will never save them all. Never allow something you love to turn into something that ends your life.
By: Tiffany Rebecca
Our sweet Helen is still patiently waiting for her forever home. For those who don’t know, Helen is mostly blind and deaf and due to her reactions to partially seeing things, she needs to be an only animal in a home with no children. She’s about three years old. She needs a family that is willing to learn her behaviors and continue to work with her trainer!
She needs exercise and a firm handler who will also spoil her rotten!! 💜 Please share our girl, who needs to stay local to Dallas Texas unless there’s a perfect adopter with experience. Thank you all 🙏🏽
Edgar is up to 2.4 pounds!! 🥹
It has been a very tough road for this munchkin. His rattled breathing is finally subsiding and clearing up, but his skin is still very sensitive and his eyes, as you can see, are just awful. His eye drops have not helped. Our boy NEEDS to go to the ophthalmologist to see what more we can do! We could definitely use your help!
If you are able to donate, even if it’s $5, it makes a huge difference!
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Edgar says thank you all so much! 💜
Seratonin boost 💜🥹
Everyone, Please Welcome Izzy! 🥹
Sweet Izzy is Leo’s very first Chinese Crested friend! Sadly, Izzy’s dedicated Mom passed away and she found herself needing placement. She is being fostered with one of our very own, ED! She is 7 years old and very energetic and happy!
We already love you so much Izzy! Welcome to the family 💜
Edgar is one feisty little boy 😂
He is by far the most vocal baby we have ever had. He is always talking! We made a visit back to the vet to have them help us clean his wounds and recheck his respiratory infection. He has gained .3 pounds and is officially over 1 pound!
he is making steady progress and we are so proud of this little stinker 💜
Today we said goodbye to one of Leo’s beautiful friends. Our little Stevie 🥺
Her foster Daddy couldn’t have said it better- we will share his sweet words below! Thank you so much for loving her and giving her the best last year of her life 💜🙏🏽 We will miss you, precious Stevie! Aka Little Blind Dog 🥹
“While fostering animals is one of the most rewarding things I’ll ever do, it definitely comes with it’s hardships. This is Stevie. She was purchased from a breeder in Florida and flown in to a family in Rockwall that, after owning her for 12 years, dumped her at the local shelter as her health was failing. She was blind, mostly deaf, and had countless ailments. I was basically told from almost day one that she would be a hospice foster. After having her just over a year, I had to say goodbye today. Her previous poor care finally caught up to her and I just wasn’t able to stop her pain any longer, even with numerous prescriptions. She outlived everyone’s expectations and even with such a hard life, she had so much love to give up to her final moments. It doesn’t matter if you have them for 1 year or 16 years, it never gets easier letting them go. The hardest part of having a dog is saying goodbye. Fly high, LBD, I will cherish you forever! ❤️”
48 hours ago we were contemplating euthanasia because Edgar was in horrific pain and his little body was shutting down. 48 hours, please let that sink in.
How long did it take him to get in the condition he was in? How long was he starving, fending for himself alone and scared? We decided to give him a fighting chance.
48 hours later, and his once maggot filled eyes are trying to open to look around at the world he didn’t ask to be in. His blood sugars are regulating because there is food available and he’s no longer in starvation mode. His temperature is regulating because there’s warmth and care around him. His cry is distinctively different than when he was found because he feels a sense of safety and hope.
The moral of this story is to SPAY AND NEUTER YOUR ANIMALS. Edgar did not deserve to suffer that way. No animal deserves to suffer that way and we are in a MASSIVE overpopulation epidemic. Dogs and cats. There are TOO MANY. There aren’t enough rescuers to keep up. We NEED your help to spread the word of the importance of spaying and neutering. Please, STOP buying animals from breeders and start stepping up to help your local shelters and rescues. Your support is the only way we can continue to help them.
Thank you guys again for all your shares and love. We still have yet to cover Edgar’s ER and vet bill and would appreciate any help to replenish our funds 🙏🏽
PayPal/Zelle: [email protected]
Venmo:
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Our sweet feisty Edgar boy is now transferred over to our primary vet. He is still struggling to maintain his temp and sugars, but he’s eating and being a bit more alert 💜
We do not know the extent of the damage the maggots did to his eyes, but for now they need time to heal. Please continue to keep him in your prayers 🙏🏽
For the first time in what could be his whole short life, baby Edgar a RESTING. Toe beans out and all.
He’s no longer crying or screaming from the excruciating pain the maggots were causing in his tiny body 💔 they have been successfully flushed out for the most part, we may still see them come out but he is sound asleep and his sugars and temperature are starting to normalize slowly.
His prognosis is still guarded, but he is on the right path.
Thank you guys for donating and sharing- We have not raised the full bill, so if you are still able to help, please do, we also need to cover regular hospitalization tomorrow 🙏🏽
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Venmo:
Thank you all as always 💜
We have raised $400 of the $1200, thank you guys! Please keep sharing 💜 We could really use the help covering this. He is hanging in there 🥹 they’re trying to regulate his sugars and his temp which keeps going up and down. Will keep you all posted 🙏🏽 We love you little Edgar 😞
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Someone found this baby and he is VERY critical. He has MAGGOTS EVERYWHERE in his eyes and ears and open wounds 💔 THIS IS VERY serious and urgent.
We are at VEG in Allen. We are low on funding but we couldn’t stand by and let him die. Please consider making a donation to help this boy survive 💔
Please help us save this sweet kitten!! We have named him Edgar 🙏🏽
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Our gorgeous girl Leia from our Star Wars trio is ADOPTED!! This lucky girl found such a great home, we are so happy for you pretty girl!! Happy Tails 💜🙏🏽
Who is the prettiest girl ever?? It’s Helen! 🥹
Our beautiful 2 year old blind/deaf pup has learned so much since she’s been fostered the last 15 months. She went from living on the street and getting scraps from strangers to stealing your spot on the couch (and stealing your heart 💜)
She’s ready to give all of her companionship and goofiness to someone looking for a partner in crime. We’ll provide support while we segway her into her new loving home. She has been doing fantastic in her special needs training courses! Her new family will need to be patient and willing to continue her training. We will help with a couple of sessions to get her integrated! To apply for beautiful Helen
https://form.jotform.com/leosfriendsrescue/adoption-application
Our girls Zoe and Ziva were adopted 1 year ago! 💜 Spoiled and loved by the best family! What lucky girls 🥹💜
Thank you for coordinating this event and donating food, blankets and lots and lots of love to our babies!! We appreciate you guys and everything you have done for our fur babies!
How cute is Miss Rey!! 🥹💜 She is the teeniest girl weighing in at 10lbs! She is 5 months old and a little shy, but she warms up fast and loves to play and explore! She loves other dogs and to run around as fast as she can!
Our princess is ready for her new forever!! Please SHARE our girl to find her perfect family! 💜
To apply to adopt Rey- https://form.jotform.com/leosfriendsrescue/adoption-application
Here comes Helen! 🤩
This special girl is mostly blind and deaf but she doesn’t let that stop her from enjoying life! Shes so spunky and she always ready for the day. She’s been with her foster family for over a YEAR and it’s time for her to find her furrever family 🥹 We would love for her to find a family that will let her be the only one they give their love and affection to! She gets easily startled with other pups and being alone would be best 💜
Her favorite things are:
-Cream cheese & sardines
-Mud puddles (be prepared for zoomies)
-Snuggles
-Sunbathing
-Her stuffed toys
-Long walks where she can sniff as much as she wants
Our girl is ready for adoption with a special family who will continue to work with her through her training. We have put her through multiple courses with a special needs trainer and she has come such a long way!! We’ll help transition her successfully into her new home where she’s going to make a wonderful friend and companion 💜🐾
Please share her sweet face and help us find her amazing family 🙏🏽
To apply to adopt Helen:
https://form.jotform.com/leosfriendsrescue/adoption-application
Who remembers our sweet Lydia? Well her name is Jada now and she has the sweetest parents!! she has made a complete turnaround from the scared puppy she was and now is a wiggle butt for her family and all of their friends!Her mamma has asked for donations for Leo’s Friends instead of her receiving any gifts 🥹 We are so thankful that not only they are being incredibly kind to all of our animals, but they are also the best possible parents to our sweet girl!!
We love when our babies get such wonderful families 💜 Thank you guys!! 🙏🏽
Adorable girls Bella and Zoey are available for adoption and anxiously awaiting their new homes!!
Bella (Brown Bulldog) is a young (around a year) happy and super snuggly sweet girl! She loves other dogs and people!! Absolutely precious!!! She walks well on a leash and will be an amazing companion 💜
Zoey is much more shy, she loves Bella and we have learned it takes slow intros with Zoey, she needs to have a family with much patience and if another animal in the house it must be calm and somewhat submissive, otherwise we prefer she be the only pup!
Please share our sweet girls located in Dallas, Tx 💜🙏🏽
To apply: https://form.jotform.com/leosfriendsrescue/adoption-application
We have not updated you guys on our warrior Princess Tink since her adoption, but we wanted to show you guys how beautiful our baby girl is and how she has grown into her wings!! 💜 She has the absolute best mommy and daddy that we could’ve ever asked for and is thriving in life because they gave her a second chance!! 🥹
We love you so much Tink!!! 💜
Dallas, TX
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Edgar is one feisty little boy 😂 He is by far the most vocal baby we have ever had. He is always talking! We made a visit back to the vet to have them help us clean his wounds and recheck his respiratory infection. He has gained .3 pounds and is officially over 1 pound! he is making steady progress and we are so proud of this little stinker 💜
48 hours ago we were contemplating euthanasia because Edgar was in horrific pain and his little body was shutting down. 48 hours, please let that sink in. How long did it take him to get in the condition he was in? How long was he starving, fending for himself alone and scared? We decided to give him a fighting chance. 48 hours later, and his once maggot filled eyes are trying to open to look around at the world he didn’t ask to be in. His blood sugars are regulating because there is food available and he’s no longer in starvation mode. His temperature is regulating because there’s warmth and care around him. His cry is distinctively different than when he was found because he feels a sense of safety and hope. The moral of this story is to SPAY AND NEUTER YOUR ANIMALS. Edgar did not deserve to suffer that way. No animal deserves to suffer that way and we are in a MASSIVE overpopulation epidemic. Dogs and cats. There are TOO MANY. There aren’t enough rescuers to keep up. We NEED your help to spread the word of the importance of spaying and neutering. Please, STOP buying animals from breeders and start stepping up to help your local shelters and rescues. Your support is the only way we can continue to help them. Thank you guys again for all your shares and love. We still have yet to cover Edgar’s ER and vet bill and would appreciate any help to replenish our funds 🙏🏽 PayPal/Zelle: [email protected] Venmo: @Leosfriendsrescue ADOPT DON’T SHOP 💜
Our sweet feisty Edgar boy is now transferred over to our primary vet. He is still struggling to maintain his temp and sugars, but he’s eating and being a bit more alert 💜 We do not know the extent of the damage the maggots did to his eyes, but for now they need time to heal. Please continue to keep him in your prayers 🙏🏽
Look who is out of surgery and got the clear to go home! 🥹💜 Our boy DJ did SO amazing and his incision looks GREAT! He is eating and drinking and we even got some tail wags!! We are overwhelmed with gratitude for every single one of you that stepped up to help us help DJ 🥹 You are the reason we are able to do what we do 🙏🏽 Thank you all so much from the bottom of our hearts !! Our little boy is going to be okay 💜
💔 WE HAVE AN URGENT 911 SITUATION ‼️‼️ This puppy was hit by a car in Dallas, he’s only four months old! He is NOT okay 💔 and being rushed to the ER now. He is bleeding from his nose and his leg is completely broken 😭 This poor baby!!! We will add clinic and name details once he arrives if anyone wants to call in a donation 💔 If you are able to, please help us help this boy, we named him DJ 🥺 Pray for him 🙏🏽 PayPal/Zelle: [email protected] Venmo: @Leosfriendsrescue
WE ARE AT THE NORTH TEXAS IRISH FESTIVAL at Fair Park UNTIL @8pm tonight!!! Come With Us!!!! 💜💜🍀🍀
Sweet Lydia starting to open up after being rescued and meeting her new foster family 💜💜
Tink went from being a dying puppy at the shelter, to being part of a loving FAMILY 💜 You guys…. Our hearts are SO full. Tink leaves to her new home at the end of the month, and her new Parents sent her a present! Her airline carrier with blankets with mom and dads smell on it 🥹🥹 We wish all dogs could experience this happy ending. We are truly so thankful for everyone’s support. We are even more grateful for Tinks incredible foster Moms and her new Mommy and Daddy 💜 We love you so much Tink, you are so loved my baby!! Crying insane happy tears 🥹
You guys…. Our hearts are SO full. Tink leaves to her new home at the end of the month, and her new Parents sent her a present 🎁 Her airline carrier with blankets with mom and dads smell on it 🥹🥹 They also sent her a sweet card 😭💜 We wish all dogs could experience this happy ending. We are truly so thankful for everyone’s support. We are even more grateful for Tinks incredible foster Moms and her new Mommy and Daddy 💜 We love you so much Tink, you are so loved my baby!! Crying insane happy tears 🥹
Guess who’s getting adopted! 💜 Tink will be going home with her new family in a few weeks! She will be a Beverly Hills resident and she will be spoiled ROTTEN by her new Mamma Melissa!! We are so excited!!! Our little girl had a tough start in life but she has been spoiled rotten by her foster mammas and we know her new mamma will do the same!!! We love you so much Tink 💜🥹
What a hectic few days it has been! Despite our best efforts, we still had pipes burst during the freeze! Luckily, because of all of the supplies we received from you, our babies were warm and toasty! We are so grateful to you all 💜 Here is an update on our Teeny warrior princess Tinker Bell 🥹 she now weighs 1.4 pounds and is having the best time of her life with her foster mammas!! Being spoiled ROTTEN! Don’t forget that she is available for adoption, and we are looking for a VERY specific home for her. We are still filtering through some applications and will be in contact if it is the right fit for HER! 🙏🏽 if you think that you are the perfect family for our teeny baby, you can apply here https://form.jotform.com/leosfriendsrescue/adoption-application
Petey’s (Now Drax’s) mamma sent us this!! Look at him go!!! We love you sweet boy! His eye is healing wonderfully 💜🙏🏽
🧊 ❄️ We have posted twice recently needing supplies and we haven’t received many items that are still desperately needed. The freeze is THiS weekend and we are still in need of so many things on our list. Please consider making a donation as we are low on so many items!https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1UD8H98396MPC?ref_=wl_shareOn a cuter note- Our little Tink is doing SO well 💜 She had Ringworm and we are still clearing that up but she is doing amazing!! She has gained 4 ounces since her rescue which doesn’t seem like a lot BUT it is a great start for our teeny Queen! 🥹💜She is a happy healthy girl and will be adoptable shortly! Since we know so many of you are waiting for it, we are starting to take applications ! 💜 https://form.jotform.com/leosfriendsrescue/adoption-applicationThank you all for your continued love and support!!
🧊 ❄️ We have posted twice recently needing supplies and we haven’t received many items that are still desperately needed. The freeze is THiS weekend and we are still in need of so many things on our list 😞 Please consider making a donation as we are low on so many items! 🙏🏽 https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1UD8H98396MPC?ref_=wl_share On a cuter note- Our little Tink is doing SO well 💜 She had Ringworm and we are still clearing that up but she is doing amazing!! She has gained 4 ounces since her rescue which doesn’t seem like a lot BUT it is a great start for our teeny Queen! 🥹💜 She is a happy healthy girl and will be adoptable shortly! Since we know so many of you are waiting for it, we are starting to take applications ! 💜 https://form.jotform.com/leosfriendsrescue/adoption-application Thank you all for your continued love and support!!
Tink says “Thank Awooooo” for all the love and support 💜 we are forever grateful
Greyhound Adoption League of Texas, Inc.
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