
07/04/2025
🇺🇸💔 Fourth of July = one of the WORST times of year for shelters 💔🇺🇸
Every year, dogs run in fear from fireworks—and shelters overflow in the days that follow. Many of them are in heartbreaking shape: scared, lost, injured, dumped and often worse 😩.
And while we have BIG opinions about fireworks… today we’re focusing on what we can do. We want to be ready to help 2–3 dogs from the shelter this coming week. But we absolutely cannot do that without two things:
👉 FOSTERS
👉 DONATIONS
We need fosters who can take in a dog straight from the shelter. These dogs will be on stray hold at first, and if they aren’t claimed, they’ll be available for rescue.
They will need:
🛏️ A safe, quiet space to decompress
🔐 Temporary quarantine
👀 Patience, love, and consistency
We’ll get them vetted, and provide everything they need but we need you to open your heart and your home. These are not dogs we can take into our own house first and then “find them a better foster.” We just can’t.
💵 Donations are equally critical. It costs us around $600 to intake a “healthy” dog—many cost far more. Skin, eyes, ears, surgeries… it adds up FAST. Every dollar goes right back to the dogs.
👉 Donate via our linktree in bio or
📲 Zelle: 725-265-0396
👉 Foster application is in our bio or at:
🌐 www.retiredtorescue.org
Please make sure ALL members of your household are on board before applying to foster—it’s a huge waste of time when someone backs out last minute, especially when dogs are waiting.🥺
Let’s be part of the solution this week. These bulldogs are going to be out there—lost, terrified, and alone in the heat and then in a scary shelter where there already isn’t enough room. 💔We’re ready to help them, can you help too? 🐾
Please foster, donate or share! ♥️🙏
🎇 Keep your pets safe and secured tonight.🙏
Pictured: Chadwick. (Available for adoption) and Gollum. Both here safe because of all of your support🥹