Miles To Freedom Animal Rescue

12/01/2025

We are needing an immediate foster home for a mom and 10 puppies that are 6 weeks old!
They are eating hard food, no longer nursing and are A LOT of work! A fenced in yard is required to help keep mom safe.

12/01/2025

🚨 KEVIN SURGERY UPDATE — WE NEED YOUR HELP 🚨

We just left Kevin’s surgery consult, and our vet was incredibly kind with his estimate… which means we are SO close to making this happen for him. 💙

👉 We only need to raise another $2,500 before December 16th for Kevin to get the surgery he desperately needs.
👉 Without the funds up front, we cannot move forward — and Kevin can barely walk. 💔

This sweet boy survives every day in pain, and we are fighting hard to give him the chance at a pain-free life he deserves. If you’re able to donate, no matter the amount, it truly makes a difference. 🙏🐾

📬 Ways to Help Kevin:
• Facebook donations
• PayPal: [email protected]
• Venmo: (double-check spelling!)
• Mail: 169 Number Six Rd, Oxford, ME 04270

Thank you for loving this boy with us. 💙🐾🙏

12/01/2025

💙 THIS GIVING TUESDAY * HELP KEVIN WALK AGAIN 💙

This Giving Tuesday, we’re asking our community to rally behind one incredibly special boy — Kevin.

Kevin has survived more heartbreak than most dogs ever will. After a devastating hip injury and surgery in Texas, he finally made his way to Maine… only for us to learn he is once again fighting for his ability to simply stand without pain.

Kevin now has a torn cruciate and a luxating patella.
Every step hurts. Every shift of weight sends pain shooting through his NOT so tiny body. 💔

His surgery will cost over $7,500, and after a year filled with medical emergencies, our medical fund is completely depleted. We have raised about $3,000 of his surgery cost already but have a long way to go still!
Kevin deserves to live without suffering — and the only way he gets that chance is with your help.

🐾 This Giving Tuesday, you can change Kevin’s entire future.

Your donation, no matter the amount, brings him one step closer to the pain-free life he’s been fighting so hard to reach.

💛 WAYS TO DONATE

📬 Mail: 169 Number Six Rd, Oxford, ME 04270
💻 PayPal: [email protected]
📱 Venmo: (please double-check — there are scam accounts!)
👍 Facebook: Donate directly through this post

Kevin has held on through fear, travel, heartbreak, and overwhelming pain — but he still believes in people.
Let’s show him that he was right to hold on.
Thank you for helping us give Kevin the safe, pain-free life he has fought so hard to reach. 💙🐾🙏

11/30/2025

Meet Jafar — Your Little Diamond in the Rough!

📍 Oxford, Maine
Approx. 8 months old

Jafar is a foster pup with Miles To Freedom Animal Rescue, and he’s searching for a very special forever home — one filled with patience, kindness, and the understanding that shy dogs bloom beautifully when given time. 🌼

This sweet little guy needs a family who will let him settle in at his own pace. Once he feels safe? He is the cutest, most affectionate little lovebug. His foster says he listens incredibly well and truly wants to please. 🥹💕

⭐ What Jafar Brings to the Table:

• Kennel trained and potty trained
• Knows “sit” and is working on “stay”
• Dog-friendly — loves other dogs and learns from them
• Cat-friendly — respectful once comfortable
• Sweet, gentle, loyal, and sensitive
• A total little character once he feels at home

Because he gains confidence by following other dogs’ lead, Jafar would thrive in a home with another dog — but he can be an only pup if his humans are patient and nurturing. 💛

👨‍👩‍👧 Kids?

He’s unsure around children, so he would do best in a home with kids 12+ who have dog experience and understand calm approaches with nervous pups.

🌟 Jafar’s Ideal Home:

✔️ Quiet, patient, and slow-paced
✔️ A family who will give him time to warm up
✔️ Preferably another friendly dog for confidence
✔️ A gentle environment where he can feel safe

Once he trusts you, he becomes your little shadow, eager to follow your lead and melt into your arms. He’s truly a hidden gem waiting for his person. ✨

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📌 Interested in adopting Jafar?
Apply online: www.milestofreedomanimalrescue.org
Or visit the Miles To Freedom page! 💙🐾

11/29/2025

Some great adoptions today!!
Jenny, Sadie and Rex joined their new families today! Reba left on trial with her new family.

11/29/2025

James Taylor and Billy Joel joined their new families this week!! Congratulations and happy lives babies!

11/29/2025

🎅🐶 Come See Us at the Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade! 🎄✨

Be sure to stop by and say hi to Miles To Freedom at this year’s parade! We’ll have some of our adorable adoptable dogs riding along AND an awesome Christmas float you won’t want to miss! 🎁🐾

📍 Parade Route:
Starts at 11 AM in Norway near cafe nomad and ends in Market Square at Moore Park!

Come enjoy the holiday spirit, cheer on our pups, and help us celebrate the magic of rescue this season! Who knows, maybe you’ll meet your new best friend❤️🎄🐾

11/28/2025

If anyone is out and about today we are completely out of Pill Pockets and have several dogs on meds!

11/28/2025

🌸 Clover Update! 🌸
We’re officially 4 weeks post-surgery, and this brave girl is absolutely thriving! 💪🐶✨

Her tumor removal went perfectly, her follow-up checks looked great, and now Clover is back to living her very best life — zoomies, snuggles, and all. 💚

And rumor has it… she may even be getting ready to welcome a fur sister into the family soon 👀😍🐾

We could not be happier for this sweet girl and her amazing family. Here’s to many more healthy, happy adventures, Clover! 💕🌈🐾

11/27/2025

This Thanksgiving, we’ve been slowing down a bit to look around and really take in how lucky we are — and it all circles back to you (our network).

To everyone who follows along, donates, shares our posts, volunteers their time, opens their home, or adopts one of our dogs… we truly couldn’t do any of this without you.

You help us show these animals what kindness feels like. You help us give them safety, healing, and new beginnings. And the dogs? Their happy tail wags, goofy smiles, and quiet moments of trust are all because people like you believe in them.

So from all of us at Miles To Freedom — and from every animal who has been given a second chance — thank you.

We’re extra grateful for you this Thanksgiving. 💛🐾🦃

11/27/2025

💥AUGUSTA/GARDNER AREA TAKE NOTE!! PARVO OUTBREAK

11/26/2025

💙 KEVIN’S SURGERY UPDATE — WE’RE HALFWAY THERE! 💙

Because of your kindness, your shares, and your donations…
Kevin has over $3,000 raised so far! 🙏😭🐾

But we still have a long road ahead.
Kevin’s lifesaving surgery is estimated at $7,500, and this brave boy is still living every day in pain from his torn cruciate and luxating patella. 💔

He’s fought so hard already. He made it all the way to Maine after surviving a major hip injury, only to discover he now needs another major surgery to finally live pain-free.

✨ We’re begging for your help.
Every dollar, every share, every comment pushes Kevin one step closer to the life he deserves.

📌 Ways to Donate:
• Facebook Donations: Right here on this post
• PayPal: [email protected]
• Venmo: (look closely so you don’t send to a scam account!)

Thank you for believing in Kevin.
Thank you for giving him hope.
Thank you for helping us fight for the ones who can’t fight for themselves. 💙🐾🙏

11/26/2025 updates:

💙 KEVIN’S SURGERY UPDATE — WE’RE HALFWAY THERE! 💙

Because of your kindness, your shares, and your donations…
Kevin has over $3,000 raised so far! 🙏😭🐾

But we still have a long road ahead.
Kevin’s lifesaving surgery is estimated at $7,500, and this brave boy is still living every day in pain from his torn cruciate and luxating patella. 💔

He’s fought so hard already. He made it all the way to Maine after surviving a major hip injury, only to discover he now needs another major surgery to finally live pain-free.

✨ We’re begging for your help.
Every dollar, every share, every comment pushes Kevin one step closer to the life he deserves.

📌 Ways to Donate:
• Facebook Donations: Right here on this post
• PayPal: [email protected]
• Venmo: (look closely so you don’t send to a scam account!)

Thank you for believing in Kevin.
Thank you for giving him hope.
Thank you for helping us fight for the ones who can’t fight for themselves. 💙🐾🙏



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Many of you know that back in March, Lucille and I took a trip to Texas to meet our new rescue partners at Fort Worth Animal Care & Control. While we were there, we met the most amazing dogs… but one stood out in a way neither of us can put into words. There was something about him—something special, something grounding—that stopped us both in our tracks.

His shelter name was Corky. His foster later renamed him Kevin.
And so, world… meet our big boy Corky Kevin. 💙

From the moment we walked him, we noticed he had an odd gait—stiff, limping, clearly uncomfortable. We asked for X-rays on the spot, and the shelter staff kindly accommodated. We sent those films to our vet here in Maine as well as had their vet review them. The news broke our hearts.

Kevin needed an FHO (femoral head osteotomy), a surgery where the head and neck of the femur are removed to relieve severe pain caused by a damaged or diseased hip. His injury likely happened long before he entered the shelter system back in January.

The cost of an FHO in Maine is upwards of $5,000+. It was not a medical expense we could take on at the time… which meant we could not bring Kevin home with us. And leaving him behind felt like leaving a piece of ourselves in Texas.

We never stopped thinking about him.
Did he make it out? Was he safe? Was he loved? Was he getting the care he desperately needed?

Fast forward to August 2025—months later—when I received a text from our southern partners:
“Kevin had his hip surgery today and is doing well in recovery. We’d still love to send him to Maine once he heals.”

Lucille and I cried. Truly cried.
Until you meet this boy in person, you cannot understand the way he grabs your heart.

Kevin arrived in Maine on Friday, 11/12/2025. We immediately noticed something was very wrong. He could barely walk. At first, we assumed stiffness from the long transport… but after two days with no improvement and clear discomfort when we manipulated his legs, we knew we had to dig deeper.

This week Kevin saw our vet for further assessment and new X-rays—and the news was devastating.

💙 Kevin now needs a rear cruciate ligament repair and a luxating patella repair.
With Kevin weighing over 110 lbs, he is not a candidate for a simple lateral tie procedure. He will require metal plates, screws, and a very lengthy, restricted recovery. This dog cannot catch a break.

This surgery will cost $5,500–$7,500, and our medical fund is literally empty.
This is not a “want.”
This is not optional.
Kevin cannot live a pain-free, functional life without this surgery.

And we need your help.

To support Kevin, we are launching a special apparel fundraiser with Maine St. Supply Co.
➡️ $10 from every item ordered will go directly toward Kevin’s medical costs.
Orders placed BEFORE 12/10/2025 should be delivered before Christmas, all other orders cannot be guaranteed delivery before the holiday. The link to order is at the bottom of this post.

For those who prefer direct donations, they can be made via:

💙 PayPal: [email protected]
💙 Venmo: (please double-check to avoid scam accounts!)
💙 Mailing Address:
Miles To Freedom Animal Rescue
169 Number Six Rd
Oxford, ME 04270

Kevin has fought so hard, survived so much, and still greets every person with gentle eyes and a soft spirit. He deserves the chance to live the full, pain-free life he was robbed of for so long.

Thank you for loving him already.
Thank you for helping us give him the future he deserves.

💙 For Kevin. Always

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