Scratchmybelly.org

Scratchmybelly.org ScratchMyBelly.org is a non-profit founded to save animals from high-kill shelters in Southern California and the streets of Baja California. Join us.

Scratch My Belly Rescue focuses on saving dogs on the day they are to be euthanized at high-kill shelters, dogs surrendered from owners in crisis health situations, and abused and severely neglected dogs from Southern California and Baja California. Our goal is to rehabilitate the neglected, injured and sick. We also help healthy animals find forever homes. Every year, about 10 million pets are br

ought to animal shelters across the US and more than 2 million of those are put to sleep. Economically distressed areas and the mindset that selling puppies will make one rich results in too many of the current popular breeds, physical and mental issues in many offspring, and sickness when puppies are not vaccinated and kept in unclean conditions. Parent dogs suffer by being bred over and over and are eventually dumped when they can no longer produce puppies. People adopt these puppies without any concern by the sellers for how the dogs will be raised or live. Many grow up without training or socialization and they wind up in animal shelters. There are areas in Southern California where dogs are not protected in homes and they roam freely, eventually being picked up as stray. Our goal is to rescue dogs who are at the end of their time in a shelter or on the streets in Tijuana when other rescues have not responded to save them. We rescue all breeds as long as we have fosters to bring them into a home. We rescue puppies, adults, and some senior dogs. Every dog is fully vetted and gets the care needed to be sure they are healthy before they are made adoptable. We also take in some owner surrenders, focusing on dogs whose owners have medical or financial emergencies that force them to relinquish. We look for just the right home for each and every dog. We do home checks of fosters and adopters and dogs are part of the rescue for their entire life - if they ever have to be surrendered, they are to come back to Scratch My Belly. Donate, foster, adopt. Save a life with us today.

Our new recruit made it through the night and her incision is looking pretty good today. Please keep her in your prayers...
01/05/2026

Our new recruit made it through the night and her incision is looking pretty good today. Please keep her in your prayers as she will be hospitalized for the next few days to recover. Thank you to everyone that has donated so far, we can only help with the support of our community.

Sami’s babies are so beautiful and growing so fast! We had such a great time FaceTiming her foster mom Breana yesterday ...
01/05/2026

Sami’s babies are so beautiful and growing so fast! We had such a great time FaceTiming her foster mom Breana yesterday and seeing how darling they are. Mama Sami is a great mom (approx 22 lbs) and dad is a mystery but oh boy are they cute???!!! We are looking for a foster to help care for the puppies for the next 4 weeks when the puppies will be ready for adoption (pending spay/neuter at 16 weeks). Want to join our team? Send in your application on our website!

Not even a week into the new year, and here we are saving a dog that would have died without help…We have named her Mina...
01/05/2026

Not even a week into the new year, and here we are saving a dog that would have died without help…

We have named her Mina, she came in pregnant with two huge puppies too big for her to pass. After the new year’s fireworks she went into major distress causing her “early” labor.

Today she had an emergency surgery to remove the non viable puppies and she will be staying at the vet as she is severely anemic…

Vet bill is already at $1,000 in Mexico for the ultrasound, emergency surgery and initial hospitalization.

Please educate about backyard breeding because the animals are suffering and we as rescues can not continue to save them like this.

Ways to donate are below:
Website: www.scratchmybelly.org
PayPal: [email protected]
Zelle: [email protected]
Venmo:

Check: Scratch My Belly
POBox 3879, Rancho Santa Fe CA 92067

EIN 46-3245895

As a new year starts please consider opening your home to a dog in need of fostering. Some of these dogs have been waiti...
01/03/2026

As a new year starts please consider opening your home to a dog in need of fostering. Some of these dogs have been waiting for years for an opportunity.

We provide you the supplies and you provide the love and care.

To sign up, go to our website and complete a foster application.

Dm us if you have questions about a specific dog 😉

Our first post of the year is one that makes my heart full! From super skinny and neglected by his breeder to healthy an...
01/01/2026

Our first post of the year is one that makes my heart full! From super skinny and neglected by his breeder to healthy and happy. Sonny is approx 6 yrs old, neutered, vaccinated and chipped. He would be ideal for an adult household or with older kids and another dog is a must. For more information DM us, no doggie doors please.

12/31/2025

✨ That’s a wrap on 2025 ✨

This year tested rescues everywhere — but our community never stopped showing up.

To our fosters who opened their hearts and homes
To our volunteers who gave their time and energy
To our supporters and donors who believed in our mission

Thank you.

Because of you, countless dogs were given a second chance at life. Dogs who were forgotten, broken, or scared are now safe, loved, and finally home. (Or were given a real fighting chance with love and dignity)

Scratch My Belly Rescue is more than a rescue — it’s a community fueled by compassion. We are endlessly grateful for every single one of you who made 2025 possible.

From the bottom of our hearts… thank you. 🐶❤️

Mama Poppy had a makeover yesterday thanks to aunties Christie and Sherry! She looks like a million bucks! Now we wait…...
12/31/2025

Mama Poppy had a makeover yesterday thanks to aunties Christie and Sherry! She looks like a million bucks!

Now we wait…

This little mama to be is the sweetest little girl, totally loving belly scratches because of course she is a ScratchMyBelly recruit!

Foster needed for 5 week old puppies in San Diego County, Temecula/Murrietta/Menifee! 4 puppies and 20 lb mama all under...
12/28/2025

Foster needed for 5 week old puppies in San Diego County, Temecula/Murrietta/Menifee!

4 puppies and 20 lb mama all under Scratch My Belly Rescue. Need foster January 11

We took in this mama from another rescue that needed some help. Now we need to find her a foster as her current foster goes back to work the week of Jan 12.

Safe!!!!HELP!!!! Wally just got out of his temp foster’s home in San Marcos in San Diego. Please share his post so we ca...
12/27/2025

Safe!!!!HELP!!!! Wally just got out of his temp foster’s home in San Marcos in San Diego. Please share his post so we can bring him home safely, call the number on his tag.

Our delish potato Kali will be officially available after Monday! She is funny, she is food motivated, she loves to play...
12/26/2025

Our delish potato Kali will be officially available after Monday!

She is funny, she is food motivated, she loves to play tug war with her foster siblings… btw she likes to win 😉

Kali came to us after her owner left for college and his family could no longer care for her.

She is spayed, vaccinated and chipped. She came from a breeder but we do not have her papers.

She is dog and people friendly. Her ideal home will have another dog and a place where she will not be left alone all day as she seeks companionship with people.

Breed experience preferred. No doggie doors please. Age almost 4.5 yrs

For more information please dm us or complete your application on our website.

Our girl Confetti is ready for a foster home! In the meantime she is enjoying her puppuccino and loving the holiday seas...
12/18/2025

Our girl Confetti is ready for a foster home! In the meantime she is enjoying her puppuccino and loving the holiday season. This malti mix is dog friendly and darling. She will be a great companion for anyone looking for a best friend. Confetti was rescued from the streets of TJ with her bestie Lilicake (already adopted). If you are interested in fostering please complete our foster app in our website. No doggie doors please.

Address

P. O. Box 3879
Rancho Santa Fe, CA
92067

Telephone

+18583442423

Website

https://form.jotform.us/form/52377166480157, https://www.petfinder.com/search/dogs-for-a

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ScratchMyBelly.org is a non-profit that was founded to save dogs from high-kill shelters in Southern California, from homes where an owner has suffered a critical life-changing situation requiring them to give up their dog, and from the streets of Tijuana, Mexico, where dogs are neglected and abused.

Scratch My Belly is a “death-row” rescue - our primary effort in saving shelter dogs is to take the dogs that are going to be euthanized at the last minute - when we are their last hope. We do not go to a shelter to look for the most adoptable dogs and pick the cute ones. We take the ones nobody else wants, when they are desperate and scared and sick. When we are needed most. Our goal is to get the dogs into safe, happy foster homes where they can recover physically and emotionally. We provide all the vet care needed to make sure the dogs are healthy before we go through a process to find each one its own perfect forever home.

We strive to meet the highest ethical standards in rescue and require home checks for both foster and adoptive homes and we take dogs back for the lifetime of the dog. Our foster program includes support with food, crates, beds, toys, leashes, collars, harnesses, baby gates and anything else needed to make a foster home successful. We are contracted with over a dozen veterinarians so that dogs can receive care as close as possible to a foster’s home. Most of all, we focus on quality, not quantity, of adoptions. That means it may take longer to find the right home for a dog, but it also means we have almost no returns.

Join us. Volunteer. Foster. Donate. It takes a village to save each and every life.