25/11/2025
Hello, I wanted to reach out and update everyone who has followed us and those who are new here. My name is Melissa and I’m the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Kingdom Rescue. I’m a mother of 3 children, ages 17, 14 and 9 and have been married to my high school sweetheart for 25 yrs. We have 5 dogs, 4 donkeys and according to my Husband, too many cats.
I have been rescuing animals since I was a child. I started fostering, helping with adoption events and volunteering at the Animal Defense League in San Antonio while I was in college. Later I went on to volunteer at Bastrop County Animal Shelter and Paws Shelter in Kyle. It has always been a passion and calling of mine to help the innocent & defenseless. Those who can’t protect or speak for themselves. After a lot of prayer, God was leading my team and I to start our own independent rescue -Kingdom Rescue. We became a non-profit 501(c)(3) in 2021.
When we first started, the animal situation was bad. Fast forward almost 5 years later, and the immediate welfare of animals in need of rescue is more dire today than ever.
Our team has learned a lot during these past 5 years. We have rescued over 840 cats and 200 dogs, not to mention farm animals such as donkeys and goats.
For an entire year we ran a cat shelter while simultaneously operating our rescue. In that time, we personally transported 40 cats and 1 dog to Kentucky and 1 dog to Georgia in rented vans. Additionally, we have taken over 1,000 cats to be spayed or neutered.
Two things we know for certain is there is an overpopulation crisis and we can’t rescue our way out of this. We are inundated with calls, emails, and pleas everyday. The dumping, neglect and cruelty never stops.
We are a small foster-based rescue comprised of volunteers with families and full time jobs. We fundraise, drive to vet visits, drive to fosters houses, transport animals, hold adoption events, handle adoption screening, social media, answer calls & emails, stay up with sick & dying animals. We pay for a lot, out of our own pockets and try to avoid asking for money too often.
The time, exhaustion , emotional & mental stress has taken its toll on everyone of us, our families and fosters. I share this because it’s important to me and our team to be transparent. We are focused on helping people and animals. The best way we can do that is by focusing on spay and neuter services. The overpopulation crisis will continue to get worse if we don’t start addressing the root cause of issue.
Kingdom Rescue has partnered with Loving Pet Assistance and held 6 spay and neuter clinics in Luling, TX and Caldwell County.
We are determined to do more clinics in the neighboring counties; especially in high dumping areas. However, we need the community’s support to be effective. The scope of this problem is beyond the available capacity and funding of both shelters and rescues.
As I write this, today we are in the process of rescuing a Mother Dog & 5 puppies. They were living in a field, the puppies eyes aren’t even open. The shelter has received 5 more calls, just today, with Mom & Puppies and no space available at the already full shelter.
The fact is, we have vet bills at Vet Clinics. At this time, to be fiscally responsible, we have no choice but to stop rescuing; until we can pay off our vet bills.
Please help us move forward in addressing the animal overpopulation. We need your help paying the vet bills for the animals already treated. And of course, as all rescues, we have ongoing daily cost of medicine, food, cat litter, housing, spay and neuter, etc.. Any donation amount helps.
You can donate online at:
WWW.KINGDOMRESCUE.ORG
🔗: https://givebutter.com/kingdomrescue-2025
Please share this link with any one who may have a heart to help. We always need fosters and funding to continue saving lives and reduce overpopulation, sickness and suffering.
Look out for our updates, as we will be posting more of an inside look at our ongoing operations and events.
Thank you for your support,
Melissa
