Guardians of Rescue

24/11/2025

𝐁𝐑𝐑𝐑𝐑....𝐋𝐄𝐓'𝐒 𝐊𝐄𝐄𝐏 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐌!

It's cold and Winter is near, and if you don't live where it's warm most of the time, your pets are feeling it too. We need to be extra aware of ways to keep our animal families safe and warm until Spring appears.

Below are some tips from the Red Cross on getting our pets through the harsher season. (And if you'd like to make sure an outside community cat makes it through the bitter cold, you can do that here—every $25 places a cozy, life-protecting shelter for a cat with no house in which to snuggle— https://guardiansofrescue.networkforgood.com/projects/116208-get-homeless-cats-into-shelters )

1. Bring your pets inside during cold weather. Keep your animals inside. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® (ASPCA®) reports if pets are left outdoors, they can freeze, become disoriented, lost, stolen, injured or killed. In addition, don’t leave pets alone in a car during cold weather, as cars can act as refrigerators that hold in the cold and cause animals to freeze to death.
The Humane Society of the United States adds that if pets cannot come indoors, you should make sure they are protected by a dry, draft-free enclosure large enough to allow them to sit and lie down, but small enough to hold in the pet’s body heat. Raise the floor a few inches off the ground and cover it with cedar shavings or straw. Turn the enclosure away from the wind and cover the doorway with waterproof burlap or heavy plastic.
Move other animals or livestock to sheltered areas and make sure they have access to non-frozen drinking water. If the animals are outside, make sure their access to food and water is not blocked by snow drifts, ice or other obstacles.
2. Protect their paws. Salt and other chemicals used to melt snow and ice can irritate a pet’s paws. Wipe their paws with a damp towel before your pet licks them and irritates their mouth. The ASPCA adds that you can also use petroleum jelly or booties to protect sensitive paws. Use pet-friendly ice melt products.
3. Take care of their coat and skin. To avoid itchy, flaking skin, the ASPCA recommends keeping your home humidified and towel dry your pet as soon as he or she comes inside. Pay special attention to paws and in between the toes. Remove any snow from between foot pads. If possible, keep your dog’s coat longer in winter for warmth. If your dog is short-haired, consider getting a coat or sweater for your pet. Keep pet bathing to a minimum when it’s cold to avoid dry skin. If your pet needs a bath, use a moisturizing shampoo.
4. Antifreeze is a deadly poison. Wipe up spills and store antifreeze out of reach.
5. Know your pet’s limits outdoors. The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) reports you should be aware of how your pet tolerates cold weather and adjust as needed. Consult your veterinarian if you need advice.
6. Check your engine. A warm vehicle engine can be an appealing heat source for outdoor and feral cats, but it's deadly. Check underneath your car, bang on the hood, and honk the horn before starting the engine to make sure a cat hasn’t taken refuge on your engine.
7. Use space heaters with caution. The heater can burn your pet or be knocked over, possibly starting a home fire.
8. Watch for hypothermia. If your pet is whining, shivering, anxious, slower than usual or stops moving, seems weak or starts looking for warm places to burrow, get them back inside quickly because they are showing signs of hypothermia. Frostbite is harder to detect and may not be fully recognized until a few days after the damage is done. If you suspect your pet has hypothermia or frostbite, consult your veterinarian immediately.
9. Be prepared: Winter can bring blizzards and power outages. Prepare an emergency kit and include your pet in your plans. Have enough food, water and medicine on hand to get through at least five days.
10. Avoid walking on frozen water. Stay away from frozen ponds, lakes and other water. You don't know if the ice will support your pet's weight and falling through the ice could be deadly.

Together we save them,
Guardians of Rescue
www.guardiansofrescue.org/donate

24/11/2025

14/11/2025

𝐔𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐓—𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐬!

It’s getting bitter cold and often wet outside now. I know we are relieved when we finally get back inside and warm up...

But feral and community cats don’t have this luxury. Right now, so many are in danger of not surviving through the unforgiving Winter until the warm weather comes to save them.

We can’t let that happen—Guardians of Rescue is on the ground, pushing harder than ever to get warm cat shelters to so many cats who are freezing right now in the harsh winter weather.

We can’t do it alone— would you please help keep the cats warm so they will survive till Spring?

If you can help a freezing cat get warm, dry and safe, you can do that here:
https://guardiansofrescue.networkforgood.com/projects/116208-get-homeless-cats-into-shelters

If you prefer using Paypal:
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=2KVKTSQ8WNR4S

Each of these dry, warm and cozy shelters cost $25. Your $25 will immediately bring relief to a shivering and miserable cat. Maybe you can even help with more, but every donation of any amount adds up to save these suffering homeless cats.

It’s a really good—and warm—feeling to be the difference between a cat freezing or having a place to escape the cold and wet.

PLEASE— we need your support! You can be the reason our truck pulls up with a shelter for an outdoor cat who is freezing as we write this.

Thanks for caring about our cold little cat friends,

Together we save them,
Guardians of Rescue
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If you can help a little—
If you can help a freezing cat, you can do that here:
https://guardiansofrescue.networkforgood.com/projects/116208-get-homeless-cats-into-shelters

If you prefer using Paypal:
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=2KVKTSQ8WNR4S

12/11/2025

𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐀 𝐏𝐔𝐏𝐏𝐘 𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄?

Pretty much everybody...

We recently told you about the adorable puppy mill rescue puppies currently in Guardians' medical foster care, where Love is just one of the therapies we use to get these little guys healthy, happy and on their way to great new lives.

The Love is free, but nothing else is, and we want to thank you all for the help you've given them so far, which has really gotten them closer to the goal of health and happiness.

And, we're happy to report that the puppies are responding well to the treatment you've helped provide for their kennel cough and other health conditions, There is still work to do for them—they are still on medication for Giardia and Coccidia, and one of the puppies is still receiving antibiotics to knock out a case of bacterial pneumonia.

But we'll get there, and as always, Guardians appreciates—and needs—any help you can give with their continuing vet care, foster health care, food and other supplies to get them successfully through this health-restoring mission.

You can still be a part of this mission of mercy—If you'd like to be an angel for these sweeties, you can chip in for these innocent little guys here:
www.guardiansofrescue.org/donate

Or, if you prefer, you can directly purchase needed supplies from their Amazon Wishlist:
https://tinyurl.com/guardiansofrescue

Thanks again for your help for these little ones, they really need it, and please stay tuned for updates on their progress!

Together we save them,
Guardians of Rescue

10/11/2025

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Together we save them,
Guardians of Rescue

02/11/2025

𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄—𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐂𝐔𝐄𝐃 𝐏𝐔𝐏𝐏𝐘 𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐃𝐎𝐆𝐒 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃 𝐃𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐑 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐄

We need your help—Guardians is now providing medical care and rehabilitation to the dogs we recently rescued. This includes both the adorable puppies and their resilient adult counterparts.

As always, we're committed to ensuring that all of these dogs receive the love, care, and attention they deserve. But we rely on the generosity of manty people to get the funds for the veterinary care, food and other vital supplies which will carry them to the next step of finding new loving homes.

If you can chip in for these little guys, you can do that here:

www.guardiansofrescue.org/donate

Or you can directly purchase needed supplies from their Amazon Wishlist:

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3DV7C7CWLEMX?ref_=wl_share

Thanks for your help for these little ones, they really need it, and stay tuned for updates on their progress!

Together we save them,
Guardians of Rescue

31/10/2025

𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐘 𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐍!

Have fun, and remember—tonight is filled with spooky creatures, and we don't mean your dogs and cats!

Be safe and keep your pets safe, too!

Together we treat. not trick them,
Guardians of Rescue
www.guardiansofrescue.org

29/10/2025

𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐈𝐒 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐀𝐓 𝐃𝐀𝐘!

We all love our cats—and all cats!— every day, but just to make sure they get their proper recognition, National Cat Day is observed annually in the United States on October 29.

Founded in 2005, it’s a day to celebrate our feline companions, and especially to encourage the adoption of the many homeless cats in need in shelters, rescues and on the street .

So wish your cat a Happy Cat Holiday, and spread the word about the happiness that adopting a cat—or 2—can bring,

Together we salute them,

Guardians of Rescue
www.guardiansofrescue.org

29/10/2025

𝐆𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐂𝐔𝐄 𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝟏𝟑 𝐏𝐔𝐏𝐏𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐂𝐔𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐀 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐘𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐔𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

There's a cute new crowd in town, and we could really use your help for these pups—

Guardians of Rescue is currently providing care for 13 puppies rescued from a backyard breeder case. Due to the ongoing investigation, specific details regarding the case can't be shared at this time to maintain the integrity of the legal process. We'll tell you more when we can.

These puppies now under our care require extensive medical attention and rehabilitation. Guardians is committed to ensuring these vulnerable animals receive the necessary care to recover and thrive.

They're sweet and adorable, but these are a lot of dogs to see the vet, feed and otherwise provide for—if you can chip in to buy a puppy a meal or a vet exam, that would be great!

www.guardiansofrescue.org/donate

"We are dedicated to providing these puppies with a safe and nurturing environment," said KB, Director Of Operations at Guardians of Rescue. "Our focus is on their well-being, and we are working diligently to address their medical needs and provide them with the love and support they deserve."

Thanks, as always, for having rescued animals' backs!

If you would like to send an item off the list to help with the care of these puppies the list is posted here.

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3DV7C7CWLEMX?ref_=wl_share

Together we save them,
Guardians of Rescue
www.guardiansofrescue.org/donate

22/10/2025

𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐀 𝐈𝐒 𝐇𝐔𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃𝐒 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐏 𝐀𝐒𝐀𝐏

We've recently told you about the rescued dog we now call Stella, who was hit by a vehicle on the highway in Baxley, Georgia.

With no animal services department there, a small local rescue answered the call for help. A "street stray" who had been fed by passers-by, Stella was unable to walk and in a lot of pain, and they brought her to a local vet where X-rays showed a pelvic fracture, and they also discovered that Stella was pregnant.

Guardians was contacted to intervene to help this girl. Sadly, with the broken pelvis and the damaging impact of the vehicle, her pregnancy was not viable. She underwent surgery and was sent to a foster on strict crate rest to recover on Friday.

Unfortunately Stella had additional complications and increased pain, and was rushed back to the hospital, and we found out that sweet Stella needs a full neurological evaluation, due to suspected spinal damage, which will cost 4K.

We are turning over every stone to find the funds to give Stella every chance possible for a full recovery and to begin a better life, no longer in danger on the streets.

Donations, however small, add up fast. If you can possibly chip in a few dollars for her, her chances for Life go way up . You can do that here —

https://guardiansofrescue.networkforgood.com/projects/262031-stella-is-badly-hurt-and-needs-our-help

We just can't let Stella down. We promised her our help, and we will keep that promise— but we can't do it alone.

Thank you for your kind help for this sweet Stella,

Together we save them,
Guardians of Rescue

https://guardiansofrescue.networkforgood.com/projects/262031-stella-is-badly-hurt-and-needs-our-help

17/10/2025

𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐘 𝐁𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐃𝐀𝐘, 𝐀𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐋!

When SFC Jen first found Arsenal, she was just a tiny puppy struggling to survive in an unforgiving place with scorching sun, sparse shelter, and constant noise. It was a harsh environment no puppy could survive on her own.

Despite her rough start, there was something about her, a spark of resilience and trust that instantly captured Jen’s heart. During the long deployment, Arsenal became Jen’s constant companion, offering comfort and joy through every long day and restless night. They truly got each other through it all.

Leaving her behind was never an option.

Now, Arsenal is celebrating her first birthday — safe, loved, and thriving in her forever home in the United States.

“She’s doing great!” Jen shares proudly. “She still has a lot of puppy energy and is in her t-rex phase! She’s super smart, sassy, and very lovable. She’s been such a wonderful addition to my family.”

Arsenal has come so far in her new life. Once timid and unsure, she’s now mastered potty training and continues to build confidence every day. She’s still a little nervous around new people and places, but with patience, love, and training, she’s learning that the world isn’t such a scary place after all.

“I guess I’m just a nervous mom,” Jen laughs. “I’ve been with her every day since last year, and I just want to make sure she’s always okay. But seeing her relax and learn what it’s like to live in a real home has been amazing.”

From a frightened puppy on a military base to a confident, cherished family member, Arsenal’s journey is a beautiful reminder of the unbreakable bond between a soldier and her rescue dog — and how love can truly change a life.

Happy Birthday, Arsenal — here’s to many more years of tail wags, adventures, and unconditional love!

Together we save them,
Guardians of Rescue
www.guardiansofrescue.org