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Bridges to Safety Animal Rescue "You must be the change you wish to see in the world" - Mahatma Gandhi Our mission statement:

We are an Animal Rescue Group.

Our primary focus is to help save animals who may be killed without our intervention. They often come from high kill facilities, abusive, or abandonment situations. We have a strong commitment to reducing the numbers of animals in need, and require all rescued animals to be spayed or neutered, unless medically prohibited by a veterinarian. We endorse the dissemination of animal education and human

e husbandry practices. We work very closely with other rescues and no-kill shelters who share our mission. We raise money for arranging foster care, transportation, and medical treatment. Our goal is successful permanent home placement, where they can start their journey of feeling free and happy.

15/11/2025
13/11/2025

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12/11/2025

"A stranger followed me through Walmart and asked if she could say goodbye to my dog.
I'd brought Pepper with me—a ten-year-old chocolate lab, service dog vest on, totally normal grocery run. But this woman, maybe mid-60s, had been watching us from the produce section. Following at a distance. Not creepy, just... sad.🥹
In the parking lot, she finally approached.
"I'm so sorry to bother you," she said, voice shaking. "But is his name Pepper?"
Red flags everywhere. I stepped back. "How do you know that?"
She started crying. Right there between the grocery carts.
"I raised him. Puppy raiser for Guide Dogs of America. I had him from eight weeks to eighteen months, then had to give him back for formal training. It's been almost nine years, and I think about him every single day."
She pulled out her phone. Photos of a puppy—same white spot on his chest, same expressive eyebrows. Pepper as a gangly adolescent in a blue training vest. A final photo: her hugging him, both of them crying, the day she had to return him.
"They told me he'd washed out of guide dog training because he was too social. Too friendly. I always wondered where he ended up." She looked at his service dog vest. "What does he do?"
"Diabetic alert," I said. "He's saved my life sixteen times."
I don't know why I knew that number. I just did.
She covered her mouth, sobbing harder. "He was always so good at noticing when something was wrong. Even as a puppy. He'd bring me my phone when my blood pressure medication alarm went off. I never trained him to do that. He just knew."
We stood there for twenty minutes. She told me stories—Pepper stealing socks, Pepper afraid of the vacuum, Pepper sleeping upside-down with his legs in the air. Things only someone who truly loved him would remember.
Before she left, she knelt down. Pepper walked right to her, tail wagging, and put his head on her shoulder like he'd been waiting nine years to do it.
"Thank you for keeping him safe," she whispered to him. Then to me: "And thank you for letting me see that he's exactly where he was meant to be."
I sent her a photo every week now.
And Pepper? He still sleeps upside-down with his legs in the air.
To everyone who's ever raised, fostered, or loved a dog you couldn't keep—they remember you. They carry you with them. What would you want yours to know? 💞🐶

She is in Texas, but can be adopted in another state. She probably will not make it through the day unless pulled for ad...
02/11/2025

She is in Texas, but can be adopted in another state. She probably will not make it through the day unless pulled for adoption or Foster.

46.2K likes, 4969 comments. “Veronika is cleared for euthanasia and extremely urgent. She’s one of the longest residents, so she needs an out asap. She is 5 years old, 69 lbs, and so sweet. She’s exactly my kind of dog and I so wish I could take her🥲 She’s very overwhelmed by the shelter ...

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Our mission statement: We are an Animal Rescue Group. Our primary focus is to help to save animals who may be killed without our intervention. They often come from high kill facilities, abusive, or abandonment situations. We have a strong commitment to reducing the numbers of animals in need, and require all rescued animals to be spayed or neutered, unless medically prohibited by a veterinarian. We endorse the dissemination of animal education and humane husbandry practices. We work very closely with other rescues and no-kill shelters who share our mission. We raise money to pay for, or arrange foster care, transportation, and medical treatment. Our goal is successful permanent home placement.

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