Almost Eden Rescue

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Our Story

The rescue was inspired by a Ridgecrest lost animal's Facebook group created back in 2012 for the Ridgecrest and surrounding areas. The group was reorganized in 2013 and is now called "Lost Animals in Indian Wells Valley". The Founder opened both that group and "Classifieds for Indian Wells Valley" on Facebook to advertise general stuff. In working these 2 groups and "Ridgecrest Pets" on Facebook, the founder realized a place that found animals could go and wait until their owners claimed them besides the animal shelter was needed. The founder wanted rescues to advertise on her general for sale site and the pets site. She reached out to rescues in Ridgecrest but at the time there was only a cat rescue and they did not do advertising, there was also a rescue in California City but she did not want to advertise in Ridgecrest. There was virtually no other local rescues. Then Yesenia Smith began posting on the classifieds site saying she was moving to Ridgecrest. She had blind dogs, deaf dogs, and dogs that would be killed in most shelters. The Founder began trying to help her and her dogs find a home and then saw the need for awareness for dogs with disabilities and ones needing more help at the shelters.

Soon the founder began fostering for rescues in San Bernardino and California City and brought the first rescue dogs to the community for adoption events. Then it became a matter of educating the locals because many were used to free dogs with no shots or vetting. Instead, with the rescue, the dogs are fully vetted and often have other expenses including training. The costs to the rescue per dog often are easily up to $1000 or more. The adoption fees, however, are around $200. The remainder is made up of donations and personal funds.

In June of 2014 Teresa Servais, Yesenia Smith, and Charlotte Penry began the first official dog rescue in Ridgecrest. We named it Almost Eden Rescue because Eden was a paradise for animals and they lived in harmony with people. In her vision of a perfect world, Teresa thinks that is the way it should be. The rescue is a foster home based, all volunteer, non-profit charity. It is a 501c3 and registered with both the state of California and the federal government. We have rescued 100s of dogs thru the years from certain death, abuse, and neglect.

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