Ethel Update! ✨ Our sweet girl is absolutely thriving! She’s officially gained weight, completed her refeeding program, and no longer needs her eye medications! She’s happy, playful, and living her best life ever! 🎉
Huge shoutout to The Karens for doing everything you could for Ethel, trusting us with her care, and making this recovery possible ❤️ #CollaborationSavesLives
#BarkNation #PitnessProtection #LifeAfterCruelty #DogRescue #RescueDog #EndDogfighting #DogRehabilitation #DogLovers #Detroit
Update: thank you so much for your support! Rue’s list has been completely bought! We added just a few things for Ethel!
🎁 Rue could use a few items 🎁
Many people have been asking how they can help Rue outside of monetary donations. Here is an opportunity!
We created a wishlist full of items that Rue could use to help during his healing process. He’s not out of the woods yet, but gosh dammit he’s a fighter and we will be right by his side every step of the way.
We have also included some cleaning supplies to help Auntie Kerry keep her “Rue area” and Rue himself nice and clean. Rue currently potties while laying down most of the time so Kerry has a lot of cleaning to do.
If you’d like to send Rue some goodies, the link is below! ⬇️ ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3PQJQAKJUUQRB?ref_=wl_share
Ok. We know it’s late. But it’s NEVER too late for exciting…
📰 RUE NEWS 📰
We were hopeful that our mission to alleviate Rue’s severe anemia was possible…and it was!
When the incredible team at AEC Novi called us tonight and said that not only did Rue tolerate the blood transfusion, but he had maintained his new levels for almost 24 hours, we were thrilled. We sent secret agent Auntie Kerry on the mission…the mission to bring Rue home 👊🏻
And well…she threw on her glasses, grabbed her sidekick [Rue’s favorite toy lamby], and took it a little TOO literally…but dang it, the mission was a success 😎
[We will break it to her that she’s not an actual action hero tomorrow. Or when she inevitably reads this post. Ope.]
We want to send everyone a massive THANK YOU for all of your encouragement and donations for Rue! He’s not out of the woods, but dang it…he’s still fighting the good fight 🙌🏻
#MissionPossible #OperationFreeRue #LambyWasTheRealHeroHere #RueCrue #EndCanineCruelty
Today was a big day for Rue…
…he started to move his legs and lift his head on his own 🙌🏻
Can you even believe it?! We sure couldn’t!
From moments away from death, to emergency care where the thought crossed multiple people’s minds that he may actually be paralyzed, to now THIS!
He is eating like a champ, standing longer and longer each session, drinking his water, urinating consistently, kicking his legs, lifting his head, and even taking a few assisted steps!
We can’t thank you all enough for your outpouring of love and encouragement for our dear Rue. You are truly all a part of his journey and success. We promise to share all of your well wishes with him and keep you updated on his progress.
It takes a village…and Rue has an incredible one 💪🏻
#EndCanineCruelty #CollaborationSavesLives #RuesCrew 🖤
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✨ Support our mission and help these amazing dogs hit the road to a brighter future by donating at the link in our bio or directly at barknation.org/donate
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#BarkNation #P2Crew #CertifiedPreOwnedPups #AdoptDontShop #EndCanineCruelty #EndDogfighting
Hey everyone, Noah here again 👋🏻
It's been a whirlwind week since we were rescued, and so much has happened!
The good news is, both Nyjah and I are recovering at our Aunties’ houses! Today, we had checkups – blood tests, weigh-ins, and even some yummy new food! We both gained a little weight, which is fantastic, and we're feeling stronger every day.
Nyjah has especially come a long way! He's officially out of the critical zone, which is a huge relief. His temperature is still a bit lower than normal, but the vets say that will likely improve as he gains more weight.
But the most exciting news of all... remember how I overheard my Aunties talking about me seeing Nyjah?
Well, guess what?
I finally got to see my brother today!
It had been over a week, and all I had heard were updates. Seeing him with my own eyes – it was amazing!
(Look at us ❤️)
He's still got a long road ahead, but my heart is full. We got to cuddle and nuzzle each other, and it felt like everything was going to be okay.
Thank you all for following our story and for your support. Your donations have helped cover so much (THANK YOU), but we have still not covered our emergency charges. Every bit you are able to give helps us have the best possible future!
We'll continue to keep you updated on our progress!
#EndCanineCruelty #RescueDogs #Healing #FeelingLoved #JusticeForNoahAndNyjah ❤️
Hey everyone, Noah here again! My apologies for not sending an update yesterday, after my massage I was feeling relaxed and sleepy 🥱 Nyjah and I both got special massages today to help alleviate our pain, make our muscles stronger and more limber, increase our circulation, and help our mobility! Boy, my massage helped me relax and feel less stress 🖤 Thank you Auntie Kelly and Auntie Kerry 😍
While I was relaxing (and maybe napping a little!) I overheard (promise I wasn't eavesdropping!) someone mention that Nyjah and I may be able to see each other soon 🤞 His body temperature is still pretty low though & that worries me 😕 But I know Nyjah is a fighter and I'm so grateful to my amazing friends at Bark Nation and Animal Emergency Center - Novi for taking such good care of him!! They, along with all of you, are helping us both get the second chance we deserve 💚
Speaking of ALL OF YOU, your support means the world to my brother and I! The donations have helped cover a lot of the costs for my care and they're going towards Nyjah's fight too. There will be more costs now that he's out of the hospital, like special food and round-the-clock care…
Every donation, every share of our story, helps us get the medical care we need and fight for justice against the people who hurt us. Thank you for everything! I'll keep you updated on how we're both doing 🐾
#EndCanineCruelty #RescueDogs #Healing #FeelingLoved #JusticeForNoahandNyjah
POV:
You get released from the hospital and your Auntie Kelly gives you a puppy massage to help your growing bones and muscles 💚
Is Somebody Gonna Match Our Freak? Celebrating Survivors at Bark Nation 🐾❤️
In a society that so readily demonizes cruelty and dogfighting survivors, Bark Nation is here to flip the script. Survivors like Mary Ann, Wilhelm, Hattie, and Oatmeal aren’t monsters—they’re incredible dogs who freely offer up their love and affection (ok, only sometimes in exchange for a cookie 🍪🤣). Our survivors are good—so damn good 💚 Sweet, cuddly, playful, loving little chonks who just want to exist in a world that loves them back, protects them, and maybe tosses them a ball or a few snacks here and there 🐶🎾
At Bark Nation, our #P2Crew has witnessed firsthand how powerful human kindness can be for cruelty survivors ✨ We’ve seen terrified, trembling dogs who have suffered the worst traumas imaginable learn to trust after receiving kindness, possibly for the first time ever ❤️🩹 Survivors are not defined by what they’ve endured at the hands of their abusers—we reject this inaccurate assumption that their pasts make them dangerous. Together, we can shatter these misconceptions as we work to #EndDogfighting and give survivors the #LifeAfterDogfighting they so desperately deserve 💪🐾
This was Humphrey’s reality ⛓️❄️ A pawn in a cruel game he never asked to play. But Humphrey was one of 133 dogs rescued from suspected dogfighting in metro Detroit in January 2023 - and we call them #TheFree133
For almost a year and a half in our #PitnessProtection shelter, Humphrey has known what it feels like to be loved 🐾❤️ He runs, plays, takes relaxing walks, gets massages from Mable’s Touch, LLC., enjoys peanut butter slathered on a Nylabone and a KONG stuffed with the best mix around, and he hangs out with his best friends every single day ✨
We believe in #LifeAfterDogfighting, so we want more for our sweet, gentle boy than a life in the shelter 🥺 Humphrey knows love now like he always deserved, but we know he deserves even more - a couch, a water bowl with his name on it, a family - maybe even one that lets him sleep on the bed 🤞🏼
We love our Humphrey - and we know his forever family will too! They’re somewhere out here waiting for him to find them
🔗 Share his story
💪🏼 Join our mission to #EndDogfighting
🐶 Consider giving a survivor like Humphrey a forever home
Embrace your inner Carrie Bradpaw and become a Sterilization Sponsor for Sex and the Pitties '24! 🐾
While the ladies of Sex and the City conquered Manhattan, we’re tackling a different kind of urban challenge – putting an end to fur babies making babies of their own! 💪🏼 Oh yes, we’re on a mission to #EndRecklessCanineFornication ✨
💸 For just $100, you can become a Sterilization Sponsor! This year our goal is to raise enough funds to provide 250 sterilizations to cruelty survivors and to loved, owned dogs in Detroit!
Join the mission and become a Sterilization Sponsor: 🔗 in comments!!
#SpayAndNeuter #SponsorADog
Shelter Besties at Bark Nation
“Find someone who loves you like Janice loves Barnaby” - Bark Nation, 2024
Barnaby has been with Bark Nation for about 2 1/2 years while his case moves through the lengthy court system. New friends can be scary for our good boy Barn 💚 but Barnaby never needs to worry, because he has a ✨BESTIE✨ who meets him where he’s at and who loves the hell out of him!! Janice and Barn = BFF goals 🫶🏼
Could Barnaby be your new BFF?
👉🏼 Visit the comments for a link to Barnaby’s PetFinder!!
#BarkNation #AdoptDontShop #LifeAfterDogfighting
From Suspected Dogfighting to Forever Family Member: Meg's Journey
‼️ Suspected dogfighting
‼️ Suspected forced breeding
⛓️💥 Rescued by Bark Nation
📍 Cared for in #PitnessProtection for 1.5 years
🐾 Spent her first day in a new backyard making friends
🖤 Learned she never has to go back to the shelter again
💚 Adopted June 2024 by the world's most loving forever family
THIS is why we do what we do. Thank you to our ENTIRE #P2 crew for loving Meg so so so much!! And thank YOU all for supporting our continued efforts to #EndDogfighting 👊🏼 Your support ensures we can continue to provide safety, rehabilitation and care for hundreds of survivors of cruelty and dogfighting.
This is your #LifeAfterDogfighting, Meg 💚🖤
Our dogs LOVED meeting everyone who came out to our recent adoption events — AVL’s Made in Michigan and Pet Supplies Plus’ Paws, Pals & Pet Supplies Plus - Adoption Event!! Our dogs still on your mind?? 👉 Visit the link in our bio to learn about giving someone their #LifeAfterDogfighting
For those new to Bark Nation, we are a nonprofit dedicated to survivors of canine cruelty and neglect, with a special focus on ending dogfighting. Our work is intense, but we couldn’t be more proud to say that since 2018, we’ve rescued over 700 dogs from the horrors of organized dogfighting - many of whom you met at our adoption events 💚
The enthusiasm and love you show to our dogs brings us so much joy 🖤 Seeing our supporters love our dogs just as much as we love them means the absolute world to us!!! Thank you so much 🫶
#BarkNation #AdoptDontShop #EndDogfighting
We can’t wait to see you at the Paws, Pals & Pet Supplies Plus - Adoption Event on Saturday 5/18 at Meadow Brook Amphitheatre!! Stop by between 11-2 pm to meet adoptable dogs from Bark Nation and so many amazing rescues 🖤 Keep watching for a sneak peak at the 10 AMAZING dogs we’ll have with us 🐾
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY to our dog moms, human moms, and every kind of mom we’ve got 🩷💜 Bark Nation is so grateful for all of these wonderful women (& so many more who aren’t pictured!). You are foster moms, enrichment queens, poop scooping extraordinaires, donators and supporters, and so much to more us! We love you so much - Happy Mother’s Day!!
A few weeks back, we received this comment on a post featuring on-scene intake footage. That imagery always collects attention from our fiercest supporters but also those cautious or apprehensive about the dogs we love so deeply.
We’re not here to criticize, nor do we expect to change any strong opinions. However, we owe it to our survivors to debunk misconceptions about their #LifeAfterDogfighting
At Bark Nation, we meet dogs where they are at. For some, it means a life full of animal friends!! For others, not as much. But regardless of their background, you’ll find dog-friendly and less sociable dogs—and yes, that includes among the pure breeds.
Our co-founder and President, Kerry, said it best: It may surprise you that many live safely with other dogs and animals! They are worth it. I can only hope that one day you can see that, but either way, we will keep on breaking chains and fighting in their place 💚
Have another dog at home? We have so many dog-friendly babes just waiting to find their forever family!
Enjoy a quieter life? Maybe you’d like to meet one of our dogs who prefers the same!
Importantly, we are committed to finding the perfect forever family for our survivors and the perfect companion for your unique family—whatever that may look like for you. And yes, that includes plenty of survivors who can’t wait to hang out with your dogs, cats, tortoises (yes, really!), kids, and grandmas 🖤
Curious about Bark Nation, our #PitnessProtection survivors, or our #SuccessStories? Feel free to reach out to us via comment, DM, or email!
Cruelty survivor Norah is getting adopted tomorrow!
Norah’s foster parents Brad and Missy and their two Bark nation survivors Lincoln and. Lexi helped Norah learn how to play, how to cuddle, and how awesome dresses are!
We can’t wait to watch Norah flourish in her forever home!
If you don’t follow Lexi and Lincoln on Tik Tok, jump in over! So many Bark Nation survivors living their best lives!
🖤 NATIONAL DOGFIGHTING AWARENESS DAY 🐾 Since 2018, Bark Nation has rescued over 700 dogs from organized dogfighting, providing them with the love, dedication, and second chances they deserve. 🚨 When our National Animal Response Unit is on-scene, we work hand in hand with local, state, and federal authorities to document, remove, and care for these deserving dogs. Our #PitnessProtection shelter is a safe place to begin their journey to healing and recovery. 💔 The scenes we encounter are traumatic - broken and missing limbs, open wounds, infection, and physical, sexual, and mental trauma. 💫 Our focus to #EndDogfighting is a community effort. We cannot do what we do without the generosity and passion of others who want to be a voice for these survivors right alongside us. 🤝 As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Bark Nation receives zero government funding. 🦴 When you donate to Bark Nation, you are donating to broken chains, shavings and wound care, special diets and x- rays, peanut butter on a Nylabone, playing with your favorite human or just enjoying the sunshine, and the justice of these amazing survivors seeing a kinder world. A world we all want for them.🐾 Today we celebrate National Dogfighting Awareness Day and all of the hundreds of beautiful survivors that have passed through our care. We will continue to fight harder for those who are still waiting for us on the end of a chain. Together, we can make a difference and #EndDogfighting to ensure that every dog trapped amongst these horrors finds safety, love, and a chance at a better life.
Adopt Artie!
Adoptable Artie is celebrating National Dogfighting Awareness day in his very own foster home!
Artie is dreaming of a forever home and would love a 4 legged friend to play with all day!
