Animals Rule Placement Foundation

2021 ACCOMPLISHMENTS:2021 WAS OUR SECOND YEAR NAVIGATING THROUGH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. ONCE AGAIN, IT BROUGHT ABOUT AN ALL-NEW WAY TO RESCUE AND ADOPT ANIMALS! WE WERE CONTINUOUSLY ADAPTING AND CHANGING OUR PROCEDURES AND PROTOCOL TO COINCIDE WITH THE LA CITY AND COUNTY PANDEMIC GUIDELINES. EVERYONE WHO RUSHED OUT TO ADOPT A DOG OR CAT IN 2020 WAS NOW JOINING US IN THE LONG WAIT FOR VETERINARY APPOINTMENTS. OUR DOG EMERGENCIES REQUIRED US TO TRAVEL FARTHER THAN USUAL DISTANCES TO EMERGENCY VETERINARIANS IN ORDER TO GET IMMEDIATE CARE.TO DATE JANUARY 2022, THE SHELTERS ARE STILL REQUIRING US TO VISIT AND RESCUE DOGS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. THE SHELTERS ARE AT CAPACITY AS A LARGE NUMBER OF THE DOGS REMOVED FROM THE SHELTER BY THE PUBLIC ARE NOW BEING RETURNED TO THEIR OWNERS AS PEOPLE RETURN BACK TO WORK. THESE CIRCUMSTANCES MAKE IT VERY HARD FOR RESCUES TO ENTER THE SHELTER SYSTEM AND REMOVE AT-RISK DOGS. OUR RESCUE/ADOPTION NUMBERS THIS YEAR ARE IMPROVING BUT STILL A LITTLE LOWER THEN PRE-COVID TIMES. HOWEVER, WE FEEL THAT UNDER THE COVID-19 LIMITATIONS, WE DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB!WE RESCUED 101 DOGS IN 2021. THE BREAKDOWN OF OUR TOTAL AMOUNT OF DOGS HANDLED IN 2021 IS AS FOLLOWS: WE SAVED A TOTAL OF 25 DOGS ON THEIR LAST DAY AT OUR CITY AND COUNTY SHELTERS; AND WE TOOK IN 42 OWNER-SURRENDERED DOGS, THUS PREVENTING THEM FROM ENTERING THE SHELTER SYSTEM. THESE DOGS WERE SURRENDERED TO US FOR VARIOUS REASONS SUCH AS: HOUSING RELOCATIONS, LAYOFFS, UNEMPLOYMENT AND STRAIGHT-UP FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES RELATED TO THE PANDEMIC. SOME OF THESE FAMILIES LOST THEIR HOMES AND COULD NOT AFFORD THE MOST BASIC VETERINARIAN CARE FOR THEIR DOGS.WE ALSO TOOK IN 10 STRAY DOGS AND 10 STRAY CATS WHOSE OWNERS WE WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE. WE TOOK IN 5 DOGS FROM PANAMA, 2 DOGS FROM MEXICO, 3 DOGS TRANSFERRED TO US FROM ANOTHER RESCUE AND 2 DOGS FROM OWNERS WHO PASSED AWAY. WE LOST 4 OF OUR RESCUE DOGS DUE TO UNTREATABLE MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND SUFFERING. IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THIS, ANIMALS RULE PLACEMENT FOUNDATION WAS ABLE TO ASSIST 14 LOW INCOME/HOMELESS FAMILIES WITH PET FOOD AND VETERINARY ASSISTANCE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.WE CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH THE AMAZING SMALL ANIMAL CLINIC'S MOBILE SPAY/NEUTER VAN. WE ARE PROVIDING THEM A PLACE TWICE A MONTH TO PERFORM SPAY/NEUTERS, VACCINATIONS, MICROCHIPPING AND DENTAL CARE FOR BOTH CATS AND DOGS AT A REDUCED RATE FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES.WE ACCOMPLISHED ALL OF THIS WHILE STRUGGLING THROUGH THE PANDEMIC OURSELVES, HOLDING DOWN JOBS OF OUR OWN, MARRIAGES AND MORTGAGES. IT WAS ANOTHER CRAZY AND DIFFICULT YEAR. WE ARE DEDICATED TO THE WELL-BEING OF OUR RESCUE DOGS AND WE LOVE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM WHO PASS THROUGH OUR RESCUE ON THEIR WAY TO FOREVER HOMES. PLEASE HELP US GIVE BACK AND HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF HOMELESS PETS.DONT BUY! DONT BREED!! ADOPT!!!FROM THE ANIMALS RULE VOLUNTEERS, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND SUPPORT!