Lucky Dog Animal Rescue

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ADOPTION PROGRAM: LUCKY DOG ANIMAL RESCUE'S CENTRAL PROGRAM IS OUR ADOPTION PROGRAM. LUCKY DOG'S ADOPTIONS REMAINS THE CORE OF OUR ANIMAL PROGRAMS. LUCKY DOG HAD A VERY STRONG ADOPTION YEAR IN 2021. WE ADOPTED OUT 1895 DOGS AND 844 CATS - 2739 ANIMALS IN TOTAL. DURING THAT TIME, WE SAVED 2555 ANIMALS FROM HIGH KILL SHELTERS THROUGHOUT SOUTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA, MARYLAND, TEXAS, MISSISSIPPI, FLORIDA, AND PUERTO RICO. BY THE END OF 2021, LUCKY DOG HAD SAVED MORE THAN 19,000 ANIMALS SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN MAY 2009. THE VAST MAJORITY OF THESE DOGS AND CATS WERE PLACED IN CAREFULLY SCREENED, LOVING ADOPTIVE HOMES. THOSE THAT WERE NOT ADOPTED IN 2021, REMAINED IN FOSTER CARE INTO 2022, WHERE THEY STAYED UNTIL THEY FOUND THEIR OWN ADOPTIVE HOMES. IN 2021, LUCKY DOG HAD A (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)100% SUCCESS RATE, MEANING THAT ALL ADOPTABLE DOGS AND CATS RESCUED WERE SUCCESSFULLY ADOPTED OR PLACED IN A LONG-TERM FOSTER SITUATION. FOSTER PROGRAM: LUCKY DOG'S FOSTER PROGRAM IS CRITICAL TO OUR ABILITY TO SAVE DOGS FROM HIGH KILL SHELTERS. BECAUSE LUCKY DOG HAS NO FACILITY OF ITS OWN, THE NUMBER OF DOGS AND CATS WE CAN GET OUT OF THE SHELTERS IS DIRECTLY DEPENDENT ON THE NUMBER OF FOSTER HOMES WE HAVE TO PLACE THEM IN. THE FIRST HALF OF 2021 SAW CONTINUED GROWTH IN OUR FOSTER PROGRAM, WHICH SLOWED AS PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS ALLOWED MORE TRAVEL AND FOSTER FAMILIES WERE NO LONGER HOME CONTINUOUSLY. IN 2021, WE ON BOARDED 300 NEW FOSTERS, UTILIZING OUR VIRTUAL TRAININGS. FOSTERING A LUCKY DOG OR CAT REQUIRES A SPECIAL COMMITMENT, OPENING YOUR HOME UP TO THE ANIMAL, PROVIDING HIM OR HER FOOD AND SHELTER, ATTENDING ADOPTION EVENTS, AND HELPING YOUR DOG OR CAT FIND THE RIGHT HOME. VOLUNTEER PROGRAM: IN THE SUMMER OF 2021, LUCKY DOG REINSTITUTED OUR IN-PERSON VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING OUR ADOPTION EVENTS. WITHOUT LUCKY DOG'S VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, THE ORGANIZATION COULD NOT OPERATE. WE CONTINUE TO OFFER MANY VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES THAT ALLOW PEOPLE TO SUPPORT THE ANIMALS FROM HOME AS WELL. THROUGHOUT 2021, VOLUNTEERS ORGANIZED ADOPTION EVENTS AND FUNDRAISERS, DRIVE DOGS FROM THE SHELTERS TO WASHINGTON D.C., TRANSPORT DOGS TO AND FROM ADOPTION EVENTS, HANDLE DOGS AT ADOPTION EVENTS, FOSTER DOGS, MAINTAIN THE WEBSITE, AND COMPLETE ALL THE ADMINISTRATIVE WORK THAT MAKES THE ORGANIZATION RUN. IN 2021, LUCKY DOG ADDED MORE THAN 650 VOLUNTEERS TO ITS ROSTER, INCLUDING A NUMBER OF LUCKY DOG ADOPTERS WHICH IS A REAL TESTAMENT TO THE SUCCESS OF THE RESCUE. EDUCATION PROGRAM: LUCKY DOG NOT ONLY STRIVES TO PLACE PETS IN LOVING FOREVER HOMES, WE ARE COMMITTED TO EDUCATING THE DC COMMUNITY ABOUT RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP. IN 2021, LUCKY DOG HOSTED 25 EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS FOR BOTH ITS VOLUNTEERS AND THE PET COMMUNITY IN GENERAL. IN ADDITION, WE ADDED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RESOURCES TO OUR WEBSITE ADDRESSING EVERYTHING FROM TRAINING TO NUTRITION TO COMMON VETERINARY AILMENTS. YOUTH PROGRAM: LUCKY DOG WORKS HARD TO ENSURE THAT THE NEXT GENERATION OF PET OWNERS LEARN EARLY ABOUT THE VALUE OF ADOPTION, HOW TO PROPERLY CARE FOR DOGS AND CATS, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF VOLUNTEERISM. OUR YOUTH PROGRAM ENGAGES CHILDREN OF ALL AGES IN EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, IN VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES, AND IN BAKE SALES. IN ADDITION, OUR VOLUNTEERS VISIT SCHOOLS, GIRL SCOUT AND BOY SCOUT TROOPS AND OTHER YOUTH GROUPS TO MAKE PRESENTATIONS AND GET OUR YOUTH ENGAGED. OUR YOUTH HAVE EVEN FORMED "LUCKY DOG CLUBS" IN THEIR SCHOOLS!