2025 Year End Review
2025, the year everyone got rid of their dogs! Our rescue had no returns thanks to our screening process, but we did take in a record number of owner surrendered dogs to help prevent them from reentering the already overloaded shelter system. Once again, 2025 was a very interesting year to rescue and adopt animals. There were still quite a bit of people who had life changing experiences and found themselves needing to get rid of their dogs. Weather their dog was surrendered due to a move, a lay off, career change, or straight up financial difficulties or renter problem, our rescue stepped up to the plate. Our rescue intake and adoption numbers this year are still a little lower and slower then pre-covid times, but have slowly been improving over the last 5 years. We feel that under the circumstances we did an outstanding job!
We rescued a total of 65 animals in 2025, and we only lost 1 of those due to a critical medical condition. The breakdown of the 65 animals placed in 2025 is as follows; we saved a total of 11 dogs on their last day at our city and county shelters. We took in 28 owner surrendered dogs, thus preventing them from entering the shelter system. These dogs were surrendered to us for various reasons such as housing relocations, landlord problems, layoffs, unemployment, returning to work, and straight-up financial difficulties. We took in 12 strays whose owners we were unable to locate, 7 dogs that were abandoned in housing, and 4 dogs from owners who passed away. In addition to all of this, we took in 2 female dogs from a breeder who were done breeding. Breeders have also been very slow in moving their dogs. Animals Rule was able to assist 14 low income/homeless families with pet food and various forms of assistance throughout the year. Of the 65 animals we adopted, 62 were dogs, and 3 were guinea pigs.
We accomplished all of this while struggling to recover financially from 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. Don’t buy, don’t breed, Adopt!
From the Animals Rule volunteers we thank you and look forward to changing lives in 2026.
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