The Lincoln 23 The situation was dire. There was a rural property filled with numerous dogs who needed help, and several of them were being shot. It’s amazing how quickly a situation can become unmanageable when dogs haven’t been spayed or neutered. We were tagged on Facebook with a plea for help, so our team jumped into action and immediately put a plan together. The plan included calling our friends at Frank Leta Acura/Frank Leta Honda and asked if we could borrow a van with…

From Hopeless to Hopeful - Emergency Situation JUST IN: We have been asked to help in an emergency situation. **Absolutely no judgement will be allowed in the comments of this post** A woman has been doing the best she can to feed stray dogs a few hours outside of Missouri, but the dogs have been reproducing and reproducing. There are now 40+ dogs and puppies on the property and they need our help. “Impossible to count all of them, so many puppies, so many adults…

Dear Friends, I feel that it’s important to keep all our supporters informed about what is going on in our day-to-day world here at Stray Rescue. This situation is unprecedented, and we are navigating the best we can through the daily changes. In order to keep our staff and visitors safe, we have started scheduling foster and adoption appointments, as well as scheduling pick up times for our newly implemented pet food pantry for families who are affected financially. Simply stated, this is very difficult…

Since our Warrior boys Scooch and Riley don't need the red wagon anymore, they have passed it on to our newest paralyzed resident, Clementine! This very sweet girl came to us after being hit by a car and suffered damage to her lumbar vertebrae. Although unable to use her back legs, this precious girl's upper body is very strong! She is a good candidate for a set of wheels. She has a winning attitude and a very loving personality, we know she can do this!!…

AFTER HORRIFIC TORNADOES, NASHVILLE TENESSEE HUMANE SOCIETY REACHES OUT TO STRAY RESCUE OF ST. LOUIS FOR HELP (Photos from CNN) St. Louis, Missouri (March 9, 2020) – As recovery efforts are underway in Nashville, Tennessee after horrific damage caused by tornadoes last week, The Nashville Humane Society is struggling to keep up with an abundance with intakes. On Sunday March 8th, Stray Rescue’s Executive Director Cassady Caldwell was contacted with a plea for help. With hundreds of homes destroyed, many animals are displaced causing shelters…

This boy is breaking our hearts, and he needs all the strength and love you can send to him right now. Meet our new family member, Cilly, who is giving us flashbacks of what happened to Marco. Just like Marco, Cilly was attacked by another dog, and his wounds have gone untreated. His little body is full of infection, he’s septic, and has necrotic tissue. His face is swollen, and he’s absolutely exhausted. We're thankful for the people who found him, and we’re glad that…

14 Senior Dachshunds get a Second Chance When we were contacted on Facebook about helping 14 elderly dachshund mixes whose owner had passed away in southern Missouri, we just had to help. The family was unable to provide the care and resources these precious souls needed, and they wanted to make sure the dogs would have a fighting chance. It broke our hearts to think of these senior dogs without a home, and we could immediately see that they all were in dire need of…

A Rescue Journey - Never Give Up Today, we want to take you on a journey with us. We’ve never done anything like this before, so we hope you enjoy it! It took us about 5 weeks to complete this rescue, and we will share updates throughout the rest of the day as they happened so you can feel the hope, the disappointment, the frustration, the adrenaline, and the absolute joy we felt! You'll see the great lengths we go through to rescue puppies AND…

A Valentine's Day Rescue! The only love story you need! Today, we rescued a very brave mama and her 4 shivering little valentines!! They are warm for the first time in their lives. What we didn't get on video was having to lift mom through a window, but they are all out safe now and cuddled up together! Please donate if you can! Strayrescue.org/donate

Extra Special puppy named Gema born with 5 paws Animals never cease to amaze us! Just when we think we’ve seen it all, a very special puppy comes along to prove us wrong. Meet Gema! When she was born and the family saw her deformities, they weren’t sure what to do or how to care for her. They reached out to Stray Rescue and surrendered her to us so they could give her a fighting chance. They wanted to give her the best life she…