Not anything makes us drool greater than organizations that assist in finding loving properties for senior canines, particularly retired operating canines. Challenge K9 Rescue (MK9) sniffs out army and contract operating canines who want properties and has stored greater than 1,300 from “each nook of the sector” since Kristen Maurer, Louisa Kastner and Bob Bryant based it in 2013. This comprises reuniting greater than 540 with their former army handlers. The nonprofit 501 (c) 3 group is based totally in Houston, Texas, plus has satellite tv for pc places of work in San Antonio and Los Angeles.
Challenge K9 specializes in its 5 Rs: Rescue, Reuniting with former handlers, Re-homing, Rehabilitating (some have PTSD) and Restore (getting them wholesome). “Out of each $1 donated, 93 cents are without delay used for our paintings with the canines,” says Bob. “No waste of donor budget, ever. We don’t take luxurious retreats and incessantly spend nights in roadside leisure spaces on transports, somewhat than incur resort bills. We’ve a devoted group that takes delight in serving operating canines world wide.”
In fact, rescuing senior canines who’ve served comes with its personal set of demanding situations, corresponding to much-needed healthcare investment. For instance, in 2022, Challenge K9 rescued 10 contract operating canines from Turkey, all over the CDC rabies ban that affected many nations. “We had been in a position to get the canines safely again to the US by means of an hard procedure,” says Bob. “As soon as again, we had been in a position to supply heartworm remedy to all of the canines, as they’d examined sure. Each and every canine persevered the remedy smartly and they’re all now heartworm loose and residing in loving properties.”
Challenge K9 is searching for extra nice folks and firms to unfold the phrase about what they do in order that they may be able to keep growing. Need to be informed extra? Discuss with missionk9rescue.org and practice on social media @missionk9.