Animal Welfare United States Project #63253

Give Central Valley Dogs a Second Chance

by Better World Rescue

Give Central Valley Dogs a Second Chance

Project Report | Sep 7, 2025
Q2 2025 Progress Report

By Natasha Perez | President

In the first half of 2025, Better World Rescue saved 83 dogs and cats from euthanasia at our local shelters. Fum was a puppy at Stockton Shelter who was almost euthanized for space. All of his siblings (Fee, Fi, and Fo) were adopted, leaving Fum all alone to grow up in the scary shelter. Thanks to an amazing foster stepping up to take Fum in, we were able to save his life. Fum is now part of our Canine Good Citizen training program to help him learn all of his basic obedience so he is ready to shine in his forever home.

We are doing the best we can in an area of the country that has so much need. It is a sad day when shelters are even euthanizing puppies due to lack of space, but unfortunately it is every day in the Central Valley. Our local shelters are full and Better World Rescue currently has 96 pets in foster care. We continue to work proactively within our community to help prevent dogs and cats from ending up in our local shelters by providing spay/neuter assistance, medical bill assistance, and behavioral training resources to pet families in need.

The need for a boarding and behavioral training center for the area is greater than ever, and every donation helps towards this end goal. Better World Rescue is a 100% volunteer run organization focused on San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties, where there is tremendous need as most of our local shelters in these counties are considered high-kill and are forced to euthanize regularly for space. Please help us to make this dream a reality and thank you for your support.

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May 16, 2025
Q1 2025 Progress Report

By Natasha Perez | President

In the last few months, we have been very busy giving Central Valley dogs a second chance. One such lucky dog is Liko from Stanislaus Animal Services Agency. He was scheduled for euthanasia and was the absolute last dog standing. We were able to pull him into foster care and get to know him a bit, and my goodness we are so happy he is with us! This sweet boy is already showing potential to work as a service or therapy dog. He is attentive to his fosters yet relaxed during the hustle and bustle of our adoption fairs. He loves meeting new people and is eager to please. It is a sad thought to know he was only minutes away from the needle that would have ended his life forever. We are currently in the process of working with a trainer to see if Liko would be a good fit for a veteran in need of a service dog.

Unfortunately, Liko's story is too common. Our local shelters are absolutely overwhelmed and even amazing dogs are being euthanized for space. Over the last several months, Better World Rescue has saved over 43 dogs and cats like Liko from euthanasia in our local shelters. We continue to grow our community assistance programs to help keep these dogs and cats in their loving homes as well. As the area experiences economic strain with high numbers of unemployment, more and more community members are reaching out to us in dire straits, facing either surrender to a beyond full shelter for euthanasia or allowing their beloved family member to suffer from treatable conditions.

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Better World Rescue website

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Jan 23, 2025
Q4 2024 Progress Report

By Natasha Perez | President

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