05/17/2026
Exactly!
These organizations out here paying their board members $1.4 million that’s not rescue!
I never want to get to a point where I can pay myself because that’s money that can be given to someone else.
And maybe I’m just off like golf! And I am!
But those of us out here working alone every single day, bearing the weight of grief, hard physical labor and financial strain are the real heroes!
I know everybody wants their T-shirt or their calendar from the large organizations but that’s not donating that’s purchasing.
The things that some of these large welfare and Humane Society’s have done to small rescues is really disgusting. ie P.A.W.S
I thought they were supposed to be out here being humane and offering help and welfare to other others but no they want to gain media and monetary attention on the backs of people who have saved thousands of lives. People that have had almost 5000 adoptions.
I’m just trying to get out in the community and help others as soon as I can.
But I need help too.
Everyone needs a little help.
Please reach out to these small rescues that are giving their life to save lives.
The ones that don’t have huge fundraisers.
We are the people that cry when we get a donation because it means the world to us we are the people that are so grateful for any bit of help.
When you are paying yourself millions of dollars you’re taking away from the animal crisis in this world.
I could not agree with this organization more.
Sorry I did not mean to post on this page it was supposed to be Penelope’s Ever After 🙏🏼🦄🕊️🐴🫏🐶🐽
🐾 Daily Dose of Ridiculous Rescue Myths 🐾
I saw a post floating around claiming that if a rescue says they’re sick, or a family member is sick, or their vehicle breaks down… it’s a “red flag.”
Let me clear this one up with some reality:
Rescue is a high‑stress, high‑impact job.
Not metaphorically. Physically. Emotionally. Financially.
Our bodies take the hit long before anyone ever sees it.
I’ve been quietly sick for months, still showing up every day, still answering messages, still transporting dogs, still doing the work. Most rescuers do the same — because the dogs don’t stop needing help just because our bodies tap out.
And the car thing?
Last year alone, I put 100,000 miles on my vehicle.
One hundred thousand.
That’s not a typo.
This year, our rescue van — the one we bought just a year ago — is completely broken down and had to be towed. Why? Because it has spent every single day hauling dogs to safety, to vets, to fosters, to forever homes. That’s not a red flag. That’s the cost of saving lives.
Rescue isn’t a hobby.
It’s not a side gig.
It’s not a “cute little thing we do for fun.”
It’s a full‑body, full‑heart, full‑life commitment.
And sometimes that means we get sick.
Sometimes that means our cars die.
Sometimes that means we’re exhausted, stretched thin, and still pushing forward.
The real red flag?
People who judge rescue workers for being human while benefiting from the work we do.
If you want to understand rescue, start with compassion.
If you want to support rescue, start with grace.
And if you want to help, start by asking how you can make a difference — not by criticizing the people doing the heavy lifting.
