Your Support Provides a Lifeline! Thank you!
| As the year comes to a close, we want to thank all of the volunteers that help rescue, transport, foster, show at Adoption Days, and do the administrative work. It’s a small army that accomplishes great things for so many deserving dogs! We also want to thank all of you who support us financially, many throughout the year, as well as those of you who step up when we get in a bind. If you own a dog, you know how expensive vetting has gotten, and its no different for rescue, especially when you have 50+ dogs, and you seem to be a magnet for the tough cases. On Christmas morning we received a call about a young black lab named Gypsy, who was spayed the week before and had ripped open her stitches, and her organs were protruding through the incision. The owners took her to a vet but they couldn’t afford to pay the bill. The vet didn’t want to see the dog put down, so she called someone, who called someone, who called us. Gypsy is at the ER now with a bill that could range from $4200 – $8400, and that’s just one dog. In addition to the “tough cases,” our general vetting that we do at intake averages over $500 for a healthy dog. We also currently have 10 permanent fosters, dogs that have health issues that make them hard to adopt, so we find loving foster homes for them and agree to pay all of their vetting. The issues range from cardiac to Cushings to cancer, and most require frequent specialty vet visits and expensive meds. Right behind vetting, is our boarding cost. We average 25 dogs in boarding at any given time, with a yearly total this year close to $150,000 (over $12,000 for food alone). Additional board training for behavioral issues added another $3-5,000 a month.This year, thanks to your support, we had what we needed to get the job done and help many dogs that other rescues could not, but we’re beginning 2024 with a balance that is 27% below last year, meaning we’ll have to scale back. I wish all of you had my perspective. I see every dog when it comes in and then when it’s adopted, and the look in their faces says it all. Their lives are forever changed. There are only a few days left in the year, and we’re asking if you haven’t donated, if you would consider a tax deductible donation to Atlanta Lab Rescue. Every bit helps – $3 buys a collar, $300 covers heartworm treatment, and it all changes lives. Thank you!! Becky Cross ALR Director You can also mail a donation to PO Box 250206, Atlanta, GA 30325 or VENMO @AtlantaLabRescue Click Here to Donate   Once you’ve donated, tell your friends by sharing on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or the social media platform of your choice. Let’s show them how much heart GEORGIA has!!! |
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My wife Beverly Feldhaus donates to your organization on a monthly basis. Could you send her the amount donated in 2023 for tax purposes? My name is William Feldhaus and can be reached at 678-361-3604.
Hello William, I have forwarded your request to the appropriate area. You should get that information soon.
ALR
I want to surrender my dog when is a good time
Please send your inquiry to info@atlantalabrescue.com.
Hello, my neighbor has a 3 year old lab. He is an all black gorgeous lab. Super friendly and she can no longer keep him. What can I do to help her?
Hello – She can email us at info@atlantalabrescue.com and request owner surrender. She will need to send vet records and pictures too and other information about the dog. While we are very full, we might be able to take in the dog or help in another way.
Thank you.
ALR Volunteer
Where i is the application?
On our website under How to Adopt.
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I want to find out about adopting Delilah.
Delilah has been adopted.