We provide grant funding to save and improve the lives of at-risk senior dogs across the country. These are just a few of the thousands of senior dogs who got their second chance thanks to the dedication of our grantees and the generosity of supporters like you!

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Buddy
11 YRS
Buddy came to the Humane Society of North Texas as an abandoned stray who was severely malnourished. A medical exam revealed that this special senior was also suffering from advanced cancer.However, Buddy hasn’t let his diagnosis…
Gigi
15 YRS
Robbie adopted Gigi many years ago and trained her as a service animal. Robbie suffers from sleep apnea and sometimes, at night, she stops breathing. When this happens, Gigi Marie is trained to lick Robbie in the face to wake her…
Baylee
9 YRS
"Both vets are recommending surgery... and I don't know what to do. I'm sorry for reaching out and asking for help, but I'm scared, and I know I can't let my furbaby suffer. But I don't know what to do, as I have my own medical…
Lucie
Saint Frances Animal Center
Meet Lucie! She’s an eight-year-old black lab, who ambled into a gas station parking lot off the side of busy Highway 17 in South Carolina, looking for food. This old gal spent several days hanging around the parking lot begging…
Jackie
Animal Rescue League of Iowa
Jackie came to the Animal Rescue League of Iowa (ARL) when her owner was moving and could not take Jackie along. She is a beagle mix and about nine years old, and even though she has quite a lot of health issues, you'd never know…
Goliath
Kane's Krusade
Goliath is a nine-year-old pit bull mix who lives with his human Gricel, a woman with disabilities. Goliath's first owners were dog fighters and Gricel's son David rescued Goliath when he witnessed the dog being beaten because he…
Jack
Tyson's Place Animal Rescue
Jack is an eight-year-old chihuahua mix whose owner passed away, leaving his elderly mother to care for Jack. Unfortunately, he was often kept in the bathroom of the home as the mother was overwhelmed by everything, including his…
Bruno Mars
Cumberland County SPCA
Bruno Mars is an 11-year-old poodle mix who arrived to the Cumberland County SPCA as a stray. They did some tracking based on his tag, and it seems that he made it to their shelter all the way from Puerto Rico! Unfortunately,…
Meechi
Animal Rescue, Inc.
Meechi, a loving and shy female medium-size mixed breed, came to Animal Rescue, Inc. as an owner surrender through their Crisis Intervention Program, which provides supportive services to pet owners and their pets in times of…