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!

In Memory
Pepper
A grant from The Grey Muzzle Organization to the Virginia German Shepherd Rescue (VGSR) made all the difference for Pepper who was rescued at the age of 12. Thanks to Grey Muzzle funding, there was never any question about…
Belinda
Belinda
Beagle mix Belinda was approximately eight years old when she was brought in to the shelter as a stray. During her initial medical exam, she was found to be in dire health. She had a tumor on her right hind leg, infected ears,…
Dharma
Dharma
Circumstances found 10-year-old Dharma abandoned in a shack along with a teenage boy, left to fend for themselves. Starving, with fur falling out and skin infections, Dharma was down to 46 lbs. The teenage boy’s aunt discovered…
Blue nose pit bull Faye with white face
Faye
Get a Bull, Inc.
Sweet, ten-year-old Faye found herself at the shelter after her elderly owner fell ill and went into a nursing home. She was not doing well in the shelter environment, so thankfully, ended up in the care of our first-time grantee…
Jack Russell terrier with red bandana
Louis
Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter (UPAWS)
Louis has been helped by Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter (UPAWS) not once, but twice! Back in 2014, Louis was found as a stray and brought to the shelter. After his stray hold period was over, he was adopted out to a new…
Grey faced Boxer Gordon
In Memory
Gordon
NorCal Boxer Rescue
Though his time with NorCal Boxer Rescue was short, they will never forget Gordon. This sweet, gentle, senior boxer was abandoned by his family in his own backyard. He remained there alone for over two …
Close up of Airedale Terrier
Jet
Connecticut Humane Society
Jet came to CT Humane as part of a collaboration with a local animal control partner who had seized him as part of an  investigation.The big, fluffy senior boy was in pain – three of his nails were torn (and…
Dalmation mix in a swimming pool
Scooby
Dharma Rescue for Cats & Dogs
A good Samaritan discovered a paralyzed dog laying in a back patio helplessly barking in Tijuana, Mexico. She posted a video of him covered in flies, laying in the hot sun and unable to move. She spoke with his family and they…
Close up of rat terrier mix
Smokey
Pets Alive
Smokey is an 11-year-old rat terrier who made his way to Pets Alive in New York on a transport mission all the way from Louisiana. While Smokey got a lot of tender loving care from volunteers and staff at Pets Alive, he became…