How to Help Rescue

50+ Ways You Can Help Rescue

1. Make a few phone calls
2. Send out applications to potential adopters
3. Volunteer to do a house check
4. Volunteer to evaluate an incoming dog
5. Walk dogs being boarded at local kennels/vet offices
6. Donate some dog treats
7. Donate some dog toys
8. Done some ID tags
9. Donate some blankets or dog beds
10. Transport a dog
11. Make a cash donation
12. Donate some postage stamps
13. Donate a crate or exercise pen
14. Donate a baby gate
15. Donate grooming supplies
16. Donate grooming for a dog at the local groomer
17. Groom a dog
18. Donate a bag of dog food
19. Provide local vet offices with information about rescue
20. Donate a gift certificate to a pet store
21. Donate a leash, Gentle Leader or strap collar (gently used are welcome)
22. Donate Heartworm medication
23. Donate flea prevention medication
24. Volunteer at local Meet & Greet days to help educate people about adoption and rescue
25. Volunteer to organize local Meet & Greed days
26. Volunteer to organize or assist in organization of local fundraisers
27. Volunteer to run an ad in the local paper for rescue
28. Donate a raffle item for fundraising
29. Donate the use of a digital camera or scanner for pictures of dogs
30. Donate your time to photograph events and available dogs
31. Donate long distance calling cards
32. Drive a dog to and from a vet appointment
33. Provide a shoulder to cry on when the local rescue person is overwhelmed
34. Pay the boarding fees to board a dog for a week or two weeks
35. Host rescue photos with a link to the rescue website on your website
36. Have a yard sale or bake sale and donate the proceeds to rescue
37. Talk to all your friends about adopting or fostering rescue dogs
38. Foster a rescue dog – Do you have what it takes to foster?
39. Take a rescue dog to obedience classes
40. Donate vet services or pay for a dog to get its shots or spay/neuter
41. Write a column for your local newsletter or dog club newsletter about rescue
42. Microchip a rescue dog
43. Tattoo a rescue dog
44. Loan your carpet steam cleaner to a foster home
45. Donate food stands and food bowls
46. Donate dog related cleaning products
47. Use your video camera to video a rescue dog in action
48. Pay for a spring house-cleaning for someone that fosters dogs all the time
49. Lend your artistic talents to rescue for newsletters, tee shirt designs, fundraising ideas
50. Visit a local kennel that is boarding rescue dogs or a foster home once a week to socialize an orphan
51. Donate printer paper to rescue
52. Donate envelopes to rescue
53. Go with a rescue person to the vet if a dog needs to be euthanized
54. Go to local shelters and meet with shelter staff about rescue
55. Go to local businesses and solicit donations for upcoming fundraisers
56. Hold a car wash and donate the proceeds to rescue
57. Write letters to solicit donations for rescue
58. Provide post adoption support and follow-up
59. Donate a coupon for a free car wash or interior cleaning of a fosters car
60. Load a crate to a foster home
61. Help pet owners be better pet owners by providing tips on training
62. Contact local obedience instructors and ask about discount classes for rescue dogs
63. Offer to test an orphan dog with cats

Feel free to contact MAGDRL with more ideas to be added to this list.