Arkansas

We are a 501c3 non profit no kill facility. I am the shelter manager, I manage the employees and animals, schedule appointments, release press information, write grants. The reason I do what I do is to be a voice for the voiceless and provide them a better environment then they received before come into the facility.

We are a small private rescue that takes in abused, injured and stray animals. We have been in operation since March 2010. There is such a need in our area. Animals are dumped and left to fend for themselves. Does not matter the age, we have found week old to senior animals dumped in the woods, along county gravel roads, left in parking lots. We prosecute when we can find out who was responsible. To date we are 11 for 11 in cases of animal cruelty and neglect.

I am Tina Bohannan and I help find unwanted pets loving homes.

Spencer (our son) is a special young man and he has always loved animals. Because of him, we have been rescuing dogs for many years. When he got to high school, he was able to work part time through vocational training at school. His first job at a vet clinic didn't satisfy him very well because he only got to clean and not interact with the animals. We found a wonderful place for him to work called Woodland West Animal Hospital. They allowed him to work through vocational training and he got to work with the animals! Boy did he ever flourish! They fostered his love of animals so much that he was the first student at his high school to start an animal rescue club. He got students involved in volunteering and helping local animal rescues. That was only the beginning for Spencer. He got involved with the Oklahoma Alliance for Animals in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They took him under their wings and he flourished again. He got involved in adoption events, helping animals that had been affected by wildfires and tornadoes. He also helped spread the word about spaying and neutering. Needless to say, as his parents we are very proud of the young man that Spencer has become. His life mission is to make sure that all animals have a loving and forever home. One particular rescue found a permanent dwelling place in Spencer's heart. That dog was named Bubba. Spencer and Bubba have been inseparable. Spencer thinks that the sun rises and sets in Bubba. When we started helping to achieve his dream of having his own rescue, we asked him what did he want to call it. Of course, he said "Bubba's Rescue". When we asked him what his mission was for Bubba's Rescue, he said that he wanted to make sure that all animals had a home and that he wouldn't have to rescue any more

Southern States Rescued Rottweilers, Inc. is dedicated to saving the lives of Rottweilers throughout our eleven states, but we could not fulfill that mission without the efforts of our hard working volunteers. Becoming a volunteer for SSRR is very easy. Simply fill out our Volunteer Application and submit it. Read on to find out more about HOW YOU CAN HELP US. FOSTER HOMES - We are currently in desperate need of foster homes as more and more Rotties find their way into shelters. Foster care consists of temporarily housing a Rottweiler while providing for its basic needs such as food, water, shelter. SSRR provides medical care of the Rottweilers in our program, and our foster homes' out of pocket expenses are limited. We prefer that our foster homes keep their foster dogs indoors during their stay. Doing so helps the Rottweiler adjust to the common household noises and smells it will experience in its new home, and it also helps to further determine the personality of the Rottweiler and what type of home situation that it would do best in. We encourage crating the foster dog when not being supervised. Foster families must take a Basic Dog Obedience course within 30 days of becoming a foster family. This will allow the foster dog to have good manners when they go to their "forever home" HOME CHECKS - We also need people to do home checks for us. A home visit is something that is required before an individual is allowed to adopt one of our Rottweilers. It consists of going to the home of a potential adopter, checking the dog’s proposed living conditions, asking questions outlined on our home visit form, and basically ensuring that the home is ready and properly equipped to handle the challenges and rewards of adding a new dog to their home. The Home Checks are the eyes and ears of SSRR. Performing the Home Check is what allows SSRR to place dogs in safe and secure homes. TRANSPORT - Transport help is of great demand in SSRR. Since we do not limit adopters by making them choose only from the dogs that are in their state of residence, we often need to arrange transport for an adopted Rottweiler to go from one state to another. Our volunteers will fill various 'legs' of the transport as they relay the dog across our coverage area from its current location to its new or adoptive home. Most legs range in size from 50 to 100 miles. Before you take a road trip with your family Check with SSRR to see if you can help transport a dog to their "Forever Home" PUBLIC EDUCATION - Since our purpose is not only to save Rottweilers but to educate those around us about this breed, we often reserve booth space at local dog events. We are always in need of volunteers to sit at these booths to pass out promotional material and to talk to passersby about Rottweiler rescue, the importance of spaying and neutering, and Rottweilers in general. ADMINISTRATIVE AREAS – There are other more administrative areas such as fundraising, advertising, secretarial services, correspondence, etc. where we often find ourselves lacking volunteers. If you can be of assistance in any of these areas we welcome you to volunteer to fill this niche. Anyone who truly loves this breed can and should be involved in rescue! It only takes a small portion of your time, and the rewards of doing so measure far beyond compare. If you feel this is the type of organization you'd like to be involved with and you live in one of the states we cover, please fill out our Volunteer Application. If you live in a state outside of our current coverage area, there are many other rescues that will welcome your help. http://www.rottrescue.org/national_list_rott_rescue.html SSRR is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Your donation is tax deductible. All donations are used to further our rescue and educational efforts. Donations may be made to: SSRR, Inc., c/o Linda Whigham SSRR Treasurer, PO Box 21133 White Hall, AR 71612

We are committed to rescuing and rehoming dogs and cats who have been abandoned or lost. We pull dogs from high kill shelters to help them be united with loving forever homes, as well as, help rehome animals found as strays and help families rehome their own pets they can no longer care for.

Moving to Mena, Arkansas, from Shreveport, LA, I immediately went into volunteering with a rescue group, there were so many homeless, people didn't get the pets altered, working at the low cost spay and neuter clinic, for twelve years. I have been in animal welfare for 12 years. For seven years I helped another group and then decided to start my own, I did not like going to locations, adopting out dogs without knowing what kind of home that it was going to live. Now I feel comfortable knowing that these babies are going to loving, caring homes. We have been in operation for almost five years and have adopted many.

We have been in rescue for over 14 years, we feel that each animal deserves a chance at a happy healthy safe life. We hold a HS certificate for prevention of animal cruelty, we are part of the Aspca advocacy brigade.

Retired state employee to take in homeless, neglected and abandoned dogs and cats. Get them healthy and find them permanent homes. I do this because it is what I was put here to do - it is what my heart guides me to do.