Virginia

My name is Laura and I am the president of CVRR. For 5 years I was the dog coordinator and board member for the Humane Society for Campbell County, where we had one of the largest and most respected foster-care-based rescues in the region. I have been a veterinary technician for 15 years. I have also been a trainer and behaviorist for 10+ years. My volunteers and I pulled away from HSCC because of a varying value system and different long-term goals, to create an organization based on a totally volunteer-run administration where every dollar goes to the animals' care. Educational outreach is also of paramount importance. Rescue has been a huge part of my life and my family's life, and we love having the opportunity to not only help animals get a well-deserved second chance but also play a part in completing a family with a new furry addition. Many volunteers in the rescue world I have found are very much animal people, but I enjoy the human aspect nearly as much as the opportunity to advocate for animals.

We partnered with Animal Friends of Barbour County to help them get these loving pets adopted. They do the most of the vetting and then we bring them to the Northern VA area where the population is dense and get the dogs adopted. This makes room in their facility, gets dogs great homes, and any remaining funds goes back to Animal Friends of Barbour County.

Volunteers whose goal is to care for the sheltered animals at Campbell County Animal Control, to support the ACO's who work there, and to assist residents of Campbell County with training questions, and act as a resource for rehoming pets, or offer other options.

New Love Animal Rescue is dedicated to finding homes for animals in need.

Friends Of Bedford County Animal Shelter promotes shelter animals, helps provide additional medical care not funded through the county, and finding homes or rescues for shelter pets.

HSWC is a 501c3 organization that holds a contract with Warren County to provide animal sheltering services. We are an open admission shelter and do not turn animals away due to medical or behavioral needs. We work diligently to save the lives of all the adoptable animals in our care. We also work with the community to help increase pet retention. We are a drop off location for transport to the local spay/neuter clinic.

he mission of Training Rescue Dogs, a 501(c)(3) organization, is to provide training and rehabilitation to rescue dogs. We are committed to working with other rescues and shelters to identify their dogs that need rehabilitation and then provide funding for their training. Training Rescue Dogs will locate and hire competent, experienced trainers who will evaluate and rehabilitate these dogs so they will successfully transition into homes where they can thrive and provide their families with years of companionship and joy. Many wonderful dogs who are searching for their “forever family” never find one because they display undesirable, but easily corrected, behavioral challenges. Some dogs, because of abuse, neglect, inadequate training or no training at all, never learn the social skills they need to be good companion dogs. Through no fault of their own, they might behave aggressively, defensively or fearfully. Tragically, these dogs are then passed over by rescue organizations, not offered for adoption by shelters and then euthanized. This is a terrible loss, both for the dogs and for the many potential families who could have welcomed and loved such an animal. Training and rehabilitation for these dogs is an unmet need among most animal rescues and shelters. We seek to fill this need by raising money for these often invisible and forgotten dogs. At Training Rescue Dogs, we don’t believe in giving up on dogs; we believe in giving them the future.

We are a rescue for feral and domestic cats. We are in the progress of incorporating and then we will file as a non-profit 501(c)3. Our mission is two-fold. First, our aim is to help rescue cats "at risk" from our local animal control. Pregnant moms and their babies are quick to be etuhnanized at animal control, so with the help of foster homes, we will work to rescue pregnant moms and other "at risk" cats and kittens. Second, we aim to help the ferals in our community by aiding in Trap Neuter Return (TNR) efforts and making sure that no feral goes without. Our Adoption Process... We require an application and vet check before adoption. Adopters are required to sign a contract upon adoption agreeing to have the cat spayed/neutered by a certain date, as well as to never declaw or allow the cat to go outside. Adoption fee for each cat is the cost of any vet appointments the cat has needed while at the rescue.

Mission Statement: To practice and promote responsible pet ownership through education and outreach in the community Rockbridge Animal Alliance is an all-volunteer organization founded in 2014. Our goal is to work with the public and support other animal related organization to improve the lives of Rockbridge area pets and homeless dogs and cats. We are established to aid in community outreach, humane education and community assistance programs, with an emphasis on spaying and neutering.

We are a small but dedicated group of experienced volunteers. Together, we have over 15 years combined experience with our rescue efforts for "pit bull" dogs. Our hope is that one day the misaligned "pit bull" will be treated as equals among every other breed of dog.