A new focus and time to say "Good-Bye".....
Rescuers.com
was created in an era when it was only the
minority of rescue groups and shelters that
were privileged to have web pages. The
public, seeking to adopt a purebred dog,
often had great difficulty locating breed
rescue groups. I had first-hand
experience in 1997 when looking for rescues
in my own search to adopt a Golden
Retriever. In this quest for a golden
of my own, Rescuers.com
was born. At it's origin, the site was
dedicated to southern California shelters
and rescues only, but soon expanded to
include the entire state! Over 1,000
rescues and 250 animal shelters were
included in the directory, always free of
charge.
Since
Rescuers.com's inception in 1997,
the internet has grown and is a true "web"
of information! One is hard-pressed to
find a rescue that does NOT have it's own
web site. An additional boost to
the animal welfare community has been the
creation of web sites such as
Petfinders.com and
1-800-Save-A-Pet. Both pages allow
organizations to post pets available for
adoption, and provides the public the option
of searching for available animals by
geographic location, breed, and age.
Many groups post their animals on both their
own organization web sites as well as on
Petfinders.com and
Save-A-Pet. The internet has truly
been a wonderful tool to help match families
with pets needing homes - not only in
California, but throughout the entire United
States!
With such great
resources now available to help homeless
pets and animal welfare organizations
throughout the U.S., I've made the
bittersweet decision to focus my efforts
locally in our own growing Golden Retriever &
Labrador Retriever rescue,
Retrievers & Friends of Southern California, which was founded
in 1999 to help dogs in our own community
and surrounding counties.
While Rescuers.com was truly
something I have immensely enjoyed over the
last eight years, it's time to say good-bye
to a very good "friend," and allow other
sites to carry on the mission of providing
exposure for the many great organizations in
California. (See my list of favorite
links to the left.) To those looking
to adopt, thank you for considering a
rescued pet. And to my fellow rescue
workers, good luck in all you do! It's
been fun getting to know you all over the
years, and I wish you the very best!
Always for the
animals,
Laurie
laurie@rescuers.com
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