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Act on Your Passion for Animals
Join others who love and appreciate animals and the richness they bring to our lives. Feel the ultimate reward of caring for our four-legged friends in helpless situations where inadequate resources sometimes mean life or death. Forever homes and foster homes are needed. Please help a pet.
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Pets Give Us Joy, Comfort & Meaning... We Lovingly Help Them When There's a Need. Welcome to Retrievers & Friends of Southern California, Inc. (RFSC) We are an all-volunteer, non-profit organization devoted to finding homes for Golden Retrievers & Labrador Retrievers, as well as other breeds of dogs as space allows. Can you provide a foster home or forever home to a pet in need? Heed the call to make a difference by opening your heart and your home, today! SPOTLIGHT ON: ROXY We would like to introduce Roxy. She is a beautiful, 5 year old, black Labrador Retriever. All of us at RFSC feel for Roxy and what she has been through.  Roxy came to Retrievers and Friends in 2006. We found a family for her and received many reports of how well she was doing in her new home. She was loved by her new family and had fit in so well. Soon the family had a new baby and moved to Colorado. We received a note from her family and her updated address, again letting us know how well she was doing. The next note that we received in December, 2009, was that Roxy was not doing well with their now 2 year old child. We were shocked to get the news but right away wanted to be available to take Roxy back. The family told us they did not have the money to fly her back to us and did not have the time to drive her half way.  We were told they got a new pup three weeks prior to giving Roxy up. It was now our responsibility to get Roxy back. Our contract states that anyone who adopts from RFSC will return the animal if the adoption does not work out. We were thankful that they did notify us. One of the many reasons that we do not do out of state adoptions is that most people will drive to get what they want. But when they no longer want the pet they are not willing to or unable to get the pet back to the rescue. Once an animal enters our program, we feel committed to them for their life. We will always be there for them if the adoption does not work out for any reason, at any time.
One of our volunteers spent many hours of her time coordinating with the family and with Pet AirWays to get Roxy home. We took money from our emergency medical fund to pay for Roxy's flight home. Pet AirWays is a wonderful airline for pets and we were most impressed with the way the animals were cared for and transported. Roxy used to sleep in the room with one of the little girls and was always there to protect her during the night. She was always kind to the other three children in the home. She cried the first three nights with us, she was missing her family. Roxy is house-trained and very faithful. She loves to ride in the car and is a good eater. She likes her food. She is great on the leash and is very well behaved. She is gentle and wants to please. She would love a home with someone that needs a faithful companion. We told Roxy that the right home will come for her soon. If you would consider providing a forever home to sweet Roxy, please read about the adoption process and complete a dog adoption application, now! We have many other fine, deserving pets in need of good homes. Take a look at our complete gallery of adoptable pets. OUR MISSION Retrievers & Friends of Southern California, Inc., was formed to rescue and re-home Golden Retrievers and Labrador Retrievers, providing an alternative to the animal shelter for owners who can no longer keep their dogs. We are a full-service rescue, with dogs coming to us from all over the Southern California area for foster care services. RFSC not only provides care for dogs while they are waiting for adoption, but we provide follow-up assistance for the life of the dog. If for any reason a family can not keep a dog, the dog is brought back to the organization for placement. To ensure that this occurs, we have refined our geographic adoption area to Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Orange counties. In addition to Golden Retrievers and Labrador Retrievers, RFSC also accepts mixed breeds and other small purebred dogs as space allows. We accept Goldens and Labs of all ages, including seniors and those with special needs. All dogs are spayed and neutered and updated on vaccinations if not already done by the owner. Dogs with special medical needs are further evaluated by our veterinarian for treatment. Your donations are always appreciated and help us to continue to care for these special dogs. Because we are an all-volunteer group, 100% of all adoption fees and donations are used for the care of the dogs in our program. Your tax-deductible donations are appreciated! |
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