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!
This is Maverick with Some Great Volunteers
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We have a lot going on
at RFSC.
We wanted to share some of the good work that our volunteers are doing to help the animals.
These are some
miniature horses that we
have rescued over the
years. They now
stay at RFSC.
Today was such a
beautiful day with the
sun out and the warm
temperatures. We
are so grateful to have
the help of our
dedicated volunteers.
They showed up today,
ready to help care for
some of the precious animals in our
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Many people think that we are just a Retriever rescue.
However when we say "and Friends", that can be rabbits, goats,
chickens, geese, horses, and ponies. We also have a sweet Dove
that we just took in and he is looking for a home. We
have a Guinea Pig who would be a wonderful pet and he is available
for adoption.
We love and care for them all with the help of
people who volunteer and with the help of the kind people who
support our rescue with donations.
Each day, our goal
is to help make a difference for animals in need.
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| Kindle with our
volunteers |
Paisley with our volunteers |
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| Paisley and our volunteers |
You can help Retrievers and Friends
Raise money
for RFSC Just by Shopping at Ralphs!!
During the last 3 months, you earned $184 to support the animals
in RFSC's rescue program.
The NEW TERM BEGINS on Sept
1. If you are registered in Ralphs' community support
program, you must RE-REGISTER to continue helping
RFSC.
You can download the attached
file and bring it to your local Ralphs to be attached to
your Rewards Card. Alternatively, you can also go to
www.ralphs.com to
register your Ralphs Rewards Card with our organization. Simply
use our NPO # 92563 and our name, Retrievers and Friends of So
Calif.
RFSC's Mobile Vet Clinic...
Please visit our spay/neuter page for details and to take a look at
our beautiful clinic on wheels!
Learn more...
Riley's 2nd Gotcha Anniversary:
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This is a note from Riley's family:
Just a note to tell you that yesterday, we
celebrated the 2nd anniversary of Riley's arrival.
His presence in our family has been such a
wonderful addition and he is loved more with every
passing day.
Remember the poor guy the day
that you delivered him? He is a beauty outside as
well as inside these days.
In fact, since
his thyroid dosage was decreased, he has not had a
seizure since the beginning of June - a wonderful
improvement.
He recently hiked 9 miles up
above our lakes basin - pretty good for an old guy.
We also discovered that he is a duck hunter and an
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We are looking for Home Visit volunteers:
RFSC
gets applications for all areas of Southern California. Every
one of our potential adopters needs to be visited by an RFSC
volunteer. There are several areas in Southern
California where we need volunteers to assist with the home visits.
Currently, applicants in those areas must sometimes wait a long time
before a home visit can be scheduled.
If you think you can help and would be interested in
doing home visits for RFSC, please email us at
info@retrieversandfriends.com
We would like to acknowledge and give special thanks to
Diane Simones, Publisher of Neighbors Newspaper for the wonderful
support of RFSC each and every month. Neighbors Newspaper
features several of our adoptable pets in each edition.
The awareness we receive for our available pets has been
significant and countless adoptions have resulted from the
postings in the paper. We have been working with Diane for many
years, first posting one dog each month and it has grown to four
in the Pet Adoptions of the Month section.
Neighbors has been supporting independent businesses in
Southwest Riverside County since 1998 and serves the cities of
Temecula, Murrieta, Canyon Lake, Wildomar, Lake Elsinore,
Menifee, Sun City, French Valley and South Corona.
The paper is available at a number of businesses in these areas.
Since Neighbors is offered as a free distribution, they depend
on advertising dollars to publish the paper. If anyone has any
advertising needs, it would be a great way to show support for
Neighbors and all they do for Retrievers & Friends! Please
contact:
diane@neighborsnewspaper.com.
You can also follow Neighbors Newpaper on Facebook
If you
shop at Ralphs, register RRFS on your Ralphs Rewards Card
Purchase a Hand Made Blanket & Help RFSC!
Purchase a Handmade Birdhouse & Help RFSC!
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.
We have volunteers that perform home visits
before each adoption. Our geographic adoption area is Riverside,
San Diego, Orange and certain areas of San Bernardino counties. We
cover areas of San Bernardino county that are 1 hour or less driving
distance from Temecula.
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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