The Animal Crisis We Can No Longer Ignore

  The Animal Crisis We Can No Longer Ignore After 15 years in animal rescue, I can honestly…

Clifford’s Army Rescue from the Beginning to Now

Pictured above are just a few of the many lives saved by C.A.R.E. In the spring of 2011,…

We are all in this TOGETHER!

It’s been a while since I last sat down to write an article for The Bitch Barks. Like…

The World of Rescue – 12 years later

12 years ago, Clifford’s Army Rescue was born.    At that time, the shelters were slammed, our local…

Be Responsible, Dogs Are Not Disposable!

Rescues all over the country are busting at the seams.  Dogs are dying horrible deaths due to humans…

Let’s Talk Managed Intake

  Many open intake shelters across the country have went to “managed intake”,   The concept behind this is…

“Wanted, Chosen, Loved & Adopted”

On June 9th, 2015, Clifford’s Army Rescue was made aware of a pup at our local shelter that…

When Rescue Has To Say No

Clifford’s Army Rescue ( and many other non profit dog rescues) run truly on blood, sweat and tears…

Introducing Cookie’s Cookies

Our sweet girl Cookie was owner surrendered to our local county run shelter very pregnant.  We immediately got…

Rest Easy Sweethearts

How many innocent lives have to be lost? How many innocent lives have to suffer? When will humans,…

Circle of Love – The CARE Dogs

Rescue, Adopt, Repeat

The photo above speaks volumes of what we do and why. This is Beau, who after over four…

Defining Rescue

  What truly is rescue? The definition is as follows: “An act of saving or being saved from…

Rescue Strong, Rescue On

Every day the phone rings, normally numerous times, with someone who either wants to surrender a dog to…

Rescue Adoption versus County Shelter Adoptions

Recently we had someone ask why our adoption fees were so much higher than many county-run shelters. While…

C.A.R.E. NEEDS YOU!!!

We desperately need all our supporters to go to the link at the end of this article and…

We Will Rescue

  When I first got involved in rescue, I had no clue what I was even trying to…

Non Profit Animal Rescues…. definition of no kill

My thoughts, all lives matter and all lives deserve the chance to have the life that was intended…

GILES… FRIGHTENED TO FANTASTIC

I am not sure I can put into words this rescue story.   Giles has come so very far…

Animal Advocacy & Social Media, the good, the bad and the ugly

  Being involved ( and founding) a rescue for almost nine years now, I have learned a lot,…

Unchain Cleveland County The above video is photos from different areas in Cleveland County.  The video is 4:45…

Mack & Grace

  What happens when two sweet 8 year old dogs human father dies?  The story is all too…

Can We PLEASE Do the Right Thing?

A few weeks back our local county run shelter took in several dogs from a hoarding situation. (…

All Lives Do Matter!

True animal rescue is not planned.  It is not scheduled.  It is not budgeted .  It is a…

UNCHAIN CLEVELAND COUNTY PART 3 INTERRUPTED

A gorgeous morning, so out and about to see how some of our four legged friends were spending…

LET’S TALK HEARTWORM DISEASE IN DOGS

      One of the most prevalent diseases seen in dogs in this area since I got…

UNCHAIN CLEVELAND COUNTY PART 2

Another dreary, rainy, cold Sunday morning and in less than an hour, in a few blocks the following…

Meanest Dog Ever? , Reckless Revisited

In June of 2017, I was asked to check out a small dog in the bite quarantine at…

PLEASE TELL ME WHY?

  Why do I have dogs?  They are the most loving social companions I have ever met.  They…

C.A.R.E. RESCUING COMMUNITY ANIMALS

C.A.R.E. has. since its inception, worked hard to help save lives not only at the local county run…

Coming Soon: C.A.R.E. UNCHAINS CLEVELAND COUNTY ONE DOG AT A TIME

Clifford’s Army Rescue will be launching a new program in an effort to break loose the chains that…

UNCHAIN CLEVELAND COUNTY

  He lies there, wrapped around the tree, huddled up on the ground, cold, waiting for his humans,…

Truly Defining No Kill