50+ Ways You Can Help Rescue
- Make a few phone calls
- Send out applications to potential adopters
- Volunteer to do a house check
- Volunteer to evaluate an incoming dog
- Walk dogs being boarded at local kennels/vet offices
- Donate some dog treats
- Donate some dog toys
- Done some ID tags
- Donate some blankets or dog beds
- Transport a dog
- Make a cash donation
- Donate some postage stamps
- Donate a crate or exercise pen
- Donate a baby gate
- Donate grooming supplies
- Donate grooming for a dog at the local groomer
- Groom a dog
- Donate a bag of dog food
- Provide local vet offices with information about rescue
- Donate a gift certificate to a pet store
- Donate a leash, Gentle Leader or strap collar (gently used are welcome)
- Donate Heartworm medication
- Donate flea prevention medication
- Volunteer at local Meet & Greet days to help educate people about adoption and rescue
- Volunteer to organize local Meet & Greed days
- Volunteer to organize or assist in organization of local fundraisers
- Volunteer to run an ad in the local paper for rescue
- Donate a raffle item for fundraising
- Donate the use of a digital camera or scanner for pictures of dogs
- Donate your time to photograph events and available dogs
- Donate long distance calling cards
- Drive a dog to and from a vet appointment
- Provide a shoulder to cry on when the local rescue person is overwhelmed
- Pay the boarding fees to board a dog for a week or two weeks
- Host rescue photos with a link to the rescue website on your website
- Have a yard sale or bake sale and donate the proceeds to rescue
- Talk to all your friends about adopting or fostering rescue dogs
- Foster a rescue dog – Do you have what it takes to foster?
- Take a rescue dog to obedience classes
- Donate vet services or pay for a dog to get its shots or spay/neuter
- Write a column for your local newsletter or dog club newsletter about rescue
- Microchip a rescue dog
- Tattoo a rescue dog
- Loan your carpet steam cleaner to a foster home
- Donate food stands and food bowls
- Donate dog related cleaning products
- Use your video camera to video a rescue dog in action
- Pay for a spring house-cleaning for someone that fosters dogs all the time
- Lend your artistic talents to rescue for newsletters, tee shirt designs, fundraising ideas
- Visit a local kennel that is boarding rescue dogs or a foster home once a week to socialize an orphan
- Donate printer paper to rescue
- Donate envelopes to rescue
- Go with a rescue person to the vet if a dog needs to be euthanized
- Go to local shelters and meet with shelter staff about rescue
- Go to local businesses and solicit donations for upcoming fundraisers
- Hold a car wash and donate the proceeds to rescue
- Write letters to solicit donations for rescue
- Provide post adoption support and follow-up
- Donate a coupon for a free car wash or interior cleaning of a fosters car
- Load a crate to a foster home
- Help pet owners be better pet owners by providing tips on training
- Contact local obedience instructors and ask about discount classes for rescue dogs
- Offer to test an orphan dog with cats
Feel free to contact MAGDRL with more ideas to be added to this list.