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Questions and the answers to those questions you might be considering before donating.Why Missouri? K9 Enrichment Initiative has always done outreach work since our inception. …
Continue reading → Dogs Deserve Better: Community Outreach & Shelter Aid
These dogs are located in SEMO Bootheel area in rural pounds that have been at overpopulation for months now. They have reached a critical point…
Continue reading → *SOS* URGENT Dogs in Need of Rescue in Southeast Missouri pounds
Dearest AtticusI wanted to share with everyone who hadn’t met you just how magical you were, but I can’t find the words, or I find…
Order your favorite wines, have them shipped directly to your home and support the rescue with a portion of the profits being donated to the…
Von Ruger Pure Bred German Shepherd5 years oldAlteredUp to date on Vaccinations and PreventativesMicrochippedHouse trainedCrate trained/but roams house freely/or designated roomDietary restrictions Von Ruger came…
Izzy (In foster to adopt home)Female2 years oldAlteredUp to Date VaccinationsCrate TrainedHouse TrainedDog SocialCats Unknown Floki (ADOPTED)Male8 years oldHouse trainedCrate trainedDog SocialCats UnknownUp to Date…
Hope Love developed a cancerous tumor in 2018 while in her adoptive home. We contacted Live Like Roo asking for financial aid to help cover…
Continue reading → Live Like Roo Foundation Comes Through AGAIN for Hope Love!
There is one thing for sure in life and that is it’s not easy. We all find a moment in time in our lives when…
2021 and our 5th year of animal welfare work with homeless dogs is coming to a close and with that, I want to take this…
Continue reading → On this day and every day, I am GRATEFUL, THANKFUL and BLESSED
Interested in one of our gems? Complete an application here on the website after reading through the policies, procedures and all about who we are.…
From the Office of Bailing Out Benji, Illinois Chapter Raquel Melendez and Nikki Ormsby We are so thrilled to tell you that Illinois has OFFICIALLY…
Continue reading → ILLINOIS GOES HUMANE-NO MORE PUPPY MILL DOGS SOLD IN STORES
It is with sad hearts that we have learned that Hope's dad has passed away, leaving Hope homeless. If you have followed our rescue from…
They are never "just a dog", they are all legends in someone's heart.
This evening was one for the record books, our tiny Prince has chosen his people and he is now home. Otto came to us on…
We are so blessed that Imogene's foster Mom is a retired Veterinary Technician and still has ties with veterinarians in the Galena, Illinois area. Within…
Then as I opened his carrier on my driveway, I knew why they had commented he is so tiny. Otto wasn't 3lb's, he is was 13 ounces.
Taavi SOS Taavi is UrgentTaavi needs out of boarding ASAP and into a home. His health is deteriorating despite everything we do and he is…
The Basics Dog Age: 1 to 1.5 years estimated Dog Breed: American Staffordshire Gender: Male/Neutered Weight: 65lbs (rock solid) Vaccinations: Up to date &…
In establishing K9 Enrichment Initiative, we agreed above all else it was our duty and promise to the dogs we brought into our program that…
This is a tale about Jessie. A female American Pitbull Terrier who along with a male dog, that we figured was a littermate as they…
IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED- 4 DAY DEADLINE Story old as time... Young female dog, left unprotected. Male dog strolls into town and out like a tumbleweed…
My heart has been shattered with the loss of Hope Love on April 5, 2022. Hope survived physical abuse, starvation, attack wounds and abandonment before arriving…
Continue reading → Where There Was Hope, There was Always Love
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