January can be a sad month in shelters throughout the country. In January, shelters and rescues will see an influx of pets that were given as "gifts" during the holiday season. There are lots of reasons people provide when surrendering a pet to a shelter or rescue: More work than they had anticipated Didn't want a pet in the first place Doesn't get along with their other pets Family allergy Behavior issues Illness or medication issues Economic issues Housing issues Of these

As you may know, tomorrow is Giving Tuesday and we want to invite you to support our mission and our work! Check out this video to see what The Ruffugees Foundation has accomplished in 2018. All donations receive Ruffugees swag - the larger the donation - the larger the swag. There are lots of ways to donate: 1. Start your own fundraiser using Facebook or your preferred platform. 2. Donate to a Facebook fundraiser that is already started like this one: https://www.facebook.co

There have been lots of happenings at The Ruffugees Foundation lately! In the last few weeks The Ruffugees Foundation has have had two very special foster dogs, Donna Karan from Wolf Trap Animal Rescue and Dixie from Purple Paws 2nd Chance Rescue. These two sweet girls stole our heart and were both adopted very quickly! Fostering is so important for animals. This transition time allows them to catch their breath and learn what love can mean for them. These two girls were resc

Please consider The Ruffugees Foundation in your charitable efforts today! We have a fundraiser going on until the end of the year and if you donate today after 8 a.m. your funds could be matched by Facebook and the Gates Family! Click here for our Facebook Fundraiser! We are a 501(c)(3), which means a donation to Ruffugees is completely tax-deductible and your monetary support helps build our funding to rescue animals at risk of euthanasia and raise awareness about animal we

Hey, Animal Supporters! Ruffugees here encouraging you to keep us in your thoughts this upcoming holiday shopping season! Do you want an easy, free way to raise money for us? Well, if you shop on Amazon you can help raise money for life-saving operations, gas cards for transports and adoption fees for pets in danger of euthanasia just by selecting The Ruffugees Foundation on AmazonSmile! Not familiar with AmazonSmile? AmazonSmile raises money for federally recognized 501(c)(3