Causes: Animal Protection & Welfare, Animals

Mission: To rescue hounds in danger of euthanasia from sheltersTo help hounds that have been removed from neglectful or abusive situationsTo shelter rescued hounds until a suitable placement can be foundTo provide basic medical care and training to hounds to make them ready for adoptionTo educate current and potential hound owners about these breedsTo find kind, loving families for rescued, homeless, or abandoned houndsIn its use of the term hounds, Hound Rescue includes all types of hound breeds. Hound Rescue primarily assists in the rescue and placement of beagles, coonhounds (treeing walker, blue tick, redbone, black & tan), and mixes of these breeds. Hound Rescue also assists with rescue and placement of other hound breeds (e. g. basset hounds, bloodhounds, ridgebacks).

Target demographics: Save at risk Beagles and small hounds from euthanasia in rural shelters.

Direct beneficiaries per year: over 35 dogs find a new forever home and helped several pass with love and dignity.

Geographic areas served: Central Texas Area

Programs: Getting a hound ready to be adopted is a major expense. Each hound that we rescue is given vaccinations, heartworm tested, spayed or neutered, dewormed, and microchipped. If the hound needs treatment for heartworms, we provide that as well at a cost of $200 or more, depending on the weight of the dog. We also provide any other medical care necessary for the dogs, which often includes treatment for kennel cough, skin problems, and other illness, and for older hounds, we sometimes need to provide dental cleanings or tumor removals.