LUCKY DOG ANIMAL RESCUE
5159 LEE HIGHWAY, ARLINGTON, VA 22207 www.luckydoganimalrescue.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: LUCKY DOG ANIMAL RESCUE IS A VOLUNTEER-POWERED NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO RESCUING HOMELESS, NEGLECTED, AND ABANDONED ANIMALS FROM CERTAIN EUTHANASIA AND FINDING THEM LOVING FOREVER HOMES. WE EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY AND ALL PET OWNERS ON RESPONSIBLE PET PARENTING, INCLUDING THE IMPORTANCE OF SPAY/NEUTER, OBEDIENCE TRAINING, AND GOOD NUTRITION.

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

ADOPTION PROGRAM: LUCKY DOG ANIMAL RESCUE'S CENTRAL PROGRAM IS OUR ADOPTION PROGRAM. LUCKY DOG'S ADOPTIONS REMAINS THE CORE OF OUR ANIMAL PROGRAMS. IN 2019 WE ADOPTED OUT 1402 DOGS AND 406 CATS 1808 ANIMALS IN TOTAL. DUING THAT TIME, IN 2019, WE SAVED 1738 ANIMALS FROM HIGH KILL SHELTERS THROUGHOUT SOUTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA, MARYLAND, TEXAS, MISSISSIPPI, FLORIDA, HAWAII AND PUERTO RICO. WE SUCCESSFULLY EVACUATED ANIMALS FROM THE PATH OF HURRICANE FLORENCE AND ASSISTED IN EVACUATING ANIMALS FROM THE PATH OF HURRICAN DORIAN. WE ALSO CONTINUED INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH RESCUES IN THAILAND, JORDAN, AND KOSOVO. AT THE END OF 2019, LUCKY DOG HAD SAVED MORE THAN 15,500 ANIMALS SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN MAY 2009. THE VAST MAJORITY OF THESE DOGS AND CATS WERE PLACED IN CAREFULLY SCREENED, LOVING ADOPTIVE HOMES. THOSE THAT WERE NOT ADOPTED IN 2018, REMAINED IN FOSTER CARE INTO 2020, WHERE THEY STAYED UNTIL THEY FOUND THEIR OWN ADOPTIVE HOMES. IN 2019, LUCKY DOG HAD A 100% SUCCESS RATE, MEANING THAT ALL ADOPTABLE DOGS AND CATS RESCUED WERE SUCCESSFULLY ADOPTED OR PLACED IN A LONG-TERM FOSTER SITUATION. FOSTER PROGRAM: LUCKY DOG'S FOSTER PROGRAM IS CRITICAL TO OUR ABILITY TO SAVE DOGS FROM HIGH KILL SHELTERS. BECAUSE LUCKY DOG HAS NO FACILITY OF ITS OWN, THE NUMBER OF DOGS AND CATS WE CAN OUT OF THE SHELTERS IS DIRECTLY DEPENDENT ON THE NUMBER OF FOSTER HOMES WE HAVE TO PLACE THEM IN. IN 2019, WE CONTINUED OUR SUCCESSFUL FOSTER PROGRAM, RECRUITING AND TRAINING OVER 250 NEW FOSTERS. FOSTERING A LUCKY DOG OR CAT REQUIRES A SPECIAL COMMITMENT, OPENING YOUR HOME UP TO THE ANIMAL, PROVIDING HIM OR HER FOOD AND SHELTER, ATTENDING ADOPTION EVENTS, AND HELPING YOUR DOG OR CAT FIND THE RIGHT HOME. VOLUNTEER PROGRAM: WITHOUT LUCKY DOG'S VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, THE ORGANIZATION COULD NOT OPERATE. THROUGHOUT 2019, VOLUNTEERS CONTINUED TO, ORGANIZE ADOPTION EVENTS AND FUNDRAISERS, DRIVE DOGS FROM THE SHELTERS TO WASHINGTON D.C., TRANSPORT DOGS TO AND FROM ADOPTION EVENTS, HANDLE DOGS AT ADOPTION EVENTS, FOSTER DOGS, MAINTAIN THE WEBSITE, AND COMPLETE ALL THE ADMINISTRATIVE WORK THAT MAKES THE ORGANIZATION RUN. IN 2019, LUCKY DOG ADDED MORE THAN 500 VOLUNTEERS TO ITS ROSTER, INCLUDING A NUMBER OF LUCKY DOG ADOPTERS WHICH IS A REAL TESTAMENT TO THE SUCCESS OF THE RESCUE. EDUCATION PROGRAM: LUCKY DOG NOT ONLY STRIVES TO PLACE PETS IN LOVING FOREVER HOMES, WE ARE COMMITTED TO EDUCATING THE DC COMMUNITY ABOUT RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP. IN 2019, LUCKY DOG HOSTED 12 EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS FOR BOTH ITS VOLUNTEERS AND THE PET COMMUNITY IN GENERAL. IN ADDITION, WE ADDED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RESOURCES TO OUR WEBSITE ADDRESSING EVERYTHING FROM TRAINING TO NUTRITION TO COMMON VETERINARY AILMENTS. YOUTH PROGRAM: LUCKY DOG WORKS HARD TO ENSURE THAT THE NEXT GENERATION OF PET OWNERS LEARN EARLY ABOUT THE VALUE OF ADOPTION, HOW TO PROPERLY CARE FOR DOGS AND CATS, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF VOLUNTEERISM. OUR YOUTH PROGRAM ENGAGES CHILDREN OF ALL AGES IN EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, IN VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES, AND IN BAKE SALES. IN ADDITION, OUR VOLUNTEERS VISIT SCHOOLS, GIRL SCOUT AND BOY SCOUT TROOPS AND OTHER YOUTH GROUPS TO MAKE PRESENTATIONS AND GET OUR YOUTH ENGAGED. OUR YOUTH HAVE EVEN FORMED "LUCKY DOG CLUBS" IN THEIR SCHOOLS!

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