SAFE Rescue Team

This happened!

On Tuesday, a Good Samaritan reached out after finding a stray dog in the middle of a road in Santa Ana. She was in very poor condition, and neighbors said she had been wandering the area for several days. 🫣

We told the finder we would be happy to help, but because there was a strong possibility that someone was missing this sweet girl, we wanted to give every opportunity for her to be reunited with her family first. The finder was understandably worried about taking her to a shelter, fearing she might be euthanized. We walked them through the process of bringing her to the county shelter and explained that, if no owner came forward, they could be first in line to adopt her after the required stray hold. This way, they could stay involved and help ensure she exited the shelter safely.

Fast forward a few days: no microchip was found, and no one came looking for her. After her 72-hour stray hold ended, the shelter released her to the finder, who then entrusted her to SAFE so we could get her the care she desperately needed and help her find an amazing forever home.

Our groomer graciously fit her in for an emergency appointment to remove the painful mats and wash away the dirt, grime, and pungent odor she had been living with. But once we picked her up, we quickly realized her needs were far greater than grooming alone. She had a fever, severe infections in both ears, infections in both eyes, was extremely emaciated, and—believe it or not—she was NOT spayed!!! Can you imagine how this could have ended up 🤦🏻‍♀️

Needless to say, she is now under the care of our emergency veterinary team and receiving the treatment she needs. Once she is healthy, she will be spayed and we will then be in search of her happily ever after.

In the meantime, we urgently need donations to help cover this sweet girl’s medical care. Any donation, big or small, will make a difference in her recovery and future 🐾

Donation options 🙏🏻

✔️ Zelle: 714-369-3699
✔️ Venmo: (code: 3699)
✔️ PayPal: [email protected]
✔️ Cash App: $saferescueteam
✔️ Mail:
SAFE Rescue Team
PO Box 1114
Sunset Beach, CA 90742
✔️ Donate Button

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“You can do something big, or something small. Because whatever you do… it’s better than nothing at all.”

5/12 PUPDATE… We went out to the property yesterday! Mama was trapped, removed, and rehabilitation has begun. The 2 older/larger puppies were also removed and sent to a boarding facility for their safety. The nine remaining puppies were split up between a couple of other rescues.
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This is really happening! We need URGENT HELP to be able to help them! This is going to take a village! (*We are also open to splitting up pups with reputable rescue or two!)

Mama dog with 9 puppies that are 6 weeks old, and 2 other 12/week old pups from another litter were snatched out of the desert by a “rescue”. Unfortunately that rescue is not able to care for them properly. They are all out in the elements!

Originally there were 10 puppies that all ended up in an emergency hospital because they were dehydrated, full of worms, and just not getting the nutrition and care that they needed, and 1 little guy passed. They are all living outside in the elements behind a low fence enclosure in the desert that can easily be access by coyotes. 

We have been asked to take them all on! We currently have a spot for Mama. Now what we need in order to say YES, is foster’s for 11 puppies🫣

We have to be able to commit to all, or we cannot do this. This is what would need to happen before we can agree to do this…

✔️A solid committed foster for the 2 older kids (12/week olds). They will need to stay in foster home until we can get them adopted. 

✔️3 or 4 separate solid committed fosters to take on 2 or 3 of the the babies. They’re eating on their own. They will need to stay in foster home until they get adopted.

✔️We cover the cost of food, vaccines, vetting, spay/neuter, microchip.

✔️ We will need pledges (A pledge is a promise to donate) from people whom would like to donate if we can rescue and make magic happen! We are talking close to $4k - $5k just for spay/neuters! That’s if nothing goes wrong that’s not including vaccines, microchips, deworming, food, toys, collars, tags, beds, toys, treats, etc… 

✔️This is a HUGE undertaking, with a lot of moving parts! Please DO NOT SEND DONATIONS NOW as we have not committed to them yet until we can straighten out the foster situation first.

If you would like to help us help them and foster to save these precious lives please complete an application online here 🙏🏻 https://saferescueteam.org/foster-application/

This kid is SAFE with SAFE Rescue Team 🙌🏻

This little guy was overlooked for weeks at Devore! That is a scary, loud, deadly shelter, then hit the euthanasia list!

One of our volunteers trucked out there today to grab him. He is between two and three years old, and we think he might be a miniature Australian Shepherd, or maybe a Pom and corgi mix? 🤷🏻‍♀️ But he is definitely tailless 😆 adorable, and sweet as pie!

We are actively be looking for a foster or even a possible adoptor (we will be getting him on schedule for neuter asap).

Foster and Adoption applications available online https://saferescueteam.org/

Thank you to the amazing humans that donated to help this kid so far! So much thanks, love, and genuine gratitude 🤍

If you would like to donate towards helping us on our mission to rescue more dogs in need, donations are always welcomed, greatly appreciated, and desperately needed 🙏🏻

Ways to DONATE...

✔️ Zelle 714-369-3699

✔️ Venmo (3699 is 4 digit code if requested)

✔️ PayPal [email protected]

✔️ CASH APP
$saferescueteam

✔️ By Mail
SAFE Rescue Team
PO Box 1114
Sunset Beach, CA 90742

✔️ Donation Button

✔️ If you’d like to send any donations to any of our many kids, we have a wish list active at Chewy with some needed items beds, food, etc 🐾 https://www.chewy.com/g/safe-rescue-team_b78022468

“You can do something big, or you can do something small. Because whatever you do… it’s better than nothing at all.”

💥 URGENT HELP NEEDED 💥

We have an AMAZING SAFE Rescue Team volunteer in route to scoop up this kid from Devore 🫣 before they euthanize him!

He’s a three year-old little Pom mix, who has been overlooked in that scary, loud, deadly shelter for too long and is now in jeopardy of euthanasia!

We will actively be looking for a foster for Wayland! And hoping for some donations to help with his vetting and neuter costs 🙏🏻

Foster 🙌🏻 Please complete an application online ASAP https://saferescueteam.org/foster-application/

If you would like to donate towards helping us on our mission to rescue more dogs in need, donations are always welcomed, greatly appreciated, and desperately needed 🙏🏻

Ways to DONATE...

✔️ Zelle 714-369-3699

✔️ Venmo (3699 is 4 digit code if requested)

✔️ PayPal [email protected]

✔️ CASH APP
$saferescueteam

✔️ By Mail
SAFE Rescue Team
PO Box 1114
Sunset Beach, CA 90742

✔️ Donation Button

✔️ If you’d like to send any donations to any of our many kids, we have a wish list active at Chewy with some needed items beds, food, etc 🐾 https://www.chewy.com/g/safe-rescue-team_b78022468

“You can do something big, or you can do something small. Because whatever you do… it’s better than nothing at all.”

Honey learning lots of new tricks via her amazing Foster Momma!

So far we have learned she loves car rides, behaves good for baths, needs some work on leash, potty trained, beyond smart, kid friendly, and just wants a human to call her very own 🤍

This little lady will be getting spayed May 6th and will be officially available for adoption! Adoption applications available online https://saferescueteam.org/adoption-application/

If you would like to donate towards Honey or help us on our mission to rescue more dogs in need, donations are always welcomed, greatly appreciated, and desperately needed 🙏🏻

Ways to DONATE...

✔️ Zelle 714-369-3699

✔️ Venmo (3699 is 4 digit code if requested)

✔️ PayPal [email protected]

✔️ CASH APP
$saferescueteam

✔️ By Mail
SAFE Rescue Team
PO Box 1114
Sunset Beach, CA 90742

✔️ Donation Button on IG

something big, or you can do something small. Because whatever you do… it’s better than nothing at all.”

🚨 URGENT FOSTER NEEDED 🚨

Meet Honey 🐾💛
This sweet little girl desperately needs a safe place to land.

Honey is a ~3-year-old, 18 lb Moyen Poodle who is hypo and non-shedding. Right now, she’s living in a very abusive, chaotic, and unstable environment — and she needs out NOW.

I met her this morning, and she is incredibly sweet. She’s a bit shy at first but warms up quickly. Honey is:
✔️ Kid-friendly
✔️ Crate trained
✔️ Potty pad trained

She just needs a calm, loving space where she can feel safe while we work on finding her forever home.

🙏 If you can foster Honey, please apply ASAP:
https://saferescueteam.org/foster-application/

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📢 Want to help Honey and other dogs like her? Donations are deeply appreciated and go directly toward rescue efforts.

Ways to donate:
✔️ Zelle: 714-369-3699
✔️ Venmo: (code: 3699)
✔️ PayPal: [email protected]
✔️ Cash App: $saferescueteam
✔️ Mail:
SAFE Rescue Team
PO Box 1114
Sunset Beach, CA 90742
✔️ IG Donation Button

🐶 Chewy Wish List (beds, food & more):
https://www.chewy.com/g/safe-rescue-team_b78022468

“You can do something big, or something small. Because whatever you do… it’s better than nothing at all.”

Opening the application process for Doc! This kid is approximately 8 months old and 9 pounds of sassiness! we believe he is a Malte-Shih, we sprung him from West Valley shelter, where he was malnourished, underweight, matted down to his skin! We’ve taken a couple of months to get him healthy. Let his hair grow back out and got him his neuter to correct cryptorchidism, now he’s ready for his happily ever! Applications available online at saferescueteam.org