Shelby came to M.A.I.N. in 2015 with one of the worst cases of mange we’ve seen. After many months of different medical treatments her skin
Category: Rest In Peace

She’s gone. Our sweet Lily started to decline. Dr. Grant, from Heidi’s Village, came in on her day off to assess Lily personally. Lily was

Our little Belle is now an angel….. Belle passed away peacefully in her foster mom’s arms on Thursday evening. We wanted to give her foster

Meet Brody. He’s an 8 year old Chihuahua mix, weighing in at 7 pounds. Why was Brody at the shelter and in need of a

River Update River continues to hang out with his foster brothers and humans. Health wise, he is doing well. He walks a bit stiffly on

We got an email this afternoon that none of us could ignore, so Don drove out to the East Valley Shelter and met this sweet

Sweet Ralph is a 5 yr old cattle dog mix that urgently needs to get out. Behavior Notes: 6/30/17 moderate kennel pull- pulled dog from

Mr. Clarence update – September 1, 2019 Clarence entered MAIN in December 2016 after being mauled by a larger dog. He’s now 15 ½ years

These are the posts that no rescue ever wants to write, and it seems we write them far too often. Our dear Clifford is gone.

Meet Luigi! Luigi was rescued from the county shelter with some medical needs. For starters, he is badly in need of a dental. He also

Meet Turbo. Turbo’s former owners surrendered him to our partner vet because they were unable to afford his medical care. Turbo had fallen out of

Meet Zoe. When we first saw Zoe, we cried. She is 28 pounds of skin and bones. Her eyes are so sad and haunted, as

Meet Felix. This sweet 18 month old boy was on the shelter euthanasia list for his horrible skin condition. We picked him up late Friday

Meet Crispin. Crispin has an unknown skin condition that causes most of his fur to scab and fall off. He was rescued from the county

Meet Truman. Many rescues have a tradition of saving a special animal on Christmas Eve. They go down to the shelter and pick one that

Meet Georgie. Georgie was rescued from the county shelter after he was given a medical time limit and at risk for euthanasia due to his

Meet Oscar. Oscar was rescued from a local shelter with a low grade malignant tumor in his skull bone. He will have xrays and bloodwork

Meet Mr. Dalton. Mr. Dalton was surrendered to the shelter with a “broken leg” but xray revealed a much more sinister possibility- osteosarcoma (cancer). Unfortunately

Meet Allie. Allie was rescued from the county shelter in serious condition. This poor girl tested positive for Heartworms, Tick Fever AND Tapeworms. Allie also

Meet Spencer. Spencer is an approximately three month old Redtick Coonhound rescued from the Yuma Humane Society. We know these pictures are shocking- we couldn’t

Meet Stella. Stella was rescued from the county shelter after they reached out for a rescue to help. Poor Stella was adopted, but when she

Meet Amos. Amos is a five year old Terrier mix who was taken in from the county shelter. His shelter vet notes say that he

Meet Walter. We responded to a plea by the county shelter to help a sick, senior dog who needed an outlet. We’ve named him Walter;

Meet Alfred. What can we say that these pictures don’t already say for us? We were horrified when we first saw this poor dog with

Meet MAIN’s newest rescue, sweet 2 year old Sophia. Sophia was found abandoned, staggering down a molten sidewalk in Phoenix’s infamous summer. Infested with more

Meet Gage. Gage was an emergency rescue from the county west shelter when we received a call that said he was in need of an

Meet Potsie. With a large tumor covering half his face, it goes without saying that Potsie needed help! This little guy was unadoptable in his

Meet Ezra. Ezra is 10 pounds of skin and bones. His fur is clumped with dirt and severely matted. He was brought into the county

Meet Stanley. Stanley was brought to our attention at the county west shelter with an injured front leg that he is unable to bear weight

As rescuers, many of us think we’ve seen it all. The horrors, the heartache, the wins and the losses become part of a daily life