11/05/2026
Shorty’s Rescue / Shorty’s Trailer Park Sanctuary and Hercules Clinics
La Misión, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico and Deadwood, South Dakota
Overview
Shorty’s Rescue provides a permanent home for 125+ non-adoptable animals (primarily pit bull/bully-type dogs, plus cats and farm animals) and runs free Hercules Mobile Clinics that offer spay/neuter, vaccinations, flea/tick treatments, microchips, and other veterinary care to the communities of Ensenada and Rosarito.
All of the costs below are real, recurring expenses required to keep the everything operating and the clinics running. These figures do not include one-time or emergency costs.
Fixed Monthly & Annual Operating Costs
Category - Monthly / Yearly
Worker pay $3,792 / $45,500
Mortgage $2,600 / $31,200
Animal feeding (not donated) $1,200 / $14,400
Vet medical expenses $875 / $10,500
Flea/Tick treatments $400 / $4,800
CFE (electricity) $350 / $4,200
Cleaning & laundry supplies $300 / $3,600
US storage unit (donated items) $268 / $3,216
Auto & trailer maintenance (clinics) $250 / $3,000
Propane $200 / $2,400
Misc $300 / $3,600
Fumigation $75 / $900
Dog TV for the trailers $6 / $69
Fixed Total $10,616 / $127,385
Hercules Clinics -Cost: $25 per animal
A typical 70-animal clinic costs approximately $1,750–$2,000 (this is in addition to the fixed costs above).
These clinics provide free spay/neuter, vaccines, flea/tick treatment, deworming, and microchips.
We do over 60 loads of laundry every month for kennel blankets, beds, and towels. This is covered under the propane and cleaning/laundry supplies lines.
Worker pay is $875 per week.
Animal feeding listed above is only the portion that is not covered by donated food.
Veterinary medical expenses cover ongoing care for the resident animals on the ranch.
What Your Donation Does
$25 covers one animal at a Hercules Clinic (spay/neuter + related services).
$1,200 covers a full month of feed for the animals.
$2,000 covers a complete 70-animal clinic day.
$10,616 covers one full month of fixed ranch operating costs.
How to Donate
Venmo:
PayPal:
Zelle: [email protected]
Shorty’s Rescue, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
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Thank you for your support. As we close out the year, your year-end donation helps us cover these rising costs so the animals have a permanent home and the community continues to receive free veterinary services. Every dollar goes directly toward these expenses.
