The Snuggle is Real Animal Rescue

22/05/2025

Hey, TSIR friends! Here's a quick recap on what we've been pup to lately! 🐕

As you may know, foster-based, volunteer-based organizations like ours face a continuous uphill battle to procure sufficient labor, funds, and foster homes to stay afloat. Our organization has found that balance particularly hard lately, as some of our key volunteers and fosters moved out of state in 2024.

But not to worry - we've stayed flexible to continue saving lives! In addition to running our foster program, we often network for animals in danger and facilitate their transfer to larger, No- and Low-kill organizations on the front range.

Here's how it works: First, we learn of animals in SOS situations. 🆘️ Next, we get busy seeking placements for these furkids among our rescue partners. 🔍We then cover the cost of their pre-transport, out-of-state vetting. 💉Lastly, our volunteer transport drivers help deliver them safely to these fabulous organizations! 🚗💗

Here are a few shots of the many transfers weve facilitated this year! Particular thanks to our friends in rescue, MaxFund No-Kill Animal Shelter and Adoption Center and the Humane Society of Boulder Valley !

18/05/2025

A belated and joyful 🎉CONGRATULATIONS🎉 to our 7 most recent alumni! We LOVE to see our former wards flourishing in their adoptive homes 🥰 To the new families of Stevie, Atlas, Kratos, Teddy, Ali, Maple, and Sadie, we are so grateful to you for offering our rescuees such fabulous furever families ♥️

02/02/2025

**Update: SAFE!!**

TSIR does not currently have the capacity to accommodate these beautiful pups, but sharing to help them find their road to safety! ❤️🐶❤️

💗💗UPDATE SAFE! Great News for Lola and Chloe!
Thanks to everyone's efforts, Happy Little Rescue in Grand Junction CO has opened their hearts and doors to these sweet sisters and they will be transported there soon. Donations can be made directly through their website https://www.happylittlerescue.com

If you are interested in adopting or if you live in the Grand Junction area and would like to help foster or want to help in any other capacity, please reach out to [email protected].
We are beyond grateful to each and every one of you who offered love, support, and assistance in helping find a new home for Chloe and Lola. Your kindness and generosity have made all the difference. Whether you shared our posts, reached out with advice, or simply offered kind words of encouragement, you’ve truly made an impact. We’re so grateful to be surrounded by such an incredible community of animal lovers.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!💗💗

🆘🆘UPDATE 2/2 9AM- HAIL MARY- LIFE SAVING MIRACLE NEEDED TODAY!! EUTH SCHEDULED TOMORROW MONDAY 2/3/25!!🆘🆘

‼️❤️‍🩹 GREAT PYRENEES SISTERS NEED SAVED BEFORE MONDAY 2/3/25❤️‍🩹‼️

LOCATION: Durango, Colorado.

Chloe (the pup on the right with freckles) and her sister, Lola, were surrendered to the Durango, CO shelter for attacking chickens and frequently wandering off their ranch and onto their neighbors property. Tragically, these girls seem to be mentally and physically declining in the shelter environment and have now been scheduled for euthanasia. These girls only have until MONDAY 2/3/25 to be saved!!

Lola and Chloe have lost some weight since surrendered as they seem stressed and are not eating. Despite their stress they are extremely sweet. Chloe is a little more outgoing and Lola is still very shy. Chloe walks great on a leash and loves to be loved on. Lola is still trying to figure out how to trust people. PLEASE SHARE to help save these girls before it’s too late! ⏰

Lola and Chloe
1yr, both spayed females
UTD on vaccinations
📍La Plata County Humane Society; Durango, Colorado.

🚗SOME TRANSPORT ASSISTANCE MAY BE AVAILABLE🚗

💥💥Please send us a message on FB if interested in saving these girls and we will put you in contact with a local volunteer advocating for these babies. 🙏

🔴Please note: We are a RESCUE based out of Wichita, KS networking animals in danger of euthanasia. We do not have ANY control over deadlines or circumstances and are simply doing our best to find fosters or adopters for at risk shelter pets.

04/01/2025

Please extend a warm welcome to our first intake of 2025! 🎉 Stevie is a 4-5-year-old mixed breed who arrived in Denver yesterday after a long ride from Woodward, Oklahoma
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Everyone who meets Stevie uses the word "perfect" to describe her 😊 She is an incredibly sweet and affectionate dog. She is crate-trained, housetrained, and good with both cats and other dogs. Stevie is settling into her foster home, and we're learning more about her beautiful personality bit by bit!

Let's help this sweet girl find her family!

02/01/2025

Happy New Year from The Snuggle is Real Animal Rescue! We are celebrating the 38 TSIR animals that found their way from euthanasia list to happily-ever-after in 2024. We can't wait to welcome our first rescuees of 2025 ❤️ Wishing you all a joyful year full of purr-attacks and tail wags 🐶🎉🐱

10/12/2024

Happy Colorado Gives Day! 🎁 The Snuggle is Real is thrilled to be a part of this state-wide giving campaign this year. Participating organizations undergo rigorous vetting, and the impact of all donations is amplified through a shared donation pool!

Help us end the year strong so we can continue to fund the vet care and transport of animals in need 🐶🐱

The Snuggle is Real Animal Rescue is a small foster-based organization based in Denver. We partner with overcrowded shelters and animal rescuers in Texas, Oklahoma, and Southeastern Colorado to reduce the euthanasia rate of adoptable dogs and cats. We believe that no...

10/12/2024

Congrats to our recent adoptees! Duckie, Chowder (formerly Sam), Panini (formerly Cindy), Yuki (formerly Herrs), Dyno, and Tangerine (formerly Lorax) all found their furever homes in the last two weeks 🐱🐶 Happy homecoming, little ones! May it be an especially memorable holiday season for you and your new pawrents ❤️❄️❤️

04/12/2024

It's Giving Tuesday! Please consider making The Snuggle is Real part of your end-of-year giving. With high veterinary needs among our wards and a long waitlist of furkids waiting for our help, it's never been a better time to donate! Learn how to contribute to our life-saving efforts here: Www.thesnuggleisrealrescue.org
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We're so grateful for our community of animal lovers, volunteers, and advocates!

Our Vision We serve last-chance dogs and cats from parts of the U.S. struggling with overpopulation, and we believe no animal should face euthanasia due to crowding alone. We understand that high euthanasia rates represent a complex social problem that does not occur in a vacuum. Though we are new

21/11/2024

Hello, TSIR community! We are seeking an alternate placement for 3 kittens in foster. Unfortunately, their foster caregiver's health has declined significantly since she welcomed them, and she is no longer able to provide their care. The kittens in question are recovering from illness themselves, so they will require a little extra TLC. They do not have to be placed together, so support with one or two of them would be hugely helpful!

Please message us or contact [email protected] for more info!

20/11/2024

Congratulations to our recent alum, Bandit, Logan (formerly Wolverine), Fig (formerly Fifi), Jaspurr (formerly Elektra), and Maybel!
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Being part of your journeys home was the greatest privilege ❤️
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Wishing happy trails and tails to you and your new families!

09/11/2024

**UPDATE: Foster found! Thank you, Debra Jo Tridle !****

Hi, TSIR community! We are seeking a foster caregiver on urgent, short notice for this sweet boy. His name is Dyno, and he's described as very social and sweet! He was headed to a different rescue organization, but his tag fell through at the last minute, leaving him in scary limbo!
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If you have space in your home to care for this tiny nugget until he finds his forever family, please message us or contact [email protected]! His eye is NOT infected or painful (it's scarring from a previous infection), but his foster will need to be able to administer an ophthalmic solution to expedite the healing.
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He would arrive tomorrow, November 10th! Unable to foster? Please spread the word!

02/07/2024

TSIR has had a lot to celebrate in June 🐶 Nana, Pongo (now Goose), Elaine (now Winnie), Perdy, and Dessi (now Dezi) all found their forever people! Some of these pups waited months and months to find their permanent homes. 🎉 We're so excited for their next chapters, and we're feeling grateful for all 5 wonderful adopters! Every adoption makes a world of difference 💓