Non-profit rescue group. Pets available for adoption can be seen on our website: www.BigDogRescue.com or at PetsMart on the 2nd & 4th Sat. of every month.

Our mission is to place these animals in nurturing, caring adoptive homes in the Tallahassee, Florida area where they will receive the love and care that they deserve. Humane, loving foster homes are provided until such a placement can be accomplished. As advocates of pet population control and in order to reduce over-population, all dogs within our program are neutered or spayed.

Tallahassee Big Dog Rescue is a completely volunteer based non profit organization that is funded exclusively through donations. Big Dog is a foster home based rescue program that takes in dogs in need, primarily from local kill shelters. Housing adoptable pets in foster homes rather than a facility allows us to give potential adopters insight into what type of home would be the best match for each dog. Each dog in our care receives age appropriate vaccinations, spay or neuter surgeries, microchipping, and heart worm testing. When needed we have also provided extensive medical care such as heart worm treatment, orthopedic repair surgeries, amputations, skin grafting, cataract removal, mange dipping, etc. Our ultimate goal is to find a loving forever home for each dog in our care. Our mission is to prevent euthanasia of adoptable pets through community education and foster/ adoption services.

BDR provides community outreach through educational programs at summer camps and local schools emphasizing the importance of spaying and neutering and responsible pet ownership. Additionally, we host local seventh grade Civics students each weekend while they preform their community service hours. We believe that creating a caring community begins at an early age and we are doing our part.

BDR has also provided emergency relief assistance to communities in disaster such as relief trips after Hurricane Katrina-LA flood victims and numerous trips to assist with dogs coming from hoarding and puppy mill situations.

While we are fortunate enough to receive discounted services from several of our local veterinarians, care as well as housing costs such as food, kennels, heart worm and flea prevention, collars, leashes, shampoos, and toys is still expensive and will always be our most limiting factor. We appreciate all the help we can get.