We are an all-breed rescue serving the dogs and cats in Colorado and surrounding states.

Every day shelters all over the United States are either forced (because of things like budgeting shortfalls, and/or lack of available donations), or make the decision, to euthanize thousands of our canine and feline friends. And, unfortunately, although we try so hard to, we are unable to save them all.
That is why we have made it our mission to save the lives of as many shelter animals as we can, especially those who have been overlooked, and/or forgotten about.

The above most often includes, but is not limited to the elderly, the very young, and the infirm, which are often the hardest to place in a forever home by larger rescues and municipal animal shelters. That is why we are relying on a Foster base to help us take these animals in, vet them, train them, socialize them, and prepare them for adoption. In short, our little community of animal lovers, and activists, have decided to take up these "lost" animals as our cause, and their rescue our passion.

And, because of the community style setting of our "animal lovers" fostering system, we can make sure that every animal that comes through our doors is loved.
The final aspect of our mission is to never lose sight of our main objective, working towards making Colorado a NO KILL state.

Our goal is to rescue as many dogs and cats from euthanasia as possible and help them on their journey to their forever homes. To achieve that goal we take our time getting to know each adoptable animal, socializing and training them as needed. We see to any medical need that presents itself, from the basics to the extreme. Then we work on locating the perfect family for each pet. We are not a breed-specific rescue, instead we work with all breeds of dogs and cats in all stages of their life, from the just-born to the elderly.

We are not open to the public and meetings with our animals are by appointment only. We have adoption events most weekends in Littleton, Lakewood, and Denver.

Visit our website at www.ruffco.org to view all of our adoptable animals and upcoming events.