ABRN Mission

The mission of All Breed Rescue Network, Inc., is to provide a vehicle for the fostering and rehoming of abandoned purebred dogs, to assist in increasing the adoption of shelter dogs by promoting awareness and working with shelters, and to educate the community regarding responsible dog ownership including the spay/neuter of companion animals.

ABRN Vision

Ending euthanasia of adoptable dogs in Colorado.

All Breed Rescue Network, Inc.
Box 150803
Lakewood, CO 80215-0803
303-989-7808

All Breed Rescue Network, Inc. is an IRS 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Your donations are welcome and are tax deductible.

Please contribute to the Colorado Pet Overpopulation Fund on your Colorado Tax Return and enjoy watching this comical video. Thanks! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sonPk5jCOiQ Geisha, a 14-year-old tri-colored Japanese Chin, was one of the rescue dogs cast in the commercial. Her spot is very small but she did a great job!   Come to the All Breed Rescue Network Booth at the Plum Creek Kennel Club Dog Show Rocky Mountain Cluster February 11-15, 2010 National Western Stock Show Complex.    Go to our Special Events page for more info on the show and our annual raffle of a DeDe Larue sculpture valued at $900.00!  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   The economy has affected nonprofits nationwide. Our donations are down, but the number of dogs in need is up. All Breed Rescue Network is an IRS 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Your donations are welcome and tax deductible. Thank you. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  FOSTER HOMES ARE URGENTLY NEEDED! Most rescue dogs (surrendered by owners or transferred to us from animal shelters) are placed in a foster home prior to adoption. Most of the rescue groups are inundated with dogs right now and sometimes have to turn away dogs because there is no place for them to go (unlike animal shelters, we do not have a brick and mortar facility in which to temporarily kennel dogs). Besides, the foster home can help with housetraining, if needed, and observe the dog's personality and behavior to help match the dog with the most appropriate home. If you would like to foster, please contact the rescue group for the breed(s) of dogs you are most interested in and offer your services. Foster homes are urgently needed! For more information, please go to the "How You Can Help" page. Thank you! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PET STORES AND PUPPY MILLS — Please consider adopting a dog from us, an animal shelter, or a reputable breeder. When you purchase a puppy from a pet store, you are supporting puppy mills and the suffering of thousands of puppies and dogs. NO REPUTABLE BREEDER WOULD EVER SELL PUPPIES TO A PET STORE. They will tell you the puppies come from "farms" or "ranches" when in fact the puppies come from commercial mills and breeders. If they offer to "deliver"' the dog to you, beware - they may not want you to see where the dogs are coming from. You will be paying a lot of money for a puppy that will generally be in poor health. Please do not buy a puppy from a pet store! For more information on pet stores and puppy mills, go to http://hsus.org/ and read the results of an investigation done by the Humane Society of the United States. Each of us can play a small part by not supporting puppy mills. Thank you!   PLEASE SPAY AND NEUTER YOUR PETS. According to the statistics from the Colorado Pet Animal Care Facilities program, 16,334 dogs were euthanized in Colorado shelters and rescues in 2007.  The 2008 stats have not yet been tabulated.

“He is your friend, your partner,
your defender, your dog.
You are his life, his love, his leader.
He will be yours, faithful and true,
to the last beat of his heart.
You owe it to him to be worthy
of such devotion.”  Unknown

Interested in fostering a dog?
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Dog Parks
Click here for an article on the "Pluses and Perils of Dog Parks"

Interested in learning more about the problem of puppy mills
and their relationship to pet stores?
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