How to Rescue Maltese Dogs in California

To rescue Maltese dogs in California will require making contacts with various organizations and letting people know that you are a rescue worker for the specific breed. You do need to have the funds and the necessary help to rescue dogs. Dogs that are in need of rescuing are found in many different areas and under different circumstances. Rescuing the dogs will require you to know what they need and how to find homes for the rescued dogs. Many rescues will require payment, especially if you rescue a Maltese breed from an animal shelter.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Understanding of rescue basics
• Legal forms for surrendering dogs
• Money to care for the dogs and travel to rescue them

1. Rescue Maltese dogs from humane societies where people have surrendered them or they have come in as lost or stray. In order to rescue the Maltese from an animal shelter, you will more than likely have to pay the adoption fee to take the dog. Once you have the dog, you will have to have a vet check for the health condition of the dog.

2. Place advertisements in the newspapers and online for Maltese dog rescues. Many people have these types of dogs and have to surrender them for one reason or another. It is important to let people know that you rescue these dogs and find them god homes. This is a great alternative to placing them in animal shelters and then you having to pay for adoption. Any dog that is surrendered to you should have a legal surrender form signed.

3. Travel to other areas of the state to rescue dogs that have been surrendered to animal shelters or that have been rescued from puppy mills. There is a real need for rescue groups to take some of the burden off animal shelters when they do shut down puppy mills. They usually have more dogs than what they can handle.

4. Register complaints with local police departments if you see animal abuse of a Maltese or any animal. The police will work with the animal police to investigate animal abuse. If they find that there is abuse they will remove the dog. After all the red tape is completed, you can petition to adopt the Maltese and rescue it from the shelter.

5. Understand what the needs are for rescued Maltese dogs and work with local animal shelters daily. Rescue the dogs that you can help. If you run out of volunteers to care for the number of dogs you have rescued, it is time to slow down or fine more volunteers so you can continue the rescue mission.

Tips & Warnings

• Make sure you have donations coming in to care for all the dogs.
• Find suitable homes by making people fill out applications for adoption.
• Never get attached to rescued dogs that will be adopted out.

[elyria]

on 2/1/2009 I only have one maltipoo puppy right now but I wish I could adopt and care for all the doggies in the world who are not loved or lost. Great article with a lot of good advice - thank you!