Happening This Week: 2024 Saving Senior Dogs Week

The sixth annual Saving Senior Dogs Week takes place week from October 20th through the 27th.

Presented by Lily’s Legacy Senior Dog Sanctuary in Petaluma, CA, in collaboration with senior dog rescues across the United States, this week-long national social media campaign brings awareness of the struggles of homeless senior dogs all across the country, and raises funds for the Saving Senior Dogs USA nationwide network of senior dog rescues.

• Campaign raises public awareness of the plight of homeless senior dogs, the joys of adopting them, and to support existing senior dog rescues in the United States with collaborative resources, and much needed funding to carry out their missions.

• Through a week-long national social media campaign, partnering senior dog rescues share hundreds of rescue and adoption stories on their social media sites to highlight the important work they do.

• The dogs featured during this week are called Saving Senior Dogs Week “Ambassadogs”.

• The Saving Senior Dogs Week network of partnering senior dog rescues now includes 38 senior dog rescues (and counting) that are located all across the country.
  • 10 California Senior Dog Rescues
    • 4 from Northern California
    • 6 from Southern California

BY THE NUMBERS:

According to the ASPCA, approximately 390,000 shelter dogs are euthanized each year in the United States.

Senior dogs are least likely to be rescued or adopted from shelters and are most at risk of being euthanized.

Although there are an estimated 4,400 animal rescue organizations nationwide, less than 1.5% of them are dedicated exclusively to rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming senior dogs.

Over the past decade, the number of US households with a dog older than 7 years of age has increased from 42% to 52%.

Seventy-five percent of the proceeds from the fundraising campaign will be divided equally among the participating senior dog rescue organizations. The remaining twenty-five percent of the funds will go into the Saving Senior Dogs USA grant fund to provide veterinary care to participating dog rescues.

Visit www.savingseniordogsusa.org

Current partnering Senior Dog Rescue organizations include:
Albert's Dog Lounge Dog Rescue – Wisconsin
Animal Synergy - Southern California
Daisy Lu – Southern California
Dog Lodge – Texas
Emma’s Wish Senior Dog Rescue - Texas
Forever Dream Senior Dog Sanctuary – North Carolina
Forever Loved Pet Sanctuary – Arizona
Frosted Faces Foundation – Southern California
Golden Years Dog Sanctuary – Southern California
Grand-Paws Senior Sanctuary – Southern California
Gray Face Acres Senior Dog Rescue - Maryland
Gray Paws Sanctuary - Pennsylvania
Homer J's Senior Dog Sanctuary – Nevada
Lily’s Legacy Senior Dog Sanctuary – Northern California
Lionel’s Legacy – Southern California
Marty's Place Senior Dog Sanctuary - New Jersey
Moose Lodge Senior Pet Sanctuary – New York
Muttville – Northern California
Old Dogs Go to Helen – New Hampshire
Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary - Tennessee
Payton's Promise Sanctuary - Florida
Peace of Mind Dog Rescue – Northern California
Pepper’s Senior Dog Sanctuary - Colorado
Reed's Rescue - Maryland
Senior Dog Haven & Hospice – Delaware
Senior Dog Sanctuary – Maryland
Senior Hearts Rescue & Renewal - Pennsylvania
Senior Paws Rescue – Indiana
Senior Sighthound Sanctuary - Virginia
Silver Snout Senior Dogs Rescue - Indiana
Tails of Gray - Northern California
The Roland Senior Dog Rescue Gang – Florida
Top Dog Foundation - Minnesota
Vintage Paws Rescue - Florida
Vintage Pet Rescue – Rhode Island
Whispering Willows Senior Dog Sanctuary - Missouri
White Whiskers Senior Dog Sanctuary – New York
Woody's Place Senior German Shepherd Rescue - Pennsylvania