Our Impact

Our impact is measured in wagging tails, second chances, and lives saved. Since our founding, we have helped rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome thousands of dogs from high-risk situations, thanks to the unwavering support of our community and charity partners. Every initiative we launch, from life-saving transports to medical care, directly contributes to ending the needless euthanasia of dogs in the United States.

this is more than dog rescue... this is a movement!

Heroes For Dogs is more than a rescue organization—it’s a movement built for people who refuse to accept a world where dogs are abandoned, overlooked, or out of time simply because help didn’t arrive fast enough. 

 

We exist because the traditional rescue system is stretched thin, underfunded, and often forced to make impossible choices. By bringing together everyday heroes, trusted rescue partners, and sustainable support, we step in where gaps exist and turn compassion into coordinated, lifesaving action. 

 

This movement is about changing outcomes, strengthening rescue networks, and proving that when people unite around a cause, we truly make the world a better place for dogs.

 

By powering missions like Freedom Ride and Heroes Village, we turn donations into direct action and compassion into measurable lifesaving impact. 

 

Best of all, this movement is fueled by everyday people stepping up as heroes—joining the Heroes Club, giving monthly, supporting missions, or simply spreading the word—because saving dogs isn’t a job for a few, it’s a pack effort!

our flagship missions

Ways We’re Saving Dogs—Together

fREEDOM RIDE

Every month, dogs on the brink of euthanasia in overcrowded shelters get the ride of their lives — and their second chance — thanks to the Heroes Club and our amazing partner, The Underdog Railroad. 

 

Through our flagship mission, the Freedom Ride, we travel up to 1,500 miles in the Freedom Van, delivering pups to loving foster homes and rescue partners along the West Coast and into Canada. Each mile traveled, each happy tail wag, is fueled by dog lovers like you — proving that with love, teamwork, and hope, “unwanted” becomes “homebound.”

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HEROES VILLAGE

Heroes Village is a place of safety, recovery, and second chances for dogs who have nowhere else to go. Here, dogs receive shelter, nourishment, medical care, and the time they need to heal.

 

Thanks to the Heroes Club, we built Heroes Village, providing giant dog houses with individual crates and blankets to keep the dogs warm and dry. We also funded professional training, transforming these once-forgotten dogs into well-behaved, adoptable companions. Now, these dogs are finding loving homes instead of being forgotten.

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missions in motion

 More Ways We’re Saving Dogs—Together

Heroes For Dogs is a global movement uniting people everywhere to rescue, protect, and save dogs, empowering communities to take action, build lasting change, and ensure every dog has the chance to live a safe and loved life.

VIVA LOS DOGGOS

Our Viva Los Doggos program provides vital medical treatments, vaccinations, and essential supplies to underserved communities, ensuring dogs receive the care they need to live healthy, happy lives.

SPAY IT FORWARD

Our Spay It Forward initiative has helped reduce pet overpopulation in underserved communities through subsidized spay and neuter services, directly preventing thousands of unwanted litters.

LEASHES OF LOVE

Leashes Of Love provides collars and leashes to impoverished communities and underfunded shelters. By equipping dogs, we help ensure they can be safely taken anywhere they need to go.