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  • 1.  New National Platform

    Posted 20 days ago

    Hello,

    I'm reaching out about something that matters deeply to me - and to the dogs in overcrowded shelters who are running out of time.

    After two years of work, the Dog Shelter & Rescue Unification Network (DOGSRUN) is now live. It's a free national platform that connects at‑risk shelter dogs with the rescues best equipped to save them.

    Shelters list dogs at www.DOGSRUN.org, and our AI instantly alerts rescues when a dog matches their criteria - especially when that dog is at risk of euthanasia. This speed is critical for blind, deaf, senior, and special‑needs dogs who decline quickly and are too often labeled "unadoptable." Rescues know better - they just rarely hear about these dogs in time.

    DOGSRUN changes that by making sure the right rescue sees the right dog the moment help is needed.

    Shelters: Please register and upload your dogs - we can assist with the first upload. Rescues: Register, set your criteria, and you'll begin receiving matches immediately.

    Join us at www.DOGSRUN.org (or www.DOGSRUN.net).

    Your feedback will help shape what comes next.

    Thank you for everything you do. The dogs who need a little extra help are counting on all of us.

    Warmly, Amy Pitarra Volunteer, DOGSRUN


    #AccesstoCare

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    Amy Pitarra
    Board of Directors
    Dog Shelter and Rescue Unification Network
    NY
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  • 2.  RE: New National Platform

    Posted 13 days ago

    Hi Amy,

    I saw your DOGSRUN post on the Maddie's forum and wanted to reach out, one network builder to another. I'm BJ Adkins, founder of Animal-Angels Foundation, a prevention-first nonprofit across seven counties in Central Alabama. We're building the Animal Welfare Resource Network, connecting shelters, rescues, clinics, and community groups so families get help before a pet ever ends up in a kennel.

    You're working the other end of the same fight, getting at-risk dogs out once they're in and out of time. I like what you've built, and I'd love to learn more.

    We keep a resource library that our partner shelters and rescues actually use, and DOGSRUN might be a good fit for it. Before I point anyone your way, I like to know a tool works. So a few honest questions:

    How many shelters and rescues are active on the platform right now, and are matches actually happening? Are you focused nationally, or are there regions where you're strongest? And what does a shelter need to get started, since some of our partners are small and thinly staffed?

    No agenda here beyond seeing whether we can be useful to each other. Two people building matching networks from scratch should at least know each other.

    Congratulations on getting it live. That's the hard part.



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    Join The Shift To Prevention.

    BJ Adkins
    Founder/Director
    Animal-Angels Foundation
    Pinson, AL
    calendy.com/animal-angels
    bjadkins@animal-angels.org
    animal-angelsfoundation.org
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  • 3.  RE: New National Platform

    Posted 10 days ago

    Good morning! I would also like to learn more about DOGSRUN. We work closely with local rescues and shelters, so I am interested in your responses to the questions BJ presented. 

    Kind regards,
    Stephanie Trimpe, Community Outreach Manager
    The Orange County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA)
    714-964-4445


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    Stephanie Trimpe
    Community Outreach Manager
    OC Animal Allies
    CA
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