Caring Hearts Dog and Cat Rescue

Our goal is to provide funding to cover emergency medical, spay/neuter and immunization for dogs and cats in rural Missouri. This is done in an effort to provide life saving care and prevent disease and overpopulation. We want to keep pets happy and healthy in their homes, regardless of a pet owner's financial status, thereby reducing the burden of already overcrowded shelters in rural Missouri.

Our strategy for making this happen is:
- TNR program and outreach
- Providing supplemental dog and cat food for low income pet owners and cat colonies
- Assisting with emergency veterinary expenses
- Assisting with spay/neuter expense
- Assisting with recovery of lost pets

We have cultivated trusted connections in the community and currently work closely with 10-15 local veterinarians who support our mission. We also run a little Thrift Store to help raise additional funds needed to cover the high cost of veterinary care. Caring Hearts is a trusted organization in the community with many loyal supporters and volunteers. We are 100% volunteer run and operated which reduces cost and results in more animals helped.

In 2022 alone, we helped 326 animals with veterinary services: 167 cats , 158 dogs and 1 horse. In 2023, our goal is to help 500 dogs and cats enjoy happy and healthy lives through low-cost spay/neuter, vaccinations and emergency medical services. There are so many animals hit by cars in the area, that we made the decision to pick them up and pay for boarding if needed until their owners can be located.