Thor…shot in the head…dumped in a field…and left for dead. Upon hearing of his plight, RCR picked up Thor and rushed him to Texas A&M vet clinic where he was in critical care for 18 days. Though his prognosis was originally very bleak…he survived all odds and came out our hero. He lost an eye

Tatum was dropped off at the pound by her prior owners. She was injured and was on death row when RCR came to the rescue. Her diagnosis was a cyst on her spine causing pain and eventual paralysis if not corrected. We whisked Tatum to the neurosurgeon where she had successful spinal surgery and came

Francesca was found as a stray, picked up by Animal Control and taken to a local shelter to be killed. Covered in mange and a severe skin infection, she had given up on life and would not even raise her head. RCR saw thru her outward appearance, and knew that inside her there was a

JD was found on the side of the road – injured, immobile, and emaciated – and taken to the city pound. Red Collar rushed him straight to the ER where he was diagnosed with a dislocated hip, fractured pelvis and vertebrae, two severe wounds on his leg, dehydration, starvation, anemia, heartworms, and more. But even

Tiger was removed from his former owner’s home by local authorities due to animal cruelty. He was being kept on a heavy chain in their yard with zero access to food, water or shelter. Knowing that Tiger was too gentle a soul to survive at the pound, an officer asked RCR to help and of

Rainey, Cyclone and Stormy became world-wide celebrities, but for the wrong reason. Their previous owner turned in this family to the pound in such horrible condition that the police were called in to investigate. RCR was contacted for help, and we immediately rushed them to the ER. Rainey was in the worst shape with two

Violet, Alice, Anya, Venus and Aleta were found abandoned in a field by RCR volunteers on their way to the pound to rescue another dog. We thought the worst was over for these girls, but all five came down with the often fatal Parvo Virus and required emergency medical care and quarantine for several days.

Pilgrim was rescued on Thanksgiving, as you may have guessed. A few days earlier he was hit by a car, picked up by animal control, and brought to the pound where his future was grim. But one look at this little guy and we knew we had to help him. He has undergone surgery to

Nelson was shot in the paw. After medical care and TLC, he was adopted into a loving family with a K9 sister!

This adorable 3-month old Catahoula pup (“Kat”) was found injured on Airline Drive and brought to BARC on April 5, 2011. Due to the severity of her issues, she was going to be euthanized before the end of the day. RCR heard about her and knew she deserved a second chance. We picked her up

CC was confiscated by HPD and taken to BARC (Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care) as a cruelty case, thus the name CC. Her prior owner was a teenage boy, who we believe put CC into a dog fighting ring. CC was seriously injured in the face. While CC did not lose her sight, the

A human tied rubber bands on ChaCha’s ears to make them fall off, but her new mom loves her all the more!

Remy’s human family packed up one day and moved and left poor Remy behind, locked in a HOT house with no food or water for several days. When the landlord came to clean the house, they found Remy severely emaciated and barely alive. Remy was picked up by Animal Control and taken to BARC. All

Shotzie was minding his own business and laying in his owner’s yard when a guy walking down the street, stopped, pulled out a pistol, and shot Shotzie in the face. The bullet entered through the left cheek/eye and exited out behind the jaw under the left ear, then through the left shoulder and out at

Grace was tied up in a back yard with no food, water, or shelter. When confiscated by HPD, she was emaciated, covered in fleas, suffering from mange, eye and ear infections, was heartworm positive, and obviously had several litters of puppies in the past. Since being rescued, Grace has been treated for all her illnesses

Freeway was found by police. She was tied up to a freeway entrance and taken to the shelter. She had a chain collar that had grown into her skin, almost choking her, and causing raw flesh around her neck. The collar had to be surgically removed. She was also high heartworm positive and had an

Humans did bad things to Finch, and he was terrified all the time. Now he lives in Oregon and camps with his family.  

Cinderella and Prince were left at a vacant home alone for weeks when the renters moved out. After a telephone complaint, HPD investigated and what they found was horrendous. Cinderella had been chained up outside with no food, water, or shelter and the area she was confined to was covered in feces and ants. She

Someone cut Wesley’s ears off with scissors, but he doesn’t need them to hear the love of his new mom and dad.