Pluto came to use with a broken pelvis, broken hips, an infection, a mass in his colon, and anemia. He received multiple blood transfusions at the ER before he was stabilized enough to be sent to a foster home to gain weight for surgery. He’s now loving life (so many meals!) and is on his

Thatcher was rescued from the shelter with a unique medical condition – two holes in the roof of his mouth allowed food and drink to pass from his mouth into his nose and lungs. RCR sprang into action to ensure he received immediate surgery. At the vet, we also learned that Thatcher’s vision was dwindling.

Sweet little Atlas was found severely injured and dying under an abandoned house. Atlas had been hit and dragged by a car, causing severe life threatening wounds. He lay alone in the heat, with no food or water, for many days. His wounds became infected; he became covered in fleas and bugs, and was so

Beautiful Fleur de Lis was found on the side of the road by a police officer. Unable to move, covered in ants, Fleur laid there in extreme pain, in 100-degree heat with no shade, no food, no water – waiting to die alone and afraid. Despite her traumatic injuries, she wagged her tail and longed

Tiny, trusting Marvin was founding screaming in pain in a storm drain. Someone had dumped him there after cutting off his tail. Red Collar Rescue healed this little boy’s heart while the medical care of Sav-a-pet eased his pain, surgically repaired his open wound, and fought off a nasty infection. Marvin is now healed and

Kate is our new rescue and this lovely curly girl has had a ruff time. She is blind at the young age of 5 due to untreated glaucoma and cataracts. She was turned into the pound to be killed by her owner who no longer wanted to deal with her. She was covered in mats

Uno was found as a stray, picked up by Animal Control, and taken to a local shelter to be killed. He was very thin and had a severe traumatic eye injury. The photos were tough to look at, but RCR saw a beautiful soul who had suffered long enough! Uno was taken to the vet

Harley was found severely injured on the streets of Houston injured and was taken to the city pound. Thanks to the generous support of our fans, RCR was able to pull him to safety. He went straight to the vet where we learned his biggest injury was not his limp but a gaping wound on

Stacy was found on the side of the road after being hit by a car. Many people had passed her by without helping before RCR came to the rescue. Stacy had a compound fractured leg and had to have surgery to place a steel plate in her leg to repair the damage. She then had

Found as a stray wearing only a ragged sweater, Argyle was missing most of his fur. The city pound sent out a rescue plea for this sweet boy, whose skin condition, along with a heavy heartworm burden, made him “unadoptable.” But RCR knew that all Argyle needed was some good old fashioned TLC. With the

Orchid was turned into the city pound by her owner with a severe case of genetic glaucoma. Because the glaucoma was so advanced and was not treated, the eye had swollen to many times the normal size and Orchid was blind in that eye. But RCR knew that her life was far from over. Orchid

Yogi was picked up by Animal Control and brought in to the city pound with a broken jaw and an eye infection. He was covered in fleas and in generally horrible condition. RCR saw through the matted, dirty fur and knew that Yogi had the heart of a fighter. Yogi was taken to the vet

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