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In Southern California and Baja Mexico, thousands of dogs are at risk of being abandoned, abused, or facing euthanasia due to lack of space and funding.

The Animal Pad pulls dogs from shelters with high euthanasia rates, rescues them from the streets, and aids in hoarding cases, and providing comprehensive medical care to give them a real second chance.

Every rescue requires funding — for transport, surgery, rehabilitation, vaccines, spay and neuter, and foster support.

Your gift directly fuels rescue and recovery. 
Because survival isn’t enough. They deserve a life.

Throw Us Some Bones

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Give with Confidence

Your donation goes directly toward helping the dogs who prove us wrong every day - the ones others might look at and say, “there’s no way.”

The broken, the overlooked, the ones no one else chooses- we do. And with your support, they get the second chance they deserve.

Be the reason “there’s no way” becomes “look at them now.”

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Sponsor a Dog

By sponsoring a dog, you help us rescue those who wouldn’t stand a chance anywhere else. Your monthly gift covers essential vetting, spay and neuter, daily care, and extended medical treatment for dogs with special needs. Even a small amount gives them stability, healing, and a real shot at a better life. Our sponsors make every rescue story possible.

SPONSOR

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JoiN THE TAP PACK

Our sustaining donors, known as the ‘TAP Pack’, invest in the well-being of our dogs and allow us to continue this work. Becoming a member of the TAP Pack is the best way to support us, because it gives us the continual resources we need to save lives.

JOIN THE PACK

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SHOP OUR AMAZON
WISHLIST

Pup approved items are also available for purchase from our Amazon wishlist to help us meet the needs of running our facility in San Diego, CA.

SHOP AMAZON

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Shop our Chewy
Wishlist

If you prefer to provide a physical item for our animals, we have compiled a list of needs (and puppy wishes) with our friends at Chewy.

SHOP CHEWY

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Physical Donations

If you have some larger physical item that you believe might be useful for our HQ, please email us first at hello@theanimalpad.com.

We do need large extra-large sized metal dog crates, and medium or large dog beds. We always need a constant supply of new or used bath-towels, hand-towels, and blankets.

Please send us an email for our most up to date needs.

Throw Us Some Bones