The little rescue with a big heart
Our primary mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and find loving, permanent homes for homeless dogs, specifically dogs in shelters at-risk of euthanasia and dogs whose owners can no longer care for them. We believe in compassionate rescue when the dog is enduring inhumane living conditions or likely to be deemed less adoptable due to age, health, emotional state, or breed. We ensure that all the dogs we take into our rescue, regardless of individual needs, are cared for with love and compassion for the duration of their lives.
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Explore our social media to see the kinds of things we’re up to on the daily. We are constantly engaging with shelters, rescues, trainers, veterinarians, and even people in the community who just need help with their pets. It isn’t always easy, but it keeps us busy helping improve the world in our own little way…one dog at a time!
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💔 Oh, Levi. We wish we had an answer for you. The thing we know for sure is that we can’t continue with “business as usual” while one of our pack members is receiving his mail at a boarding facility long-term. (📭 🦗Not that there’s any mail to be had.) 🙏🏼 Help us escape the perils of being overcapacity and walking this worn-out tightrope. Help us get Levi back into the home environment that he so very much deserves. 🚨 We’re burgeoning upon desperate as the days have turned to weeks. As a fully volunteer-run, foster-based rescue, we require foster homes to keep the rescue afloat. If you like what we do and how we operate, help us continue the mission by adopting one of our dogs, fostering on a short- or long-term basis, donating so we can continue to support the pack we have sworn an oath to, or simply helping us to spread the word to your network of family and friends. 📧 We are greeted with an avalanche of surrender and shelter pull requests every month. The number of dogs out there who are in urgent need of rehoming is overwhelming. We wish we could save them all; however, funds are finite and we can’t take on another dog while having to reallocate much-needed funds to Levi’s current abode. 🤝 Learn more about what it means to partner with our supportive team. If money is an issue, please know that fostering is FREE; we cover ALL expenses and provide you with the training support and education you’ll need to succeed. If you’re in LA or Orange County, act now on that instinct you have to help because there’s no better time than the present. www.k9kismet.org/foster/ 🐾 Levi is a good boy who loves people. He’s affectionate, cuddly, a pro-sleeper, and hasn’t gotten the message that he’s not a lapdog. He had to rebuild his stamina after being found as an emaciated stray with an abdominal blockage, but he now has all kinds of pep in his step for walks and hikes. Levi is house-trained, curious, smart, tolerant, and motivated by treats and praise. He prefers the ladies and calm males, and could live with a well-balanced pack (with proper introductions, of course) or live happily as a solo dog.
Thank you to @blockheadbrigade for another great event and to the community for coming out to support us last Saturday! If you didn’t get a chance to meet some of our adoptable dogs, it’s never too late. Introduce yourself by filling out a foster or adoption application today! Our pack members eagerly want to meet you. #k9kismetlevi #k9kismetchuck #k9kismetmocha #k9kismetellie #pitbullappreciation #adoptme #supportanimalrescue #rescuedogs #rescuedogsofinstagram #adoptdontshop
URGENT🚨: Long Beach Animal Care Services is over-capacity and in desperate need of fosters, adopters, and rescue support for large breed dogs. Dogs like our friend, Paris #A724668. The team @lbanimalcare is working hard to find placement for all of the animals in their care, but big dogs are coming in faster than they are being fostered, adopted, or rescued. 😭 This means the big dogs in our community need our help now more than ever! EXTENDED ADOPTION/FOSTER/RESCUE HOURS THIS WEEKEND! With negative kennel spaces available, LBACS has decided to extend their open hours this weekend. Saturday, October 12th, and Sunday, October 13th, LBACS will be open to the public until 6:00 PM. Please help us spread the word, and let’s get some dogs into rescue, forever homes, or temporary fosters! ⭐️ ADOPT: Come find your BOO! This October, adopt any long-stay animals from LBACS for just $13. You’re helping rescue a dog while also creating space for other dogs in need! ⭐️ FOSTER: Can’t adopt a pet but want to temporarily help out? Become a foster! ➡️ bit.ly/3CC77b7u ⭐️ RESCUE: If any of our rescue friends have an open spot, please consider an LBACS dog. There are so many amazing dogs to choose from! ⭐️ FOUND A DOG? Help the team at LBACS by temporarily holding onto the dog for a few days to try and find their owner. They’ll provide you with the supplies the dog may need! If you can help, please reach out to: 7700 E Spring Street animalcare@longbeach.gov
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By providing a forever home for a dog in rescue, you're helping to free up a foster home, which allows us to help another dog in need. The dogs in our care are fully vaccinated, spayed or neutered (unless medically waived), microchipped, and receive regular wellness exams, preventative treatment, specialty care as needed. If you’re interested in meeting a K9 Kismet pack member, please fill out the adoption application to begin the process.
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