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The Lovejoy Foundation
Lick Magazine: How did you get involved with animals and why or how did you end up centering on rescue work with the Pit Bull breed specifically. Lovejoy Foundation: I have had a passion for animals my whole life and have always done some rescuing throughout the years. But 7 years ago I was inspired driving down a street in the South Bay and I said to myself, I am going to build a non profit dog rescue here.
Foundation took on a life of its own. I realized I was so lucky to be part of the ride. These two Pit Bulls were so impacting on my life and this project. But we did not set out to be a “Bully Breed Rescue.” We always wanted to take in all breeds and sizes. We even rescued kitties for a year. We are strong advocates for the breed and all animals as well. We place many of the litter puppies from the pregnant moms that come to us from the
streets. This is the biggest impact we make on the breed. We adopt to ensure success for the lifetime of the pitty pup in each home. LM: What is the mission of the “Lovejoy Foundation” and what sets your non-profit apart from others doing the same wonderful work to save pets? LF: Our mission is to focus on the “street dogs” and offer owners an “alternate solution” to the shelter system. Being a “no kill” organization we can ensure the rescues we accept into our program will be kept in the best care and loved while in our hands until their forever loving home is found. We are not pulling the dogs from the shelters, we are keeping
There was a dog at the time that had come into my life and started the process. His name was “Sam” and his entering my life at the time set the momentum of movement which has propelled me to where I am today. That one dog touched my life so deeply in so many ways I just could never have imagined. I learned so much with Sam. His presence was invaluable. Sam was a pit mix, brindle, medium size and a total love.
Once I placed Sam, another dog came into my life and she was a blue nose named “Gracie.” She also taught me so much. I was so deeply touched by the presence of these two dogs I came up with our tag line which is “Touching lives one animal at a time.” These dogs touched my life. I touched the lives of the adopter and then we touched the lives of the dogs with their successful adoptions. Everything we started back in April 2010 just propelled and gained incredible momentum. The Lovejoy
them from ever ending up there and so we have had a huge impact on the shelter intakes and that is how we strive to make a large dent in the over population of dogs and puppies being euthanized in the shelters. We hold a small niche in this rescue community since we are a street dog rescue. This of course sets us apart and we support the community and the over population greatly but in a different way than most.
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