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Dusty Paws Rescue, Inc. (retired as of Sept. 2020)

Animal rescue in Castro Valley, CA

We are a small group of volunteers whose mission is to save abandoned, neglected and/or abused animals by placing them into permanent, safe, stable and caring new homes. All of us have experience with volunteering in shelters and continue to volunteer.

We do not mind driving to do a home visit nor do we mind taking the time to go anywhere to look at a potential needy animal who needs to be saved from any situation, either in a shelter or in a home. We do take owner surrenders and have an owner assist program but most of our animals come from shelters.

We hate to see any animal suffer and this is why we do this.

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P.O. Box 2794
Castro Valley, CA 94546
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We'll also keep you updated on Lillie's adoption status with email updates.
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Lillie

Chihuahua

Female, Adult
Castro Valley, CA
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Hamilton

Domestic Shorthair

Male, Kitten
Castro Valley, CA
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Mr. Squeaky

Abyssinian

Male, Young
Castro Valley, CA

Rescue FAQs

Dear Friends and Supporters,

The Board at Dusty Paws Rescue has made the difficult decision to retire from animal rescue work and dissolve the group. Dusty Paws has been active since 2007. With the recent adoptions of our last two foster dogs we have found homes for 652 rescued dogs and 347 cats.

Dusty Paws frequently pulled from local and rural shelters animals who were running out of time or were considered unadoptable for reasons including shyness, senior age, and medical issues. Thanks to our generous donors and our veterinary partners at Companion Animal Hospital in Castro Valley and Ironhorse VetCare in Dublin we have been able to provide whatever quality medical care was needed.

There are many facets to animal rescue. Our volunteers have been tireless. Besides the Dusty Paws foster families who have done so much to give unlucky animals a second chance, we thank our fundraisers, our adoption events crews, our coordinators who facilitated the journey from shelters to loving homes, and those who have kept our websites updated.

Perhaps our deepest gratitude must go to those of you who have adopted the dogs and cats that have meant so much to us and given them the wonderful homes they deserved. We hope to keep in touch. We will be keeping the Dusty Paws Rescue email address because we love to receive your updates and photos. dustypawsrescue@aol.com.

Additional adoption info

Dear Friends and Supporters,

The Board at Dusty Paws Rescue has made the difficult decision to retire from animal rescue work and dissolve the group. Dusty Paws has been active since 2007. With the recent adoptions of our last two foster dogs we have found homes for 652 rescued dogs and 347 cats.

Dusty Paws frequently pulled from local and rural shelters animals who were running out of time or were considered unadoptable for reasons including shyness, senior age, and medical issues. Thanks to our generous donors and our veterinary partners at Companion Animal Hospital in Castro Valley and Ironhorse VetCare in Dublin we have been able to provide whatever quality medical care was needed.

There are many facets to animal rescue. Our volunteers have been tireless. Besides the Dusty Paws foster families who have done so much to give unlucky animals a second chance, we thank our fundraisers, our adoption events crews, our coordinators who facilitated the journey from shelters to loving homes, and those who have kept our websites updated.

Perhaps our deepest gratitude must go to those of you who have adopted the dogs and cats that have meant so much to us and given them the wonderful homes they deserved. We hope to keep in touch. We will be keeping the Dusty Paws Rescue email address because we love to receive your updates and photos. dustypawsrescue@aol.com.

Pets at shelters & rescues near Dusty Paws Rescue, Inc. (retired as of Sept. 2020)

Pals4Pits Rescue

3653 Copperfield Dr,
San Jose, CA 95136

The San Francisco SPCA

250 Florida Street,
San Francisco, CA 94103

animal care clinic

3340K San Pablo Dam Rd,
El Sobrante, CA 94803

We'll also keep you updated on Penny's adoption status with email updates.
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Penny

Australian Shepherd

Female, 1 yr 3 mos
La Honda, CA
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Chinchi

Chinchilla

Female, Adult
Sunnyvale, CA
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Jane

Terrier (Unknown Type, Medium)

Female, Young
Vallejo, CA
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Joy

Pigeon

Female Young
San Francisco, CA
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Bonded Pair
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Roo

Chihuahua

Female, 1 yr 8 mos
Castro Valley, CA
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PERDITA

American Pit Bull Terrier

Female, 8 mos
STOCKTON, CA

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