From The Heart Animal Rescue From The Heart Animal Rescue is a private, all volunteer organization. We receive no government funding and are not a United Way agency. Our life-saving work is supported solely by the loving contributions of animal lovers. As we do not have paid staff, every penny of every dollar we receive in donations goes to care for the animals. Please consider helping an animal in need today by making a donation.
If you don’t see a pet here you want to adopt, please contact us at
FromTheHeartRescue@hotmail.com as some of our pets just finishing rehabilitation are not listed! We would be happy to tell you about them!
From the Heart Rescue is pleased to announce to our friends, supporters and adopters that it, along with one of our rescued dogs, has received a Special Recognition Award from Pro Plan’s Rally to Rescue Program. From The Heart was selected as one of ten finalists from a field of over 500 rescues nationwide. We received the award in Los Angeles, California on Friday, October 12, 2007 during a ceremony in which the finalists from all over the country, along with animals they had rescued, participated.
The nomination was a result of From The Heart's care and rehabilitation of Nova, a 7-month old German Shepherd, from El Paso, Texas. Nova was found on September 25, 2006, on the side of the road after having been dragged behind a truck. She had lost the pads on her feet, endured broken bones, and suffered abrasions all the way to the bone on two legs. No other local rescue or shelter would take her; that’s when From the Heart stepped forward. Nova went through several surgeries and endured daily bandage changes for six weeks…but she emerged at the end with a loving and gentle personality. When the perfect home was found in Long Island, New York, nineteen volunteer drivers stepped forward to relay Nova to her new home over the course of two weekends, with a one-week stay in Chicago at Great Dane Rescue. Finally, Nova arrived at her new forever home on December 11, 2006. Below is Nova’s story as submitted to Rally to Rescue which garnered this precious dog the nomination:

From the Heart Rescue also was humbled when we were chosen as a finalist for the Hero of the Pass award by the El Paso Chapter of the American Red Cross for our successful efforts in rescuing and rehabilitating Nova.
Previously, From The Heart Rescue won the Hero of the Pass Award iin 2006. The award was received in recognition of our volunteers who had spent a month living in a parking in New Orleans rescuing pets after Hurricane Katrina. While our rescuers do not do what they do for fame and glory, it is always nice when others recognize our efforts on behalf of the animal community. We were particularly honored to have been nominated for this prestigious award two years in a row! We thank the Red Cross for their continuing and tireless efforts on behalf of the humans in our community in need!

DECISIONS REGARDING YOUR PET’S HEALTH SHOULD BE BASED ON LOVE, NOT FINANCES! To help new adopters, From The Heart gives every new adopter one month of pet health insurance. But it shouldn’t stop with the adoption…and what about your current pets?
Sheltercare is a pet health insurance company with some wonderful insurance plans to protect your current pets as well. Please click on the banner below to get information on how they can help you protect your pet for just pennies a day!

Alleviate the financial stress associated with your pet’s unexpected medical expenses and generate funds for our shelter at the same time! Simply apply for a ShelterCare Pet Insurance Program by using the ShelterCare banner-link.
Here’s how it works: ShelterCare Pet Insurance Programs cover you when your pet needs essential veterinary care from an illness or injury. Also, every time a completed application for a ShelterCare program is generated through our shelter’s website, we automatically receive a $25 donation to help cover needs like medical care and food. This donation is of no cost to you and provides us with essential funds. Make the right move and enroll today!
Our adoption fees for dogs and puppies is $100. This includes:
- For adult dogs: heartworm and erlichia testing (and treament, if necessary), all routine vaccinations, microchip implantation & registration, and spay/neuter.
- For puppies: worming, two sets of puppy vaccinations, worming, heartworm and erlichia testing (and treatment if necessary) microchip implantation & registration, and spay/neuter.
Petfinder and Shelter Care also will donate two months of free pet health insurance to you for your adopted pet!
