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History: 

Chihuahua & Small Dog Rescue, Inc. was founded in October 2005 in the State of Colorado with main office being located in Colorado Springs, CO. Prior to the start of Chihuahua & Small Dog Rescue, Inc., Sue Fisher, President, was a volunteer for Chihuahua Rescue & Transport, Inc. At first Sue was just a volunteer doing home visits and helping with transport. Then she volunteered as the Colorado Coordinator. Since Chihuahua Rescue & Transport didn’t have a strong presence in Colorado, Sue decided to start Chihuahua & Small Dog Rescue, Inc.. However, before she started the organization she researched what volunteers liked and disliked about the organization's they where fostering for. She made a list of all the dislikes and the likes and decided that Chihuahua & Small Dog Rescue, Inc. would not do all the things that she was told that were dislikes. The organization was started! Over the past 2 1/2 years Chihuahua & Small Dog Rescue, Inc. has become a strong rescue organization in the State of Colorado and now is very proud of the alliances, references and credentials that have been earned. We do at times take in owner surrenders, as long as there is complete documentation that the owner is the legal owner of the little one they are surrendering. 98% of all rescues that are taken in are from shelters. When we receive a little one from any source, we ensure that all the proper paperwork to give us legal ownership of the dog is in order. 

Chihuahua & Small Dog Rescue, Inc. will help other rescue organizations in anyway possible. We will help with transport, help other new organizations get started; help organizations make contact with shelter managers. We are here to help whenever we can. This organization is all for the dogs, no matter what breed. 

Below please find our references and credentials, which you are more than welcome to verify with the appropriate agencies. 

Credentials:

  • Ambassador for ProPlan Rally to Rescue 

  • Affiliate of Denver All Breed Rescue Network

  • Associate Member of Colorado Federation of Animal Welfare Agencies

  • Member of Denver Metro Shelter Alliance 

References: 

  •  Pueblo Animal Services – Shelter Manager 

  • Denver Dumb Friends League – Foster Program 

  • The Buddy Center – Foster Program 

  •  LaJunta Animal Services – Shelter Manager

  • Grand Junction Humane Society – Shelter Manager 

  • Pikes Peak Humane Society – Shelter Manager

  • Aurora Animal Shelter - Shelter Manager

  • Larimer Humane Society - Foster Program

Licenses:  

  • Colorado Department of Agriculture – PACFA License # 131-5406-06 (Received April, 2006 for the address Colorado Springs, CO 

  • Colorado Security of State – Charitable Organization – License # 20053008432 (Received Oct 25, 2005 for the address of Colorado Springs, CO) 

  • Colorado Secretary of State – Articles of Organization – We are in Good Standing (Filed October, 2005 for address Colorado Springs, CO) 

  • IRS Federal ID number – 20-3492450 (Received Oct, 2005 for address of Colorado Springs, CO) 

  • Internal Revenue Service - 501 (c)(3) DNL # 17053342008035, Effective Date 10/22/2005. 

The PACFA License requires a yearly inspection of all paper work and conditions of all organizations that transfers more than 24 dogs between March 1 and March 1. We had our first inspection by Colorado Department of Agriculture in June 2006. At that time we received our PACFA License, we did not receive a single penalty, violation, citation or warning. Our second year inspection was in July 2007 and again we did not receive a single penalty, violation, citation or warning.  Our documentation for each and every dog was over and above what the law requires. Every dog we rescue is fully documented, vetted and treated with the utmost care. 

Chihuahua & Small Dog Rescue, Inc covers the entire State of Colorado. We have volunteers as far north as Loveland, CO, south as far as Pueblo, CO and in between. We also have volunteers as far west as Glenwood Springs and as far east as Byers, CO.

Finally, heaven knows, we are not making money! Bills are high for the dogs we have taken in who need care. Our goal is to try and break even – to provide care and the best possible homes for these wonderful little dogs. 

To our supporters, thank you! We thank you, our volunteers thank you and the many dogs saved thank you with every small dog smile!. We promise you we will continue and we will be here for a very long time.


  
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