Lighthouse Animal Shelter

Hi friends and animal lovers,

This year, myself along with several other Lighthouse volunteers will be running the New Bedford Half Marathon to raise funds for Lighthouse Animal Shelter, the amazing organization located in New Bedford that has rescued, rehabilitated, and rehomed so many dogs in our local south coast community. Every year in March, the shelter volunteers and K9 residents have watched this race go right by the shelter at the 3-mile mark on Hathaway Road, and this year the dogs will surely be barking as they watch some of their friends run by their window on March 16th, raising money to buy them more bones.

Every mile we run will be for these animals who rely on the shelter's care and compassion. With your support, we can help provide the food, medical care, linens, toys, and training these dogs and cats need to thrive while they await loving homes in our community. Every donation makes a huge difference. For additional information about the shelter and the animals currently available for adoption:

Lighthouse Website

Lighthouse Facebook

Lighthouse Instagram

Please consider donating to our campaign and helping make a lasting impact on the lives of animals in need. Here are a few pictures of just some of our wonderful residents in need of your support:

Monty

Gypsy

Riley

Barkley

Doug with Nova at Lighthouse

A couple of Larissa, a dog being fostered by one of the team Lighthouse runners Brendan O’Neill

I will be updating this page every week with new pictures of the shelter animals you will be directly supporting - as well as photos from the race and a final update when we finish.

For more pictures and videos please check out the social media channels linked above, and if you are a spectator this year, keep an eye out for runners in Lighthouse Animal Shelter shirts! Thank you for your generosity and support.

Together, we can help more animals find their forever homes.

Update 2/2/2025

Thank you to everyone who has donated in the first day of fundraising. Not many of the dogs wanted to be outside this morning in the chilly temperatures but a few did stay still long enough to grab their picture:

Cole

Ellen

Antley

We saw a few runners go by the shelter today who must be training for the big race on March 16th which got Antley very excited! Thank you for the support and please share the fundraiser with friends, family, and any animal lover in your life.

One of our foster to adopt dogs, Eva, had a medical emergency and was rush to urgent care. Unfortunately she was found to have a mass on her spleen, it has been removed but we are waiting on pathology for prognosis. Eva current vet vill is over 6k and we are expecting it to cost more overall.

We also have a planned surgery for another foster dog, Kelby, who is having surgery on his ear. Which will likely cost us around 4k

We are overwhelmed by all of these medical costs.

Lighthouse needs your support in order for us to continue providing the level of care that these dogs and cats deserve. Please consider donating. No amount is too small and every dollar is truly appreciated. ❤️

More information about Lighthouse Animal Shelter: We are an all-volunteer, 501 (c) 3 organization whose leadership brings decades of combined experience in animal welfare and rescue. Lighthouse Animal Shelter focuses its efforts on helping homeless animals. All animals in our care receive full vetting: spay/neuter, vaccines, testing & parasite control. We offer information and referral services to assist the community with concerns relating to their own or stray companion animals.

Sweet, young Garfield swallowed a collar while at a shelter in South Carolina that was over capacity and was going to be euthanized without a medical rescue.

Lighthouse agreed to take Garfield hoping the collar would pass through on its own which can happen with foreign bodies. However, it did not and Garfield needed emergency surgery to remove the collar and resect the colon.

Unfortunately, a week later a cat that was recently surrendered to us needed a pyometra emergency spay. Pyometra is a deadly uterine infection requiring immediate medical attention.

These two emergencies alone cost us $5,592.61. On top of that we have had 2 puppy medical emergencies, a senior dog in kidney failure requiring intensive bloodwork and a veterinary diet, as well as a dog that was returned to us who is in need of a mammary tumor removal and biopsy. We are overwhelmed by all of these emergencies that have happened in the last few weeks.

Lighthouse needs your support in order for us to continue providing the level of care that these dogs and cats deserve. Please consider donating. No amount is too small and every dollar is truly appreciated. ❤️

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You can make a difference by donating today to Lighthouse Animal Shelter.

We are an all-volunteer, 501 (c) 3 organization whose leadership brings decades of combined experience in animal welfare and rescue. Lighthouse Animal Shelter focuses its efforts on helping homeless animals. All animals in our care receive full vetting: spay/neuter, vaccines, testing & parasite control.

www.lighthouseanimalshelter.org

At Lighthouse Animal Shelter, we rescue adult & senior dogs from euthanasia lists in southern states that would otherwise have no chance. 95% of the dogs in our care were at some point on a death row list.

Meet Willa, Emma & Kota: 3 sweet senior dogs who have needed extensive veterinary care on top of our expected spay/neuters, heartworm tests, and vaccines.

These girls needed senior wellness panels, follow-up bloodwork, growth removal, radiographs, antibiotics for tickborne illnesses, eye meds, 2/3 dogs needed heartworm treatment, and we're looking at an upcoming very expensive dental procedure for Miss Kota.

Our adoption fees rarely cover the cost of care that we provide for a young/adult dog. For a senior dog, their fee NEVER covers the cost of the care that we provide them with. For Emma alone, Lighthouse spent $1,009.66 on her medical. Our adoption fee for senior dogs is $250.

Please consider donating to cover these bills so we can restore our emergency veterinary fund and continue to rescue more dogs that need our help

This is Willa's total not even including her heartworm treatment:

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More about our organization:

You can make a difference by donating today to Lighthouse Animal Shelter.

We are an all-volunteer, 501 (c) 3 organization whose leadership brings decades of combined experience in animal welfare and rescue. Lighthouse Animal Shelter focuses its efforts on helping homeless animals. All animals in our care receive full vetting: spay/neuter, vaccines, testing & parasite control. We also offer information and referral services to assist the community with concerns relating to their own or stray companion animals.

Having a happy environment for our adoptable animals that is also healthy is one of our top priorities. We've looked into other options but having artificial grass for our play yard is the one that makes the most sense for our dogs, volunteers, and visitors.

Our new lawn will be installed by Forever Lawn. https://www.foreverlawn.com/k9grass/

Years ago we had natural grass at our shelter! With thousands of happy dogs running in circles, that quickly turned into sand. With our New England weather, that sand quickly turns into mud. With heavy rain, the giant mud puddle at one end of our yard lingers for days. While our dogs do love playing and digging in the dirt & mud, K9 Grass/Turf will provide them with a clean, safe, and comfortable surface to play and relax on.

What our dogs will soon find out is that if we spend less time cleaning our floors, kennels, etc. of dust and dirt and less time cleaning each dog as they come in after a party in the mud puddle, we'll have more time to dote on our pups on our new K9 Grass lawn!

The quote for our backyard is $31,750. This is going to be a huge hit on our finances but it's one that we truly believe is the right choice for our current dogs and the hundreds of dogs we rescue from euthanasia in the future.

This is something we have contemplated doing for years and we're finally taking the plunge with the health and happiness of our dogs in mind. Please consider helping us provide our dogs with a better outdoor experience.

You can make a difference by donating today to Lighthouse Animal Shelter.

We are an all-volunteer, 501 (c) 3 organization whose leadership brings decades of combined experience in animal welfare and rescue. Lighthouse Animal Shelter focuses its efforts on helping homeless animals. All animals in our care receive full vetting: spay/neuter, vaccines, testing & parasite control. We offer information and referral services to assist the community with concerns relating to their own or stray companion animals.

Ginger is scheduled for emergency surgery after being hit by a car and she needs your help!

 

We received an urgent email explaining that a sweet, 7-year-old dog named Ginger was at a shelter in Columbia, SC. She needed out of the shelter that day and was in need of immediate medical attention.

Lighthouse has committed to Ginger's rescue. She is now at the emergency vet who has estimated a $6,000 surgery (including her board). We really want to help her.

Any donation big or small will help this sweet girl on her road to recovery.

 

Thank you for your continued support! Xrays are below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

More information about Lighthouse Animal Shelter: We are an all-volunteer, 501 (c) 3 organization whose leadership brings decades of combined experience in animal welfare and rescue. At Lighthouse Animal Shelter, we focus our efforts on helping adult and senior homeless animals. All animals in our care receive full vetting: spay/neuter, vaccines, testing & parasite control. We offer information and referral services to assist the community with concerns relating to their own or stray companion animals.