DFW Pug Rescue Inc.

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🐾 Our History

Founded in 1996, DFW Pug Rescue, Inc. is one of the largest pug rescue organizations in the United States having rescued and placed over 7,500 huggable, squeezable, absolutely adorable pugs. In March 2026, we proudly celebrated 30 years of rescue!

For three decades, one thing has remained true: We can only keep going because of generous donors like you. DFW Pug Rescue rescues all purebred and mixed pugs regardless of age or medical condition. No Pug Left Behind.

At DFW Pug Rescue, our biggest expense by far is medical care. This North Texas Giving Day, you can help us continue our mission to rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome pugs in need, no matter their age, condition, or cost.

The reality of where we’re at…

This year in March and April alone, we took in nearly 100 pugs and averaged $47,800 in vet bills per month! Each month since, our monthly expenses have grown. 

2026 has has had more intake than we’ve EVER experienced and our funds are completely depleted. 

We need more than individual gifts this year.

Medical needs are rising faster than donations, and we’re asking our community to think bigger this North Texas Giving Day.

That means:

• Checking if your employer offers donation matching
• Asking your company about corporate giving or sponsorships
• Making a one-time gift in honor of a group, team, or business
• Sharing this campaign with others who can give alongside you
• Every dollar is tax-deductible, and every expanded gift helps us continue lifesaving medical care for pugs who arrive with urgent, complex needs.

 

What Your Donation Covers

• $20 = One month of flea and tick prevention for one pug
• $25 = One day of boarding for one pug
• $35 = Heartworm prevention for one pug for one month
• $57 = Basic veterinary exam
• $270 = Exam + vaccinations
• $300 = Spay or neuter
• $900 = Prescription food for one pug for one month
• $2,500 = Major surgery (like eye removal or hip repair)

  
  

In 2025, we spent between $40,000 to $45,000 every month on veterinary care. Over 94% of all donations go straight to veterinary care.

 

🐶 Why It Matters

We rescue every pug, no matter how sick, old, or injured. From mange to mammary tumors, from blindness to broken hips… if a pug needs help, we're there.

Each pug receives full medical care, a safe foster home, and a second chance. 92% of the pugs we rescue find their perfect forever home every year, but we can’t do it without you!

 

💯 Our Numbers

In 2026, DFW Pug Rescue expected to serve over 250 pugs, maintain 110+ foster and respite homes with around 90-120 pugs in our rescue at all times; and place 150+ dogs in approved adoptive homes. We have well exceeded those numbers at just halfway through the year.

Each pug entering our care is transported to a veterinary care center in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Their conditions at intake vary and may include a positive heartworm test, mammary tumors, hernias, malnutrition, demodex mange, knee and hip dysplasia, ear infections, and blindness. 

The average expenses associated with the treatment, medication, and follow-up care of these rescued pugs’ exceeds $400,000, and it continues to rise.

 

💛 Be Their Lifeline

Pugs are resilient, loving, and full of life, even after facing the toughest medical challenges.

Because of you, they get the chance to heal, to love, and to be loved again.

Donate this North Texas Giving Day and help us say: No Pug Left Behind.

Give Now!

 

Another way to help is to open your heart and home to a pug in need by becoming a foster. It’s one of the most rewarding ways to help. Learn more about fostering and find the application here: https://www.dfwpugs.com/become-a-foster

Want to make an even bigger impact? Save pugs in need through recurring monthly donations by becoming a Pug Warrior. Learn more here: https://www.dfwpugs.com/pug-warrior-program