DFW Pug Rescue Club

:: [email protected] :: Mission Statement -- DFWPRC’s mission is to leave no pug behind. We rescue pugs of all ages and physical conditions and find each of them a loving, secure home. DFW Pug Rescue Club was incorporated in July 1997 as a non-profit corporation for the rescue, care, and placement of unwanted, mistreated, or homeless pugs in Texas. DFWPRC is the largest pug rescue organization in the United States and has rescued and placed over 6,516 huggable, squeezable, absolutely adorable pugs! We rescue approximately 10 pugs a week. We rescue all purebred pugs regardless of age or medical condition. Veterinary care is our biggest ongoing expense. We average approximately $250,000 a year in veterinary bills. This amount is after our veterinary care clinics provide deep discounts. More than 90% of all funds donated to DFW Pug Rescue are used to pay for veterinary care. The majority of our pugs are owner surrender due to military deployment, death, divorce, relocation, new baby, marriage, travel, and estate placements. All pugs rescued by DFWPRC, are taken immediately to the vet where they are examined, vaccinated, sterilized, receive rabies shots, tested and treated for heartworms...all completed before being placed in a foster or permanent home. 70% of the rescue pugs are heartworm positive and all are treated at DFWPRC’s expense. We are an all-volunteer, non-profit organization and do not have a staging area to hold our rescue pugs. We depend on the generosity of our volunteers to provide foster homes until permanent homes can be located. We rescue more males than females (10:1), more fawns than blacks (40:1), and the average age of our rescue pugs is four years old. The average life span of a pug is between 14-17 years. DFWPRC has placed pugs in 28 states, British Columbia, Canada, Hawaii, Germany, and Japan. All pugs must be picked up in Dallas / Fort Worth by their new families -- no pugs are shipped!