RESCUED PETS MOVEMENT

Each week, Rescued Pets Movement saves hundreds of animals from area shelters, often from the euthanasia list. We have saved over 100,000 lives since our founding in 2013. With your help, RPM makes new beginnings possible for homeless pets throughout Houston. Volunteer, foster, or donate today to help us continue our lifesaving work!

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What does Rescued Pets Movement do?

Why does RPM transport dogs and cats outside of Houston?

Why is there a demand for adoptable pets in other parts of the US?

What does RPM need most to continue saving lives?

What happens when there is an overpopulation of homeless animals?

Why can’t these pets find forever homes in Houston?

Can you help me with a stray animal?

How Rescued Pets Movement Works

Each year, tens of thousands of animals enter Houston area shelters. With most animal shelters and other animal welfare organizations operating at capacity (and overcapacity), RPM has been crucial in dramatically reducing the number of animals euthanized each year at BARC (Houston’s City Shelter). We achieve this by transporting homeless animals to areas of the U.S. where there is a demand for adoptable pets.

Rescued Pets Movement works every day to impact the lives of countless cats and dogs. We reached 100,000 lives saved in early 2026!

Rescued Pets Movement provides
love, transport, and second chances.

Rescued Pets Movement gives homeless pets a second chance at life by, sometimes literally, pulling them from death row at area shelters. Once saved and in loving short-term foster homes, these pets receive essential rehabilitation and medical care. RPM partners with reputable animal welfare organizations in areas across the United States where there is a high demand for adoptable pets. Each week, we transport animals to our partners, where they are adopted into forever homes.

Our model is simple – The Greater Houston Metropolitan area has a very high number of homeless pets needing homes. Sadly, there are not enough homes here for all of the homeless animals in need. We rescue Houston’s homeless animals from shelters and send them to other parts of the U.S., where loving families are waiting to adopt animals. And it works! We drive hundreds of thousands of miles each year to bring homeless pets to their forever homes in places like Colorado and Illinois. With your help, we can continue our lifesaving work.

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