Helping Hands Pet Rescue Inc

Helping Hands was formed in 2000 by a team of veterinary technicians and a few wonderfully supportive veterinarians. Initially, we were completely based out of the animal hospital and focused on greyhounds and puppy mill dogs. In 2001, we joined up with 4 other local adoption agencies as part of the Alachua County Maddie’s Fund Partners. Since then, our focus has been reducing euthanasia in Alachua County. The majority of our intakes are rescued after being placed on the movement list at Alachua County Animal Services and other small rural open intake shelters in surrounding counties. These animals are often sick or injured and could not be adopted out without additional medical care. We’ve grown from an organization that did roughly 20 adoptions in 2000 to one that did 1083 adoptions in 2015! We are so lucky to have such a supportive community. We couldn't do it without your help!