Zeke Hyman’s fundraiser for DDR

Bridget and I were introduced to the Detroit Dog Rescue in 2017. They rescued a two year old pittie mix from the city’s animal control. He had been found homeless wandering the streets of Detroit. He was scheduled to be euthanized because they didn’t have enough room and they had too many Pitt mixes. That two year old homeless soul found a home and a name...Zeke. If you laugh at his antics on Facebook please consider making a donation to DDR so they can save more dogs like Zeke. DDR is in the running to win a city wide Rock Community Challenge award of $25,000...but they have to raise the most money to win. Please help us help them win. Zeke sends his thanks & love. ❤️🐕

ABOUT DETROIT DOG RESCUE

Detroit Dog Rescue (DDR) was founded in February 2011, after the City of Detroit refused to allow access to a network television series that would have documented the lives of stray dogs trying to survive in an abandoned urban environment. There is a stray dog epidemic in the city, especially in the neighborhoods, just as there is in many cities across the United States that have had to deal with economic decline, dwindling populations and abandoned buildings. If other animal lovers around the world could see what we see on the streets of Detroit every day, we know that they would help us make a difference in this city, one dog at a time.

Detroit Dog Rescue helps between 80 to 120 dogs at any given time. On May 1, 2014, Detroit Dog Rescue opened the first no kill shelter in the City of Detroit. Our rescue is known for taking animals in trouble that most regard as unadoptable and investing the time and training needed to rehabilitate and re-home these dogs.

In June 2015, Mayor Mike Duggan met with our Executive Director, Kristina Millman-Rinaldi, to assemble an animal welfare reform committee for the City of Detroit. Detroit Dog Rescue’s efforts at a municipal level still have lasting effects today and Kristina has remained an animal advocate and advisor to multiple cities, states and organizations.

On October 20, 2015, history was made for DDR and the City of Detroit. For the first time, a transfer agreement between rescues and the city came into fruition. Under this agreement, Detroit Dog Rescue transferred the first dogs from Detroit Animal Control.