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We are Vanguard Animal Rescue and ran by myself, Christi LaRue and my husband of 23 years, Darren LaRue. We have always owned dogs and taken dogs in that were lost and found either their original homes or new homes. We decided to be more official and open our own rescue and do what we love most which is help animals in need. We live on 6 fenced in acres and have multiple locations on our property for animals. We currently own 6 dogs, 2 cats, 2 goats, and lots of chickens, ducks, and turkeys. We also currently have 19 rescues that are available for adoption as well as 2 that we are holding for 2 homeless men that are getting their lives back on track.
We are Vanguard Animal Rescue and ran by myself, Christi LaRue and my husband of 23 years, Darren LaRue. We have always owned dogs and taken dogs in that were lost and found either their original homes or new homes. We decided to be more official and open our own rescue and do what we love most which is help animals in need. We live on 6 fenced in acres and have multiple locations on our property for animals. We currently own 6 dogs, 2 cats, 2 goats, and lots of chickens, ducks, and turkeys. We also currently have 19 rescues that are available for adoption as well as 2 that we are holding for 2 homeless men that are getting their lives back on track.
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Dog adoption and cat adoption saves lives. Adopt a dog or adopt a cat and you'll have a friend for life.
What is the difference between adopting a dog, adopting a cat, adopting a kitten or adopting a puppy versus getting dogs for sale, cats for sale, puppies for sale or kittens for sale from a dog breeder or a cat breeder?
When someone is breeding puppies or breeding kittens, they are creating new dogs and cats who need homes. Some people are interested in a very specific breed of dog, cat, puppy or kitten and they think the only way to find that specific breed is to buy a dog for sale or buy a cat for sale from a puppy breeder or a kitten breeder. Yet animal shelters are filled with dogs and cats who must find homes.
So rather than buying a dog or puppy for sale from a dog breeder or buying a cat or kitten for sale from a cat breeder, we encourage people to adopt a dog, adopt a cat, adopt a puppy or adopt a kitten at their local animal shelter, SPCA, humane society or pet rescue group.
