Posts by Lynne Bengston
Amazing Alice & the bottle babies
Amazing Alice was found as a stray momma with two freshly weaned pups. They were brought to an overcrowded rural shelter. By kismet, fate or chance, four tiny babies…
Read MoreHarvey & Zya
Harvey and Zya both came to Safe Hands Rescue in dire need of help. Harvey chose the right porch to curl up on as a stray in desperate need…
Read MoreDobby McDobson
Dobby arrived at the shelter, a tiny baby, nearly blind. Dobby was in rough shape so Pilot Stuart with Pilots N Paws brought him and his littermates to Safe Hands…
Read MoreA Light in the Darkness (Video)
Our work focuses on rescuing and rehoming dogs from overcrowded, high intake, low adoption shelters where there is otherwise little hope. We also work to solve the homeless pet population…
Read MoreSeven Days
Seven days ago Lilo woke and emerged from her hiding spot on the side of the road. The air was thick and sticky promising another scorcher. The heat index was…
Read MoreThank you to our volunteers!
National Volunteer Week is a time to celebrate people doing extraordinary things. Safe Hands Rescue celebrates and thanks its wonderful volunteers!
Read MoreMercy & Miracles
Boys will be boys or so it’s said. Nineteen year old Kaegen and his friends were stirring up some excitement on a Friday night. They were up on the mountain…
Read MoreHurricane Katrina – “the storm that changed us”
Ten years ago today in the early morning hours Hurricane Katrina, made landfall in New Orleans. The levees breeched shortly thereafter. It was “the storm that changed us”. Indeed it…
Read MoreSaving Animals With Mobile Tech: Safe Hands Animal Rescue
June is National Pet Adoption Month, and according to the ASPCA, approximately 2.7 million animals are adopted each year. We interviewed Lynne Bengston, co-founder and director of Safe Hands Animal…
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