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🐶 501(c)(3) Foster-Based Dog Rescue
📍 Los Angeles
🖤 Saving at-risk, old & sick dogs
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Rescue is expensive. Shelters are full. And the dogs don’t care about either of those things. They just need someone to show up.

This is what Clear the Shelters month is about for us. Not just pulling dogs, but having the resources to actually support them all the way through. Vet care, food, medication, transport, training. None of it stops and neither can we.

Help us keep saying yes.

Link in bio to donate or foster.

#TheRealCostOfRescue #RealGoodRescue #ClearTheShelters #RealGoodGang by @realgoodrescue

Devastated. Heartbroken. Furious.

And not one of those words comes close to scratching the surface of the literal hell Rita has endured.

Since sharing her story, multiple people have come forward with their own experiences with Nick Vonderlieth. Dogs still missing. Dogs confirmed dead. Dogs he claims were placed in forever homes with zero proof of life. We are gathering everything from everyone who has reached out so we can determine the next best steps.

But right now Rita is our only focus.

She is still in the hospital fighting and she needs two things urgently.

- A foster in Southern California who can give her the patience, gentleness, and time she deserves after everything she has been through.

- Donations for her medical care.

Please share this. Please reach out if you can foster. Rita did not give up. The least we can do is make sure she never has to fight alone again.

#RealGoodRescue #RealGoodGang #RealGoodRita #A5685097 by @realgoodrescue

After 2.5 years… Hannah Banana is finally home. ✨

She showed up at every adoption event. She starred on podcasts. She became the face of resilience for our whole team, and thousands rooted for her. Through it all, we never stopped believing.
Hannah’s story isn’t just about one dog. It’s about the crisis in Los Angeles shelters. It’s about the countless animals who wait months, even years, for someone to choose them. And it’s about the unwavering commitment of fosters, vets, donors, and rescuers who refuse to give up, no matter how long it takes.

We are endlessly grateful to every person who carried Hannah through this journey:
@terahgisolo
@kellywilson1022
@nut_magg
@kirstenleah
@socialsbytrinity
@danlavalette
@redemptiontails.llc
@nobodygottimeforthat
@cosmic_rescue_babe

Our incredible fosters @fostermamaranko and @pupsandnerds and
the @1510foundation for her supporting some of her medical care.

And finally @mileageandmimosas for giving her the forever home she deserves.

And thank you to every single person who shared, donated, and cheered her on. Hannah’s happy ending belongs to all of you too.

Here’s to Hannah Banana. The heart of our rescue. The dog who taught us never to give up. 💛

📍 Adopt at www.realgood.dog (link in bio)
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Some families adopt one dog and call it a day.
Archie’s family said hold my beer.

Gino, you hit the jackpot.

Here’s to that Real Good life.

📣 Want to be the first to know about new dogs up for adoption, volunteer opportunities, and rescue updates? Join the Real Good Rescue Broadcast Group -> Link in bio.

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Rocky found his people.

All this boy ever wanted was to be near them.
Now he gets that every single day, plus a bestie sibling he didn’t see coming.

Here’s to that Real Good life, Rocky.

📣 Saving dogs is a year-round job—and monthly giving helps us show up for pups in need no matter what. Whether it’s $5 or $50, your monthly gift helps us cover vet care, transport, and everything in between. Link in bio to start giving monthly or visit www.realgood.dog/take-action.

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Rita has already survived hell.
Halloween has nothing on her.

Scariest thing about this photo?
She still needs a home.

📣 Moved by Rita’s story? It only takes Real Good Rescue a few hundred dollars to pull a dog like Rita from a shelter at a moment’s notice. But we need friends like you to make sure we have those funds on hand at a moment’s notice. Donate to our Rapid Response Fund so we can act fast, when a matter of seconds could mean life or death for a dog. Donate at the link in our bio or visit https://givebutter.com/RealGoodRapidResponse. Thank you.

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How does it get this bad?

40 dogs in a garage in South Los Angeles.

Covered in urine and feces. Matted hair, missing hair, missing skin. Ear infections. Skin infections. Nails so overgrown they could barely walk. The smell alone was a biohazard. And not a single person came to check. Not once.

The woman responsible had been showing up to Skid Row every Sunday to collect donated supplies because she couldn’t afford to feed them. And still, 40 dogs. In a garage. With no intervention.

The vet hospital we brought them to had already taken in 17 dogs from a completely separate hoarding case that same day.

This is Los Angeles. The laws exist. They are not being enforced. And small rescues like us keep showing up, absorbing the financial cost, the medical burden, and the emotional weight of a system that refuses to do its job.

15 dogs are safe. We’re not done yet.
@realgoodrescue @hitliving @startswithonetoday

#RealGoodRescue #RealGoodGang #TheHoarding40 by @realgoodrescue

Gabe the Babe is doing his best work.

Skin and ear Infections under control. Foster couch acquired.

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📣 Moved by Gabe’s story? It only takes Real Good Rescue a few hundred dollars to pull a dog like Gabriel from a shelter at a moment’s notice. But we need friends like you to make sure we have those funds on hand at a moment’s notice. Donate to our Rapid Response Fund so we can act fast, when a matter of seconds could mean life or death for a dog. Donate at the link in our bio or visit https://givebutter.com/RealGoodRapidResponse. Thank you.

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Guys!!!!! What is going on?! We currently have boots on the ground working a BAD hoarding case with estimated 40 dogs. Pregnant dogs. Puppies. Grown. In Bred dogs. It’s bad!

So far we have @realgoodrescue on board. But we need more rescues. If you need age, sex etc this is NOT for you. This is for rescues that can help RESCUE dogs from a hellhole. by @realgoodrescue

POV: still manifesting because apparently this face wasn’t enough.

📣 100% of proceeds from Real Good merch go straight back to the dogs, funding the vet care, transport, and everyday work it takes to save a life. Shop hats, tees, and sweatshirts at the link in our bio or visit www.realgood.dog/shop.

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Miss Popularity. Miss Congeniality. Miss Cannot Believe She Does Not Have A Home Yet.

People-obsessed, attention-loving, and fully prepared to be your whole entire personality.

Who’s coming to put the “finally adopted” sash on her?

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Rene would like everyone to know she is taking
Halloween very seriously.

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Who’s adopting this unicorn?

📣 Want to be the first to know about new dogs up for adoption, volunteer opportunities, and rescue updates? Join the Real Good Rescue Broadcast Group -> Link in bio.

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