P.O. Box 424, Yardley, PA 19067-8424 brl@beaglerescueleague.org

Guardian Angels Program

“I believe there are angels among us, sent down to us from somewhere up above. They come to you and me in our darkest hours, to show us how to live, teach us how to give and guide us with the light of love” ~ Alabama “Angels Among Us” lyrics

People often ask of our volunteers/foster homes, “What do you do when a foster dog isn’t adopted?” That’s a good question. When you start a rescue, you honestly probably don’t think about this, because – well, why would you? That’s the whole point of doing this work – to find them homes! Unfortunately, though, although you would hope that this would never happen, there are some dogs that are not ill or dangerous enough to warrant euthanasia (something to be reserved for only the most extreme cases in the best interest of the dog), but yet remained with us month after month… year after year… to where it eventually seemed unfair to them to try to rehome them given the bonds they developed with their foster families. In fairness to our foster families, however, we could not expect them to adopt the dogs, so this program was created. So long as the foster home is willing, these dogs remain with their foster families, but are still financially cared for by Beagle Rescue League.

We accepted all of these dogs into our rescue, at the time under another name, and when BRL opened, each of these dogs was transferred to us from that rescue, but sadly without even a dime of their accompanying sponsorships and/or any financial support (and some of them had thousands of dollars donated for their care). They were all long-term, special needs dogs, and Beagle Rescue League has been committed to them from the start. Each of these beloved dogs has been lucky enough to find, within Beagle Rescue League, a Guardian Angel to watch over them…