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About Ruff Start Rescue

Ruff Start Rescue is dedicated to saving the lives of at-risk animals. They are a foster, home-based, non-profit 501(c)(3), no-kill dog and cat rescue based in Princeton, Minnesota who collaborate, communicate, and educate about the importance of animal rescue and welfare. They rescue stray, neglected, abandoned, and surrendered dogs and cats as well as ferrets, guinea pigs, rabbits, and other critters and work very hard to place them in new loving homes.

Ruff Start Rescue operates largely through volunteers and donations, relying on social media to stay connected. The more than 600 volunteers working with the rescue transport animals, serve as foster families, coordinate adoptions and much more. Without volunteers and donations, Ruff Start Rescue could not exist.


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