Stray Rescue of St Louis

I work with rescue organizations all over the country, the world really, and there are few with the scope of programs, size of operations, and depth of knowledge as Stray Rescue of St. Louis. The people here care deeply for the lives of the animals they save. They care about their community. I constantly marvel at their dedication.
When you are looking to add to your family, please visit them and find your fur-​ever friend. Save a life. Adopt don’t shop.

Caregivers are amazing. Every single one of them. Greatly disappointed with the adoption and foster team. We as fosters were not backed up when we mentioned red flags. It’s not about the safe forever home but how quickly you can get a animal into a home. Any home will do but any home won’t do. Animals deserve a safe place and future fosters please don’t get discouraged from fostering here but make them back you up on every foster decision and do not allow them to settle. I did my best and it was more about the money and getting the dog in a home as quick as possible even with evidence it is all about money and politics. Wondeful place to volunteer but fostering not so much. While Randy is working hard to save these dogs, some of his team members are failing him and not putting these animals first and their fosters and volunteers are going else where. Fire most upper management and go back to the basics. God Bless! Side Note: Valarie controls everything. Unfortunately, she is more worried about money then the pups. She needs to be fired asap as well as the other money hungry children. Get off your high horse and stop treating the animals like moving products little girls!

Stray Rescue is an amazing organization! These people care about each and every dog within the walls of the shelter and throughout this city. I love how, at this shelter, you don’t pick the dog, the dog picks you. That is how we ended up with the sweetest dog, Winnie. The staff is patient, kind, and understanding. They walked us through the adoption step by step and were incredibly accommodating. I am beyond impressed with their compassion and professionalism. Thank you Stray Rescue!

Stray rescue lies about the breeds of dogs they adopt out. Rather than call the pit bulls «pit bulls» they mislabel them as «terrier mix». This is done to deceive families with young children into adopting a dangerous breed of dog. I walked through and was disappointed to see so many pit bulls labeled as terrier mixes so I left. And since I’ve written this Stray Rescue has sent their people to threaten me through Unilocal!Wow stay classy Stray Rescue

This is a wonderful organization who saves countless animal lives. Many people are irresponsible and cruel when it comes to dogs in St. Louis City. stray Rescue continues to advocate for safe ownership of animals. The on-​site vet team does the dirty work with saving dogs or ending their suffering. The organization holds the city and her citizens responsible for their actions when it comes to animal management.
Always a great place to volunteer and get some exercising walking pups

This is an amazing organization that takes excellent care of their dogs. They try their hardest to work with each dog and match them with their «forever home». My husband and I had the pleasure of working with them last year when we were looking to adopt a dog. We were hesitant at first about a pit bull because we were ignorant to the facts. Pit bulls are not mean; it is the ignorant owners. You do not yell and scream and physically abuse a dog to create obedience. It’s about patience and love. Anyway, I’ll get off my soap box. (It’s just dumb people with their one star reviews of this amazing organization really piss me off. For you I have no patience!) However, to continue with my story, my husband and I adopted Bitberger (now Darby). He is a pit bull that had sadly been at the shelter for 2 years! We brought him home with open arms. Why no one had scooped him up sooner is beyond us. He is so loving. He loves our 2 cats and playing with the neighborhood dogs. We owe so much to Stray and Rescue. Without them we would never have found Darby and our lives would not be the same without him.

Most of the Unilocal reviews I read have been about the organization not about the animals. I tried adopting a dog. I made an original appointment to meet a dog that appointment was never set up by the person and had to reschedule after waiting 45 minutes for them to tell me the appointment was never scheduled in the first place. No one had a clue about the dog if they had I would’ve never tried to adopt him. When I took the dog back the vet at animal control told me several things about him. Why didn’t stray rescue know these things? The impression I got from these individuals is that they were quite scatterbrained & all they thought of was the money they could make off the dogs. I was correct too when I read the one review about the $ 1M the organization got. That makes me feel sad for the animals. With that said I adopted a dog through the APA in July as matter of fact a special needs dog and I’m working on the special training with him that he needs.

Stray Rescue will always hold a special place in my heart. I’ve been a part of the Stray Rescue family since 2009, when I started volunteering & fostering. I did my research on local animal shelters and knew I would need to work at a no-​kill shelter (I couldn’t bear to work with dogs that may be euthanized) –so I attended an orientation & didn’t look back.
Fast forward 4 years & I can’t believe how far they’ve come. This place is truly a testament to «fighting for what you believe in». I love how Randy (the founder) keeps their website & social media up-​to-​date and engages with thousands of followers. He constantly posts videos of the rescues he’s done & photos of dogs in need. Support this cause in any way and you won’t be disappointed!
Stray Rescue 101
* Attend a quick VOLUNTEER training & get approved to walk dogs whenever you have time.
* Fill out some forms & you can even FOSTER dogs– this is such a rewarding opportunity– I encourage you to try it out. You can pick a dog from the shelter & take them home until they get adopted.
* DONATE– they’re always in need of supplies (bedding, laundry detergent, etc.) & of course dinero
* ADVOCATE– probably the easiest option– TALK about Stray Rescue– know someone who wants a dog? Direct them to Stray Rescue instead of a breeder.

I love the idea behind stray rescue and i LOVE our adopted MIss B. She is the best little addition to our family.
We started off as foster parents to her and having fostered in the past we were excited to be part of such a large group. Sadly the fosters for the most part, seemed to be a bit on the clicky side and weren’t the most welcoming to new-​comers.
The people that work at the shelter, Barbie for instance was amazing and always on the ball. She answered emails quick, phone calls within a day and truly cares about the pups.
Anyone thinking of adopting or fostering, or anything here should read the book «don’t dump the dog» it gives great advice from the founder.
When you finish the book, then you have the best ideas of what would be expected of anyone helping stray rescue.
Mostly, thank you for our lovely and wonderful dog!!!

I recently adopted a puppy from Stray Rescue and I can not even begin to express how easy and kind they were to work with. My puppy was in a foster home and after I submitted my application online it was forwarded to the foster mom to review. The whole process was quick and seamless. I did have to wait a few weeks after paying the adoption fee to bring home my dog because she was still waiting on the rest of her shots and her spay but I was just amazed that all of that was included in the $ 75 adoption fee. I was also very grateful that she spent the majority of her time in the foster home because by the time I brought her home you would have never known she was a feral dog due to the socialization she received. My only (small) gripe would be to be able to pay the adoption fee online through paypal. I see on their site you can give donations by paypal but you have to bring a check in for the adoption fee but that definitely wouldn’t stop me from adopting again.

We all know what Stray Rescue is about. We know that they always need money and volunteers. I try to do my part. Ive been there a few times recently to drop off old linens, blankets, towels etc… This is easy and something we can all do. Go through all your linen closets and see what you dont need anymore. Even dogs like 800 thread count sheets!
Do what ever you can. If you can give food, money bedding, pillows, etc, they can surely use these items. Maybe your not a big dog lover, clean out those closets and help the dogs!

What is NOT to adore about Stray Rescue? Big thanks to Christine F for being an amazing planner of a UYE and getting some of us Unilocalers involved.
The staff here is so friendly and helpful and the woman who instructed us during our UYE was so informative and got us feeling comfortable before we were loose on the street by ourselves. She explained the different color collars, how to hold the leashes, what to do if you come across another dog while you’re walking one, etc. We started off walking one dog together (Gonzo wasn’t really feeling it, he was a wiggly guy) and then we went out in pairs. Becca and I had an adorable little girl named Dana and I am going to be back to walk her again. She was a perfect little walker and was so very sweet… you could tell she enjoyed the exercise.
The beautiful thing is that once you go through the short orientation you can go back any time to walk dogs, if it’s for 20 minutes or for four hours. It’s very much time well spent.
The only thing I didn’t expect was the smell, as silly as it sounds. Overwhelming smell of doggy. Take your allergy medicine.
Amazing place and I hope all of these guys get adopted!

Stray Rescue has a very special place in my heart. As a dog lover, I am overjoyed to have discovered this no-​kill animal shelter in St. Louis. The downtown location is directly across from my work– and that’s how I discovered it.
My family adopted a beautiful– gorgeous– rottweiler mix from this shelter. Frank had a tough year and a half on the streets of St. Louis, but Stray Rescue took good care of him. Now we are blessed to have him in our home.
The $ 75 adoption fee included Frank, of course, a nice adoption packet, his neuter surgery, and the services of a professional trainer for as long as we have Frank. Sylviacame to our house and gave us some wonderful tips on how to train Frank to behave on walks, toward guests, etc.
This organization is fantastic. If you are considering dog ownership, I strongly recommend visiting the shelter. Volunteers kindly walk you through the whole vicinity so you can see all of the dogs in person.

I wish I could say I have had a better experience with this organization. I have called them several times about strays in the city since they took over the duties of the old city pound and have been told both times that they do not catch stray dogs and on one occasion the person told me the dog had probably been run over and killed already so it was pointless.
I once attempted to adopt a dog from them and it was brought out to me from the back and I was not allowed to see its living conditions which was a bit strange to me. I am not a fan of this group and could list more of my negative experiences with them but I will not.

When Christine F. organized a ‘Do Good, Feel Good’ Unofficial Unilocal Event here last month, I knew I had to be a part of it.
Admittedly, I’m more of a cat person, but when it comes to animals in need, I don’t pick and choose which ones I want to help. Bring on the doggies!
Stray Rescue is such an amazing organization with the best volunteers. Seriously. Everyone who was working there really cared about these dogs and wanted the absolute best for them. It was evident.
While there, we walked a bunch of the dogs, which was a lot of fun. Those pups have some serious energy! I loved it. And I may have fallen in love with a dog or two. I wish I could take them all in!
The volunteer coordinator spoke of a possible future program that would match up some of the super energetic dogs with runners. So instead of walking the dogs, we’d be able to RUN with them! If that program gets off the ground, you KNOW I’m going to be all over it.
If you have a few extra hours on hand, I highly recommend volunteering at Stray Rescue. I know I’ll be back.

Stray Rescue is an amazing rescue organization that St. Louis should be very proud to have.
They have rescue countless animals off of the street and from horrible conditions and rehabilitated them and found loving homes with wonderful families.
Unfortunately, there are hundreds more who will need help so their work is never ending.
Recently, they have moved into a new large location Downtown. After the city dog pound finally shut it’s doors on it’s decapitated old building, SR stepped up to the plate to help out those dogs and cats.
Randy Grimm is the founder of this group and his heart is so full of compassion and eagerness to help animals in need that it’s contagious. Many others have come forward to lend their time and money to his dream of getting these dogs off the streets.
The new building is coming along nicely, and they are in need of MANY, MANY volunteers to help there. Do you have an extra hour before work where you can stop by and walk some of the dogs? Maybe you have some old blankets or towels that they could use?
The new place is on Pine and 23^rd street Downtown… just visit the website to fill out the volunteer application, or stop in early in the morning and fill one out there and start walkin’!
I would advise to wear tennis shoes, and earplugs. Fingerless gloves would also be nice for walking those bigger dogs who need some leash manners.
Of course foster homes are greatly needed, but maybe that’s not for you and you still want to help. This would be a perfect way to do this.

they gave me the dog of my dreams… thankyou…keepup the good work…

Stray Rescue recently won one million dollars from YouTube to help expand their facilities and expand the amazing work they do. How did they win this much money? Well, they beat out every other shelter in the country (not state, COUNTRY) because they have done so much amazing work. Seriously, that’s how good this place is…
The director is a professional friend of my sisters and he helps to run the organization. I am not saying this to be biased because I know for a fact that he’s an incredibly nice guy, but he does an amazing job. It is a no kill organization and they put a lot of their animals into foster care to make sure they are taken care of properly. Also, they take such good care of their animals when they are in the shelter. I have had so many friends and family get their pets from them and they are always in great shape for being shelter dogs. Sweet as can be, completely vaccinated, and just… healthy. I have had a lot of rescue animals in my life, and I can tell you, that is not always the case.
This is just an amazing organization. Whether you are looking for a great place to volunteer, to donate to, or to find a pet, you have to check them out. You will never find a better shelter.

Stray Rescue is a wonderful organization that rescues stray dogs from the city. Those that can be approached are brought to one of their two shelters (that have limited space) or more frequently are put in foster homes.
The many volunteers that open their homes to these dogs are amazing. Not to forget those that drive around the city leaving dog food and ice water in the summer and build little homes for these poor animals to stay warm in for the winter.
If you’re looking for an opportunity to volunteer, I highly recommend Stray Rescue (
). Even if fostering isn’t for you, there is plenty of help needed taking care of the wonderful dogs (and cats) in the shelter and helping out with fundraising and very fun events.