05/16/2026
‼️‼️🚨 WE ARE IN CRISIS 🚨‼️‼️
We seriously cannot continue operating if dogs keep ending up in boarding.
TMRS is a COMPLETELY foster-based rescue. Without foster homes, dogs have nowhere to go. When fosters don’t step up, dogs end up sitting in boarding facilities — and the cost is crushing us.
The average TMRS dog stays in foster care around 113 days so far in 2026. Last year’s average was 185 days. Some dogs find homes quickly, while others take much longer. But when you foster until adoption, you are directly saving lives and helping us keep rescue possible.
Every dollar spent on boarding is money taken away from:
• Medical care
• Emergency vet bills
• Food
• Prevention
• Saving the next dog in need
A few days ago, we had to post a special fundraiser JUST to cover boarding costs. That alone was heartbreaking. We only raised a few hundred dollars — and we are incredibly grateful for every donation — but ONE dog in boarding costs over $600 PER MONTH and right now we have EIGHT DOGS IN BOARDING!!!!
We are exhausted.
We are overwhelmed.
And our hearts break every single day.
We get messages constantly about dogs needing help. Dogs abandoned. Dogs neglected. Dogs on euthanasia lists at MAS. And lately, far too often, we have had to say no because we have nowhere for them to go.
Please understand how serious this is:
WITHOUT FOSTERS, WE CANNOT SAVE DOGS.
Right now, these dogs still desperately need foster homes:
🐾 Avi
🐾 Eden
🐾 Hector
🐾 Rio
🐾 Rey
🐾 Eponine Coco
🐾 Veronica
🐾 Jackson
🐾 Azure
🐾 Callie
🐾 Bing
Our Board pours every ounce of free time, energy, money, and emotion into this rescue while also balancing full-time jobs, families, and our own animals. Rescue is hard. And it is getting harder every single day.
If you have ever considered fostering, PLEASE apply. Even if you are not in Tennessee. Even one foster home can save multiple lives.
Foster application:
https://new.shelterluv.com/matchme/foster/TMRS/Dog
Please share this post. Please help us reach people willing to open their homes. We cannot do this alone, and the dogs are depending on us. ❤️🛟🐾