08/31/2026
🚨 We need help getting our van back on the road!! 🚨
If you’ve been wondering why you haven’t seen our big red rescue van lately… there’s a reason. 😔
Our AC has been out ALL SUMMER. 🥵
And in Georgia, it is simply not safe to transport animals in a van without functioning air conditioning. So we’ve had to struggle to figure out other ways to get our animals where they need to go—whether that’s to the veterinarian, another rescue, a transport, or wherever they need to be.
This van has been an absolute workhorse for K9 Battle Buddies. ❤️
It already has over 80,000 miles on it, and it has traveled to Florida countless times, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and even Maine transporting animals and helping us save lives.
We’ve used this van to transport our own rescue dogs, but we’ve also used it to go get animals out of puppy mills and bring them to safety. It has been a huge part of our rescue work.
We NEED this van back. And we have finally found the problem.
Because the AC is an aftermarket system, we ended up taking the van all the way back to Atlanta to the company that originally installed it.
That meant a 4½–5 hour drive each way just to drop it off. Then we had to make the trip again to pick it up.
The first time, we were told it was fixed.
We picked it up and started the long drive home.
About FOUR HOURS into the drive, the AC quit working again. 🤦♀️
So we turned around and took it all the way back to Atlanta AGAIN.
The first repair cost us $752. That was a LOT of money for us, especially when it didn't actually solve the problem.
Now we’ve been told the compressor is failing, and the compressor ALONE is quoted at $1,582.
That’s before labor and anything else that may be needed.
💔 Our goal is $2,500 to get the van repaired and back on the road.
This isn't just a vehicle for us. This van is part of how we save animals.
It takes animals to vet appointments.
It helps with transports.
It takes animals to rescue partners.
It has helped us pull animals out of puppy mills.
It helps us move animals out of dangerous situations and into safety.
We desperately need our big red van back. ❤️
If you can help, even $5, $10, or $20 gets us closer to getting that AC fixed.
If you can't donate, please SHARE this post. That helps more than you know. 🙏
🐾 Help us get our van—and our rescue road warrior—back on the road! 🐾
Fundraiser Goal: $2,500
Ways to donate:
💙 PayPal: [email protected]
💚 CashApp: $K9BB
💛 Zelle: 912-432-0116
🐾 Credit Card: https://checkout.shelterluv.com/donate/kbb
Let's get the big red van rolling again! 🚐❤️🐾
Thank you!