The Rescue Train

The Rescue Train The Rescue Train’s deep-rooted goals are to be a voice for animals and to help save as many lives as possible.

The Rescue Train is a unique, non-profit 501(c)(3) no-kill organization dedicated to eliminating animal suffering and euthanasia through hands-on rescue work, education and awareness. We fulfill our mission through our key initiatives: rescue and rehome, shelter intervention, dedication to spay and neuter, and collaboration with other like-minded organizations. We aim to drastically reduce the num

ber of animals entering kill shelters and animals living on the streets of Los Angeles. Many of our life-saving programs help lay a foundation of lasting change through community outreach and celebrate the human-animal bond. Our Shelter intervention Program and Pet Pantry prevent animals from entering Los Angeles City shelters by providing resources to low income, senior citizens, veterans and homeless pet owners. We offer free spay and neuter to help solve pet overpopulation at the root of the problem. Our Pet Care Clinics go into areas of poverty to provide resources that includes vaccines, grooming, referrals to vet care, pet food and supplies.

🚐🐾 CITY OF LOS ANGELES PET OWNERS: ROUND 2 IS OPEN!The Rescue Train’s Snip Ship mobile clinic is rolling into Van Nuys w...
05/30/2026

🚐🐾 CITY OF LOS ANGELES PET OWNERS: ROUND 2 IS OPEN!

The Rescue Train’s Snip Ship mobile clinic is rolling into Van Nuys with some of the most affordable spay & neuter prices in Los Angeles, made possible through generous grant funding that helps us keep costs low for local pet families.

🚨 MUST LIVE IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES TO QUALIFY 🚨

Finding affordable veterinary care can be tough. That’s why we’re bringing these essential services directly to the community at prices that are often a fraction of what you might pay elsewhere. Thanks to our funding partners, we’ve been able to complete more than 4,800 spay/neuter surgeries and continue helping pets stay healthy while preventing unwanted litters.

📍 Clinic Location: Van Nuys

⚠️ Appointments are limited and fill quickly!

📲 Scan the QR code or apply through the link in our Linktree.

👉 Please share this post to help us reach eligible City of Los Angeles pet owners who may need affordable veterinary care.

Fixing pets saves lives. Let’s do it together. 🐾❤️

05/29/2026

Ruby jumped aboard The Rescue Train’s Snip Ship yesterday because her dad is a responsible PAWrent and wanted to make sure she is fixed and fabulous! 💖🐾

This 5-month-old princess is now set up to live her best life - healthy, happy, and helping prevent unwanted litters before they start. That’s what responsible pet parenting is all about!

Every spay/neuter surgery helps reduce overcrowding in shelters and creates a brighter future for animals in our community. We fixed 33 in one day!

A huge thank you to our incredible partners BISSELL Pet Foundation and Fixer Fixers for helping make more tails wag and more ifesaving surgeries possible.

Choo Chooo!

🐾 WHO’S GOT THE ZOOMIES?! 🐾SAVE THE DATE: October 10, 2026 at the iconic Rose Bowl in Pasadena for the 21st Annual Race ...
05/28/2026

🐾 WHO’S GOT THE ZOOMIES?! 🐾

SAVE THE DATE: October 10, 2026 at the iconic Rose Bowl in Pasadena for the 21st Annual Race For The Rescues hosted by The Rescue Train! 🏃‍♀️

We’re so fired up for this year’s race, we’re practically zooming all over the place to spread the word!

Sign up now and help save animals’ lives:
🐾 Run
🐾 Walk
🐾 Shop
🐾 Adopt

Not feeling like running or walking? No problem! Sign up as a 🥔 COUCH POTATO and help raise money for rescue animals without zooming anywhere at all.

However you participate, every step (or nap) helps animals in need.

We’re zoomin’ for the rescues! 🏃🏃🏃

LINK IN BIO!
racefortherescues.org

Today we honor and remember the brave men and women and the loyal four-legged heroes who served and sacrificed for our c...
05/25/2026

Today we honor and remember the brave men and women and the loyal four-legged heroes who served and sacrificed for our country. 🇺🇸🐾

On this Memorial Day, we’re holding our loved ones a little closer and feeling grateful for the compassion and community that helps The Rescue Train continue our life-saving work.

And stay tuned… exciting news about our 21st Annual Race For The Rescues is coming very soon! 🐾

Wishing everyone a safe, meaningful, and love-filled Memorial Day. ❤️

05/22/2026

🐾 TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK FOR THIS GENTLE SOUL 💛

This adorable 5-month-old Basset Hound mix came to The Rescue Train’s mobile spay/neuter clinic yesterday, where our veterinary team discovered he has a heart murmur during his pre-surgery exam.

Through absolutely no fault of his own, this sweet puppy was surrendered by his owner - but the rescue community immediately sprang into action. Three rescues came together (The Rescue Train, Whiskers Inc & Animal World Foundation) to help find him a foster home and help cover the costs of the veterinary care he needs, including a cardiology consult. 🩺🐶

There is something incredibly special about this little guy. He has the sweetest, gentlest soul. 💛 We can’t wait for him to get the care he needs and be available for adoption soon into a loving forever home.

It truly takes a village. ✨

05/21/2026

It’s 🐾👑

COURTESY POST: Meet Prince Charming!

This handsome 1½-year-old Border Collie/Lab mix is searching for his happily ever after. At 55 lbs, Prince Charming is smart, playful, affectionate, and loves fetch, walks, toys, and adventures. He’s great with dogs of all sizes and enjoys cuddles after playtime.

✨ Housetrained
✨ Neutered & vaccinated
✨ Good with dogs
✨ Best with older kids
✨ Cats unknown

Prince Charming was rescued after his family was deported and is ready for a loving forever home.

To meet Prince Charming, call or text Becky at 214-336-8847.

Please share!

05/17/2026

We are just bananas for Butters! Thank you for giving him so much 🩷!

05/15/2026

Courtesy Post – Southern California

💔 DUMPED AND DESERVING SO MUCH BETTER 💔

Meet Martha… a precious young Bulldog girl who was abandoned on a property in Sun Valley with nowhere safe to go. 😢

This sweet girl is believed to be only around 2 years old and despite everything she’s been through, she remains incredibly loving, friendly, and gentle. Martha walks nicely on leash and gets along well with other dogs. 🐾

Martha deserves a soft place to land while she waits for the happy ending she’s been denied for far too long.

She has already been dewormed, is spayed, and is ready for someone to step up for her. Unfortunately, local Bulldog rescue groups are currently unable to take her due to a lack of available fosters.

PLEASE HELP US SHARE Martha far and wide to help her find either a foster or forever home. Bulldogs are such special souls and this beautiful girl deserves to finally know love, comfort, and safety again. ❤️

Please contact Rachel directly:
📧 [email protected]

At The Rescue Train’s 🚂😻🐶Keep Your Pet Project, we know the heartbreak families feel when their beloved pet needs urgent...
05/15/2026

At The Rescue Train’s 🚂😻🐶Keep Your Pet Project, we know the heartbreak families feel when their beloved pet needs urgent medical care they can’t afford. Because pets are family — and no one wants to feel helpless when someone they love is suffering. ❤️

We try to be a small miracle during life’s hardest moments, walking beside families every step of the way.

Grayson came to us with a painful mass that needed surgery. Thanks to the compassion of one our partner Dr. Peyvand Silverman and the support of our amazing community, Grayson got the care he needed and is now back home with the family who loves him so much. 🐾

To Grayson and his family — may you enjoy many happy days together.

Thank you to our supporters for helping us keep pets with the people who love them.

⚠️ Graphic medical images. Swipe for before & after.

05/14/2026

THE CITY SHELTER IS NO PLACE FOR THIS BABY. 💔🐐🧈

Meet little Lil Butters… a precious 5-month-old baby goat with the sweetest face and a sad story. This innocent baby was found all alone in a park by the wash before ending up at East Valley Animal Shelter and later transferred to West Valley Shelter. No baby should begin life scared, sick, abandoned, and stressed out by the sound of barking dogs surrounding him.

The caring staff at West Valley reached out hoping we could help because Lil Butters is struggling with gastrointestinal issues and urgently needs rescue and veterinary care ASAP. But this is where compassion and team work changes everything. ✨

Our friends All Things Hooved Animal Rescue connected us with the sanctuary , who are willing to open their hearts and give Lil Butters 🧈 the safe, loving future he deserves… if we can get him there and cover his medical care. He’s even got some new goat friends waiting for him there!

OUR VILLAGE HAS GOT THIS. ❤️

Your donation will help cover:
🐐 Exam – $80
🐐 Tetanus shot – $20
🐐 Testing for CAE, CL & Johne’s – $200
🐐 F***l test – $80
🐐 Dewormer – $30
🐐 Neuter – $150

Total needed to save Lil Butters: $560

No amount is too small to help change the course of this ADORABLE baby’s life. Together we can get Lil Butters 🧈 from abandoned and alone… to safe, cherished, and finally home. 🥺💛

🐾 Venmo:

🐾 Paypal: [email protected]

Please share, donate and help us show Lil Butters that the world can still be kind.

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We Don't Own A Facility. Our Animals In Are Private Foster Homes. Please Visit Our Website To Apply For Animal Or See Our Mobile Adoption Schedule
Los Angeles, CA
91604

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+13238995640

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