"I started the animal programs at the local fire department and Donna’s Love has been part of it all from the beginning. This amazing organization has helped find fosters, adoptive families and medical care for lost animals in our community. They help promote our first in the area microchip program at Fire Stations and our free pet vaccination and microchip clinics. Every firefighter knows their passion for the animals. When a box of puppies was dumped at a fire station, Donna’s Love stepped up immediately and that’s just one example. They are an amazing resource for animals and for the Sprimg community. We are blessed to have them as part of our crew!"
— tracee e.
Supporter
"Donnas Love Rescue is rescuing dogs from the mean and overcrowded streets of Houston every day. Teresa is a tireless worker and is always working 24/7 to find fosterers, making sure foster puppies get their food, vaccinations and spay or neuter appointments."
— julie e.
Volunteer / foster
"As far as Donna’s Love Pet Rescue I’ve only dealt with Teresa Worley and I know from experience that she’s an amazing person with a heart the size of Texas. I adopted my sweet Chiweenie, Leia, from her a while back and was impressed with Teresa’s medical expertise and how she took care of everything from the paperwork to the immunizations (except Rabies) and even offered to take her to be spayed, though we chose to have our own vet do it. While I was at Teresa’s home for Leia’s shots she was kind enough to show me the inner workings of all she does on a daily basis. She showed me several of the dogs she had rescued who she was working diligently with to rehabilitate both medically and emotionally. Her strong commitment to each and every animal shows the deep love she has in her heart for the work she does. Our community would be lost without Teresa and Donna’s Love Pet Rescue. They are truly deserving of the honor of being named the best rescue in America."
— mona l.
Adoptee, Supporter, Fan
"Gracie was a completely FERAL dog who gave birth to 9 puppies. Gracie needed EXTENSIVE TLC , patience abs an overhaul of her previous stray living conditions. Donna's Rescue gave her LOVE and taught her to trust humans. Gracie is loved , in the bed of her humans and living her best life. All her babies were adopted. Donna's is extraordinary!"
— irene g.
Volunteer / foster
"Adopting Bently from Donna’s Love Rescue was a life-changing experience for both my family and our new fur baby. Bently was one of six dogs abandoned from an apartment owner. Their dedication to capturing and finding loving homes for dogs in need is truly remarkable. I am in awe when seeing the horrifying conditions of some of their rescued dogs and am so very thankful they have Donna’s Love Rescue on their side. I will be forever grateful for the joy and companionship Bently has brought into our lives and will continue to support Donna’s Love Rescue in any way that we can. Best rescue and people ever!"
— jorina k.
Adoptee, Supporter, Fan
"The adoption process was very easy and having the opportunity to visit with our fur-baby at the foster home was amazing. We took our beloved fur-baby home the same day. We stay in touch with our fur-baby's foster parents. They took such great care of our pup and you see they loved all of their foster fur-babies. We feel very blessed to have found Donna's Love Pet Rescue in Houston, Texas and were able to add to our family."
— lynn l.
Adoptee
"I had just lost my pet of 14 years and was searching through adopt a pet and all different shelters county shelters and others in ran across Donna’s Love. There was a small dachshund mix that they had rescued and I sent a message and had a rapid response from them. Needless to say I went to the foster parents house the next day it was clean the dogs were well taken care of and just fell in love with the new rescue. His name is Skeeter. He has tested heart-worm positive but Donna’s rescue immediately addressed the situation and I have had him for almost a month now my vet said he’s been treated in accordance to his situation and prayerfully he will test negative at his next visit. Thank you Donna’s Love for addressing his needs immediately. He’s coming out of his shell and it’s probably one of the best choices that I’ve made in my life is giving this little dog some hope in a new home. Thanks to the amazing group of people. They don’t have shelters!! they have foster families! and they are no cages that they don’t believe in traumatizing the dogs anymore and it is just a beautiful thing. I’m so grateful that I ran across this organization, and the people who volunteer there are selfless, and very honest, I would recommend Donna to anybody who was looking for a new addition to their family. The adoption process was easy it wasn’t long drawn out process which I understand that rescue organization's want to make sure that the right people are adopting the dogs. The foster family was very friendly and not pushy. This is a great organization, and we need more like them."
— jessie l.
Adoptee
"I was a one person rescuer. I found out about Donna's and it had people just like me come together to try with our combined efforts to get more dogs into loving homes. It is truly a grassroots organization and I've sponsored three dogs through them. I hope you feel that Donna's is as deserving as I do. Thank you."
— paulette s.
Volunteer / foster
"Donna's love pet rescue is the most amazing rescue in Texas. I got my Lulu from them after they rescued her from a hoarding situation (a lady with good intentions )who had accumulated 26 dogs. Donna's love pet rescue cares about animals like we care for our children. They will go above and beyond to get an animal out of a bad situation. Get vetting, find fosters and adopters. Thank you!"
— kevin s.
Adoptee
"Teresa and her team have been amazing and caring with all the fur babies. You can notice the love immediately."
— rey d.
Volunteer / foster
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