Florida Urgent Rescue Inc.

To rescue animals from kill shelters and other urgent situations.

To ensure all dogs have a home, and no animals are in danger due to lack of space or lack of medical care.

Goal One: Save the lives of animals in danger due to lack of space in overcrowded shelters, and sick or injured animals who need immediate medical care. We try to help the animals who need the most help.

Goal Two: Help people and animals in natural disasters and other emergencies by providing disaster relief and emergency support through our FUR Urgent Transport program.

Goal Three: Help people and animals in crisis, including: personal emergencies, loss of a spouse/partner; people going into hospice or assisted living; and people facing financial difficulties.

We believe in continuing education, training, coaching and leadership development at all levels on an ongoing basis. 
 Volunteers and fosters are encouraged to participate in group training classes with their foster dogs, giving them the skills and confidence to manage their fosters in group environments and unpredictable situations. We also offer one on one training sessions with trainers for those who require more assistance. We provide ongoing training on dog introductions, safety procedures, meet and greets, and dog handling techniques. Volunteers and fosters are encouraged to visit rural shelters with us to learn how we do introductions and evaluations, with hands on experience.
 Volunteers and fosters are also encouraged to attend various classes and workshops on behavior, medical and other related topics. Key leaders attend ongoing webinars and training programs, and they participate in numerous professional development programs. We never stop learning.

In addition to mobilizing to support our local community, our FUR Urgent Transport Program mobilizess to help people and animals in natural disasters and other emergencies, in our community, around the country and around the world. In addition to disaster relief missions in numerous hurricanes, FUR has also completed multiple rescue missions on the ground in Ukraine, in Turkey after the devastating earthquakes, and in the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian. In every disaster, we bring in supplies for people and animals, and we help people and animals in danger. Although every disaster is different, there are similar problems. People evacuate not knowing if they'll have a home to come back to. People and animals are injured and killed, and many survivors are homeless. Shelters are overwhelmed, and they need all the help they can get. Our mission changes with every disaster, but in every case, we help people and animals in danger. 


After doing disaster relief rescue missions in numerous hurricanes in the U.S. and the Bahamas, our FUR Urgent Transport team completed multiple rescue missions on the ground in Ukraine to assist people and animals in danger. Not only was this far from home, but the magnitude and scale of the disaster was unprecedented in our lifetime. While there were many organizations wanting to help, there was no coordinated response. The situation on the ground was best described as loosely organized chaos. Our team networked and coordinated with other rescues and shelters, planning, coordinating and implementing rescue missions with international partners from: Poland, Ireland, Sweden, Germany, France, Romania, Portugal, the U.K., Austria, Italy and Ukraine.
 We helped refugees evacuate with their pets, we reunited stranded animals with their owners outside the country, and we rescued animals in danger. On every mission, we brought in supplies for people and animals, before bringing animals and people back out. As the crisis mounted, it became more and more difficult to get across the border to Poland from Ukraine. We went to different border crossings, we recruited additional volunteers, and we adapted on the fly. We even made a detour to Romania, where the animals were quarantined before moving them to rescues and shelters in France and Germany.
 The situation on the ground and at the borders constantly changed, but we adapted to changes on the fly to help save lives. The distance and magnitude of the crisis was far greater than anything we had dealt with before, but our team responded to the challenge, stayed flexible and adapted to changes and challenges as they occurred. Since then, we reunited with partners from Poland and the U.K. in Antakya, Turkey to assist with disaster relief after the devastating earthquakes. 

Every disaster is different, and we have to adapt to each situation. In every case, we help people and animals in danger wherever we can.