Retrievers and Friends of Southern California

Welcome to Retrievers & Friends of Southern California, Inc. (RFSC) We are an all-volunteer, non-profit organization devoted to finding homes for Golden Retrievers & Labrador Retrievers, as well as other breeds of dogs as space allows.

Can you provide a foster home or forever home to a pet in need? Heed the call to make a difference by opening your heart and your home, today!

Update on Walter

We are so happy to report that Walter was adopted today.

He was adopted by one of our supporters who is also a faithful volunteer. She will provide Walter with all of the love and care that he needs.

The picture below is Walter getting a bath before he goes to his new home. The picture to the left is Walter looking very handsome in his new home.

Thank you to everyone who went to our Facebook page to suggest a name. There were many excellent names suggested.

Rosy

Sweet Rosy was turned in to Retrievers and Friends at the age of 12 years old. Her family had gotten her as a pup but now they were moving and could not take her with them.

Rosy came to us with, what we thought, was a urinary tract infection. She would keep squatting to potty every few feet.

We asked her family about this and they said they did not notice anything. Off they went with a wave of the hand.

Rosy tried to be brave as the feeling of abandonment came over her. We told her the best is yet to come, praying that we could find a family for her.

After a week of medication and no sign of improvement, we took her to our vet for further tests. The news was not good. Rosy had cancer in her bladder and it was considered to be very aggressive. We spent time with Rosy. Her joy was playing in kiddy pool as you can see in the photo.

Loving life, even when things are at their worst - that's a Golden Retriever for you. Rosy had a heart of gold. Her smile in this picture says it all.

We will never forget Rosy. Although she was only with us for 2 weeks, she was our girl, loved and cared for to the end.

RFSC is looking for a volunteer to help with grant writing.

We have identified some potential grants that could really make a difference at Retrievers and Friends. We are looking for a volunteer with strong writing and organizational skills. Please send us an email if you would like to help out.

RFSC's Mobile Vet Clinic...

We wanted to share a picture of our mobile spay/neuter clinic. We recently hosted a spay/neuter clinic in Riverside. We were able to spay and neuter more than 20 dogs and cats that belonged to the homeless.

The animals were provided the much needed surgeries at no cost in order to prevent future litters. RFSC volunteers know that we cannot adopt our way out of the over population problem. We are trying to do all that we can in order to be part of the solution.

We pray for a day when all animals have a loving home. Until then, we would be grateful for donations to support this much needed program.

Please visit our spay/neuter page for details and to take a look at our beautiful clinic on wheels! Learn more...

Vineyard Veterinary

We are often asked what the rescue "needs". We always need bleach and laundry detergent. We are always doing laundry. Part of the challenge is finding time to pick up donations when someone offers.

Our wonderful friends at Vineyard Veterinary have offered to help out.

If anyone wants to donate items, they can be dropped off at Vineyard Veterinary

Vineyard Veterinary is located at:

30680 Rancho California Road
Suite M-5
Temecula, CA