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Please Help Tucker
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Well, I know my pictures are shocking to you, but let me tell you my story, and how I almost literally starved to death! My name is Tucker and my life was saved by a Labs4rescue volunteer. I was leading a fairly normal life in that I had plenty of food and water, got some attention from my owners, and was on the most part a happy go lucky guy. But all that changed drastically one day. I noticed that my people stopped coming outside in the yard so much and then finally one day they just came out in the yard and tied me up with a rope. They moved my food bowl with some food in it near me and also this huge bucket with some water also nearby. I found that very strange and started worrying that something was really wrong. They did not tell me goodbye, just simply left that one day that changed my life and almost my whole future.

Of course, the food only lasted a couple of days. And the water ran out too about the same time. I still could not figure out why my people had left me, but I had hopes of them returning. But my tummy was telling me that I was hungry and it got worst everyday. I was thinking they will come back to feed me, I just know they will. But they did not return at all. The neighbors did not see what was going on because our yard was fenced with a high privacy fence. But finally one day it rained, finally some water from a mud hole. That is the only thing that saved me for a couple more days. Then one day a neighbor looked over the fence and were shocked to see me. I still had the strength to greet her. She brought me food and water. The vet says that it will take me several weeks to fully recover and that I have Heartworms on top of all this. But first they will need to get some weight on me. Thank you, thank you to Labs4rescue for saving my life and telling me whatever the costs I am truly worth saving and one day soon I will have a loving family that will never leave me.

For more information or to adopt Tucker, please email Sheila.


Labs4rescue at a Glance
Labs4rescue is a volunteer, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing a new life for rescued or displaced Labrador Retrievers and Labrador Mixes.
  • All Labs4rescue dogs undergo an initial veterinary screening, treatment as required and then they are placed in loving foster homes for nurturing and further evaluation.
  • Only Labs with socially acceptable behaviors, which can be responsibly placed, will be offered for adoption.
  • All Labs offered for adoption have been vaccinated, spayed/neutered, started on heart worm prevention and have received treatment for any prevailing medical or health conditions.
  • Labs4rescue also offers additional educational materials via brochure, educational events and articles within this web site.
  • Our goal is to promote and advance responsible pet ownership. Labs4rescue is completely staffed by volunteers who have other jobs and families. Please be patient in waiting for a response. However, should your request go unanswered for three days, please resubmit.
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We Urgently Need Foster Homes
We have a foster program that makes it very easy for you to help us save more labs. Because labs high-kill shelters may only 3-5 days to get adopted, we must pull them from the shelters quickly. Crates and vet expenses are covered by our group. You get to choose the lab you would like to foster and you have first choice in adopting him or her if you just can't bear to see them go! Many fosters though remain fosters because there is a real joy in knowing that you are actively saving lives. Most of our fosters say its a wonderful way to involve the whole family in a worthwhile service project. Please visit our Foster Page for more information.

Adopting a Friend
We receive many questions about our adoption process from potential adopters, most of which can be answered by viewing our Adoption Process Page. To expedite the process, please follow the step-by-step instructions outlined on the Adoption Process Page. Please hurry as your new best friend is waiting for you!


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P.O. Box 955
Killingworth, CT 06419

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