Giving Back
Every 3 months I donate a portion of sales from Bella B’s BARK-ery to small non profit groups that help animals in and out of our community. We are grateful for your purchases as this enables us to spread kindness to those doing amazing work for animals in need as well as community partners who help enrich the lives of people and pets in communities across the country. My life has been touched deeply by choosing to adopt old dogs so I recently made the decision that most, but not all, of Bella B’s donations will be going to rescues that help old dogs. I do that in honor of Tyra and Dorothy and all the future old dogs we will have. Senior dogs have a very hard time getting out of shelters and usually wind up there through no fault of their own. Please consider donating to any of these amazing senior rescues and community partners in any way possible. Remember if you can’t adopt, maybe you can foster, and if you can’t foster maybe you can volunteer and if you can’t volunteer maybe you can donate money, supplies, or your time to help. Everything counts. If you would like to nominate your rescue or pup related nonprofit please contact me through the contact page.
In 2022 I switched to a quarterly donation so each partner will have 3 months with of donations.
Golden Years Dog Sanctuary
Our mission is simple:
ENRICH LIVES: Our first passion is to provide a last loving home to senior and at-risk dogs. We are limited in the number of dogs we can have on our property. As our volunteer and foster bases grow, we will be able to save more senior dogs through fostering. Our second passion is to foster at-risk cats and kittens from local animal care centers; caring for them and then finding them forever homes.
EMPOWER CHANGE: We are committed to continue helping shelters to improve and to maximize saving these precious lives.
EDUCATE: Plain and simple. We strive to educate owners on the importance of spaying and neutering their pets, and the value of owning a senior dog or cat .
Golden Years Dog Sanctuary was Bella B’s rescue recipient of the quarter April-June 2022. Susan requested for her donations to come in the form of bandanas for the adoptable dogs and items for the raffle for their fundraising event.
Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary
Providing Lifetime Homes
Senior dogs, especially those with medical problems or disabilities, face a much greater chance of euthanasia at shelters than younger dogs because it is difficult to find adopters for them due to their shorter additional life expectancy and unknown veterinary costs. Most of these wonderful senior dogs will be able to live happily with a good quality of life if given a chance. They make wonderful companions because they are mature, calm and loving. It is more difficult for them to settle in, and once they do, it is difficult for them to move again. For this reason we strive to find them forever foster homes where they can live out their retirement years as a loved family member.
Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary was Bella B’s rescue recipient of the month April and May 2021
Guide Dogs of America
Transforming Lives Through Partnerships with Service Dogs.
Guide Dogs of America-Tender Loving Canines is a nationwide nonprofit organization that empowers people who are blind/visually impaired, veterans, children with autism and facilities to live with greater confidence and mobility by matching them with a highly skilled guide dog or service dogs.
All programs and services – including transportation, hospitality services, and a lifetime of support – are provided at no cost to the recipient.
Guide Dogs of America is Bella B’s community partner recipient for March 2021
A Purposeful Rescue
A PURPOSEFUL RESCUE IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT THAT SAVES DOGS FROM HIGH-KILL LOS ANGELES AREA SHELTERS.
There are many amazing dogs who get overlooked, or need a little extra work or care, and we aim to give those dogs a second chance. We strongly believe that we will not adopt our way out of the problem of pet overpopulation, which is why we focus heavily on prevention and community outreach. Primarily focused on South Central Los Angeles, we promote spay and neuter and education. We rely on the hard work and dedication of our volunteers.
A Purposeful Rescue was Bella B’s rescue recipient of the month February 2021
Golden Years Dog Sanctuary
Our mission is simple:
ENRICH LIVES: Our first passion is to provide a last loving home to senior and at-risk dogs. We are limited in the number of dogs we can have on our property. As our volunteer and foster bases grow, we will be able to save more senior dogs through fostering. Our second passion is to foster at-risk cats and kittens from local animal care centers; caring for them and then finding them forever homes.
EMPOWER CHANGE: We are committed to continue helping shelters to improve and to maximize saving these precious lives.
EDUCATE: Plain and simple. We strive to educate owners on the importance of spaying and neutering their pets, and the value of owning a senior dog or cat .
Golden Years Dog Sanctuary was Bella B’s rescue recipient of the month January 2021
Muttville Senior Dog Rescue
Muttville’s mission is to give senior dogs a second chance at life. We rescue them, give them the care they need, find them loving homes, and spread the word about how WONDERFUL they are!
Mutville was Bella B’s rescue recipient of the month December 2020.
Young at Heart Senior Pet Adoptions
In a perfect world, every senior pet would spend its twilight years surrounded by a loving family. But sadly, senior pets that end up in shelters often do not get that chance. Young at Heart Senior Pet Adoptions™ believes that Love Has No Age Limit™. Young at Heart's mission is to provide senior dogs and cats with a safe haven to ensure they live with comfort, compassion, and companionship in their golden years.We save the lives of homeless senior dogs and cats from situations where their age puts them first in line to be euthanized. We find loving homes for adoptable senior pets and offer a peaceful sanctuary life for those that are less adoptable. With your support, Young at Heart gives older dogs and cats another chance to enjoy the twilight of their lives through rescue, foster, adoption and sanctuary.
Young at Heart was Bella B’s rescue recipient of the month November 2020
Lily’s Legacy Senior Dog Sanctuary
Lily's Legacy Senior Dog Sanctuary is a volunteer run nonprofit organization based in Petaluma, CA. Our mission is to provide a safe and loving home for large breed senior dogs (50+ pounds, 7 years or older) who have been displaced from their homes and/or abandoned for any reason, until they are adopted or to remain at the sanctuary until they pass on.
Lily’s Legacy Senior Dog Sanctuary was Bella B’s rescue recipient of the month October 2020.
The Brittany Foundation
The Brittany Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) charity dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, care and placement of homeless dogs. We run a no-kill facility.
We rescue all dogs, regardless of breed, and we often focus our efforts on the harder-to-place dogs such as seniors, disabled or abused dogs, and "media condemned" breeds such as Pit Bulls, Chow Chows, & Dobies.
The Brittany Foundation was Bella B’s rescue recipient of the month September 2020
Glendale HumaneSocietyGlendale Humane Society provides a compassionate no kill haven for dogs and cats while transitioning them into loving permanent homes. We foster a positive relationship between people and their pets through education. Our goal is to ensure as many dogs and cats as possible receive the second chance for life they deserve.
Glendale Humane Society was Bella B’s rescue recipient donation many times through out 2020.
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. 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 number of animals entering kill shelters and animals living on the streets of Los Angeles.
The Rescue Train was Bella B’s community partner/rescue recipient of the month August 2020.