Largest Cage-Free Shelter Opening Alabama Location

Big Dog Ranch Rescue, a 100-acre cage-free no-kill rescue group has announced it will open a location in Alabama. The new site will sit on the former home of a greyhound training facility in Macon County and will serve as a rescue, rehabilitation and adoption center for neglected and abused dogs across the south. The facility is set to open its first buildings in September.

The Macon County location will be named “Big Dog Ranch Rescue, Alabama” and will serve as the sister site to the Palm Beach County, Florida location. The facility has 16 kennels and several other structures that will be renovated before its grand opening. They said the rising costs of everything from fuel to food make the opening of the facility in Alabama even more critical.

The group said in a release “Many shelters are severely overcrowded, resulting in a record euthanasia rate for these former family pets. This new campus will allow Big Dog Ranch Rescue to double its impact by eventually saving 10,000 dogs each year. The expansion will allow us to double our impact in saving last-day dogs from euthanasia by increasing our capacity to a facility where our rescue efforts are desperately needed.”

Big Dog Ranch Rescue was founded in 2008 and has more than 50,000 dogs. Their goal is to save 5,000 dogs every year and place them with loving families. They also educate people about the proper care for dogs and the importance of spaying and neutering. The non profit rescues dogs from natural disasters and high-kill shelters as well as takes in owner surrenders and strays. They rehabilitate the dogs and find them loving homes.

They have several programs to match owners including matching dogs for seniors and veterans. They rescue dogs in any condition, then every dog receives a full medical exam, is spayed/neutered, and microchipped. From there, they live out their days playing in ½ acre sections until homes are found. With the new facility opening, they are hoping to expand medical services to be available to all adopters for the lifelong care of their dog. Big Dog Ranch Rescue Founder and CEO Lauree Simmons said “Together, we can make a difference in ending dog homelessness and saving more lives with the help of Shorter, Alabama’s resourceful community.”