Luna Farms Rescue

From Abandoned to Adored: Quest’s Journey to Safety ❤️‍🩹

Just a few short weeks ago, Quest was one of five dogs left to survive on their own in a rural area near Bowdon, Georgia, close to the Alabama border. For two weeks, the pack stayed together in the same area where they were most likely abandoned, relying on the kindness of strangers to survive.

Two compassionate samaritans, Jo and Jen, stepped in to feed the dogs twice a day while help was being sought. When animal control brought the dogs into the shelter, time was limited. One of the males stood out immediately, he had an incredibly friendly personality despite everything he had endured.

After testing heartworm negative, Quest got the second chance he deserved. Thanks to our rescue partners at Motley Mutts, he quickly secured a safe place to go and is now beginning a new chapter filled with love, comfort, and security.

While we’re celebrating Quest’s happy ending, several of his former packmates are still waiting for their chance. If you or a rescue organization may be able to help one of the remaining dogs still needing a safe placement, please reach out to Pinhoti Rescue here: https://www.facebook.com/share/1Feoevb4hT/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Together, we can turn more stories of abandonment into stories of hope. ❤️🐶

WE WANT YOU… TO SAVE LIVES THIS SUMMER 🇺🇸

Are you home this summer and looking for a meaningful way to keep your family engaged? Consider becoming a foster and help change a homeless animal’s future.

Fostering is truly a win-win:
🐶 You get adorable temporary houseguests and unlimited puppy cuddles
🏡 Puppies get a safe, loving home while they wait for transport or adoption
🐾 Opening your home means another dog in the shelter gets a safe place too

The best part?
✨ Fostering is FREE
✨ Supplies are provided
✨ It’s short term and flexible
✨ You save lives without the lifetime commitment

For families, fostering can also be an incredible learning experience for children. Teaching empathy, compassion, responsibility, and the importance of helping those who cannot help themselves.

Travel often for work or have an unpredictable schedule? Fostering may still be perfect for you! Because fostering is temporary and flexible, you can help when your schedule allows.

Every foster home becomes a bridge between homelessness and a forever family. You may only be part of their story for a short time, but to them, you are the reason they got a second chance.

Ready to join the mission and become a lifesaver this summer? Message us to learn more about fostering or volunteering! 📩 https://www.lunafarmsrescue.org/

As a rescue focused on giving homeless animals a better chance at adoption through transport partnerships up north, our weeks revolve around preparing dogs for their next journey toward forever homes.

By Wednesday, it’s health certificate day. One of the most important steps in the transport process. Most of our transports leave Thursday and Friday from Athens, Decatur, Fort Payne, and Gurley, carrying dogs who are about to begin a brand new chapter of their lives.

What many people don’t see is everything happening behind the scenes. While it may look like rescue “slows down” after transport leaves, the work never really stops. The days in between are filled with intakes, networking, vet appointments, promoting adoptable dogs, paperwork, coordinating fosters, arranging transport logistics, and preparing for the next group of pups needing a second chance.

Health certificates themselves are a critical part of rescue transport. These exams, performed by licensed veterinarians, ensure every dog traveling across state lines is healthy, vaccinated, and safe to enter their receiving state. Requirements often include DHPP, Bordetella, Rabies, and sometimes Lepto vaccines depending on the destination state.

The paperwork involved takes hours, often much longer than the exams themselves, but every form signed and every vaccine given helps protect not only our dogs. But every animal they may encounter along the way.

And none of this would be possible without our incredible veterinary partners, Dr. Gregg Able and Dr. Stephanie O’Brien. Their dedication allows us to continue moving homeless animals on to brighter, safer futures and into loving homes.

Every transport means another dog gets seen.
Another dog gets a chance.
Another dog gets a future. 🐶

Thank you to everyone who supports rescue, our fosters, adopters, transporters veterinary teams, donors, and advocates. It truly takes a team.

Come join us at the Exchange on Redstone Arsenal until 1 pm today. Can’t make it? Apply on-line at LunaFarmsRescue.org

Brooks’ story started in a place so many rescue dogs do. He was born into an unexpected litter where the animals were loved, but access to affordable spay and neuter resources simply wasn’t available.

When we stepped in, both parents were altered and allowed to remain with the family who cared deeply for them. But there were also five little black puppies needing a future. Puppies that people often overlook. Puppies whose intake photos didn’t capture the sweetness behind their eyes or the love they were so ready to give.

Brooks, along with his sister Dani, made the journey all the way from Alabama to Luna Farms PA for a chance at the forever homes they deserve. Dani was carried off the transport van straight into the waiting arms of her adopters. Brooks is in a foster home but quickly winning his foster family over. They are previous adopters from 13 years ago who recently lost their beloved black lab. When they saw Brooks posted as needing a foster, they felt it was fate. What started as a difficult beginning became a story of hope, healing, and opportunity.

We are so grateful to our Luna Farms Rescue PA volunteers who welcome our southern babies up north for more adoption exposure. We currently have several adoptable pups in Pennsylvania still waiting for their happily ever after. If you live in PA and are looking to add a best friend to your family, please check out our adoptable PA pups!

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