Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Over the past nine years, this idea has growna into a global movement that inspires hundresd of milions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity. As a 501c3 non-profit organization, we rely solely on the support and donations of people like you.

It is your support and fundraising campaigns like Giving Tuesday that allows us to keep rescuing. The funds raised through donations and fundraising campaigns like this allows us to provide medical care, vaccinations, spays/neuters, and even training, for the boxers in our care. We are committing to raise $10,000 in just 24 hours. These funds will enable us to save more boxers in need and provide ongoing medical care for our “forever fosters,” but we can only reach our goal with your help.

Follow us on social media or below as we take a journey through 2022 and share stories about the beautiful boxers that were saved because YOU supported our cause. We still need your help. Our work isn’t done. Please make us your charity of choice on Giving Tuesday as every donation helps us save and support boxer dogs in need.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:

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WHERE WILL MY DONATION ON GIVING TUESDAY HAVE AN IMPACT?

Donations support our Forever Foster Program
The Boxer Rescue believes that all boxers deserve to know the love and comfort of family life. And we especially have a soft spot for the senior boxers who find themselves displaced, through no fault of their own. They often have more extensive medical needs, and our rescue will struggle to find adopters for them. These seniors don’t always have the luxury of time. We understand that adopting a boxer with health issues can be overwhelming for most. We have a Forever Foster program for those boxers who desperately deserve a family, but who comewith a financial burden, or require specialized care that is just too much for even the most lovingadoptive family to manage or take on. Our forever fosters open their hearts and homes to boxers, knowing that the journey will be challenging, but also comes with support from our rescue. We provide the financial means for these boxers to receive the medical care they need. This year, we had four forever fosters. Duke, Molly, Cooper and Chi Chi (Chi Chi crossed the rainbow bridge on 11/17/22 with her loving mom by her side. Rest easy sweet girl). All are living their best, and most beautiful lives with wonderful families, who don’t have to worry about the significant cost of their medical needs, which range from a heart condition, to eye ulcers, to cancer. This year alone, our rescue has paid close to $7,000.00 in medical bills for our forever fosters.

The cost of vetting throughout the year for our forever fosters:

- Chi Chi $991.00 for vet visits, lump checks, breathing issues, and medications.

- Cooper $425.19 for annual vet visit, vaccines, cancerous lump in his mouth recheck.

- Molly $594.42 for vet visits and lump removal

- Duke $4,234.56 but we will break that down later

Your donations allow us to say “yes” to boxers with long term health issues, who desperately need a soft place to land. Thank you for your continued support. It is appreciated more than you could ever know.

Niles. We will never ever forget Niles. This senior boy was found as a stray and taken in by Animal Control. He was skinny and he had a huge mass in his mouth that was ulcerating and making it difficult for him to eat. To see Niles was quite shocking but we had to try and save him. He deserved a chance. The wonderful team at Tufts agreed to examine him and, for a brief period, there was hope that the mass could be removed. Unfortunately, x-rays and ultrasound showed that the cancer had spread to around his heart. Niles was suffering. Lisa and Aimee went to Tufts to be with him as he crossed the bridge. Niles’ treatment cost $2,000.56. We would have spent a million dollars if it meant giving this perfect soul even a week full of love. He was failed by humans his whole life. In the end, we wanted him to know that not all humans are bad. Rest easy, Niles.

FOREVER FOSTERS RELY ON YOUR DONATIONS
Duke is a forever foster. This means that our rescue covers his major medical costs, which takes a lot of the financial burden off his forever family. We will bring you through Duke’s rescue story throughout today, so follow along! We will show you why donations are so important to what we do as a rescue.

In April of 2021, we received a call about a senior boxer boy, brought to a shelter with very little information or background. All we knew is that he was starting to shut down in that environment and needed out.

One of our very new volunteers offered to take him home and foster him. She was already a mom to a sweet boxer and a loving mastiff but found room in her heart and home for a big ole senior boxer in desperate need of love and attention. He fit right in with everyone in the house, and immediately made himself at home. Duke didn’t want to leave his new family and we couldn’t even think of placing him anywhere else. He made it very clear that he was where he was supposed to be.

Adopting Duke was a big ask of his foster mom. She already had 2 dogs to feed and care for. Not to mention, her husband was overseas in the reserves. She was carrying a lot of responsibility on her shoulders. So, we offered to make Duke one of our FOREVER FOSTERS. This meant that Duke would stay right where he was, and our rescue would cover his vet care for the rest of his life.

Banjo was an owner surrender here in Massachusetts. Unfortunately, Banjo tested positive for heartworm, which left untreated, is fatal. Banjo began his treatment and thankfully is now stronger and healthier than ever! Heartworm treatment is not cheap and it’s not easy on the dog. Our rescue paid $1,493.93 to get Banjo back on the road to good health. That money could have been saved had his original family put him on monthly preventative. Keep your pups safe from that killer.

FOREVER FOSTERS RELY ON CONTINOUS SUPPORT FROM THE BOXER RESCUE

Fast forward to today. Duke has been living his best and most beautiful life. He went from shelter dog to couch connoisseur. He welcomed his dad home from overseas last November, and it was love at first sight. He has been the best doggie brother to his fur siblings and was a source of comfort when his fur sister, Lucy, crossed the rainbow bridge. He’s attended events for our rescue and is a true ambassador for what we do. The biggest and best news is that Duke is going to be a big brother to a human baby girl in February. We are beyond excited for him and his beautiful family. It was all of your support that sprung Duke from the shelter and allows him to be a rescue ambassador and a cherished family member.

DONATIONS ALLOW US TO STEP IN WHEN BOXERS ARE SURRENDERED WITH MEDICAL NEEDS

We received a call from Tufts about a young boxer who was brought in by her owner. The man didn’t want to pay to treat the dog and asked to surrender her. We stepped in and took ownership of Sheba, who is now Whitney. Her emergency bill was $1656.00 and she was also treated for Lyme. Today, Whitney is happy and healthy and a treasured member of a wonderful family! Thank you for your continued support!

MONIES RAISED ALLOW US TO HELP SENIOR BOXERS

10-year-old Apollo, came to rescue due to issues in the home with him and another dog. It’s always heartbreaking when seniors need to be rehomed, but we do our best to give them their happily ever after. Apollo needed to be neutered, vaccinated, and needed a lump aspirated. Our rescue spent $1396.09 to get Apollo feeling great. He’s been adopted by a wonderful family and is living his best life! Thank you for your donations that allow us to help the senior boxers in need.

Beautiful Ziva came to rescue after she lost her ability to produce litter after litter. She was no longer needed by the humans who used her to make money and was so easily discarded after giving so much of herself. This gentle soul is pure love and was adopted by an amazing family. She had a large mass on her foot that we had aspirated, removed, and biopsied. She was also spayed and given some necessary vaccines. Ziva is worth all of the $1,219.43 that it took to get her feeling like her best self. Your donations allow us to help boxers like Ziva. Thank you!

10 year old Champ came to rescue simply and sadly because his owner “didn’t want him anymore”. It was heartbreaking to know that his beautiful soul was living outdoors, in a pile of dirt, getting no love or attention. We moved quickly and placed him with one of our past adopters as a foster dog. Champ hadn’t been vetted in years, and he was very overweight.

$1,098.47 later, Champ has been neutered, vaccinated, microchipped, had his 4DX test, and a fecal. He also suffered from an eye ulcer that was treated by one of our vets but needed further treatment at Tufts in Grafton.

Today, we are happy to report that Champ has been adopted by his foster family and is living like “Champ”ion! Thank you for your donations, so we can help boxers like Champ, who have been neglected for years and years.

DONATIONS ALLOW US TO TAKE IN BOXERS IN SHELTERS/KENNELS

Sweet Shelby. A senior girl was left in a kennel when her owner fell ill and was not able to care for her. We were able to get her out and place her into foster where it was quickly realized that her health was on a rapid decline. She had suffered for years with UTI’s and her kidneys had been very damaged. We were able to get her vaccinated, and on multiple rounds of antibiotics but her body was so tired from years of fighting. After speaking to her foster dads, we all decided that she was ready to run free at the Rainbow Bridge. In just a few short weeks, we spent $827.15 on this angel, and it was worth it to see her showered in love for the time she had left. Thank you for helping us give Shelby the peace she so deserved.

Duke’s journey has been filled with so much love and happiness. But it’s not been without bumps in the road. He’s a senior boxer and with that, comes senior boxer health issues. As a forever foster, our rescue is committed to ensuring that Duke gets the medical care and attention that he needs. He’s made great friends with the cardiology team at his vet, and everyone loves his face. Between visits for his heart health, regular checkups, heartworm meds, and blood work, his medical bills are over $4,000.00 this year to date. And sadly, at this very moment, Duke is dealing with a mass that has seemingly come out of nowhere. It’s so concerning that the surgical team has made Duke their priority. He will have a chest Xray and surgery to remove the mass. We have been given an estimate of $3,269 - $3,895 to get Duke back to feeling his very best. Your donations today will help us pay for Duke’s surgery.

FUNDS RAISED ALLOW US TO RESPOND WHEN ACO REACHES OUT TO US

It is important that we raise funds so we can help boxers, like Thor (formally Tiger) when Animal Control reaches out to us.

Laila (formally Kai) (left), Thor (formally Tiger) (right) at ACO

We received a call from the Essex ACO over Labor Day weekend about two boxer dogs that kept getting loose. The owner was tired of paying fines, so the pups were surrendered to ACO. Thor, the male, needed to be seen at Tufts via the ER after just a few days in his new home. He received radiographs, medication, and various tests to rule out anything serious. It turns out, Thor had Lyme. We covered the $511.51 cost of that visit and waived his adoption donation of $450.00. He’s all better now and living happily with his humans and fur sister.

EVERY DONATION ON GIVING TUESDAY HAS AN IMPACT

Other 2022 Costs the Rescue incurred:

Spays/Neuters $2,811.65

Microchips - $194.41

Amazon – Food/dog bowls/crates/leashes/collars etc. $1,074.00

Giving Tuesday 2022

By The Boxer Rescue, Inc.

Giving Tuesday 2022

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