When I discovered that many rescues in the North were struggling to find enough adoptable dogs to meet demand, I thought, “I have a van. Why not help bridge that gap?”

That one idea sparked the creation of Central Texas Ruffugees, and we've been helping dogs find homes ever since.

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We nolonger drive dogs, ourselves, but hire compassionate transporters to get our dogs safely to their destinations. With the help of other rescues, we gather dogs from remote, rural shelters and areas, where they have little hope of making it out alive. We work with our pawtners in the PNW and the NE to find homes for these dogs. CTR provides financial help for the vetting and transport of these lucky dogs. Our tagline is “Their Lives Begin With a Journey” and we could not be more fulfilled to have been a part of their journey.