English Springer Rescue America, Inc. (ESRA) is a nationwide referral and foster care rescue, and a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation. ESRA's purpose with their rescue is to provide foster care and adoption referral services to shelters and animal control facilities nationwide with impounded Springers.
2007 English Springer Spaniels assisted - 1356
2008 English Springer Spaniels assisted - 1557
ESRA has developed a unique Springers for Senior program that matches Senior Citizen (humans) with Springer Spaniels 10 years old or older. ESRA waives adoption fees for Seniors who adopt Springer seniors.
In November 2008, ESRA assisted with the closure of a breeding situation in Kansas City that put 67 English Springer Spaniels into rescue with ESRA. That number is now 78 with the birth of puppies while in rescue. You can see some of the Kansas City rescues in the Available Dog section of our website (Buddy in Florida is one).
In late February 2009 State Animal Welfare officials in Ozark County, MO asked for ESRA's assistance when an unlicensed puppy mill operator agreed to relinquish over 200 animals. 100 of those reliquished were English Springer Spaniels. These included pregnant moms, one of which gave birth in rescue to 7 puppies (see the rescue chronology at
www.springerrescue.org).
ESRA is an all volunteer organization
ESRA celebrated 10 years of rescue in 2008!
How This Organization is Funded
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Private Donations
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Organization Fundraising
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Grants