Some people have asked us what the situation is in Egypt as it relates to dog rescue and how and why Golden Rescue got involved. We thought the best way to describe the Egypt dilemma is to give you a first-hand account of the journey to Cairo that we, Jane Riddell and Viive Tamm, Golden Rescue board members, took so...
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Posted: February 26, 2019
It is hard to describe the feeling you get when you rescue a Golden from the streets of Istanbul, Cairo or Mexico City. If you’ve been fortunate to join us at the airport when we let one of these grateful beauties out of their crate after their many ordeals, you would understand what we are talking about. People have described...
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Posted: January 22, 2019
BARRIE, ON, March 9/10, 2017 Golden Rescue™, Canada’s largest single breed rescue organization, is unstoppable when the lives of Golden Retrievers are at stake. To date, this organization has rescued more than 2,500 Goldens, 182 of which have been from Istanbul, Turkey. While plans were in place to continue this ambitious rescue effort , transporting Goldens directly from Istanbul to...
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Posted: March 9, 2017
BARRIE, ON, September 22, 2016 She survived a fear-filled life on the street, abandonment, an amputation and political unrest in Istanbul, but today she will touch down at Toronto’s Pearson airport and her life will change for the better, forever. Her name is Gidget (pictured) and she is the 100th Turkish ‘ruffugee’ to be saved by Golden Rescue ~ Canada’s largest single-breed...
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Posted: September 22, 2016
Twenty-two Golden Retrievers Rescued From Streets and Shelters In Istanbul, by Golden Rescue™ Canada and more to come BARRIE, ON, Jan. 20, 2016 Twenty-two abandoned golden retrievers from Istanbul are now calling Canada their home. Golden Rescue™, one of the largest single breed animal rescue groups in Canada has transported the dogs from Turkey to Canada in an operation dubbed Rescue...
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Posted: January 20, 2016
Our RESCUE MISSION OF LOVE continues for abandoned Golden Retrievers from Istanbul As you all know, we are committed to helping Golden Retrievers by giving them a second chance to live with loving, forever families. We will always continue to help Goldens throughout Canada first and foremost ~ no matter what. Fortunately, we have the necessary resources, golden-hearted volunteers and...
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Posted: January 11, 2016
Never be afraid to do what is right especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society’s punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way. – Martin Luther King Jr. You may have heard about the plight of hundreds of Goldens abandoned in Istanbul. It has...
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Posted: December 4, 2015