SAARA - Southern Alberta Animal Rescue and Advocacy

SAARA - Southern Alberta Animal Rescue and Advocacy SAARA is an animal welfare group that adopts from owner to adopter placement, no foster or shelter. Education on health and wellness of animals and advocacy.

Partner and collaboration with rescue agencies across Alberta. Established March 2024

06/18/2026

Who are the pets featured in SAARA’s updated logo?

Meet Ellie and 6.

They aren’t just a dog and a cat. They represent why rescue matters.

Ellie is a 9-year-old Australian Shepherd. Before she knew love, she knew neglect. Bred in a puppy mill before she was even a year old, Ellie developed mastitis. When treatment became “too expensive,” the people who profited from her decided she wasn’t worth the risk of breeding again and abandoned her at a rescue’s front door.

She arrived fearful, unsocialized, and unsure of the world around her.

Today, Ellie is everything they never gave her the chance to be. She wiggles her entire bum when she’s happy, loves truck rides, and greets life with a joy that proves animals don’t give up on people nearly as quickly as people give up on them.

Then there’s 6.

6 and his brother, 7, came to SAARA when their owners simply couldn’t afford cat food. They did the best they could, sharing what little human food they had from their own plates.

By the time they arrived, both cats were heartbreakingly thin. Their faces were sunken, every bone could be felt, and nobody knew if they would recover.

But rescue isn’t about giving up when the odds are poor.

Today, 6 and 7 are thriving in a barn cat sanctuary with SAARA, safe, healthy, and loved.

When we redesigned our logo, we chose real rescues for a reason.

Too often people hear the word “rescue” and imagine a broken animal, a problem animal, or somehow a lesser animal.

Rescue doesn’t mean damaged.

Rescue means someone stepped in when help was needed.

It means giving animals a second chance and supporting people through difficult circumstances.

It means compassion instead of judgment.

Every animal has a story. Some stories begin with abandonment, neglect, fear, or hardship. The beautiful part is that those chapters don’t have to be the ending.

Ellie and 6 remind us every day that rescue is not about where an animal came from.

It’s about where they’re going.

Thank you for believing in second chances, for supporting rescue, and for helping us write better endings.

Who are the pets featured in SAARA’s updated logo?Meet Ellie and 6.They aren’t just a dog and a cat. They represent why ...
06/18/2026

Who are the pets featured in SAARA’s updated logo?

Meet Ellie and 6.

They aren’t just a dog and a cat. They represent why rescue matters.

Ellie is a 9-year-old Australian Shepherd. Before she knew love, she knew neglect. Bred in a puppy mill before she was even a year old, Ellie developed mastitis. When treatment became “too expensive,” the people who profited from her decided she wasn’t worth the risk of breeding again and abandoned her at a rescue’s front door.

She arrived fearful, unsocialized, and unsure of the world around her.

Today, Ellie is everything they never gave her the chance to be. She wiggles her entire bum when she’s happy, loves truck rides, and greets life with a joy that proves animals don’t give up on people nearly as quickly as people give up on them.

Then there’s 6.

6 and his brother, 7, came to SAARA when their owners simply couldn’t afford cat food. They did the best they could, sharing what little human food they had from their own plates.

By the time they arrived, both cats were heartbreakingly thin. Their faces were sunken, every bone could be felt, and nobody knew if they would recover.

But rescue isn’t about giving up when the odds are poor.

Today, 6 and 7 are thriving in a barn cat sanctuary with SAARA, safe, healthy, and loved.

When we redesigned our logo, we chose real rescues for a reason.

Too often people hear the word “rescue” and imagine a broken animal, a problem animal, or somehow a lesser animal.

Rescue doesn’t mean damaged.

Rescue means someone stepped in when help was needed.

It means giving animals a second chance and supporting people through difficult circumstances.

It means compassion instead of judgment.

Every animal has a story. Some stories begin with abandonment, neglect, fear, or hardship. The beautiful part is that those chapters don’t have to be the ending.

Ellie and 6 remind us every day that rescue is not about where an animal came from.

It’s about where they’re going.

Thank you for believing in second chances, for supporting rescue, and for helping us write better endings.

For the past two years, Pound Rescue has been one of SAARA’s greatest supporters. From the very beginning until today, t...
06/18/2026

For the past two years, Pound Rescue has been one of SAARA’s greatest supporters. From the very beginning until today, they have always been there when help was needed.

Whether it’s lending traps, providing dewormer, offering advice, or simply being a listening ear on the difficult days, their support has never wavered. Time and time again, they step up without hesitation, putting animals and the people trying to help them first.

Most recently, their volunteers generously lent out traps so SAARA could safely trap a feral female cat who may be pregnant. They gave up time from their own weekend, time that could have been spent with family and friends, to help ensure another animal had a chance at a better future.

Rescue work can be exhausting, heartbreaking, and overwhelming at times. Knowing there are people like the volunteers at Pound Rescue standing beside us makes all the difference.

To everyone at Pound Rescue: thank you for your unwavering support, your kindness, your dedication, and your willingness to help whenever the call comes. The impact you have made on SAARA, on countless animals, and on our community cannot be measured.

We are incredibly grateful for everything you do. ❤️

06/18/2026

Lennie’s Story: This Is Rescue 🖤🐾

April 17 → June 14

Lennie was born in a garage to a feral mother cat. In the middle of giving birth, someone entered the garage and she became frightened and ran.

Lennie was left behind, still attached to his placenta.

For 10 hours, he lay cold, hungry, and alone. He had never nursed.

The Cats Sass stepped in, cutting his umbilical cord, warming his tiny body, and bottle feeding kitten milk replacer. A few days later, he came to SAARA, where a loving mother cat took him in as one of her own.

Within a week, Lennie’s tail auto-amputated, leaving behind a tiny fuzzy docked stump.

As he grew, it became clear Lennie was different. He has balance issues and frequent falls, but despite everything, he continues to thrive as a happy kitten.

Lennie is loved. Lennie is safe.

This is rescue. It isn’t always pretty.

It’s sad, exhausting, and often a waiting game. But sometimes, against all odds, there are happy endings.

And that is why we do it. 🖤

Lennie’s Story: This Is Rescue 🖤🐾April 17 → June 14Lennie was born in a garage to a feral mother cat. In the middle of g...
06/14/2026

Lennie’s Story: This Is Rescue 🖤🐾

April 17 → June 14

Lennie was born in a garage to a feral mother cat. In the middle of giving birth, someone entered the garage and she became frightened and ran.

Lennie was left behind, still attached to his placenta.

For 10 hours, he lay cold, hungry, and alone. He had never nursed.

The Cats Sass stepped in, cutting his umbilical cord, warming his tiny body, and bottle feeding kitten milk replacer. A few days later, he came to SAARA, where a loving mother cat took him in as one of her own.

Within a week, Lennie’s tail auto-amputated, leaving behind a tiny fuzzy docked stump.

As he grew, it became clear Lennie was different. He has balance issues and frequent falls, but despite everything, he continues to thrive as a happy kitten.

Lennie is loved. Lennie is safe.

This is rescue. It isn’t always pretty.

It’s sad, exhausting, and often a waiting game. But sometimes, against all odds, there are happy endings.

And that is why we do it. 🖤

🤎 A Heartfelt Thank You to Robin Penney 🤎Kindness changes lives, and today we want to recognize someone whose generosity...
06/13/2026

🤎 A Heartfelt Thank You to Robin Penney 🤎

Kindness changes lives, and today we want to recognize someone whose generosity is making a real difference for animals in care.

A huge thank you to Robin Penney for your incredibly generous monetary donation to support the animals of SAARA. Every dollar helps provide food, veterinary care, medications, safe shelter, and comfort to animals who have often come from difficult beginnings.

Rescue can be unpredictable, expensive, and occasionally powered by caffeine and stubborn optimism, but supporters like Robin remind us that we are never doing this work alone.

Because of your kindness, animals in our care will receive the help they need, the comfort they deserve, and a better chance at the future every animal should have.

From all of us at SAARA (Southern Alberta Animal Rescue & Advocacy), and every wagging tail and grateful purr… thank you, Robin. ❤️🐾

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