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Who is GARR?
GARR is comprised of men and women from the veteran and emergency responder communities. We have all come together to share our passion and love for animals with a common goal of helping those in need. Our team has a multitude of training and real-world experience to bring to the table which will maximize our ability of helping animals and their humans. We adhere to ICS protocols in our response to crisis, which allows us to integrate into, and function in, a multitude of scenarios.
Our Mission
Our mission is to globally respond to animals in times of crisis, both natural and manmade, while providing technical expertise and compassion to those in need. Our primary focus is to rescue, protect, aid, and assist animals and their human caretakers when they need it the most. Global Animal Rescue And Response is an IRS registered 501(c)3 not for profit organization.
FAQ
What areas does GARR serve?
We can respond both in the United States and worldwide when needed.
What training does your team have?
Our team is trained and experienced in many aspects of rescue including shelter setup and operations, water rescue, confined space rescue, high/vertical angle rescue, ground search and rescue (GSAR), and hazardous materials (HAZMAT).
What happens to the animals you rescue?
We make every effort to reunite animals with their owners. If this cannot be done immediately, we will ensure the animals receive the best care possible either at our temporary shelter, or at the facility that covers the area in which we are working.
What types of animals will you rescue?
To begin with, all lives matter to us. If there is an animal in need, we will do our best to save it. This includes, but is not limited to, dogs, cats, horses, cows, pigs, goats, sheep, poultry, exotics, etc. We have the ability and experience to work with almost any type of animal within our team.
Do you have a shelter I can visit to adopt animals from you?
We are not a shelter-based organization. When we respond, we work with established agencies who normally have facilities already in place. When needed, we will establish emergency shelters and staff them until a more permanent solution can be found and handed off for long-term care.
What type of situations will you respond to?
We will respond to animal needs in situations such as hurricanes, floods, tornados, wildfires, earthquakes, and even war.
What types of donations do you accept?
Financial donations are the easiest to manage. Since each response is different with a unique set of circumstances, the material requirements are constantly changing. Financial donations allow us to purchase what is initially needed until we can set up a point locally to receive donated material items.
Where do my donations go?
Donations go towards the costs associated with rescuing and helping animals. All our team members are volunteers, and currently no one receives any pay for their time or efforts. Costs can include travel, supplies, food, veterinary care, and necessities for our response team.
Are my donations tax deductible?
Yes. All donations are tax deductible as Global Animal Rescue And Response is an IRS recognized 501(c)3 non-profit organization. All donors will receive a donation letter for your taxes.
Can I volunteer to help without specialized rescue training?
Absolutely. We are always looking for volunteers to help with the intake and care of the animals we bring back from the field, along with other administrative roles during responses. During non-response times, we are happy to have help with administrative tasks, grants sourcing, and fundraising.
Life & Death On Drone Net Covered Roads (21 August 2026)
What used to be open roads and clear skies overhead have dramatically changed over the past two years. Thousands of kilometers of roads are now covered by protective drone netting to try and mitigate the threat of attack from above. Drone detectors are now mandatory equipment for any evacuation team or military unit, and allow us to know if we are now the target. And with the advancement of drone technology, threats, and lethality, certain roads are now suicidal to drive down.
What you see here is a small window into what being on the road in the frontline areas is like. Life can change or be taken away in an instant at any time and in any location. The majority of the roads we travel now are surrounded by either destruction or what is just waiting to be destroyed. There are no safe roads or safe hiding places anymore. The only truly safe place to be is on the other side of the Ukrainian border.
What you see in the two and a half minutes is a tiny glimpse into the every day life on Ukrainian roads. There is always a palpable tension and stress present no matter how "safe" or "quiet" it feels that day. On this day, we missed an incoming KAB by literal minutes as the Russians were trying to take out the bridge we needed to cross in Kramatorsk. And two days prior, what remains of a heavy military truck was hit by a Lancet drone shortly before we passed by on our previous evac from Kramatorsk. No one survived. As we passed we saw the crews repairing what had been gaping holes in the netting caused by the impact.
Without hesitation, we will continue to travel these dangerous roads to get as many animals out of harms way as we can. It is our calling..........
We are Global Animal Rescue And Response and helping those in need is what we do.
🙏 Every donation makes a life-saving difference.
🔗 Donate: www.globalanimalrescueandresponse.org/donate
📧 Zeffy Donations: tinyurl.com/GARRescue
📱 Venmo Donations: @garrdonations
🏦 IBAN: UA08 305299 0262 0364 0096 8743337
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Rescuing Max, A Dog Who Was Living With A Ruptured Eye (20 July 2026)
Poor Max has been living with a really bad situation for who knows how long. His mechanism of injury is unknown, but it is clear he had an issue with his right eye. From a distance, there was some type of major damage to that eye, and it was clear that he could not see with it. The only way to help him and see if we could do anything to save the eye was to catch him and get him to the clinic.
The only problem with what seems like a simple task is that Max will not let anyone pick him up or handle him closely. He will allow certain workers to pet him, but when they try to check his eye, he bites them. As a result, it had been impossible to get him to the vet for an exam, or for the workers to even get a close up view of the damage.
The only way was to dart him with sedative and wait for him to go to sleep so we could examine him. The first attempt found its mark but due to a crack in the dart the drug did not administer. A second dart was used which you see here, and roughly 90 seconds later he was on the ground as the drugs rapidly took effect. When we got to him to examine his eye, it was the worst case scenario.
Max's eye was ruptured and he had a partial enucleation as his eyeball was starting to come out of the socket. His cornea was blown and the entire lens along with the eyeball itself were ruptured and had lost both the aqueous and vitreous humor fluids. There was not going to be any way to save his eye with the condition he was in.
We loaded Max into the van and took him to the clinic that Stan uses, where he had surgery a few days later to remove (enucleation) his eye completely and to sterilize him. Thankfully, the orbital bones, skin, and other structural components around his eye were intact, so his eyelids were just sutured closed to keep foreign objects out.
Max came through the surgery well and is still undergoing follow up care as a home for him is sought in Europe. Although he cannot see from that side, the outcome could have been much worse and much more painful that it was. We would call this intervention and rescue a success in our books.
We are Global Animal Rescue And Response and helping those in need is what we do.
🙏 Every donation makes a life-saving difference.
🔗 Donate: www.globalanimalrescueandresponse.org/donate
📧 Zeffy Donations: tinyurl.com/GARRescue
📱 Venmo Donations: @garrdonations
🏦 IBAN: UA08 305299 0262 0364 0096 8743337
#WeStandWithUkraine
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Catching The Uncatchable Dogs In Moldova (20 July 2026)
On this day we were working with Stan, Max, Dan, and Bryn in a factory area where they have had multiple unwanted litters, and where lived a dog with an injured eye named Max. He will be posted in another video. The dog in this video needed to be caught and sterilized as she was young and we wanted to get her done before the unwanted litters started.
As you can see, the conditions to catch her were very tight, narrow, and restricted. Thankfully Max was in a spot to prevent her from coming out of the stacked bricks and I had enough room to maneuver the pole to get a successful shot with a dart. At that point it was a matter of just waiting and leaving her alone so she would not push through the sedation and negate the effects of the drugs.
It took less than three minutes from the time the dart made impact and when she was found sleeping among another section of the supply storage. The cocktail I use is fast acting and has no permanent or lingering effects once these dogs come out of it. They are analgesics and not paralytics, so there is not a risk of the dogs not surviving the darting. It is truly the safest, most humane, and most efficient way of catching dogs like this.
We will be back in Moldova again to continue our sterilization campaigns with Stan and his team. The seasons are changing and this means there will soon be a whole new set of challenges in catching these dogs in adverse weather.
We welcome the challenges......
We are Global Animal Rescue And Response and helping those in need is what we do.
🙏 Every donation makes a life-saving difference.
🔗 Donate: www.globalanimalrescueandresponse.org/donate
📧 Zeffy Donations: tinyurl.com/GARRescue
📱 Venmo Donations: @garrdonations
🏦 IBAN: UA08 305299 0262 0364 0096 8743337
#WeStandWithUkraine
#moldova #dogs #dog #dogsofinstagram #puppy #puppies #puppiesofinstagram #puppylove #cats #cat #kittens #kitten #CatsOfInstagram #animalrescue #animals #compassion #charity #darts #spayandneuter #sterilization #hideandseek