Field Rescues

    The trapping and field rescues we've been able to share, in one place. There are many more behind them, and we'll keep adding as we go.

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    Recent Field Rescues

    Photos and quick updates from our recent trapping and field rescue work, and the care that comes after. Sometimes the video isn't the capture but the steps it took to get a dog healthy.

    Billy Bundy, a gray and white puppy, beside the trap just after his rescue, leaning into the hand petting him
    Billy Bundy lying inside the humane trap at night, moments after it closed
    Billy Bundy's face at the open trap door, mouth open and relaxed, as a hand reaches in to reassure him
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    Brought to Safety
    2026-09-05Wildomar, CA

    This handsome young boy had been spotted wandering around Wildomar for about a month. He was frightened at first, but it didn't take long for him to realize he was safe.

    With Julianne and her husband, and Alexis from Feeding Perris Strays

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    Brought to Safety
    2026-05-02

    He keeps to himself and sleeps at the top of the hill every day. The moment we pull up to feed him, he runs to us with so much happiness.

    With Feeding Perris Strays

    Brought to Safety
    2026-05-01

    9 dogs. Out of the 5 pulled, one was already red-listed for euthanasia.

    With Feeding Perris Strays. Rescues working together

    Brought to Safety
    2026-04-06

    I've got an alert at 12:30 this morning. It looked on my camera like there were bigger dogs in my traps, but when I got there I was surprised to find these two. Not the dogs it was there for!

    Brought to Safety
    2026-03-09Rainbow, CA

    He turned up the next afternoon at Green Storage in Rainbow. Sandra with Rover's Return didn't miss a beat when she jumped in her car and headed straight over. Her extreme passion and persistence yielded a successful trapping.

    With Piper's Path Rescue, who took Journey into care, and Judy at Green Storage

    Valentine standing in dry grass by a chain-link fence with a metal paint bucket stuck over her whole head
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    Rescued from Distress
    2026-02-15

    ACO Avila asked if I could help with an elusive dog nicknamed "Bucket Dog". This poor dog had this "thing" on its head since December. 9 days later, there he was on camera. It was dark in those storm drains. We climbed down and there he was. We finally got him safe. Finally he was free, and we also found out he was a she! Welcome Valentine.

    With Perris Animal Control, whose officer asked for help with the dog nicknamed Bucket Dog

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    Assisted Animal Control
    2026-02-11Perris, CA

    This boy was brought to my attention by Animal Control as at first he was mostly active around the evening time. Today Alexis of Feeding Perris Strays and I arrived at daybreak and searched, and we were lucky to find him. We set up the "missy trap", then watched and waited. He turned out to be leash trained and 100% good dog.

    With Perris Animal Control and Alexis from Feeding Perris Strays

    Reunited with Owner
    2026-02-06

    He had been missing since December. When the owner's sister arrived, there was no doubt, he recognized her instantly and was overjoyed. Bean is now home safe with his family.

    Brought to Safety
    2026-01-15Perris, CA

    We found this pack of 6 dogs living up in the hills of Perris back in August of last year. Then, finally, the day came for the remaining four. As you can see, they were so happy almost as if they knew it was their day.

    With Feeding Perris Strays, who fed and networked the pack from the start

    Brought to Safety
    2025-03-28Bautista Canyon, near Hemet, CA

    This group of five young pups were dumped off a rural dirt road in Bautista Canyon. It was going to take all hands on deck to help them get to safety. As of Friday night, all five have been trapped.

    A team approach with Hope Ranch Animal Sanctuary and Piper's Path Rescue

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    Brought to Safety

    This was Sugar. She had just been spayed, but she was not well. She got away from her carer on a potty break and was extremely skittish. This was the next morning. Thankfully she wasn't too far away in the neighborhood.

    Brought to SafetyMedical Care
    Lake Elsinore, CA

    Found abandoned together at the side of a dirt road. These two managed to survive the elements, and the coyotes. We soon realised Finch was in pain. After a visit to our amazing vet we discovered he had a bacterial infection on his spine. Thankfully, after a long course of antibiotics, he is now acting like a puppy again.

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    What Every Field Rescue Runs On

    Each rescue above started with the right tools in the truck. When one of them is missing, dogs wait. Here is the kit, in the rescue's own words.

    A Truck

    "A truck is not a convenience. It is how we rescue." It carries the traps, the crates, and the team to wherever the call comes from.

    Our replacement van has no four-wheel drive and has been stuck in the sand more than once.

    Humane Traps

    We use safe, humane live traps that do not harm the dog in any way. Traps are placed based on observed behavior patterns and sighting reports.

    Trail Cameras

    We monitor activity patterns with cameras to determine the best trapping time, and the camera is what tells us the moment a trap closes.

    Bait Food

    Something the dog can't resist, for the days it can take a frightened dog to trust a trap.

    Crates

    Every dog leaves the field in a crate, whether the next stop is the vet, a foster, or home.

    Fuel

    To get out to the call, however far away it is, and for the return trips when a rescue doesn't happen on the first try.

    On the road, and off it

    Stuck in the sand while getting a dog microchipped
    Rough terrain: four-wheel drive needed
    Towed out
    Back on solid ground
    A trap being set
    When you need another trap and only have a crate
    Sandra on the week the van got stuck

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