Gosh, it's been more than 20 years since I got Maddie from a rescue group. They were just some local people who worked hard trying to help animals who were being abused in our county. I don't even remember if the group had a specific name at that time. They just advertised by word of mouth mostly and when people knew of a neighbor mistreating their animals, they'd call this group and the group members would go get the animal. I think after a while, some messy situations with the animal owners happened (like people resisting letting the rescue group take the animal), and the group had to stop their work for safety reasons.
It's so great now to know that rescue groups operate with the help of the police and that laws protect animals from abuse and mistreatment.
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