Waiting for their forever home

Featured Pets

The Mission of Cheyla's Rescue Foundation

To educate the public about animal care to prevent neglect, cruelty, and suffering for pets.
To help reduce the number of homeless pets in our comunity through our spay/neuter programs
To facilitate the rescue, medical treatment, rehabilitation, and adoptive placement of dogs and cats
To fundraise in order to provide:
- Medical care
- Food and shelter
- Spay/neuter services
- Educational materials
To support volunteers by providing:
- Training and supplies
- Volunteer recognition
To develop partnerships and collaborative relationships with other organizations and businesses to support our vision

Because Cheyla's Rescue Foundation is run completely by volunteers, all donations go directly to the care and rehabilitation of rescued dogs and cats.

How to Support the Foundation

There are several ways you can support Cheyla's Rescue Foundation:

Make a secure online donation
Fill out an application to foster a pet
Volunteer at the Foundation
Adopt a loving dog or cat through Adopt A Pet

Cheylatiella

Cheyla was a pit bull rescued by Dr. Berkeridge while she was a veterinary student in Athens, Georgia. After being saved along with many other pit bulls when a dog fighting ring was shut down, she was destined to be euthenized being evaluated as too aggressive to save and domesticate. Dr. Berkeridge was asked to foster one of the dogs that were saved and she picked Cheyla, the lost cause given up by everyone else. Read about Cheyla's incredible journey from huddling under a bench in a shelter in Georgia to being the poster child of our rescue, here.