Akron Canine Rescued Angels, Inc. began in November of 2008 as a result of the dreams of two women, committed to the welfare of animals and already involved in rescue efforts. One was a volunteer in another rescue and the other, our current president, Beverlee Richards, was the Assistant DCO of Newstead and was looking for a rescue volunteer opportunity for herself. A sign in the local grocery store, with a plea for rescue foster home volunteers, brought them together and they soon became good friends.

They spent the spring and summer of 2008 as volunteers for another rescue, pulling, fostering and placing many dogs in forever homes. In the fall of 2008, they began talking about starting their own rescue.

Akron Canine Rescued Angels, Inc. (ACRA) was incorporated Nov 6, 2008. The name came from one of our adopters, a great woman named Susan, who had already adopted three dogs from us after losing her beloved Baloo. Susan offered the name Akron Canine Rescue Angels because, she said, we were angels in helping her find “Her Boys”. Well, angels we are not, but we liked the name, and by adding a “d” to the word Rescue, the dogs became the “angels” and the name was established.

Our mission at ACRA is to rescue unwanted dogs and puppies from shelters or homes and adopt them to forever home. We provide foster care and veterinary care if needed until an approved and suitable home is found. We have a stringent screening process for adoptions that includes home visits, vet reference checking and suitability matching based on the individual dog’s personality needs and the prospective adoptee’s situation. we do our best to ensure that the dogs are healthy, of sound temperament and we match the right dog with the right family. Our goal is to find a forever home for each dog. Our slogan is, “Saving God’s Lost Dogs, One At A Time”

Today, we are an active operation with 6 foster home volunteers. We are always in need of more foster homes, volunteers and anyone who is interested in either. we take in local WNY surrenders, puppy mill dogs, local shelter dogs and occasionally help with out of state dogs. Our dogs are transported safely through a relay network of transport volunteers and coordinators who volunteer their time (and in some cases their homes) to bring the dogs into WNY to the waiting hands of foster families. We started in 2008 by placing 22 dogs and have now placed over 2,405 pets in forever homes to date. We have an active Facebook page, website, instagram and are members of pet finder.com We hold fundraising events to further our rescue and adoption programs. We have federal non-profit 501(c)3 status and all donations are tax deductible and can be made via our website.

Thank you to our family and friends who have supported and loved us through this long process of becoming Akron Canine Rescued Angels, Inc.