National Disaster Search Dog Foundation - Rescued Dogs Rescuing People

Founded in 1996, the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation (SDF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-governmental organization based in Ojai, California. Our mission is to strengthen disaster response in America by recruiting rescued dogs and partnering them with firefighters and other first responders to find people buried alive in the wreckage of disasters. We offer the professionally trained canines and an ongoing training program at no cost to fire departments. And we ensure lifetime care for every dog in our program: once rescued, these dogs never need to be rescued again.

There are currently 72 SDF-trained Search Teams located in California, Florida, Nebraska, New York, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah. Thanks to Mutual Aid Agreements between counties, cities and states, these precious, life-saving resources can be shared regionally and nationally to make sure that when disaster strikes, NO ONE IS LEFT BEHIND.

Disasters will happen. It’s only a question of time.

In 2012 the Search Dog Foundation will train new teams to respond to future disasters at an average cost of $15,000 per team. and are raising funds to recruit and train these teams and to support the 71 existing teams through the SDF Handlers Fund.

Find out more athttp://www.searchdogfoundation.org/98/html/index.html

HOW YOU CAN HELP

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