Our Story
In 2012, Founder Briana Sherrer moved from Minnesota to Texas. She had volunteered for a rescue organization in Minnesota and wanted to continue fostering pets in her new home. That’s when she discovered of the severe overpopulation of unwanted animals in Texas shelters.
Minnesota and other states in the U.S. don’t battle the same issues as Texas with overpopulation and euthanasia rates at shelters. Briana joined forces with other amazing animal-loving friends in Texas, and put together a plan to help dogs and cats escape their untimely deaths in shelters by securing their placement in Minnesota or Wisconsin with one of our foster-based rescue partners.
With Briana’s rescue contacts in Minnesota, we focused primarily on transporting code red or medical need pets to Minnesota and Wisconsin with many of them being adopted prior to arriving to their rescue.
Passport For Paws began by helping a few dogs per month get out from Texas shelters, and now, the rescue is transporting an average of 70 animals monthly to Minnesota and Wisconsin. The organization’s network of fosters and transporters are completely volunteer-based and vital to Passport for Paw’s growth and success.
Every animal has their own, unique story and holds a special place in our heart.
Minnesota and other states in the U.S. don’t battle the same issues as Texas with overpopulation and euthanasia rates at shelters. Briana joined forces with other amazing animal-loving friends in Texas, and put together a plan to help dogs and cats escape their untimely deaths in shelters by securing their placement in Minnesota or Wisconsin with one of our foster-based rescue partners.
With Briana’s rescue contacts in Minnesota, we focused primarily on transporting code red or medical need pets to Minnesota and Wisconsin with many of them being adopted prior to arriving to their rescue.
Passport For Paws began by helping a few dogs per month get out from Texas shelters, and now, the rescue is transporting an average of 70 animals monthly to Minnesota and Wisconsin. The organization’s network of fosters and transporters are completely volunteer-based and vital to Passport for Paw’s growth and success.
Every animal has their own, unique story and holds a special place in our heart.
How We Are Different
Passport for Paws is a 501(c)3 volunteer-based rescue committed to saving code-red animals from local Texas shelters.
Local Texas rescues can’t keep up with the animal demand. Passport for Paws alleviates the burden by fostering and transporting animals to rescues throughout the US. In most cases, our animals are adopted prior to arriving onsite. In 2017, we saved 551 animals, in 2018 we made it to 957, and in 2019 we topped the charts with 1,015 animals saved.
Unlike other non-profit rescues that operate on adoption fees, Passport for Paws solely operates on donations. We rely on the support of the community and our business partners to save animals.
Local Texas rescues can’t keep up with the animal demand. Passport for Paws alleviates the burden by fostering and transporting animals to rescues throughout the US. In most cases, our animals are adopted prior to arriving onsite. In 2017, we saved 551 animals, in 2018 we made it to 957, and in 2019 we topped the charts with 1,015 animals saved.
Unlike other non-profit rescues that operate on adoption fees, Passport for Paws solely operates on donations. We rely on the support of the community and our business partners to save animals.
Featured Volunteer of the Month
Ashley’s work at the shelter enables her to have first-hand knowledge of the back stories our rescue babies come in with. She is able to assess and help our rescues pull and tag. On top of that she is an amazing foster mom who never has less than 5 animals in her household. She is Roscoe's foster down in Texas until he makes his way up north to his forever home. She has a heart of gold and such a love for animals.
Featured Foster Animal of the Month
At six months old, Roscoe thought he had hit the jackpot. After all, he had a home, a family, and was just starting his beautiful life. Little did he know, he would end up unable to walk with three broken legs and lying on a cold, shelter floor after being abandoned by his family.
You see, when sweet Roscoe's body was shattered in a car accident, he was dumped at a local shelter, barely alive. His body was coated in road rash and three of his legs were snapped. His family, the people who were supposed to protect him, were gone. Luckily though, the shelter where he was taken would not give up on him like those before. They worked quickly to get his story out in hopes of finding a rescue to take him. They knew they had to get him to a vet soon, and when Passport For Paws was contacted and met Roscoe for the first time, they knew they had to help him. Even though every inch of this sweet boy's body was in immense pain, he crawled to lick everyone he met, and his beautiful brown eyes pleaded for help. Rescuers quickly took him to their vet where he was given pain meds and x-rays to assess the damage. Sadly, the news was not good. The x-rays showed that he had two broken legs and a shattered shoulder. Despite the bad news Passport for Paws and their amazing rescue partner up north were in love with him and determined to save his legs, despite the cost.
Can you imagine that? Our hearts break for this boy. The great news, though, is that the surgeon feels his legs can be saved and this puppy's prayer to have a healthy life, and run and play fetch can come true. Roscoe faces three surgeries and intensive physical therapy to make this happen. He has already had one surgery to plate and repair the tibia fracture. His next surgery is today to plate and repair his humerus. After four weeks of recovery and hopefully healing, this brave little dog faces FHO surgery of his hip. Roscoe's vet bills are staggering so Passport For Paws really needs your help. A gift from his wish list or a donation, no matter how much, would mean so much right now. Brave Little Roscoe is so worth it! Please find it in your heart to help him.
You see, when sweet Roscoe's body was shattered in a car accident, he was dumped at a local shelter, barely alive. His body was coated in road rash and three of his legs were snapped. His family, the people who were supposed to protect him, were gone. Luckily though, the shelter where he was taken would not give up on him like those before. They worked quickly to get his story out in hopes of finding a rescue to take him. They knew they had to get him to a vet soon, and when Passport For Paws was contacted and met Roscoe for the first time, they knew they had to help him. Even though every inch of this sweet boy's body was in immense pain, he crawled to lick everyone he met, and his beautiful brown eyes pleaded for help. Rescuers quickly took him to their vet where he was given pain meds and x-rays to assess the damage. Sadly, the news was not good. The x-rays showed that he had two broken legs and a shattered shoulder. Despite the bad news Passport for Paws and their amazing rescue partner up north were in love with him and determined to save his legs, despite the cost.
Can you imagine that? Our hearts break for this boy. The great news, though, is that the surgeon feels his legs can be saved and this puppy's prayer to have a healthy life, and run and play fetch can come true. Roscoe faces three surgeries and intensive physical therapy to make this happen. He has already had one surgery to plate and repair the tibia fracture. His next surgery is today to plate and repair his humerus. After four weeks of recovery and hopefully healing, this brave little dog faces FHO surgery of his hip. Roscoe's vet bills are staggering so Passport For Paws really needs your help. A gift from his wish list or a donation, no matter how much, would mean so much right now. Brave Little Roscoe is so worth it! Please find it in your heart to help him.