North Texas Basset Hound Rescue (NTBHR), an all-volunteer organization, is organized for the following purposes:
- Prevent cruelty to animals, specifically basset hounds;
- Support animal welfare by locating and retrieving homeless, unwanted and/or mistreated basset hounds;
- Provide necessary funding for medical care and spaying and neutering for unwanted and/or mistreated basset hounds; and
- Place homeless, unwanted, and/or mistreated canine basset hounds in permanent, loving homes.
The general area of rescue is the Fort Worth and Dallas area, but we also cover many shelters in North Texas from Abilene to Waco, Longview to the Oklahoma border. Money is spent to ensure that the bassets are healthy, neutered or spayed, and treated for heartworms. Rescue volunteers receive no compensation for their countless hours and transportation costs. NTBHR is very fortunate to have several veterinarians who provide excellent treatment at a reduced rate. The rewards of a rescue volunteer come from knowing that a basset is getting a second chance and from a slobbery lick and a wagging tail.
NTBHR rescued and re-homed 93 Basset Hounds this past fiscal year. All animals are given medical care including, but not limited to: spay/neuter, heartworm treatment, dental care and micro-chipping. Providing information on spay/neuter programs, micro-chipping, and participating in responsible pet ownership events lets us achieve our goals of rescuing Basset Hounds and serving the community. Our goals for the current year are to increase our volunteer base and our foster care program, allowing us to rescue more Basset Hounds, and to boost our fundraising to cover our rising veterinary costs.
NTBHR was founded in 1984 and later formed as a committee under The Basset Hound Club of Greater Fort Worth. In 1997, NTBHR was incorporated as a nonprofit organization in the State of Texas. In June of 1998, NTBHR was classified as a 501(c)(3) Charitable Organization by the IRS, meaning your gifts to us are tax-deductible. Our Tax ID # is 75-2706935.