Badass Animal Rescue is Celebrating 15 Years! 🎉
In 2026, Badass Animal Rescue celebrates 15 years of saving Badass dogs from impossible situations: and building a community that refuses to look away.
Founded in 2011, Badass is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit network of rescuers, fosters, volunteers, and supporters working together to rescue dogs facing imminent euthanasia in high-volume shelters across the rural southern United States. Before adoption, every dog receives full veterinary care, training, and the stability of a loving foster home: because rescue doesn’t stop at the shelter door.
Over the past 15 years, more than 4,000 dogs have found their forever homes through Badass. This milestone is a big f*ckin deal because it represents resilience, growth, and the collective power of a community that shows up again and again for dogs who need it most.
As part of the 15th Anniversary Celebration, Badass will be bringing events, rescue trips and many opportunities for you to support our efforts, in order to fuel our mission, support fosters and help save thousands more lives in the years ahead.
Join us as we celebrate where we’ve been and fight for what comes next.
Friends of Badass: Powering the Next 15 Years
Fifteen years of rescue didn’t happen by accident: it happened because people showed up, again and again.
Friends of Badass is our community of monthly recurring donors who make lifesaving work possible every single month, not just in moments of crisis.
As part of our 15 Years: A Big F*ckin Deal campaign, our goal is to reach $6,000 in monthly recurring donations.
Monthly giving allows us to plan ahead, respond faster to urgent rescue needs, and say “yes” to more dogs when time is running out.
When you become a Friend of Badass, you’re not just making a donation, you’re fueling rescues, supporting fosters, covering medical care, and helping ensure the next 15 years save even more lives.
Join Friends of Badass.
Help give fuel to our mission: month after month.
15th Anniversary Honorary Committee
Adri Ustick
Alex Herbert
Alexandra Caulfield Love
Alexandra Owens*
Alia McKee
Alissa Brodsky
Amanda Marcus
Amy Onderdonk
Angela J. Zhu
Aria S.
Ash Westover
Beverly Walley
Bharti Malkani
Bobby Cronin
Bonnie Maloney, Mom of Nancy and Issa, two Beautiful Badasses!
Bradley Tusk
Caitlin Elacqua
Cali Faulkner
Carolyn & Stibens Jimenez*
Carolyn M. Cottrill
Charlie Craig
Christin Sonneborn
Christopher Plummer
Coleman Spence
Dara Heimowitz
Daryl Griglak
Donna Little
Drew Aichele
Elena Chang
Elizabeth Hess
Elizabeth Maxwell
Emily Antoniades
Emma Kuo (formerly Rishel) Geeta Pereira
Georgina Carias
Greg Rothman
Gwen Rosen
Heather Granza
Ian Tyack
Jamie Primeau
Jason Arias
Jenna Sobolewski
Jennifer Gray
Jennifer Popowycz
Jenny Olbrich
Jes Ware
Jesse Regis
Joanne Peters
Jody Tracey
Jonathan
Joselyn Benitez
Josh Hersh
Kaitlin Jessing-Butz
Kat Guanio
Kate Fassl
Kate Foster Kaplove
Kimberley Johnson
Krista Almqvist*
Laren Spirer
Larissa
Lee Gerowitz
Lisa Goldschmidt
Lisa Tozzi
Liz Lapof
Lucero Ramirez-Varela
Lucero Ramírez-Varela
Maggie Cole
Martin Morales
Matt Coolidge
Matthew Geller
Maya Garcia Hynes
Megan Blocker
Megan Link
Megan Roche
Meghan O'Connor
Natasha Benacerraf
Nathan Knight
Nicole Pinto
Nora Lardner
Patrick Mackie
Perry Fuchs
Raktim Borpatragohain
Robin Savage
Ron Gaskill
Sam Mistretta
Samantha Famous
Sandy Lacey
Sarah Snow
Sophia Shum
Spencer Levy
Stefania Albanesi
Stephen Demko
Susan and Fred Orkin
Susan Brill
Suzanne Lamberg
Ted Geier
Tom Stoelker and Richard Morales
Tony Stokes
Tyler Griffin
Victoria Seskin
Victoria Todis
Vivek RaiZoe Logan