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