Sponsor a Labrador Retriever!
Indi Lab Rescue is always in dire need of funds and with the severe need to help out Labs given the housing crisis, this time is especially difficult for us which mean saving less lives. Sadly we can only help as many Labradors as we can afford to. Surgery, vet costs, redemption fees, crates, food, flea control, and more cost money.
Won't you considering helping us to save a Labrador Retriever? Any amount helps no matter how small.
Contact ILRR if you can donate wire crates, pens, kennel equipment, blankets, food, toys, or other supplies to our Labradors.
Foster homes needed! Click here to learn more!
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About Us
Independent Labrador Retriever Rescue of Southern California rescues and rehomes Labrador Retrievers and other Retrieving breeds in the Southern California area including LA County, Santa Barbara area, and Orange County.
ILRR is dedicated to saving the lives of unwanted Labradors and other purebred retrieving breeds from area shelters when they are on death's door. We take in dogs from families no longer willing or able to care for their dogs. We treat dogs with myriad health issues including mange, displaysia, tumors, skin problems, cancer, and all required surgical procedures.
Please contact us if you are no longer willing or able to care for your Labrador or other retrieving breed.
ILRR does not take in nor do we place any dog that shows or is known to have shown aggression toward humans.
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| Won't you adopt me? |
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Independent Labrador Retrievers serves to unite loving, caring families with their forever Labrador.
In an effort to combat the enormous number of purebred Labrador
Retrievers put to sleep every day as a result of backyard breeders and
puppy mills, we serve to save the lives of Labrador Retrievers and find
them new homes. Rescuing a Labrador Retriever is a wonderful way to get
the companion you want without contributing financially to the terrible
backyard breeding problem and the abuse that exists for these wonderful
dogs.
Most of our rescued labs will spend at least a week in a
foster home and will have been given a general exam by a veterinarian.
We are therefore able to provide some idea of the health and
temperament of each. However, we are neither veterinarians nor
behaviorists and cannot guarantee either soundness or temperament. As a
new owner you should handle your new dog cautiously until you're
comfortable with the dog's behavior and health. No dog should ever be
left unsupervised with children.
It costs money to save the lives of these dogs. Vet care, shelter redemption fees, transport, and a plethora of other costs make our work a labor of love. Sadly we can only help so many dogs. Our funds come directly from our fees to adopters and from donations. Please click here to see our fee schedule for adoption of a Labrador.
Good luck in your search and thank you from all of us for considering adopting a rescued Retriever.
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Steps to adopt from us:
First and foremost, complete an application. READ the copy of the application and note our process and fee for adoption before you send us your completed application. If you see a dog on this page you are interested in, feel free to send an e-mail directly to the contact listed (the foster) after you complete your application. If you do not see a dog at this time, please go ahead and complete our application to get the process started. Please do not contact fosters without first sending in your application.
By completing our application now, we can get you well on your way to approval for adoption now. This way you are ready to go when the right dog comes available. Please go to our application page to begin the application process.
Upon completion of our application, a volunteer will contact you to schedule a home visit. We visit your home to help you access any needed changes or improvements that will help make your adopted dog safe and secure in your home environment. The fee for a home visit is $20 to be paid at the time of the visit. This fee helps us to offset some of our costs.
If you have any questions about the process, please feel free to contact us with them.
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| Meet our Hospice Labs!
Sadly there are dogs like this boy BJ who's owners just don't want them anymore because they are sick or old. Many are dumped at the shelter by owners that care so little they won't even pay their vet for euthanasia.
ILRR does what we can to help all Labradors - even when they are considered unadoptable because they are older or sick. We let them live out the remainder of their lives in a loving foster home.
Learn more about our Hospice pups and how your family can help! Click here to meet BJ and other great Hospice Labs!
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HAPPY ENDINGS: Some of the the happy labs that have found new loving homes.
These four wonderful rescued purebred Labrador boys have all found their forever homes. Here they are on a reunion hike in the Hollywood Hills. One of these boys Wesley (the pale yellow white Lab) had never seen the outside of a kennel for the first 3 years of his life. He was used for breeding only. Wesley did not even know how to walk on his own when he was taken in and was frightened of everything in the outside world. Here you can see Wesley off leash, sitting on command.
Click here to see more of our happy Labs!
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