(Text updated March 28th)

The impact to all our daily lives has been great since the virus started circling the globe. It is not only affecting our human communities, but also our rescue communities.

We want to thank our dedicated supporters, fosters, volunteers and adopters for your support during the COVID-19 crisis. 

Thanks to you, we have been able to increase the number of dogs that we take in due to some new fosters, and we continue to find loving homes for our available Labs in need. 

Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 crisis and the need for PPE for medical staff, our veterinary partners can no longer perform spay or neuter surgeries at this time. This has greatly impacted our ability to make dogs available for adoption and it is unknown when services will resume. 

Currently, with the exception of dogs listed on Petfinder, all unaltered dogs in intake or in foster homes will not be available for adoption for at least 3-4 weeks. 

For this reason, we are going to suspend adoption applications until April 12. After April 12, we will reevaluate to see where veterinary elective surgeries are.

THE ONE EXCEPTION to processing applications is if you are interested in a dog that is currently listed on our Petfinder site. 

We will continue to accept applications for those dogs. 

How you can help:
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• Reach out to ANY foster-based rescue in YOUR area (our foster radius is 50 miles from Medina OH) and foster a dog in need. If you’re staying around home, off work or teleworking, you can save a life. A bonus, you will make room for another dog to be brought out of the pound for intake at a rescue.
  
  
• Ask at your local dog pound facilities. Many facilities would love to have their dogs go into foster for the duration. Remember, dogs will still come into these county and city facilities and taking such a dog into your home WILL keep difficult decisions from having to be made as crowding will be inevitable.
  
  
• All of the rescues are facing the same challenges we are and haven’t been able to transport or pull the number of dogs that they normally have been able to so any support the human community can provide, it would be a godsend.

As the situation continues to develop, LELRR remains committed to our life-saving mission to assist and rehome as many Labradors in need as possible.  (We will make every effort to continue to rescue Labs in need but if we don’t have fosters willing to commit for at least 6-8 weeks or longer, we won’t be able to.)  In the meantime, we will continue to share on Facebook any Labs or Lab mixes in need we are aware of.

And like many organizations, LELRR has already begun to experience the financial implications of the COVID-19 outbreak. 

You can always make a donation to support our work during this challenging time.  https://www.lelrr.org/donate.html

We would also greatly appreciate food or any items on our Amazon wish list, (Please message us for ship to address.)

With all of us working together, we will get through this very difficult time and so will the Labs in need. 

We thank you for your support and understanding - stay safe and sanitized.

The LELRR Team

Our Holiday Yankee Candle Fundraiser is now OPEN!
And it isn’t just candles ANYMORE!
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When you shop online you will have access to hundreds of items, not just the wonderful candles, but items from  companies like the ones below, and ​you will still be helping our LABS!

Sale now closed.

We're exactly 1 month away from our first ever Open House for current and future volunteers and current and future fosters!

Please join us Sunday 9/23/18

Plum Creek Park, NORTH SIDE
2390 Plum Creek Parkway Brunswick Hills, OH 44212

Guest speakers include one of our vet partners on First Aid for dogs and one of our wonderful training partners on reading dog body language.

REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED!

Painting experience NOT required!

Where: St. Paul's Episcopal Church
317 E Liberty St, Medina, OH 44256

When: Sunday, November 4, 2018 from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Attire: wear an old shirt in case of spills!

Cost: $60.00 - limited to only 20 people!!!

Registration Now Closed!