Everglades Angels Dog Rescue

Established on Valentine's Day in 2014 by founder Beverley Smith, Everglades Angels Dog Rescue is a 100-percent volunteer-run 501(c)(3) no-kill organization based on East Atlantic Boulevard in Pompano Beach. The rescue focuses on physically extracting, rehabilitating, and rehoming abandoned pet dogs, feral packs, and discarded breeding dogs left to fend for themselves in remote areas of the Florida Everglades and rural South Florida.

Many dogs rescued from the field arrive suffering from starvation, dehydration, tick-borne illnesses, heartworm disease, or severe trauma. Immediately after extraction, each dog receives comprehensive veterinary care, vaccinations, microchipping, and spay-and-neuter surgery. In 2021, the organization established The Haven, a sanctuary environment where rescued dogs socialize, sunbathe, work with professional behavior trainers, and rebuild trust with compassionate volunteers. Many of the dogs rescued from rural abandonment arrive suffering from mange, tick-borne illnesses, or malnutrition, and receive weeks of patient medical nursing and nutritious meals until they are healthy.

Everglades Angels Dog Rescue matches its rehabilitated dogs with loving families through a careful adoption process that includes an online application, an adoption-coordinator interview, a scheduled meet-and-greet, and a home check. Because the organization pays no salaries, every dollar raised goes directly toward veterinary care, boarding, food, and rehabilitation for rescued dogs. Supporters in Pompano Beach and across South Florida can follow each rescued dog's recovery journey online, sponsor an emergency veterinary bill, or apply to become a foster or permanent adoptive home.