Ranch Hand Rescue

 

Ranch Hand Rescue Inc. is a North Texas non-profit organization located in Argyle, TX,  that works in cooperation with local and state law enforcement officials to rescue and rehabilitate abused and neglected farm animals. We are able to care for these animals through our established sanctuary, foster and adoption programs.

Care is provided for:

 

• Horses

• Ponies

• Pigs

• Chickens

• Turtles

• Rabbits

• Ducks

• Donkeys

• Turkeys

• Sheep

• Goats

• Llamas

• Alpacas

 

 

Ranch Hand Rescue was founded in 2009 by Bob Williams. After suffering a stroke, Bob knew he wanted to do something more meaningful with his life and established RHR to save farm animals from neglect and starvation.

 

Why a farm animal rescue? While thousands of animal shelters in the US are designed for cats and dogs, Bob recognized a void in facilities capable of sheltering farm animals. In response to that void, Ranch Hand Rescue was created.

 

Currently, we continue our outreach to develop a “foster family” network which is critical to expanding our efforts. Since most of these animals are malnourished, they require special diets, supplements and periodic visits by a vet to monitor their progress. In many cases it’s simply a well-managed feeding program with the proper nutrition, companionship & love that brings these animals back to a state of good health. All the animals we take in are evaluated by a veterinarian, given the appropriate vaccinations and treated for parasites before being transported to their new foster home. We then track & monitor their progress with our vet & their foster family. The absolute worst cases are brought here to Ranch Hand Rescue. In many cases they require around the clock care and surgery. The foster family network gives us the ability to not only save more farm animals; it increases our opportunity to provide the immediate medical care and rehabilitation for those severe cases here at Ranch Hand Rescue.

 

While rescuing farm animals continues to be at the core of our work, we have expanded our services to provide Equine and Animal Assisted Therapy programs that serve victims of child and sexual abuse, help rehabilitate at-risk youth, and provide counseling for clients facing the challenges of drug and alcohol addiction, depression, anxiety, anorexia, and many other personal, mental, and physical challenges.