We are incredibly grateful to everyone who attended, volunteered, donated, sponsored, or supported PugFest this year. Your enthusiasm and generosity help us continue our mission of providing medical care, safety, and second chances to pugs in need.
We’re still tallying totals as we work toward our fundraising goal of $22,000 in honor of 22 years of rescue. Every contribution - large or small - moves us closer to ensuring we can keep saying “yes” to the pugs who need us most.
Final numbers will be posted soon. Thank you for being part of this lifesaving work.

Would you like to open your home and heart to a pug? The pugs we rescue vary from young and healthy to senior with ongoing health issues, but they all have one thing in common: They are looking for loving, stable homes to call their own.

We rely on the support of caring and committed foster homes to help pugs in need. All of our pugs stay with foster families until they find their forever home. We provide the medical care - you provide the shelter and love.

Your support helps us save pugs in need. In 2024, we spent nearly $300,000 on medical care alone. We rely entirely on donations, and 100% goes directly to medical bills, food, supplies, and rescuing dogs from unsafe situations.

If you own or know of a pug that needs rescue in Florida or Georgia, please complete the online Surrender Form and submit a photo. One of our volunteers will contact you to discuss the situation and help the pug.
The upcoming holiday season is one of the busiest times of the year for our rescue.
While many families are traveling or spending time with loved ones, our all-volunteer team continues to work hard behind the scenes to help every pug in need.
Because of the high volume of intake requests during November and December, it may take 1–2 weeks for us to coordinate an appropriate foster home.
Our volunteers are also juggling their own holiday schedules, so we kindly ask for your patience and understanding during this time.
We will contact you within 24 hours of receiving your surrender information to learn more about your situation and begin planning next steps. Our goal is to ensure every pug receives the proper care, veterinary attention, and placement they deserve so it might take us extra time to find an open foster home that is available to help and the more time you give us to plan, the better.
If your situation is not an emergency, we kindly ask you to consider waiting until after the holidays to surrender. This allows our volunteers—who generously give their time year-round—to have a much-needed break with their own families and pets.
Thank you for your compassion, your patience, and for trusting us to help.
We’re thrilled to announce that we are one of 119 grant recipients awarded funding from the $1.57 million distributed by The Grey Muzzle Organization to support lifesaving efforts for senior dogs.
This critical funding supports animal shelters and rescues across the USA, France, and Nepal in developing senior-focused programs—including medical and dental care, surrender prevention, hospice care, and adoption incentives. This Grey Muzzle Grant will allow us to help senior pugs in our care.
A huge thank you to Grey Muzzle and their generous supporters for making this possible and for believing in a time where every senior dog finds safety, love, and a soft landing.
Pug Rescue of Florida & Georgia
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PO Box 316 Windermere, FL 34786
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