In memory of Bill McIntyre
(1946-2019)
and his beloved dog Tess.
Our Mission
The Tess McIntyre Foundation was founded in 2015. It is a tax deductible, 501(c)3 charitable foundation, and named after Tess, a rescued golden retriever whom met an early fate. You can read her story here.
The mission of the Tess McIntyre Foundation is to:
- Provide financial support to organizations that rescue shelter or abandoned dogs and work to find homes for them.
- We support these organizations and veterinarians who provide services to dogs who need medical attention before they can be successfully adopted.
- To raise money and use 100% of the donated amounts for these purposes. All administrative costs and expenses other than the 2% credit card processing fee are funded by the principals of the foundation and not funded from donated proceeds.
No donation is too small and we thank you for anything you can give.
Please help Tess to help other needy dogs by pushing the DONATE button. You’ll feel good when you do.
USED AS BAIT
READ CHIP'S STORY
WAGGING HER TAIL AGAIN
READ FRIDA'S STORY
ANOTHER TESS
READ HER STORY
MEET PEANUT BUTTER
READ HER STORY
SAVING LUPA
READ HER STORY
SWEET DIAMOND
READ HER STORY
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU EAT!
READ FINLEY'S STORY
WE'RE SPONSORING YANG
Watch his story!
ATHENA'S SURGERY A SUCCESS!
HERE SHE IS IN HER NEW HOME WITH HER NEW SIBLING
MEET ATHENA
READ HER STORY
WATCH ROXY'S STORY
We are sponsoring Roxy to pay for her recovery diet as well as spay, vaccinations, flea and heartworm prevention.
ONE-EYED JACK
READ JACK'S STORY
MEET MUFASSA
READ HIS STORY
GOLDEN GIRLS
READ THEIR STORY
FROM TURKEY TO COLORADO
READ VIOLET'S AMAZING STORY
HIT BY A CAR
READ FLOSSY'S STORY
MEET SNOOP
READ HER STORY
MEET HORATIO
READ MORE ABOUT HIM
MEET BERNICE
READ HER STORY
MEET SETH
READ HIS STORY
ANGEL LIVED HERE
READ HER STORY
MEET TRACEY
READ TRACEY'S STORY
MEET DENVER
READ HIS STORY
MEET HOPE
READ HER STORY
SAVED FROM A KILL SHELTER
WATCH ECHO'S STORY
BERNICE AND MATILDA
READ THEIR STORY
PITCH
READ PITCH'S STORY
SOPHIE HAS BEEN ADOPTED!
IZZY
MEET IZZY
COOKIE
READ COOKIE'S STORY
SOFIE
WATCH SOFIE'S STORY
LOLA: SAVED FROM THE STREETS
READ LOLA'S STORY
SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY NEXT WEEK
READ BRODIE'S STORY
NEW MOM HIT BY CAR
READ ADELE'S STORY
TATE AND TATUM
READ THEIR STORY
DAISY AND HER PUPPIES
READ THEIR STORY
SAY HI TO BREE!
READ BREE'S STORY
MARY JANE
READ MARY JANE'S FULL STORY
YUMA AND LEILA
READ THEIR FULL STORY
SAY HI TO BANJO!
READ BANJO'S STORY
MEET MAYA!!!
READ MAYA'S STORY
Virgo (right) adopted and in her new home.
MEET WALTER!
READ WALTER'S STORY
OVERBRED AND ABANDONED
READ LISA'S STORY
VIRGO AND HER NEW FAMILY!
READ VIRGO'S STORY
MEET COOKIE!
READ COOKIE'S STORY
MEET SWEET LUNA!
READ LUNA'S STORY
SAVED FROM A BREEDER!
READ HAYDEN'S STORY
MEET CAPTAIN!
READ CAPTAIN'S FULL STORY
CLEO UPDATE!
SAVED FROM A PUPPY MILL!
READ KAIYA'S STORY
MEET CLEO!
READ HER FULL STORY
MEET SIRONA!
READ HER FULL STORY
MILEY UNCHAINED!
READ HER FULL STORY
Let's take a look back at the ...
READ THEIR STORY
WATCH WILLY'S HEART-WARMING STORY!
Hit by a car in Mexico, safe in LA
READ DUNCAN'S FULL STORY
THE FINDING NEMO LITTER
READ THEIR FULL STORY
FAITH HAS BEEN ADOPTED!
Faith (left), rescued from a kill shelter in Philadelphia, is now healthy, adopted and home with her new family.
MEET WILLY!
READ HIS FULL STORY
FAITH, SAVED IN THE ELEVENTH HOUR!
READ HER FULL STORY
ROXIE HAS BEEN ADOPTED!!
FAMILY OF SEVEN SAVED!
READ THEIR FULL STORY
WE'RE HELPING TWO NEW DOGS IN NEED!
READ ROXIE'S STORY
READ APRIL'S STORY
BLOSSOM AND THE SPRING FLOWER PUPPIES!
READ THEIR FULL STORY
FINNEGAN HAS BEEN ADOPTED!!
Saved from Euthanasia!
Meet Finnegan. This young dog was scheduled for euthanasia becaue of a severe skin infection. We saved him and are getting him the medical care he needs
READ ALL ABOUT FINNEGAN!
Jesse, James, Bonnie & Clyde!
Faithful parents and 2 puppies saved and on their way to a healthy life. Read the Full Story!
The Lion King Litter!
Meet Cynthia and her pups: the Lion King Litter! Are they cute or what!?
READ ALL ABOUT THEM!
A Canine Family Reunited
Coco was found in a trailer in Barnwell, South Carolina. Probably about 1-1/2 years old, she was heartworm positive and full of milk. When she was turned over to our partners at Home for Good Dog Rescue (HFG), she appeared to have recently given birth. But there were no puppies.
Amazingly the local animal control officer found the puppies buried in the insulation of the trailer. They were a little the worse for wear and hungry, but happy to be reunited with Mama. Coco and her family are now in Aiken, S.C., at HFG's care facility. Coco is being treated for heartworm and they will all be neutered and vaccinated. They will then be transported up to New Jersey and placed with a foster family until they can be adopted.
Thanks to your donations, we have been able to sponsor Coco and make a contribution to help pay for her and her puppies care and transport.
WATCH THIS ADORABLE SHORT VIDEO!
Meet Winnie and Her Family
Saved from a kill shelter, Winnie had an unexpected surprise. Please help us help her and her puppies. Read Winnie's Full Story!
Winnie and her puppies have been adopted!
READ THE FULL STORY!
Rescued from a SC Kill Shelter
Rescued from a South Carolina kill shelter, Roma is now on the mend and looking forward to a future forever home. Please help us help this beautiful pup. Read Roma's Full Story!
Rescued from a Hoarder
This beautiful chocolate lab, who is believed to be about eight years old, was saved from a hoarder. Seized along with 13 other dogs from a home in Barnwell, S.C., Randy is the only one of the 14 that wasn’t euthanized. Read Randy's Full Story!
Terrier Mix with Deformed Leg Saved from Kill Shelter
Peaches is believed to be a 6-year-old terrier mix that our partners Home for Good Dog Rescue saved from a kill shelter called Jenkins County K911 in Millen, Ga. Peaches was pregnant at the time and the shelter planned to euthanize her after she had her puppies because they couldn’t afford the heart-worm treatment she needed. Read Peaches' Full Story!
DELILAH'S NEW FAMILY
A few weeks ago we learned about a South Carolina dog named Delilah who was in such bad shape you couldn't tell either her age or her breed. Our partners Home for Good Dog Rescue saved her at a shelter where she was being brought in to be euthanized. We made a donation to Home for Good to sponsor Delilah as they nursed her back to health in their Aiken, S.C., facility. The photo above shows a healthy Delilah (left) with her new adopting family. Pretty amazing! Your contributions will help us to save other dogs like Delilah. Read Delilah's Full Story!
DENVER'S NEW HOME
Watch the video!
DENVER'S STORY Read Full Story!
HARVEY'S BEEN ADOPTED! Read Full Story!
WE’RE HELPING DELILAH GET A NEW COAT! Read Full Story!
WE’RE CELEBRATING TWO YEARS OF HELPING DOGS IN NEED! Thank YOU for all your support! Read Full Story!
WE’RE HELPING HARVEY RECOVER AND FIND A FUREVER HOME! Read Full Story!
WE’RE HELPING CONNOR GET HEALTHY AND FIND A FUREVER HOME! Read Full Story!
HELPING DISPLACED DOGS IN TEXAS. Read Full Story!
MORE HAPPY ENDINGS!
 Carolina, NOW LUCY, has been ADOPTED! READ HER STORY |
 Darius has been adopted! READ HIS STORY |
AIDEN'S HAPPY ENDING Read Full Story!
AIDEN'S STORY: FROM THE WILDERNESS TO A HOME FOR GOOD Read Full Story!
ADAMI HAS BEEN ADOPTED (posted by our Trustee in his blog “Off The Leash”) Read Full Story!
A Happy Ending for Rescued Korean Golden Retriever, Adami! Read Full Story!
Jewelers unBLOCKed™ Goes for the Gold:
Announcing New Philanthropic Partnership with Tess McIntyre Foundation. Read Full Story!
One-year-old Korean Golden Retriever, rescued from certain death, now finding shelter in Southern California. The Tess McIntyre Foundation recently made a $2,000 donation to SCGRR to help defray the cost of Adami’s heartworm treatment and hospital stay. The Foundation is seeking additional donations, to provide further assistance as Adami proceeds along the path to recovery and adoption, and to help other dogs in need of medical assistance so they can become adopted. Please help, no donation is too small. Thank you very much.
Tess McIntyre Foundation Launches
Welcome Home Rescue Pack Project for Adopted Dogs.
Read the full press release or check out our
GoFundMe Page.
Meet Some of Our Beneficiaries
The Tess McIntyre Foundation, through its GoFundMe campaign, has been providing Welcome Home Rescue Packs for dogs adopted through Southern California Golden Retriever Rescue (SCGRR). The rescue packs consist of a bed, a collar and leash, and a 3-month supply of flea and tick prevention medication. These rescue packs are provided for a safe and healthy environment for the animals as they move into their new homes. Read full story here.
Health Restored, 3-Year-Old JW Finds New Home, Loving Family
Johnnie Walker, a three-year-old Golden Retriever, arrived at the Chula Vista Shelter in San Diego in serious condition. He had suffered a chest trauma and it had abscessed. The shelter did its best to clean the wound. Then he was rescued by Southern California Golden Retriever Rescue (SCGRR).
Working with the Animal Medical Center in Los Angeles, JW, as he is more commonly known, underwent several surgeries and skin grafts. After being cleared by the vet he was placed in one of the SCGRR’s volunteer foster homes for recovery, which apparently also included some ball playing and frolicking with a stuffed alligator. His foster family also helped JW get over some issues he had in dealing with other dogs. Read full story here.
Golden Retriever Turned In by Downsizing Owner Becomes First Beneficiary of Tess McIntyre Foundation Crowdfunding Campaign
A few short weeks ago, True Blue was left homeless when his owner downsized and no longer could accommodate him. But through the efforts of Southern California Golden Retriever Rescue, he is a happy dog enjoying his new home and loving family. And, along the way, True Blue became the first beneficiary of the Tess McIntyre Foundation’s campaign to provide Welcome Home Rescue Packs to newly adopted dogs. Read the full story here!
Tess McIntyre Foundation Funds First Rescue Packs
The Tess McIntyre Foundation has provided a $300 donation to the Southern California Golden Retriever Rescue to purchase Welcome Home Rescue Packs for the next six dogs adopted through the Southern California agency.
The funds were raised through the foundation’s Go Fund Me Campaign. The goal of the campaign is to raise a total of $2,500 which will be enough to provide rescue packs for 50 adopted dogs.
The Welcome Home Rescue Pack includes a bed, a leash, a collar and a three-month supply of flea and tick prevention medication. The intent is to provide these adopted dogs with a safe and healthy start in their new homes.
The Tess McIntyre Foundation is dedicated to raising funds to support dog rescue organizations and to provide animals in need with the healthcare. You can read our story here.
Update on Cinda
Cinda is out of her “lampshade” hat and couldn’t be happier. Doctor says “all is good” and she is with us now in her furever home. Way to go sweet puppy. All of Cinda’s medical expenses have been outside of the Tess Fund so the next dog will really be the first to be helped by the Foundation.
Tess is now on the hunt for that next dog to help. Please help her to help others like Cinda. Push the DONATE button. Stay tuned.
See below for Cinda's story.
Who We’re Helping
CINDA
15 month old Crème Golden Retriever needing eye surgery and a home
Cinda was returned to the breeder after the owners discovered she was not breeding material due to her eye situation – a $600 surgery per each eye and a congenital defect preventing clear breeding papers. After return, the original breeder simply kept her outside with no plans to either perform the surgery or spaying. Without surgery, this puppy would suffer permanent eye damage and blindness. Tess stepped in to help and Cinda is with us now, surgery scheduled. Tess will continue to report on Cinda’s progress.
UPDATE: Cinda is out of surgery successfully and recovering nicely. Wants desperately to be out of the “cone”. Stiches out and final OK coming.
Please help Tess help other dogs like Cinda!
To donate by check, pay to the order of:
Tess McIntyre Foundation
81160 Kingston Heath
La Quinta, CA 92253
Donations to The Tess McIntyre Foundation are tax deductible. The Tess Foundation is a non-profit, 501(c)3 charity.
Tax ID # 47-5329117.
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