D.E.L.T.A. Rescue Latest News
Each month we send a newsletter to our Partners to keep them informed about our Super Sanctuary. Below is our May 2021 issue.
My beloved Peewee next to my heart during the happiest 17-months of my life. Download this Newsletter as a PDF
Good news from the lockdown at our sanctuary. We are making it work and the animals love it!
Problem: California is under a mandatory corona virus stay at home order, but we have to care for our animals. So how do we do both? April, 2020 Dear Partner, For decades I’ve had a standing order, in case of emergency, that we would NEVER have less than 2-months inventory of food and supplies for…
Leo gives interview about the terrible fires nearby.
Leo’s interview with Dana Loesch about the terrible California fires near Delta Rescue.
Do you have a recommendation for dog food?
One of our most asked questions. At D.E.L.T.A. Rescue we don’t just use one brand of dog or cat food. Many factors are taken into consideration before feeding each of our animals. In our “Ask the Vet” section of our website, we share all of this information, plus the concept of what the best food…
A Very Tough Letter To Write
September, 2019 In memory of our iconic Hercules, here in his prime. He died peacefully in his sleep a week ago. Dear Partner, This is one very tough letter to write. It’s like another chapter in my life has just come to an end. This is the “Hercules chapter” that began ten years ago .…
D.E.L.T.A. Rescue Encourages People To Make A Difference
This is more than just another rescue center, it is a sanctuary — for the little angels who would have suffered and died without our help. Here it’s a lifetime of care, not just a quick “in-and-out again” rescue. Our animals are our children, and all our sacrifices are for them. Please remember this as…
The True Meaning Of “Care For Life”
Two beautiful dogs who had a terrible beginning, but are enjoying a wonderful life. This is Lucas, he is now 9 years old. When he was barely a year old he was struggling to survive in the deep dessert. . . which reaches over 120˚F in the summer. Lucas would not be here today if…
Parmesan and his siblings were safely born at our hospital six weeks ago!
Whenever we have a litter of puppies or kittens born at our hospital, I let the staff come up with suggestions for naming the entire new family after a group of some kind. Usually it is a cast of movie or TV show characters. Sometimes states or flowers, etc. My being Italian, I think they…
Meet Maine and his brother Vermont
Maine is a 9-year-old cocker mix who was dumped in the wilderness with his brother Vermont…. when they were just a year old. Whoever abandoned Main and Vermont thinks that these brothers died all those years ago… because that was their intention! Whoever did this to these two young dogs was cold hearted and cruel. …
Thank you for supporting our work at D.E.L.T.A. Rescue
If you are interested in one of our “40th Anniversary Commemorative Chips”… Please write a note and send with your gift… We will make sure you get one. Mail your check to: D.E.L.T.A. Rescue, P.O. Box 9, Glendale, CA 91209 Download Mail-in Gift Form We are a certified 501c3 organization. Tax ID #: 95-3759277. Your…
Our 40th Anniversary
Over the decades I’ve torn into anything old and hidden to look for a picture of my Delta. Just one picture. It was not to be. Then last year I found an old jewelry box that I had when I was a kid. In it was a tie clip in the shape of a sword…
What happens when your beloved animal angels die? Is Rainbow Bridge real?
What happens when you meet again at Rainbow Bridge? Miriam Bostwick’s book Animal News From Heaven reads like an autobiographical history, and the sheer volume of animal and human stories is very entertaining and ultimately leaves us with a sense of hope no matter what our religion. Are our animals waiting for us in the afterlife…
40 Years & Home To Thousands Of Unwanted Abandoned Animals
Our first tiny “shelter” was an old kennel in El Monte, California. Our dogs lived in 4×10 foot “runs” and got out for exercise twice a day. Not ideal, but better than starving to death in the forest. Since nobody wanted to adopt these “damaged” dogs, we treated them all as our own pets.…
We Are Care For Life
Listen to founder, Leo Grillo talk about this unique mission. Learn how D.E.L.T.A. Rescue became a care-for-life animal sanctuary. Audio is from a recent interview with Peggy Hoyt from “Pet Will Radio”. Not only are we the only ones rescuing in the wilderness, but we are also the only care-for-life sanctuary with on-site hospitals…
Doing The Right Thing For The Animals
One of our vets is teaching now. But before she left, she asked me if she could do a study on our cats and feline stomatitis, a very painful mouth disease. Dr. Joanne Sohn just got her paper published in the Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association. If you have a cat with this…
How to Donate Blankets, Toys, Treats and Towels to our Animal Super Sanctuary
We would love to have extra linens and supplies; we go through tons- literally- every day! Many followers ask if they can send food, blankets, toys, treats and towels to our Sanctuary. The answer is Yes! We ask that you please send to our package acceptance service, they will take our boxes and hold them, at: D.E.L.T.A. Rescue…
There is no other sanctuary like this one, where each animal is a special being.
Meet Chappis – she loves her life here with us – especially since she almost died 8-years ago. Chappis is a joyful little dog. And though she limps on both rear legs, she manages to get around really fast . . . enjoying her big yard and her best friend, Wookie. She had the desert’s…
Pet Adoption Guide – kindle ebook – FREE from Dec 1-2, 2018
D.E.L.T.A. Rescue published this ebook by Leo Grillo on Amazon Kindle. This is a step-by-step handbook to help you find a loving home for a pet that has been lost or abandoned. Finding a pet a loving home is not easy. Many people don’t view animals as children – as we do. Kindle users can…
D.E.L.T.A. Rescue: Ahead of the Pack in Its Devotion to Animals
Read full article here: https://www.lifezette.com/2018/08/delta-rescue-ahead-pack-devotion-animals/ Read full article here: https://www.lifezette.com/2018/03/delta-dog-rescue-outfit-like-no-other/
The Peggy Hoyt radio show “All My Children Wear Fur Coats” interviews Leo Grillo
This is a great interview on Pet Will Radio. If you have never heard Leo Grillo talk about DELTA – you should listen. Peggy Hoyt get’s Leo talking frankly about what he has learned over his nearly 40 years of animal rescue. Leo tells her why he does not adopt out any rescues or take…
It’s frightening to think of what could have happened to Richard, and thousands of others, if we were not here since 1979
Being a care-for-life sanctuary, we treat all our animals the way we want to be treated as humans. If that means that Grandpa needs a wheelchair, you give him one. We take care of our animals the same way. It’s all about comfort . . . emotional and physical comfort. Here, all our dogs who…
Healing deep wounds of being abandoned by someone she once loved.
This kind and beautiful yellow lab, was abandoned in an empty building with her five puppies and their father. Thanks to people like you who support this mission, all five puppies . . . Vdara, Hooter, Caesar, Bellagio and Luxor . . . and both parents, Aria and Mirage, are safe now. The other day…
Leo’s Legacy Letter
This is a great interview on Pet Will Radio. If you have never heard Leo Grillo talk about DELTA – you should listen. Peggy Hoyt get’s Leo talking frankly about what he has learned over his nearly 40 years of animal rescue.