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dopt, don’t shop! Save Underdogs 

is among the many incredible 

organizations throughout the 

Emerald Coast who devote 

their lives to saving animals. This is a selfless, 

all volunteer group whose goal is to rescue, 

rehabilitate and rehome as many dogs as 

possible. Founder, Terri Bondi described, “We 

take the throwaways. Dogs who are ‘out of 

time’ at a shelter, sick, injured, in need of social 

retraining, etc. - the unwanted. We get them 

the medical care they need, put them in a loving 

foster home environment for rehabilitation, 

and when they are ready we screen potential 

adopters for the most suitable match based on 

our knowledge of the pet.” Save Underdogs 

operates solely from fundraising and personal 

funds and with roughly ten adoptions a month, 

these deserving animals can use all the support 

they can get. 

With well over 5,000 adoptions to date, Save 

Underdogs is always looking for volunteers to 

open their loving homes and hearts to foster 

a dog while they search for a perfect forever 

family. Community members can also assist 

in transportation from shelter to rescue or from 

the vet to foster homes. All medical expenses 

are paid by the organization, without any grant 

money or funding, so monetary donations of 

any size can help to save a life. There are other 

ways to give back as well. Save Underdogs 

greatly benefits from donations like grain free 

food, pee pads, cleaning supplies, etc. “We 

definitely could not rescue on the scale that we 

do without this incredible, selfless team of big 

hearted animal lovers!” said Terri, “Some truly 

amazing friendships have been found through 

a shared love of saving innocent lives. There 

is a person somewhere for every dog...I truly 

believe that.” 

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Courtney Murray 

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