Established in 2023, Harmony Dog Rescue is a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit. The organization offers temporary, crisis-based veterinary and foster care for dogs when their human owners find themselves facing mental health challenges, intimate partner violence, medical emergencies, and/or housing insecurity.
Through a confidential network of foster homes in Western Pa., Harmony Dog Rescue supports people in crisis for up to 40 days. They make sure dogs are not left behind in dangerous situations or surrendered to shelters. Instead, they reunite dogs with their humans when a crisis become more stable or is resolved.
The Harmony Dog Rescue’s website includes information for dog owners who need help, as well as opportunities to become a foster or to donate, including sponsoring a dog.
In 2024, Harmony Dog rescue worked with students from Carrick High School Career and Technical Education to build a Free Dog Library. The library is in front of the Phillips Park Recreation Center in Carrick and functions like a self-sustaining, community-driven Little Free Library. Instead of taking a book and/or leaving a book, the dog library encourages people to take and/or donate unopened dog food/treats and dog supplies, like toys, leashes, and collars.
For more information about Harmony Dog Rescue, visit the website at harmonydogrescue.org.
