To us, an underdog can come in many forms. She is the skittish, hungry stray that slinks around outside of fast food restaurants, hoping that a kind soul will toss her something to eat. He is the dog tied in a backyard at the edge of someone's property that shivers in the cold while he waits for his owner to add fresh water to the block of ice in his bowl. The squirming pile of puppies in a cardboard box on the side of the road are all underdogs. The bewildered dog that watches the only family that he ever knew hand over his toys and leash and walk out of the shelter without him is an underdog. As rescuers, our greatest feat is really a very simple act. We remove dogs from their negative circumstances. And it might come to a surprise to some people, but aside from vetting the ill and injured, the dogs really do the rest. Their resilience is astounding. We want people to understand that the title of underdog has nothing to do with a lack of potential or flaws in character. Their loyalty, their joy, their willingness to please, their desire to learn, and their capacity to love are all right there under the surface just waiting for someone to notice. We will always root for the underdogs. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Operation Underdog at a Glance… Operation Underdog has a monthly trip to a low cost spay and neuter clinic the Charleston, WV area. This trip is offered at no charge to the community other than the cost of the procedure. On average, we transport 300 animals each year to the clinic to help decrease the number of unwanted litters in our area. Operation Underdog continues to provide free transport twice each month of dogs and cats from numerous counties in West Virginia to partner rescues groups in neighboring states. These animals include former shelter residents as well as community pets in need of placement due to stray status or the inability of their previous owners to provide care. Finally, we have animals available for adoption. Many of these animals were pulled from local kill shelters when their time was up, rescued from lives of neglect as strays, or were taken into our care to prevent them from entering local shelters. Our adoption process includes an application, a home visit, and a contract. All underdogs are up to date with vaccinations, micro chipped, heartworm tested, and spayed or neutered. We occasionally have undercats available for adoption as well! We are a volunteer based, 501c3 nonprofit organization. All of our animals live in foster care with loving families as we search for their forever homes. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Support The Underdogs! Help provide animals In our community with love and support by voting for us every day at the Shelter Challenge! This is a chance for our rescue to win Shelter Challenge grants that fund shelter, food, and care for our animals while they wait to be adopted into furrever homes. You can participate by voting once a day, every day. You can also create an account, support us in other contests hosted by the Shelter Challenge, and most importantly, share this great opportunity with your friends. Every vote counts - thank you so much for being involved!