{"id":4955,"date":"2026-08-10T17:34:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bogeysbuddies.org\/?page_id=4955"},"modified":"2026-09-03T18:26:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T22:26:05","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bartowrescue.org\/es\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4955\" class=\"elementor elementor-4955\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88f3dde e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"88f3dde\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92a0d66 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"92a0d66\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-029fe67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"029fe67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bartowrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Luna_Master_transparent-819x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5730\" alt=\"Luna, a rescued dog wearing a sunflower collar, the face of Bartow Rescue &amp; Resources\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bartowrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Luna_Master_transparent-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/bartowrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Luna_Master_transparent-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/bartowrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Luna_Master_transparent-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/bartowrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Luna_Master_transparent-10x12.png 10w, https:\/\/bartowrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Luna_Master_transparent-600x750.png 600w, https:\/\/bartowrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Luna_Master_transparent.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6ec373 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d6ec373\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Donate Today - We need your support, so the \"Luna's\" out there have a chance.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1016a42 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1016a42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eec7507 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eec7507\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-section-id=\"17m428r\" data-start=\"249\" data-end=\"279\"><span role=\"text\"><strong data-start=\"251\" data-end=\"279\">Look at the white smoke.<\/strong><\/span><\/h1><p data-start=\"281\" data-end=\"310\">You can see it from the road. Behind the Animal Control building, white smoke rises from the cremation building.<\/p><p data-start=\"396\" data-end=\"467\">And every time I see it, I think about the dogs who didn&#8217;t make it out.<\/p><p data-start=\"469\" data-end=\"578\"><strong data-start=\"469\" data-end=\"578\">Not because they were bad dogs.<br data-start=\"502\" data-end=\"505\" \/>Not because they were unwanted.<br data-start=\"536\" data-end=\"539\" \/>But because there wasn&#8217;t enough room.<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"580\" data-end=\"632\">Bartow County does not have a public animal shelter.\u00a0Animal Control is a rescue-only facility. There are no public adoptions. There is no public access for families to walk through kennels looking for a dog.<\/p><p data-start=\"790\" data-end=\"861\">When Animal Control is full, the dogs on the streets don&#8217;t stop coming.\u00a0And the clock doesn&#8217;t stop either.<\/p><p data-start=\"899\" data-end=\"914\"><strong data-start=\"899\" data-end=\"914\">Three days.<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"916\" data-end=\"993\">Three days for a stray to be reclaimed, rescued, or otherwise find a way out.\u00a0 And when there is nowhere for another dog to go?<\/p><p data-start=\"1045\" data-end=\"1097\"><strong data-start=\"1045\" data-end=\"1097\">What happens next is the part I couldn&#8217;t accept.<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"1099\" data-end=\"1120\">I kept asking myself:<\/p><h3 data-section-id=\"1izjw7y\" data-start=\"1122\" data-end=\"1150\"><span role=\"text\"><strong data-start=\"1126\" data-end=\"1150\">How did we get here?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3><p data-start=\"1152\" data-end=\"1210\">And then I asked myself the question that changed my life:<\/p><h1 data-section-id=\"1h9yaw0\" data-start=\"1212\" data-end=\"1238\">If not me, then who?<\/h1><p data-start=\"1239\" data-end=\"1263\">If not now, then when?<\/p><p data-start=\"1265\" data-end=\"1338\">In January 2022, I saw a photograph of a terrified dog at Animal Control.<\/p><p data-start=\"1340\" data-end=\"1358\">Her name was Luna.<\/p><p data-start=\"1360\" data-end=\"1385\">And I couldn&#8217;t look away.<\/p><p><em>Inspired by Luna. Built by Community.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83e0ca1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"83e0ca1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/bartowrescue.org\/es\/lunas-story\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read Luna's Story \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93dc8ca e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"93dc8ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2dd29f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2dd29f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who We Are<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e411cf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e411cf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bartow Rescue &amp; Resources was created to fill the gaps in our community&#8217;s pet support system.<\/p><p>We rescue dogs, help families through difficult times, provide community resources, and work to keep pets where they belong\u2014with the people who love them.<\/p><p>We believe every situation deserves compassion, every family deserves to be heard, and every pet deserves a chance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d90b7a1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d90b7a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00d72a3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00d72a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ba3182 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1ba3182\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bartowrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Gemini_Generated_Image_ut0irqut0irqut0i-768x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5498\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bartowrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Gemini_Generated_Image_ut0irqut0irqut0i-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/bartowrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Gemini_Generated_Image_ut0irqut0irqut0i-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/bartowrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Gemini_Generated_Image_ut0irqut0irqut0i-9x12.png 9w, https:\/\/bartowrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Gemini_Generated_Image_ut0irqut0irqut0i-600x800.png 600w, https:\/\/bartowrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Gemini_Generated_Image_ut0irqut0irqut0i.png 896w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e3839b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e3839b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8aca41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8aca41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Crystal spent several weeks as a young puppy in Animal Control with her siblings. We saved 3 and her mom.\u00a0<br \/>She spent the beginning of summer 2024 at events every weekend. But every weekend, people walked by. She watched her siblings got adopted; finally, her mom also got adopted. Crystal waited. It was crushing to watch her grow up in the rescue. She was beautiful, sweet, loved kids, other dogs, and she waited.\u00a0<br \/>Then one day in June a man shows up and said, &#8220;My sisters told me that you have a dog I might want to adopt.&#8221;\u00a0 His sisters had been walking this girl all summer. Crystal went home, because we kept showing up.\u00a0<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38c19e9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"38c19e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec85b2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec85b2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What We Do<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46404d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46404d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We provide:<\/p><ul><li>Dog Rescue &amp; Adoption<\/li><li>Foster Programs<\/li><li>Angel Foster Program<\/li><li>Emergency Medical Assistance<\/li><li>Community Pet Resources<\/li><li>Volunteer Opportunities<\/li><li>Community Outreach<\/li><\/ul><p>As we grow, we&#8217;ll continue adding programs that meet the needs of Bartow County.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6d66ab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a6d66ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b2846d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b2846d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b0a851 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b0a851\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/bartowrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vision-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5744\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bartowrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vision-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/bartowrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vision-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/bartowrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vision-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/bartowrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vision-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/bartowrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vision-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/bartowrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vision.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b446df9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b446df9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-051e161 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"051e161\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Vision<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7632f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7632f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We&#8217;re working toward a future where every family knows where to turn for help and every pet has the opportunity to live a safe, healthy life.<\/p><p>Our long-term vision is a community campus that brings rescue, education, veterinary resources, and support services together in one welcoming place.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50689f9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"50689f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4c9734 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e4c9734\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"69\" src=\"https:\/\/bartowrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dividervibrantmulti-1024x69.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5816\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bartowrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dividervibrantmulti-1024x69.webp 1024w, https:\/\/bartowrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dividervibrantmulti-300x20.webp 300w, https:\/\/bartowrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dividervibrantmulti-768x52.webp 768w, https:\/\/bartowrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dividervibrantmulti-1536x104.webp 1536w, https:\/\/bartowrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dividervibrantmulti-18x1.webp 18w, https:\/\/bartowrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dividervibrantmulti-600x41.webp 600w, https:\/\/bartowrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dividervibrantmulti.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01fcf51 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"01fcf51\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d7a76d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d7a76d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ee2302 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8ee2302\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bartowrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Couple_dog_sun_transparent-768x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5749\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bartowrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Couple_dog_sun_transparent-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/bartowrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Couple_dog_sun_transparent-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/bartowrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Couple_dog_sun_transparent-9x12.png 9w, https:\/\/bartowrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Couple_dog_sun_transparent-600x800.png 600w, https:\/\/bartowrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Couple_dog_sun_transparent.png 896w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e741866 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e741866\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-438f4d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"438f4d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bogey \u2014 The Legacy Behind the Name<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-355d537 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"355d537\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>How We Got Our Nickname<\/em><\/p><p>Long before Bartow Rescue &amp; Resources took shape, one couple opened their home to a dog named Bogey. He was on the euthanasia list \u2014 severely emaciated, heartworm-positive, and terrified. It took the two of them\u2014and it took one woman choosing to foster him first\u2014to give him the chance no one else would.<\/p><p>Bogey&#8217;s transformation became the heart behind our nickname, Bogey&#8217;s Buddies, and that name has stayed with us ever since.<\/p><p>Luna is still the reason Bartow Rescue &amp; Resources exists. But Bogey is the legacy behind our name, and that legacy carries on today through the Bogey&#8217;s Buddies Rescue Program, where every dog gets the same second chance he did.<\/p><p><em>Bogey&#8217;s Buddies \u2014 the legacy behind the name.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86c0d84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"86c0d84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/bartowrescue.org\/es\/programs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">See the Bogey's Buddies Rescue Program 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