Community Outreach

Mile High Canine Rescue is committed to addressing the pet overpopulation crisis and keeping dogs out of shelters in the first place. While adoption of unwanted pets is a key factor, we cannot adopt our way out of too many unwanted pets. We are firm believers that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

MHCR has partnered with Bergen Spay and Neuter Alliance, Fix West Texas, Spay and Neuter Your Pets organization and Crossroads Veterinary to offer free and low cost spay and neuter clinics in underserved areas across Colorado and Texas.

Please click on the link below to Sponsor a Surgery and help prevent another unwanted litter ending up in a high kill shelter!

Sponsor A Surgery

Upcoming Clinics

Bergen Spay & Neuter Alliance
April 11–14
Delta, CO

Bergen Spay & Neuter Alliance
May 9–12
Eagle, CO

Bergen Spay & Neuter Alliance
June 6–9
Clovis, NM

Colorado

Find the nearest clinic

Midland, Texas and surrounding areas

book an appointment

Shelter Vaccination Program:

We provide underfunded shelters with distemper and parvo vaccines to keep their dog populations healthy while waiting for adoption or rescue. These are the current shelters we work with:

  • Conour Animal Shelter – Conour, Colorado
  • City of Portales Animal Shelter – Portales, New Mexico
  • La Junta Animal Shelter –  La Junta, Colorado (through Hwy 50 Freedom Ride)
  • Roswell Animal Control, Roswell, NM
  • Beeville Texas Animal Shelter- Beeville, TX
  • Port Barre Animal Control- Port Barre, LA
  • Plainview Animal Shelter- Plainview, TX
My daughter and I have been volunteering with Mile High since its beginning, mostly driving the rescue van to NM to help with transports. We connect with other rescue partners, helping these dogs get to CO and then to foster homes, vet care, and their forever homes. We get to spend time together and feel good about helping the pups.
Lori Banghart
Lori Banghart
MHCR understands the rescue is only a slice of life for a volunteer and they wholeheartedly accept anything you can offer. No matter how small you think your part is, they make sure you know you're appreciated.
Kari Dale
Kari Dale
I have volunteered with multiple rescues over the years. Mile High Canine Rescue is by far the best. Their communication is outstanding and other volunteers are always available to answer any questions and offer guidance.
JoAnna Chrisco
High quality, high volume spay and neuter is the best way to address the animal welfare crisis, and I’m so grateful to MHCR for sponsoring these clinics and giving me the opportunity to volunteer at them.
Kenna Uddenberg
Fostering feeds my soul. I love to see these dogs change from shelter dogs to rescued to loved and ready for their forever homes.
Elisa Thurston
It is hard to describe the joy you experience when you see a dog who has had a difficult start learn to become part of a family and see their true, happy self come alive.
Becky Gibbs
Fostering for MHCR has filled a part in my life I didn’t even realize was missing. Loving on these babies until the right family comes along is one of the most rewarding aspects of my life.
Maria Hatch
MHCR does the best job at supporting their fosters, because they foster too. They do their best to get supplies to foster homes to cut down on out-of-pocket costs for foster families. They take requests for supplies and follow through every way they can. They're always open to communication and no question is too weird, stupid, or off-the-wall.
Kari Dale