Joyful Rescues
We show dogs & cats up for adoption in the Olean, Rochester and Buffalo, NY areas almost every weekend. Come...
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Roscoe
Roscoe was born around August 27, 2019, and weighs about 25 pounds. Roscoe gets along with other dogs and cats...
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Bucky Manchester
Bucky was born around May 20, 2014 * and weighs about 13 pounds. Bucky is with us because his human...
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Zeus
Zeus was born around August 20, 2018 and might top out in the 90 pound range once he's reached a...
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Lucy Dawson
Lucy was born about May 20, 2013 and weighs about 22 pounds. She is one sweet, loving, senior gal that...
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Lottie Dawson
Lottie was born about January 21, 2024 and weighs about 26 pounds. She is one ADORABLE, fun and funny little...
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Jeter
Jeter was born around August 18, 2017 and weighs about 11 pounds. He has just been the life of the...
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Polly Cooman
These pups are sponsored in loving memory of Joan Cooman, a woman who put her heart and soul into her...
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Holly Cooman
These pups are sponsored in loving memory of Joan Cooman, a woman who put her heart and soul into her...
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Miss Marta
Miss Marta was born around July 24, 2020 and weighs about 15 pounds. Marta was surrendered to a local city...
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Xavier Brown
Xavier was born around July 1, 2018 and weighs about 10 pounds. Xavier has been a stud for a backyard...
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Alex Red
Alex was born around July 1, 2024 and weighs about 13 pounds. Alex is adorable with his pointy ears and...
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Fanny
Fanny was born about June 26, 2023 and will likely top out about 50 lbs. My goodness this girl is...
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Loki
Loki was born about August 5, 2022 and is a really social kitty. He arrived here unannounced in a pick...
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Sunny Darien
Sunny was born around April 9, 2021, and weighs about 15 pounds. Sunny and five other dogs were surrendered to...
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Lucy Darien
Lucy was born around February 21, 2019 and weighs about 20 pounds. Lucy and five other dogs were surrendered to...
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Sadie Darien
Sadie was born around February 21, 2019 and weighs about 20 pounds. Sadie and five other dogs were surrendered to...
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Max Darien
Max was born around October 12, 2020, and weighs about 22 pounds. Max and five other dogs were surrendered to...
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Molly Darien
Molly was born around February 20, 2019 and weighs about 20 pounds. Molly and five other dogs were surrendered to...
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Ophelia Otto
Ophelia was born around April 19, 2024 and weighs about 8 pounds. Ophelia and 21 other dogs were seized from...
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Odin was born around April 19, 2023 and weighs about 8 pounds. Oscar and 21 other dogs were seized from...
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Jude Vega
Jude Vega was born about March 7, 2025 and might top out in the 55-60 pound range. He appears to...
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Ozzy Otto
Oscar was born around April 19, 2023 and weighs about 8 pounds. Oscar and 21 other dogs were seized from...
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Edgar
Edgar was born around July 31, 2016 and is a big kitty weighing around 13 pounds. Edgar's beloved human and...
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Marlene GSD
Marlene was born around March 24, 2025, and might top out in the 70-75 pound range when done growing. We...
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Maxwell GSD
Maxwell was born around March 24, 2025, and might top out in the 70-75 pound range when done growing. We...
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Sugar
Sugar was born around January 23, 2022 and weighs about 70 pounds when done filling out. Sugar rides well in...
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Lulu
Lulu was born around July 18, 2024, and weighs about 15 pounds. She is a teeny, tiny, rough coated little...
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Jax Black
Jax was born around May 16, 2019 and weighs about 100 pounds. Jax found himself wandering in a nearby town,...
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Olive Otto
Olive was born around April 22, 2018, and weighs about 11 pounds. Rescued from a situation involving a previous offender...
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Omar Otto
Omar was born around April 21, 2024, and weighs about 5. He and 21 other dogs were seized from a...
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Coco Bentley
Coco was born about February 27, 2023 and weighs about 60 lbs. Based on his physical characteristics he appears to...
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Bandit Wayne
Bandit was born around September 19, 2019 and weighs 38 pounds. Bandit is with us because his humans had a...
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Ace The Adorable Beagle!
Ace was born about May 28, 2016 and weighs about 43 lbs. He is a really adorable and HAPPY tri-colored...
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Snow
Snow was born about February 13, 2024 and may top out in the 55 lb. range. This long-legged beauty is...
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Harry
Harry was likely born in the 2022 range and is an average size kitty. Sadly, we are not sure anything...
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Mean Jean
Mean Jean appears to be a young adult kitty that showed up at the home of one of our volunteers...
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Sadly, I Was Not Socialized. William was born about June 1, 2018 and is a healthy, happy, cat that is...
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Peter
Peter was born around September 11, 2024 and is an average sized kitty. Peter was found in the middle of...
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Bayer
Bayer is a gorgeous grey tabby born around September 6, 2017. Bayer has the most adorable face and seems to...
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Greta
Greta was born about March 6, 2023 and will likely top out in the 35 lb. range. She is as...
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Princess
Princess, born around January 23, 2024, was rescued from a rural road in Puerto Rico. Princess weighs about 6 pounds....
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Rocky Conklin
Rocky was born June 23, 2015 and weighs about 100 lbs. Rocky is with us because his humans moved to...
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Kat Mandu
I'm one smart kitty!Kat Mandu was born around March 1, 2020 and is an averaged sized kitty. Kat was found...
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Hollie
Hollie was born about February 16, 2005....yes 2005! and weighs about 8 pounds. Another email begging for help from an...
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Layla Walworth Kramer
Layla was born around August 1, 2020 and weighs too much at about 45 pounds. Joyful received a message asking...
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Koda Walworth Kramer
The Kramer family has chosen to sponsor the costs of transport and medical care for the 17 Walworth dogs as...
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Benny Walworth Kramer
The Kramer family has chosen to sponsor the costs of transport and medical care for the 17 Walworth dogs as...
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Jack Jolly
Jack Jolly and his friend Little Bear came to JR from a local person who was evicted from her home...
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Fleetwood Flynn
Fleetwood was born around May 18, 2023 and is an average sized kitty. Fleetwood is wonderfully social, and outgoing and...
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Jolene Beagle
Jolene was born around June 24, 2022 and weighs about 20-25 pounds. Jolene came to us from Kentucky with the...
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Bear Kendall
It's True, I Act Like a Husky!Bear was born about December 16, 2017 and weighs about 35 lbs. We must...
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Tom
Joyful Rescues is considering Tom to be a sanctuary kitty with us. It's not that he is feral as are...
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Peach Groot
Happy Birthday Gary Groot!My siblings and I decided to sponsor this life saving transport to honor our father's 81st birthday....
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Ivy Grandma Great
In memory of Josephine Catanese UPDATE 4/10/24 Ivy was adopted and we told the adopters every single bad thing we...
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Igor
We are SOOOO lucky!Igor was born around May 23, 2018 Igor came to us as a feral teen kitten who...
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Freebie Ouderkirk
In Memory of Papa Ouderkirk 'I have always had a huge heart for all animals, but especially cats. We even...
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Floyd the Cellar Cat
One SMART Kitty!Floyd was born about November 9, 2010 and weighs about 15 lbs. This big kitty is a very...
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Tabitha Max
I Am One of the Max Collection!Tabitha was born about April 1, 2013 and weighs a bit too much at...
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