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IN SECOND CHANCES by Brooke Ezzo | photos courtesy of Cherie McCorvey
I “I AM APOLLO. Join me in my mission to rescue others."
f you live in Justin or surrounding areas, it’s likely you’ve at least heard of Apollo Support and Rescue. But did you know on any given day they support over 250 animals?
Over eight years ago, Danielle Stewart, founder and president of Apollo, decided she wanted to foster a dog on her birthday. She asked a local rescue to give her the “worst” dog — the dog no one wanted to take. The rescue gave her a female dog that was pregnant. The mother ended up killing all of the puppies except one, a puppy Danielle named Apollo. From that day forward, Danielle decided she wanted to do all she could to help all of the dogs that were being neglected and abandoned in the shelters. She found five acres of land in Justin, and over the last eight years has created and expanded Apollo Support and Rescue. On top of the rescue, she helped established a street team that feeds and vaccinates dogs that live in homeless camps in Fort Worth. A local veterinarian who donates her time quarterly goes down with the street team to distribute the rabies vaccine. Currently, the facility is housing around 90 dogs, and over 120 dogs are living with foster families. But it fluctuates. Last year, Apollo created a cat team, and many of those cats are with fosters. One of the biggest needs the rescue currently has is fosters. Although there is a facility, Apollo is a no-kill rescue, meaning they are constantly full. The rescue supplies everything a foster family would need to house an animal; puppy pens, pee pads, food, treats, and toys.
“Fostering is so rewarding,” said Cherie McCorvey, Apollo Vice President. “We just need people to open their homes and give them a loving place until they can find their new home.”
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