About Lucky Paws Rescue

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Lucky Paws Rescue, Inc. is a foster-based, 501(c)(3) nonprofit dog rescue located in Sumter, South Carolina.

We rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome dogs who are abandoned, surrendered in crisis, neglected, medically vulnerable, or at risk in overcrowded shelters. Every dog in our care lives in a foster home, not a kennel, so we can learn who they are and help prepare them for the right forever family.

Lucky Paws Rescue was founded by Christa Clayton and Randy Cooper after seeing the overwhelming number of homeless and unwanted animals in our community. What started as fostering quickly became a mission to be part of the solution.

We are a small rescue, and we are careful with every intake. Saying yes to a dog means committing to their medical care, safety, foster placement, and adoption journey from start to finish.

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Our Mission

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Our mission is to rescue dogs in need, provide them with compassionate care, and place them into safe, loving, permanent homes.

Every dog that comes into our care receives:

• A safe foster home

• Veterinary care

• Proper nutrition

• Vaccines and preventatives

• Spay/neuter when age and health allow

• Time to decompress, heal, and adjust

• Help finding the right adoptive family

We do not just rescue dogs. We prepare them for their next chapter.

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Why Our Work Matters

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There are still far too many dogs in our area without safe homes. Many are abandoned, surrendered, neglected, or left behind when families are in crisis.

Lucky Paws Rescue is committed to being part of the solution by:

• Supporting responsible pet ownership

• Promoting spay and neuter

• Helping reduce the number of homeless dogs in our community

• Working with foster families to provide safe, temporary homes

• Matching dogs with families who are prepared for lifelong commitment

Every dog saved matters. Every foster home matters. Every donation matters.

 

Our Leadership

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Christa Clayton
Founder / President

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Randy Cooper
Co-Founder / Operations Director

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Together, Christa and Randy manage the daily operations of Lucky Paws Rescue, including rescue coordination, foster support, adoption oversight, fundraising, veterinary care coordination, animal intake decisions, transportation, and community outreach.

Lucky Paws Rescue is supported by foster families, volunteers, adopters, donors, and community partners who make this work possible.

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How You Can Help

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Lucky Paws Rescue can only save dogs when we have the foster homes, funding, and resources to care for them properly.

You can help by:

• Adopting

• Fostering

• Donating

• Sharing adoptable dogs

• Volunteering

• Supporting medical and supply needs

Every act of support helps us continue being the bridge between dogs in need and the families waiting for them.

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Nonprofit Statement

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Lucky Paws Rescue, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization incorporated in South Carolina. Donations help support the direct care, safety, and placement of the dogs in our rescue.