Rancho Footies Animal Sanctuary, Inc. was named in honor of our beloved best friend, Footies.   Although, Rancho Footies wasn't officially established until 2002, our first rescue occurred while we were traveling by sailboat throughout the Caribbean in 1999.  Daphne, a Puerto Rican stray, followed us home and charmed us into keeping her.  After several months of treatment for mange and good nourishment, she was soon running and jumping around and playing on the beach, with out a care in the world and her past life forgotten.  At this time, we realized that we wanted to help more dogs (and other animals) have a chance at a life full of love.  We were not able to

                                            continue fulfilling this dream until 2002 when  

Footies 1991-2001     we moved onto our 40 acre parcel.  It did not take   

                                            us long to expand our family, as we came across

                                            many stray, unwanted, and abused animals just

                                            during the course of our everyday lives.  Since

                                            most of the animals hadn't experienced a life

                                            where they could feel secure and loved, we made it

                                            our mission to provide a permanent home for any

                                            animal that we accepted into our family.  Since we

                                            are a small organization, this limits us as to how

                                            many animals we are able to adopt, but we feel

                                            that the quality of life of each of our family

                                            members is of utmost importance.   We continue

                                            to search for new ways to fund our dream and

                                            expand our family and ranch.                                

Devin & Lisa's wedding ceremony with

bridesmaid, Deja, best man, Diego, and

maid of honor, Daphne.

                                           100% of all profits and donations are used for the

                                           animals, as we are strictly volunteer.  In

                                           addition to animals, we have also adopted a section

                                           of Arizona highway to pick up trash in order to help

                                           keep our environment beautiful.  Our ranch is

                                           also "green."  For instance,  we have no conventional

                                           electrical service, most of our power is generated

                                           through wind or solar.  Our home is constructed

                                           of straw bale and adobe.  Our garden provides

                                           many organic treats for both us and the animals.

                                           (We discovered that even though turnips are not on

                                           our favorite vegetable list, the dogs love them!)  We

                                           try our best to live in harmony with nature, honor

                                           our fellow Earthlings, preserve our delicate planet.