Built on Love.
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Love's Legacy Rescue was founded by Amanda, whose belief that every dog deserves a second chance set everything in motion. What started as one person's mission to pull dogs from Southern California's overcrowded shelters has grown into a foster-based rescue that saves lives every single day — no kennels, no building, just heart. Amanda built LLR from the ground up, and her passion for the dogs who need us most continues to drive everything we do. Today, a small but mighty team of dedicated volunteers keeps Love's Legacy running — coordinating transports, finding fosters, placing dogs in forever homes, and showing up for every dog who comes through our doors.

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Love's Legacy Rescue is dedicated to Love Davis
February 11, 2020 – July 19, 2021.

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Our Story

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Amanda Davis — Founder & President

MEET THE FOUNDER

Amanda was born and raised in Northern California, and her passion for animals goes back as far as she can remember — including childhood afternoons watching Animal Precinct and dreaming of making a difference for animals in need.

When the 2018 Northern California wildfires devastated communities, Amanda launched an Instagram account to reunite lost and displaced pets with their families and soon realized she could move mountains through networking, entirely from her phone.

In 2020, Amanda adopted an English bulldog puppy she named Love. She was devastated to watch her beloved puppy suffer from an undiagnosed condition. Despite every effort to save her, Love passed away in July 2021, taking a piece of Amanda with her.

It was in that grief that Love's Legacy Rescue was born. When Amanda learned about the crisis in shelters, healthy, adoptable dogs being euthanized by the thousands, she knew those dogs deserved a chance.

Meet the Team

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    Lara

    @marinfairydogmother

    Foster coordination, fundraising, strategist, and — let's be honest — sanity checker. Lara keeps the wheels turning and the mission moving forward.

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    Kim

    @flopsy_the_frenchie

    Intake and transport coordinator extraordinaire, and the creative eye behind our beloved freedom posts.

  • Jess

    @ash.n.nico

    Our tech wizard. From Petfinder to behind-the-scenes systems, Jess keeps us organized and findable — and has been fostering longer than most of us can remember.

  • A woman with long dark hair kneels on the grass, smiling and holding a large husky dog with a pink flower collar outside in a garden during sunset.

    Missy

    @thebravobunch_nj

    Adoption coordinator and rising social media star. Missy finds the perfect matches and makes sure the world knows about them.

Love's Legacy Rescue is a 100% volunteer-run, foster-based nonprofit. Every dollar donated goes directly to the dogs.