On National Rescue Dog Day, we celebrate the incredible rescue dogs who remind us every day what loyalty, resilience, and unconditional love look like. 🐶🐕🇺🇸
At @USDA, protecting animal welfare is more than a mission — it’s a responsibility. Earlier this year, USDA partnered with @TheJusticeDept, @DHSgov, and @HHSgov to crack down on chronic dog welfare violators and strengthen enforcement against animal cruelty and dog fighting operations.
This one is especially important to me — we adopted my precious Aussie Shepard, Maggie, almost 10 years ago. She has been my best friend, travel companion, herder of my kids (especially when they were young!), guardian (she is VERY protective of her mom!), and has participated in thousands of conference calls beneath my desk for a decade. Thank you to Lauren and the wonderful team @SavingHopeTx for one of the greatest gifts of all. My family AND our USDA family is so proud to support rescue and adoption efforts that help deserving dogs find safe, loving homes across America.
If you’ve ever adopted a rescue dog, you know the truth: they may be rescued, but they end up rescuing us too. ❤️