Heartworm-positive dogs
Helping address treatment costs that can stand between a dog and a future home.
Animal advocacy · North Carolina
Be the voice
they need.
Black Dog Brigade advocates for animals in shelters—especially dogs too often passed over because of health, age, breed, or coat color.
Know before you reach out
We are an advocacy organization—not a rescue or foster network.
Black Dog Brigade does not take in animals or pull dogs from shelters. Its documented work focuses on advocacy, medical support, basic necessities, and public awareness.
Who gets overlooked
Every dog deserves to be seen.
Shelter outcomes can be shaped by stigma, medical cost, age, breed restrictions, and appearance. Black Dog Brigade was built to push back on those barriers.
Pit bulls
Challenging breed stigma and advocating against breed-specific legislation.
Senior dogs
Making room in the conversation for older animals whose needs are easily overlooked.
Black dogs
Bringing visibility to dogs who can disappear into the background of crowded shelters.
How the work takes shape
Practical help.
Public pressure.
Historically raising funds for shelter-dog medical care and heartworm treatment.
Supporting items that can improve a shelter dog's comfort and adoptability.
Speaking up on animal-cruelty law, backyard breeding, and breed-specific legislation.
Start with a conversation
Help make a hard-to-place dog harder to ignore.
Ask about current priorities, advocacy needs, partnerships, or a future donation pathway.
Email Black Dog Brigade