Second chances start here

Mutt Scouts is a 501(c)(3) dog rescue dedicated to helping homeless, abused, and abandoned dogs from Mexico and high-kill shelters in Southern California. We are committed to providing proper medical care, socialization, and training, no matter the cost.

Meet Our Adoptable Mutts

Join our mission

A small brown dog with a scruffy face and big eyes, wearing a plastic cone around its neck, sitting on concrete steps with purple flower petals scattered around. The background shows a house with windows and a door.

Mutt Scouts is not a breed-specific rescue. We’re dedicated to saving every dog we can, regardless of age, breed, medical or behavioral needs.

We take on the hard cases

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We’re transparent about our mutts’ needs with fosters and potential adopters to ensure that once a dog is a part of our organization, they’ll know love and safety for the rest of their lives.

We commit for life

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We rely entirely on donations, and we appreciate every contribution, no matter the size. Your support helps us continue rescuing and caring for dogs who deserve a second chance.

We are 100% donation-based

The need is urgent

Across Mexico, thousands of dogs are living, and dying, on the streets every day

In many regions of Mexico, there are more dogs than there are resources to care for them. Uncontrolled breeding and limited access to spay/neuter programs have created a cycle of suffering that continues to grow each year.

Most dogs never make it to safety

Street dogs face constant threats like hunger, disease, injury, and abuse. For many, rescue never comes in time.

Rescue depends entirely on donors

Mutt Scouts is 100% donor-funded. Your support allows us to work alongside trusted partners in Mexico to fund medical care, transport, and safe passage for dogs who would otherwise be left behind.

Help Save a Life
A puppy sitting on the floor behind a chain-link fence, with one eye patch and a wound on its head.
A female animal rescue worker in a blue uniform holding a small tan Chihuahua dog with a pink bandana around its neck.

Be the reason we can say “yes”

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4% Cover the Fee

Monthly donations, big or small, make our work possible.

For check donations, please mail to:
The Mutt Scouts
325 W. Washington Street, Ste. 2197
San Diego, CA 92103

More Donation Options

Other ways to help

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Adopt
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Foster
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Volunteer

Every rescue has a story

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Close-up of a dog with heterochromatic eyes, one amber and one blue, before and after grooming. The before image shows the dog with a rough, patchy coat and skin irritation. The after image shows the dog with a smooth, shiny coat, a healthy appearance, and wearing a purple harness with floral patterns, outdoors.
Close-up of two dogs, one on the left with dark and tan fur and one on the right with light tan fur, both looking at the camera.
A before and after comparison of a white dog with muscular build and large head. The before photo shows the dog sitting on the floor inside a room with yellow walls, looking sad and unkempt. The after photo shows the same dog standing outdoors on a rock with a red collar, looking alert and confident, with trees in the background.