Shelter Me: It's a Ruff Life Rescue

Rough beginnings turn into happy endings and that's the motto at It's a Ruff Life Rescue.

"That's what we want to provide for them they've all started out in bad situations and we want to give them the best chance at a happy future," says Susan Fortunato, Foster and volunteer at It's a Ruff Life Rescue.

The rescue is dedicated to saving what they consider the underdogs.

"The dogs that no one else would want that they would pass up in a heartbeat um pregnant dogs, blind and deaf dogs, dogs with cancer um dogs that may not have too much life left in them," added Fortunato.

In just a year and a half the rescue has managed to save 400 dogs and they operate solely as a foster network.

Fortunato says, "So they're so well socialized when it's time for adoption they have that feeling of security and love."

You can also vote for your favorite shelter-or add a rescue group to our list, by going to the Shelter Me section of the Action News' Facebook page.

We'll feature the top vote getter next Saturday morning on Action News and Saturday night on FYI Philly.