At Evergreen Pug Rescue, our values shape every decision we make and every interaction we have.
We believe rescue is about more than saving dogs. It's about building a community where people are treated with kindness, volunteers work together with respect, and every decision is made with the long-term wellbeing of the dogs in our care at heart.
Our Values & Behaviors are more than words on a page—they are the standards we hold ourselves to every day.
We treat everyone with kindness, professionalism, and respect.
Whether someone is surrendering a dog, applying to adopt, fostering for the first time, volunteering, donating, or asking for help, we meet them with patience, compassion, and dignity. We believe better outcomes for dogs begin with treating people well.
The safety, health, and wellbeing of our dogs guide every decision we make.
We are committed to responsible rescue, quality veterinary care, thoughtful placements, and doing what is right for each individual dog.
We are honest, transparent, and accountable.
We communicate openly, manage donations responsibly, and strive to earn the trust placed in us by our supporters and community.
Rescue is a team effort.
We support one another, assume positive intent, solve problems respectfully, and recognize that our shared mission is bigger than any one individual.
Strong organizations create better outcomes.
We value organizational clarity, follow established processes, and direct questions and concerns to the people best equipped to help. Working together with purpose allows us to serve more dogs and families.
We are proud to be a volunteer-run organization built on compassion and service.
We believe rescue succeeds when fosters, adopters, veterinary partners, donors, volunteers, and supporters feel welcomed, valued, and connected to our mission.
We will advocate fiercely for dogs while treating people with dignity.
We will lead with kindness.
We will operate with integrity.
And we will continue building a rescue community that makes Washington—and the pugs who call it home—a better place.
Evergreen Pug Rescue is built by people who care.
Our volunteers, fosters, adopters, veterinary partners, donors, and supporters all play a role in our mission. Together, we have created a community dedicated to helping pugs and pug mixes in need.
We believe that how we treat people matters.
How we communicate matters.
How we solve problems matters.
Every interaction—whether in person, by phone, through email, on social media, or behind the scenes—reflects on Evergreen Pug Rescue and the community we are building.
We believe that treating people with kindness, respect, and dignity creates better outcomes for dogs, families, and our volunteers. The following values guide the way we work together and the way we serve our community.
