At the end of March, the Pickaway County Dog Shelter contacted Rescued Rollers about a dog they wanted us to help. Rex was a German Shepherd Dog, abandoned in a field and found by Good Samaritans. The dog warden had the county vet take a look at him and they stabilized him, even though his medical condition was nearly critical. … Continue reading →
The Columbus, Ohio newspaper, The Dispatch, featured Rescued Rollers in the April 18, 2019 edition. It was duty that brought John and Noel Lizotte to the Pickaway County Dog Shelter on April 5, summoned through the couple’s nonprofit charity, Rescued Rollers. John refurbishes and outfits mobility carts — think tiny wheelchairs — Help on wheels: Ohio couple’s carts help disabled … Continue reading →
Opposing Views is a website that shares news reports with the goal of providing unbiased reporting. In part, the article they published on April 14, 2019 stated: After John finished fitting Rex with new wheels, they both went for a walk. John was impressed with how well Rex adapted to the wheelchair after he observed the dog taking off for … Continue reading →
Adrian Raeside is a cartoonist with a syndicated cartoon strip named, The Other Coast. The cartoon strip is written mostly from a dog’s perspective. Recently, Raeside contacted Rescued Rollers director, John Lizotte with a proposal. Raeside wanted to introduce a new regular character to the cartoon. The catch? The new character would be a dog in a wheelchair. Raeside wanted … Continue reading →
Tampa, Florida NBC affiliate Channel 8 aired the interview John Lizotte and Rex did with Columbus, Ohio NBC Channel 4. To read full article, click the download link below. The NBC affiliate also shared a link to the video on their Facebook page.
Continue reading →Channel 4 in Columbus, Ohio is an NBC affiliate. When they heard about the work done by Rescued Rollers and Rex’s story, they called to request an interview. Watch the video clip here: They shared the story on all the news programs on April 9, 2019. Then they shared it on their website and Facebook pages. To read the full … Continue reading →
There’s a website in Circleville, Ohio that shares good news stories alongside hard news for the local region. During hte first week of April, 2019, they featured Rescued Rollers on their social media sites several times. We appreciate all the support we get from so many people and organizations all over. The difference in a dog’s life depends on the … Continue reading →
The newspaper in Circleville, Ohio, featured Rescued Rollers on the front page on April 6, 2019. The front page article focused on Rescued Rollers’ efforts to fit a German Shepherd named Rex with a wheelchair. What started out as a standard fitting ended up in Rex climbing in the truck and coming home with John & Noel. Rex had been … Continue reading →
When a media source named The Dimple Times shares a news article about you, you know you’re doing something to make people smile! The Dimple Times is a local news source in Pickaway County, Ohio. They shared the news article from Circleville, Ohio newspaper on their website and Facebook pages.
Continue reading →Little Albert was a success during his test run with his new wheelchair from Rescued Rollers! Lucky Dawg Animal Rescue had contacted Rescued Rollers looking for some help. He needed the extra support from a wheelchair to move and the kind folks at Lucky Dawg wanted to get Little Albert adopted. Rescued Rollers sent Little Albert a wheelchair, and he’s … Continue reading →
