Villalobos Rescue Center

The staff and volunteers are dedicated and work hard to provide medical, training, love, and give these pups what they need to find their forever homes.

I think what this place is doing for dogs is amazing. There needs to be more people in the world like them. Wish I was close enough to them to help with the dogs.
My only question is does Tai still have Jethro?

Thanks for all u do.
Dianna

They do awesome work for a very misunderstood breed I would love to adopt on of there does but live in Illinois

Villalobos has an awesome website with a lot of up-to-date, comprehensive information on how you can volunteer and/or visit. They have, thankfully, reinstated tours even after all of the scary things they've encountered from folks over the years.

My friend and I were so thankful that we were able to walk dogs during their 2:30 p.m. slot last Wednesday (they also have an 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. slot, seven days/nights a week). There were five other volunteers present that afternoon and we each had an opportunity to walk two dogs. I truly enjoyed meeting Brigitte and Maybe - both of them were friendly jumpers who loved giving kisses.

There are a lot of staff on-hand so you never feel like you're without support if needed. There's some paperwork at the beginning which is good for a year if you ever come back to walk dogs. It's so clear how much the staff love the dogs and know each of them individually.

If you're in/around New Orleans, please consider taking some time out of your itinerary to visit and volunteer! It'll be one of the most memorable parts of your trip.

Volunteered here for a week. People are super nice, rescue is incredibly clean and organized. Dogs are well taken care of and happy!

I visited VRC in 2018 on a trip to New Orleans. I have watched Pitbulls & Parolees for several years so was so excited to finally visit. The tour guide was amazing and provided a ton of information and he walked us through the kennels. The tour is free but they accept donations for their time to help further their mission. They run quite the operation over there and I would recomended everyone check it out. It was a few minute Uber from Bourbon Street and a quick tour.

A visit to Villalobos was number one on my list of must dos during my visit to New Orleans. They did not disappoint. Earl Moffett conducted the tour and Toney Converse came along too! I mean, what!? I could tell that they are so passionate about what they do. We didn't get to see that many dogs, but the dogs that we did see were so eager for pets, that nearly all of them leaned against the kennel to allow you a few pets each. We got to see the wall with all the chains from previous rescues hanging on it, and it was pretty disturbing to think about what these dogs went through. I honestly wish I could have gone back for one more visit. If I lived anywhere near this place, I would volunteer as many times as they would allow me. What a wonderful organization and group of humans.

This is a truly amazing group of people! The founder is strong yet gentle, tough but fair and loving. If you want to make a difference in a rescued dog's life adopt, and if you want to give a donation contact them in Louisiana! This is a first class organization all the way!

It's really great what this organization is doing. The tour guide seemed chipper and thankfully parking wasn't tough because of the location on the outskirts of the city.

A friend that has cable and loves dogs suggested we visit here.

I hadn't see the show or known about this location but it was nice to visit. Villalobos is a rescue center that focuses on the care and rehabilitation of pit bulls. We arrived mid-morning and had to wait an hour or so to get the tour. You sign up for the tour at a table by the entrance and then get in line. They take groups of 15-20 in at a time.

The day we visited no photos were allowed and we were told not to stare at Tia. We never saw her and I didn't know who she was but from this command I quickly learned she was not someone to mess with. The tour was nice but short. We visited each dog and found out how they arrived at the shelter and sometimes how they received their names. We were allowed to pet any dogs that were in cages but were told not to do so with those being walked on leashes. We saw 50 or so dogs that were in their cages. Half were inside and the other half were outside. They had a small merch shop if you wanted to buy some memorabilia.

If you are visiting from out of town you will probably need to get an Uber or taxi here.