The BTCA Rescue Support Committee was formed in 1995 to financially help regional bull terrier clubs with their rescue expenses. The BTCA board recognized that many regional clubs did not have the funds to support rescue. The BTCA board felt they had a responsibility to the breed and to the regional clubs, as the parent club, to assist with funding.
Regional clubs are on the front line of rescue.
They are the ones looked upon as caretakers of the breed. It is through their commitment, that bull terriers in need are rescued, rehabilitated and placed. Fortunately, for bull terriers, there are also individuals who assist with rescue that are not close to a regional club. The first Rescue Support Committee members were Claudia Sharp, Chairman, Marilyn Sibley, Norma Shepherd, Sandra Hill Cowan, and Susan Murphy. Our mission was to identify regional club needs and come up with a fair and equitable distribution of funds.