Our Story

Against All Oddz Animal Alliance is not a traditional animal rescue, and it is not solely a sanctuary. It is a three-part, integrated animal welfare organization built to intervene at every stage where animals are most at risk: in homes, in shelters, and in the legal system. Our work combines traditional foster-based rescue, a rehabilitative sanctuary model, and a legal advocacy center to protect animals whose lives are threatened by circumstance, policy, or the courts.

Founded in 2015 and registered as a New York State 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Against All Oddz operates a foster-based rescue program and animal sanctuary. We place adoptable dogs into temporary homes while providing medical care, training support, and adoption services. This allows many animals to bypass prolonged shelter stays altogether and move directly toward stable, permanent homes. At the same time, AAO owns and operates a 50-acre sanctuary in Darien Center, New York, specifically designed for dogs who cannot safely or successfully enter traditional foster placements due to serious medical needs, behavioral challenges, or active legal involvement. These dogs receive long-term, individualized rehabilitation, training, and care.

What truly distinguishes Against All Oddz from any other rescue organization in the United States is our embedded legal advocacy arm. Led by attorney and AAO founder, Matthew Albert, Against All Oddz provides direct legal representation and consultation in cases involving dogs facing euthanasia through court proceedings, dangerous-dog hearings, municipal actions, or other legal threats. We advocate for humane, evidence-based alternatives to euthanasia, pairing legal defense with real-time rehabilitation and training plans. This integrated model, where dogs are simultaneously defended in court and rehabilitated in care, is unmatched nationally and allows judges, municipalities, and opposing counsel to see viable outcomes beyond euthanasia.

At its core, Against All Oddz is built on the belief that no animal should lose its life because systems failed to adapt. Through rescue, sanctuary, and legal advocacy working together, we fight not only to save individual animals, but to change the systems that put them at risk in the first place.