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it's okay. >> reporter: it is much bigger, more time consuming, more exhausting than leo grillo everned. but when he looks out over this mountaintop home he has given to thousands of unwanted animals, he knows they've given to him, too. >> i know i saved all their lives. they definitely changed mine. >> reporter: tom foreman, cnn. >> that's it for us. >> that's it for us. thanks for watching. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> is it your first time? >> i got to be honest. i usually try to avoid clean, orderly countries without massive social problems. but i'm here for you, man. if you're not the poster boy for the entire country you should be. >> we go, no? >> yes, let's go. >> he was saddled with the weight of best restaurant in the world. >> uh-huh. >> i know. this looks totally bogus. fantastic. >> you need to work 20 hours a day in order to achieve this. >> come on, guys. they're waiting now. let's go. >> so much less about ooh, you

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>> reporter: every day, leo grillo takes one more step down an unexpected trail. >> these dogs are alls. i bring them here with the promise it's never going to happen again. all right? my promise to them is i'm keeping you safe. >> reporter: in started in 1979 when grillo, an actor, found an abandoned dog and took him in, naming him delta, and he found another dog, and another, and another. and 35 years later, delta rescue now covers more than 100 acres, land filled with animals, every one of them found after being abandoned. >> we'll have anywhere 850 to 900 dogs. cats, 600 to 650. horses are about 40. and i have a handful of goats, and a pig. you never know. >> reporter: an $8 million budget fuelled by donations provides food, water, housing, and a full-time veterinary hospital. >> this cat here had some bad teeth, and i'm pulling some bad molars. >> reporter: no animal is ever put up for adoption, and in many ways, grillo helped pioneer the idea of a no-kill rescue center, and every animal you see -- >> they're here for life. hey, bentley. come here. come here, it's okay. >> reporte

. >> reporter: every day leo grillo takes one more step down an unexpected trail. >> these dogs are allbandoned in the wilderness. i bring them here with the promise that it's never going to happen again. my promise to them is, i'm keeping you safe. >> it started in 1979 when grillo, an actor, found an abandoned dog and took him in naming him delta. then he found another dog and another and another. and 35 years later, delta rescue now covers more than 100 acres, land filled with animals, every one of them found after being abandoned. >> we'll have anywhere 850 to 900 dogs. cats are 650. horses are about 40. i have a handful of goats and a pig. you never know. >> reporter: an $8 million budget fuelled by donations provides food, water, housing and a full-time veterinary hospital. >> this cat here had some bad teeth. and i'm pulling some bad molars. >> reporter: no animal is ever put up for adoption. and in many ways, grillo helped now covers more than 100 acres, land filled with animals, every one of them found after being abandoned. >> we'll have anywhere 850 to 900 dogs. cats are 650.

. >> reporter: every day leo grillo takes one more step. >> these dogs are abandoned in the wilderness the promise it will never happen again. my promise to them is i'm keeping you safe. >> reporter: it started in 1979 when grillo an actor found an abandoned dog and took him in naming him delta and found another dog and another and another and 35 years later, delta rescue now covers more than 100 acres, landfilled with animals, every one of them found after being abandoned. >> we'll have anywhere 850 to 900 dogs. cats 6, 650, horpss are about 40 and i have a hand full of goats and a pig and you never know. >> reporter: an 8 million dollar budget fueled by donations provides food, water, housing and a full-time veterinary hospital. >> this guy here had some bad teeth and i'm pulling some bad mo mo molars. >> reporter: he pioneered the idea of a no kill center and every animal you see. >> here for life. hey, bentley. >> reporter: it much bigger, more time consuming, more exhausting than he er