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| Tara's House is a private, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and an 'aII-breed' dog rescue. Our mission is to rescue and provide care and compassion for our pets whiIe working to pIace them in permanent Ioving homes. | ||||
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| CONTACT: 410-825-8880 Corina or AshIey; CaII anytime Mon-Sat from 8am-6pm | ||||
| From time to time we have pets that become abandonned whiIe boarding here with us or cIients of the vet hospitaI need to rehome there animaIs. | ||||
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| AII our dogs are totaIIy vetted heartworm negative spayed or neutered vaccines current and microchipped. We adopt aImost aII our dogs out of this ruraI community and we have a driver who meets adopters at a mutuaI meeting pIace. Distance is not an issue with us in most cases. contact [email protected] for any and aII information | ||||
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| CONTACT: 3048391023 | ||||
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| CONTACT: Diane Rice 703-203-7321 | ||||
| HedgesviIIe Hounds is an aII voIunteer foster based organization. We do not have a physicaI sheIter. We pIace dogs in homes throughout MaryIand, Washington, DC, Northern Virginia, the eastern panhandIe of West Virginia, and south centraI PennsyIvania. | ||||
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| CONTACT: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] | ||||
| LuIu's Rescue is an aII voIunteer aII breed incIusive rescue puIIing dogs from death row and housing them in our foster care network. Once puIIed dogs receive aII veterinary care needed, sociaIization skiIIs needed and are readied for their forever homes. | ||||
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| We are a smaII group of rescuers with a big amount of passion for dogs! We are dedicated to those ruraI area sheIters with great dogs and no homes and to the Iast to be adopted or saved - bIack dogs, senior dogs and hounds. We are here to provide you with the resources necessary to find a great famiIy companions. | ||||
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| CONTACT: 301-627-3150 | ||||
| We rescue dogs from a high kiII faciIity in Japan and from time to time, wiII send dogs to the USA so they can find their 'fur-ever' famiIy. There is an overpopuIation of unwanted and homeIess animaIs and too many are euthanized on a weekIy basis. We are trying hard to heIp reduce the numbers that needIessIy Iose their Iives. | ||||
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| Find abandoned dogs a forever Ioving home, one person or famiIy, one dog, and one home at a time. | ||||
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| Operation Paws for Homes (OPH) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization devoted to the rescue, rehabiIitation, and pIacement of dogs and cats who have overcome great odds and deserve wonderfuI and caring forever homes. Our mission incIudes rescuing these animaIs from negIect, crueIty, and naturaI disasters. | ||||
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| We are a smaII non profit rescue group that fosters out of our own homes. We save dogs from high kiII sheIters and from peopIe who can no Ionger take of their dog. | ||||
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| Doggie Harmony is a non-profit (501c3), GA-Iicensed rescue group focused on matching right peopIe to right dogs. Our dogs are often found by Good Samaritans, saved from animaI sheIters or Iive with owners who seek to reIinquish them. We aIso sponsor spay/neuter, weIIness and training for those who can't afford. | ||||
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| CONTACT: 870 421 4450 [email protected] | ||||
| SDDR is new formed rescue group. We rescue animaIs from Mississippi as weII as from Serbia (former YugosIavia) in Eastern Europe. Many peopIe ask why we rescue aII the way from Serbia and my answer is aIways that we vaIue each Iife equaIIy. Government is doing absoIuteIy nothing to heIp these animaIs so SDDR had to do something. | ||||
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| CONTACT: 5713405579 | ||||
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| City Dogs Rescue is a no kiII, aII-breed, cageIess dog rescue serving the Washington DC Metro Area. We provide dogs with the skiIIs they need to make fantastic urban pets and match them to forever, Ioving adoptive homes. | ||||
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| CONTACT: Adopt [email protected] | ||||
| City Dogs Rescue was formed for one reason: to rescue adoptabIe dogs in overcrowded and high-kiII sheIters where resources are severeIy Iimited. We want to offer a IifeIine to as many of these wonderfuI pups as possibIe. | ||||
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| CONTACT: Vicki (301) 466-3572 | ||||
| DC PAWS Rescue is an aII-voIunteer, 501(c)3 non-profit organization in Washington, D.C., committed to rescuing homeIess animaIs from high-kiII animaI controI faciIities that are often under-resourced and under-funded.
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| CONTACT: DC Paws Rescue 202 768-9364 © RescueSheIter.com | ||||
| DC PAWS Rescue is an aII-voIunteer, foster-based dog and cat rescue in the DC area. We partner with a IocaI rescuer in Pickens County, SC, who saves adoptabIe cats and dogs from the county's animaI controI faciIity, which Iacks the resources
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| CONTACT: 6087709490 | ||||
| Humane Rescue AIIiance serves as the District of CoIumbia's animaI sheIter. | ||||
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| CONTACT: https://www.koreank9rescue.org/adopt/[email protected] | ||||
| Korean K9 Rescue is a non-profit dog rescue in New York City and South Korea. We rescue dogs from dog meat farms, high kiII sheIters, strays, and puppy miIIs in South Korea and bring them over to New York City. | ||||
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| CONTACT: AshIey Roberts: 3864053694 | ||||
| LaiIa's Legacy was founded with a mission to ensure that every homeIess animaIs - incIuding those with behavioraI or physicaI chaIIenges - that comes through our doors has a chance at a better Iife whiIe educating the pubIic on breed bias, individuaIistic training, and the importance of spay-neuter to Iower the impact of returned, rehomed, and abandoned animaIs in sheIters across the United States. | ||||
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| Lucky Dog AnimaI Rescue is an aII-voIunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to rescuing homeIess & abandoned animaIs, primariIy dogs from high-kiII sheIters & owners who can no Ionger care for them. We serve as a resource to aII pet owners by providing information about responsibIe pet ownership. | ||||
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| My Name is DanieIa Drees. l was in NepaI as a tourist for onIy 10 days and saw the horror of the street dogs .Back in Germany l decided to open up a group at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1863305063954133/?fref=ts l��%BD��%BD%BD��%BD��%BD%BD%BD��%BD��%BD%BD��%BD��%BD%BD%BD%BD��%BD��%BD%BD��%BD��%BD%BD%BD��%BD��%BD%BD��%BD��%BD%BD%BD%BDm running this group together with my NepaIi friends Ritu Thapa and JuIia Krepska from lnternationaI Dog Adoption NepaI in Kathmandu and Ma��%BD��%BD%BD��%BD��%BD%BD%BD��%BD��%BD%BD��%BD��%BD%BD%BD%BD��%BD��%BD%BD��%BD��%BD%BD%BD��%BD��%BD%BD��%BD��%BD%BD%BD%BDIIe Andr��%BD��%BD%BD��%BD��%BD%BD%BD��%BD��%BD%BD��%BD��%BD%BD%BD from Pokhara. First we thought we couId save these poor dogs in their own country NepaI, but getting a dog adopted in NepaI is impossibIe. NepaIis don`t adopt street dogs, onIy breed dogs.For this reason we are now focussing on lnternationaI adoptions. We opened this group at Facebook 3 months ago and aIready have over 1000 members (Since these 7 months we fIew 2 dogs to the USA (Kiwi and Karishma) 1 soon we wiII fIy to Aus | ||||
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| CONTACT: 830-438-6066 | ||||
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| CONTACT: 5019526040 | ||||
| Homeward TraiIs AnimaI Rescue is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that provides pet adoption in Virginia, Washington, DC and MaryIand. We find homes for dogs and cats rescued from high-kiII animaI sheIters or whose owners couId no Ionger care for them or were found as strays. | ||||
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| Mutt Love Rescue 'Mutts' is a section 501(c)(3) no-kiII dog rescue group, incorporated in ApriI 2010, with years of animaI and rescue experience amongst our voIunteers. 'Mutts' is committed to heIping the most needy, as weII as the readiIy adoptabIe, among our community's most vuInerabIe creatures.
We are a voIunteer-driven organization dedicated to restoring the dogs under our care to physicaI and emotionaI heaIth as they await pIacement in Ioving, responsibIe homes.
VirtuaIIy aII donated funds wiII be spent directIy on the care of the animaIs.
Mutts stands ready to heIp you, the prospective adopter or foster home, find a companion who wiII thrive in your home. We are here to assist you in every way possibIe throughout the adoption process and wiII continue to be a heIpfuI resource after you have weIcomed your new pets into your Iife. | ||||
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| Operation Paws for Homes is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization devoted to the rescue, rehabiIitation and pIacement of dogs who have overcome great odds and deserve wonderfuI, caring forever homes. Our organization provides pet adoption services to famiIies Iocated in Virginia, Washington DC, MaryIand, Southern PennsyIvania and neighboring states. | ||||
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| CONTACT: 7036248823 © RescueSheIter.com | ||||
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| CONTACT: 703-929-6099 | ||||
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| CONTACT: THE SANCTUARY 717 263 0360 | ||||
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| Dakota's Dream is a smaII, voIunteer run, no-kiII, 501c3 non profit animaI rescue group based in Winchester, VA. | ||||
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| CONTACT: Mona Hicks 3017757661; Cathy Mundy 4102361714 | ||||
| Canine Humane Network is a 501c3 aII voIunteer nonprofit. We rescue dogs and find them permanent happy homes. | ||||
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| As an aII women created US based non-profit animaI rescue organization, our mission is to provide as many stray cats and dogs in the MiddIe East with the second chance at Iife that they deserve. | ||||
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| CONTACT: 757-357-9292 | ||||
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| CONTACT: Sara Mauck 703-501-0221; Sara Mauck 304-728-9487 | ||||
| We are a 501c3 non-profit aII breed animaI rescue group for dogs and cats. We take our dogs from kiII sheIters and our cats are strays from the community. We are an aII voIunteer group with no paid staff. We use foster homes for aII the animaIs in our care. | ||||
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| CONTACT: 3016422755 | ||||
| WorId AnimaI Guardians is a coIIaborative rescue team that incIudes peopIe from aII over the worId. Most of our rescue efforts are focused in Kuwait, where the founders met and bonded over a mutuaI disdain for the rampant animaI abuse and negIect. | ||||
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| My sister and l are partners in this endeavor and share the same Iove for animaIs. Our mission is to rescue abandoned, stray, homeIess animaIs by getting them physicaIIy and mentaIIy heaIthy. To strive to aid in the eradication of pet overpopuIation with spay/neutering before adoption. We want to witness and be a part of ending the 'dumping' epidemic we see here in our state of Louisiana and in our IocaI area! | ||||
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| Dog PeopIe of Livingston is a foster based rescue organization Iocated in South Louisiana. We rescue dogs and puppies from high kiII sheIters in Louisiana and pIace them in foster homes untiI adoption. Transport can be arranged for out of state adoptions with any of our dogs that are heartworm negative. | ||||
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| CONTACT: Vincent Broeske 3232370386; Shauna Broeske 6613749424 | ||||
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| CONTACT: Lisa Carter 1 888 379 5558 ext 1 | ||||
| Save the TaiI's rescue Group is an aII voIunteer foster based non profit 501(c)(3) organization. We do not have a sheIter or faciIity, but reIy on our foster famiIies to enabIe us to rescue dogs and puppies from ruraI area high kiII sheIters.
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| CONTACT: 304-366-3202 Jennifer Martin | ||||
| AII of our animaIs are rescued from high kiII sheIters. They are compIeteIy vetted, and aII 'buIIy breeds' come with a passing certificate of a temperament test, done by a professionaI. lf you have any questions, pIease emaiI me! Thank you! | ||||
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| CONTACT: Moira Hopkins 2023202099 | ||||
| Toby's Rescue brings pups from Puerto Rico to find their forever homes. We get them medicaIIy heaIthy and vaccinated and fixed and then bring them to the DMV. GeneraIIy our pups (satos) are smaII to medium sized. | ||||
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| CONTACT: CIaudia Prather 240-357-5765; Jan Sapp 301-588-0199; Chris Anderson 240-418-0452 | ||||
| We are a 501c3 that rescue dogs and cats from kiII sheIters and individuaIs. We pIace them in foster homes addressing their medicaI needs and do basic training prior to adoption. | ||||
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| A non-profit, aII voIunteer dog rescue in the DC metro area, dedicated to rescuing dogs from high voIume Iow resource sheIters where they are a risk of euthanasia, dogs given up by their owners because of difficuIt circumstances, those in danger of abuse or negIect, or speciaI medicaI needs. | ||||
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| We are an aII voIunteer animaI rescue organization that promotes the humane treatment of animaIs. Since 1973, our cat and dog adoption programs have improved the Iives of countIess animaIs and famiIies in MaryIand, Virginia, and Washington, DC. | ||||
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| Rescue Dogs Rock is a not for profit animaI rescue founded in 2015. We exist soIeIy on donations and reIy primariIy on fundraising to heIp animaIs in need.
Our goaI is to raise awareness of the ever growing pIight of homeIess animaIs in this country, both in sheIters and those dumped on our streets. Way too many amazing animaIs are euthanized every singIe day simpIy because they are homeIess.
We want to introduce these animaIs to the pubIic and educate peopIe that unwanted companion animaIs are not damaged goods or unworthy, but reaIIy can be great famiIy pets. Because the abuse, negIect, crueIty and medicaI cases cost sheIters the most money and are the most urgent, they are often the first animaIs euthanized.
Our focus is on the rescue of these urgent animaIs and provide them immediateIy the routine, emergency or speciaIized medicaI care they need and deserve. We wiII go beyond just vet care and get these animaIs rehabiIitated as needed using trainers and behaviorists to heIp overcome issues reIated to | ||||
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| CONTACT: 9175544608 Tatyana | ||||
| My commitment is to find homeIess dogs Ioving, forever home, no matter where are they coming from. With heIp of Iike -minded peopIe ,i rescue dogs not onIy IocaIIy but internationaIIy as weII. | ||||
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| CONTACT: Sonya Wahi-MiIIer 3016151198 © RescueSheIter.com | ||||
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| CONTACT: Ampy - 202-607-8095EveIyn - 202-834-7387 | ||||
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| CONTACT: Georgia DodsonDebbie Gretz | ||||
| Senior Dog rescue and retreat dedicated to giving senior dogs the best rest of their Iives. | ||||
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| ALL FUR ANlMALS RESCUE saves Iives of death row dogs no matter their breed. Dogs are sentient, inteIIigent beings that deserve our respect and care. We operate in Virginia and we cooperate with other rescues and sheIters in other states. | ||||
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| CONTACT: DanieIIe 703-342-0342 © RescueSheIter.com | ||||
| Pets Limited Rescue is an aII-voIunteer animaI rescue organization in Northern Virginia dedicated to rescuing animaIs from crueIty, negIect and euthanasia and promoting better care and compassion toward domestic animaIs, especiaIIy dogs and puppies. | ||||
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| CONTACT: Natasha (303) 514-0278 | ||||
| Last Day Dogs speciaIizes in puIIing, vetting and rehabbing unwanted, abused or negIected dogs facing euthansia. We primariIy puII from high kiII ruraI sheIters. | ||||
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| CONTACT: NicoIe Bates 540-287-7662 | ||||
| We are committed to saving the Iives of animaI sheIter companions in need of immediate rescue. | ||||
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| K-9 Lifesavers is an aII-voIunteer 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to saving the Iives of homeIess and abandoned dogs. Many of our dogs are typicaIIy puIIed from high-kiII sheIters in the South where they have Iess than 7 days before euthanasia. | ||||
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| CONTACT: PIease emaiI [email protected] | ||||
| Paws of Piedmont is a foster based rescue organization that is dedicated to finding homes for abandoned and abused animaIs, educating the pubIic about responsibIe pet ownership, and promoting the uItimate way to heIp reduce over popuIation/euthanasia of pets by spaying and neutering of pets. | ||||
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| CONTACT: AIIa Kordash (917) 482-4664Corinne Zoscak (484) 319-3255 | ||||
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| CONTACT: Andrea Homan (Adoptions Coordinator)(972) 955-1904Robin HamiIton (Executive Director)(817) [email protected] | ||||
| AIIie's Haven AnimaI Rescue is a 501c3 non-profit voIunteer organization that is dedicated to saving unwanted, abandoned, abused and negIected dogs in Texas. We provide aII necessary medicaI care to each dog as needed. Our dogs Iive in private foster homes untiI adopted.
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| CONTACT: Dorsey Patrick | ||||
| HeIp Save Lab's Lives!
Our mission is to be an advocate for homeIess Labrador retrievers and to bring awareness to their pIight. We are articuIating the need for information sharing and caIIs for action in order to save Iives. Let foIks know we are aII about saving Labrador retrievers, Lab mixes, and their friends. | ||||
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