N.C. Non-Profit Animal Rescue
Give a Freedom RideIn the rescue world, a “Freedom Ride” is that magical car ride out of an animal shelter for a dog. At first they are nervous, but there is a moment when they realize they are safe …. tongue out, tail wagging, a new chapter for them.
About Us
About Our N.C. Rescue
We are proud to be the crazy dog lovers who skip out on work to transport dogs from all over the state to their excited fosters’ homes; who stay up late searching shelter pages for that next “Freedom Ride” potential; who spend countless hours making rescue a reality!
Freedom Ride Rescue brings together individuals who share a love for dogs and a dream to see a no-kill state. Our foster-based network is in the Raleigh/Clayton, NC, area. We bring in dogs of all ages, sizes and breed mixes. We help to rehabilitate these animals – providing security, love, medical, and behavioral training as needed – until they can be adopted to their “fur-ever” homes.
We are foster based: we have no facility and every one of our adoptable (and not quite ready to be adopted) animals are in homes where families are teaching trust, love, basic manners …. preparing your future dog ready to be the best addition to your family that he can be!
As fosters, we are willing to have our heart break after we love, rehabilitate and nurse an unwanted, unloved animal until they prance away with their fur-ever person – often never looking back – as they start their most life’s wonderful chapter: the one as a cherished pet.
So join our road to making freedom rides happen! We are a wonderful, tight-knit family needing volunteers, fosters, donors – basically caring people willing to help in any way they can!
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Join us this Saturday, May 2, from 9am–6pm at the Ham & Yam Festival in Smithfield!
Freedom Ride Rescue is bringing out our sweet adoptable crew, and we’d love for you to stop by, say hello, snuggle a dog, and maybe even meet your new best friend.
The Ham & Yam Festival is one of Johnston County’s favorite annual celebrations — a full day of live music, delicious food, exciting entertainment, and hometown fun centered around two local favorites: country ham and sweet potatoes.
Come enjoy the festival and spend some time with our amazing adoptable pups. We can’t wait to see you there.
All hail Leka, the Albanian prince 👑🐾
This 13-pound sweetheart has traveled a long way—from a difficult past overseas to a fresh start filled with love—and he’s embracing his new life with the biggest smile 💛
Leka is as sweet as they come. Despite everything he’s been through, he still adores people (dogs are truly amazing). He bonds quickly, especially with his person, and just wants to be near you, soaking up all the love he can get. He may take a little time to warm up to men, but with patience and gentle introductions, he gets there just fine.
This little prince gets along well with other dogs—big and small—and is even learning to live with a cat (he’s very curious and excited… maybe a little too excited 😄). He’s almost got potty training down, does great going into his crate (with a treat, of course), and enjoys exploring his new world on leash.
His favorite American things so far? Squeaky toys and neighborhood walks 🇺🇸🐶 (though fair warning—he may sing you a little song when left alone, so apartment life might not be his vibe 🎶).
Leka has already come so far, and now he’s just missing one thing—a forever home to complete his American dream ✨
Ready to welcome royalty into your life? Leka is waiting 🐶💕
Read more about him and submit an application here: www.freedom-ride.org/for-adoption
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Join us this Saturday, May 2, from 9am–6pm at the Ham & Yam Festival in Smithfield!
Freedom Ride Rescue is bringing out our sweet adoptable crew, and we’d love for you to stop by, say hello, snuggle a dog, and maybe even meet your new best friend.
The Ham & Yam Festival is one of Johnston County’s favorite annual celebrations — a full day of live music, delicious food, exciting entertainment, and hometown fun centered around two local favorites: country ham and sweet potatoes.
Come enjoy the festival and spend some time with our amazing adoptable pups. We can’t wait to see you there.
PUPdate: COVERED! Popeye has a foster!
Meet Popeye, an 8-year-old neutered male bulldog who needs a committed foster home now. Popeye is an owner surrender, which means there is no stray hold and he needs a safe place to land today.
Popeye has lived peacefully with a female Great Pyrenees, so we know he is dog friendly and has experience sharing his home with another dog. We do not have information yet about cats or children, but if you’d like to meet Popeye first, that can be arranged since he is nearby.This sweet boy deserves comfort, stability, and a loving home where he can decompress and start his next chapter.If you can help Popeye, please email jennifer@freedom-ride.org as soon as possible. He needs a commitment today.
PUPdate: COVERED!!🎉🎉🎉 this absolutely stunning 1-2 year old chocolate lab is in need of a foster today! He is scheduled to be euthanized tomorrow morning. This isn’t the ending he deserves. He is a gentle, loving dog, friendly tripod guy, but don’t let his three legs full of you, this guy can hang with the best of them. We are desperate to get him out! Freedom ride rescue covers all cost associated with his care, we just need you to provide the loving foster home! If you can help us save this guy please email jennifer@freedom-ride.org today!! and please please like and share this story so we can get this guy out! PLEASE NOTE: you must live within an hour of Raleigh to foster this way you won’t be able to access our vet, affiliates and attend adoption events.
All hail Leka, the Albanian prince 👑🐾
This 13-pound sweetheart has traveled a long way—from a difficult past overseas to a fresh start filled with love—and he’s embracing his new life with the biggest smile 💛
Leka is as sweet as they come. Despite everything he’s been through, he still adores people (dogs are truly amazing). He bonds quickly, especially with his person, and just wants to be near you, soaking up all the love he can get. He may take a little time to warm up to men, but with patience and gentle introductions, he gets there just fine.
This little prince gets along well with other dogs—big and small—and is even learning to live with a cat (he’s very curious and excited… maybe a little too excited 😄). He’s almost got potty training down, does great going into his crate (with a treat, of course), and enjoys exploring his new world on leash.
His favorite American things so far? Squeaky toys and neighborhood walks 🇺🇸🐶 (though fair warning—he may sing you a little song when left alone, so apartment life might not be his vibe 🎶).
Leka has already come so far, and now he’s just missing one thing—a forever home to complete his American dream ✨
Ready to welcome royalty into your life? Leka is waiting 🐶💕
Read more about him and submit an application here: www.freedom-ride.org/for-adoption
🚨🚨FOSTER NEEDED!!🚨🚨 the need doesn’t stop! This little boy is a six month 15 pound poodle mix and he is as friendly as he is cute! Like all the other pup season in a crowded shelter and needs out ASAP! He’s dog friendly and such a friendly guy. If you can help foster, please email jennifer@freedom-ride.org today! PLEASE NOTE: all foster’s must live within an hour of Raleigh. This will allow them to access our vet, affiliates and attend adoption events. We also ask that individuals interested in fostering have availability to commit to foster until the dog is adopted. While temporary foster offers are appreciated we need longer-term commitment.
PUPdate: COVERED! 🎉🎉 Adorable Mustang is a 1-2 yr old 25 lb pure Jack Russel Terrier but he is more of the JRT variety because he has been very calm at the shelter. He is HW negative and tested great with another dog. We would love to make him a part of the FRR family. If interested please email jennifer@freedom-ride.org today! Thank you!!!
PUPdate: COVERED! 🎉🎉🎉This sweet 1-year-old, 71 lb Great Pyrenees is running out of time. Super floofy, incredibly gentle, and wonderful with other dogs, he is everything you’d hope for in a giant teddy bear of a pup. Calm, kind, and so deserving of a chance.Right now, he has until Thursday morning to make it out of the shelter before facing euthanasia simply because space is needed. We cannot let his story end there.
Freedom Ride Rescue will cover all costs associated with his care. We just need a loving foster home willing to open their heart and home, give him a safe place to land, and help him begin his best life.
If you can foster and be the reason this gentle boy gets his second chance, please email jennifer@freedom-ride.org today. Time is critically short, and he needs us now.
CONTEST TIME!! Can YOU guess Razz`s breed? We are SO grateful Butch & Sundance K9 training for donating a DNA test to our adoptable guy!
(www.butchandsundancek9.com)
Drop your guess in the comments and on Friday, the person who guesses the top two breeds wins a Freedom Ride Rescue t-shirt!
#dogdna #freedomriderescue #razzledazzle #butchandsundance
Saving one dog will not change the world, but surely for that one dog, the world will change forever.”
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Services
What We Do
Rescue Dogs
We are proud to be the crazy dog lovers who skip out on work to transport dogs from all over the state to their excited fosters’ homes … who stay up late searching shelter pages for that next “Freedom Ride” potential …. who volunteer countless hours making rescue a reality!
Provide Medical Care
Freedom Ride Rescue provides all supplies (crates, food, bowls) and gets the animal in for a vet visit (for a spay, neuter and/or vaccines); we’ll also provide flea and heartworm preventatives. Anything and everything to make a happy and healthy pet!
Find A Home
We love, rehabilitate and nurse an unwanted, unloved animal until they prance away with their fur-ever person as they start their most life’s wonderful chapter: the one as a cherished pet.
Lost a Pet?
Freedom Ride Rescue partners with Petco Love Lost to make reuniting lost pets easier using image recognition technology to search a national lost and found database.