N.C. Non-Profit Animal Rescue

Give a Freedom Ride

In 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.

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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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Luther is AMAZING. We can't say enough good things about this big guy
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Thank you to EVERYONE - person and canine alike - who helped make the 8th Annual Turkey Day such a fantastic celebration ... Please keep the paw-ty going and share your photos with us (turkeyday@freedom-ride.org)

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Thanks to the amazing support of our FRR community, Ciara has found a foster!

This gorgeous gal is still on the search for her forever home though! Can you open your heart and home to her this holiday season? Learn more about Ciara's perfect home here: www.freedom-ride.org/for-adoption ... See MoreSee Less

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Turkey Day Tuesday: 44 days left but there`s still time to sign up as a Turkey Day sponsor for our competitive timed 5K AND our relaxing dog/kid friendly one mile stroll that happens Thanksgiving morning in Garner.

Sponsorships available for all budgets! We also still need businesses wanting their logo on 450 runners` bags ... (the other 450 bags are covered!)

See the sponsors already on our road trip at: https://runsignup.com/Race/NC/Garner/FreedomRideRescueTurkeyDay5k?previewCoverPage=T (You can sign up to register there, too!) PLEASE share and ask businesses you frequent to help the dogs of Freedom Ride Rescue!

#garner #pawitforward #garner #turkeyday5K #turkeytrot #freedomriderescue

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Turkey Day Tuesday: 44 days left but there's still time to sign up as a Turkey Day sponsor for our competitive timed 5K AND our relaxing dog/kid friendly one mile stroll that happens Thanksgiving morning in Garner. Sponsorships available for all budgets! We also still need businesses wanting their logo on 450 runners' bags ... (the other 450 bags are covered!) See the sponsors already on our road trip at: https://runsignup.com/Race/NC/Garner/FreedomRideRescueTurkeyDay5k?previewCoverPage=T (You can sign up to register there, too!) PLEASE share and ask businesses you frequent to help the dogs of Freedom Ride Rescue! #garner #pawitforward #garner #turkeyday5K #turkeytrot #freedomriderescue

FRR Alum Jubilee (FKA Alice) was adopted from the Brady Brunch litter, and her mom says it’s one of the best decisions she’s ever made!

😴When she isn’t going on adventures around town, or dismantling a toy, then she’s usually napping.

🤯Jubilee’s DNA results revealed she`s a mix of Cane Corso, Siberian Husky, American Pit Bull Terrier, and German Shepherd Dog.

📷She loves to take walks downtown and loves all the fun photo opportunities she gets!

😅Jubilee loves her best friend next door, Maebel, chew toys, and mud puddles!

😹Her cat sister tolerates her and probably secretly loves her…

🥹To this day, Jubilee still gets so excited and wiggly when she sees her fosters Scott and Lanier! (There’s nothing better than your foster babies remembering you!)

👀Nothing brings us greater joy than to hear about how our alumni are doing now! Do you want your alum to be featured on our page? Post their photos and what their life is like now in our alumni page and you could be next!

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FRR Alum Jubilee (FKA Alice) was adopted from the Brady Brunch litter, and her mom says it’s one of the best decisions she’s ever made! 😴When she isn’t going on adventures around town, or dismantling a toy, then she’s usually napping. 🤯Jubilee’s DNA results revealed she's a mix of Cane Corso, Siberian Husky, American Pit Bull Terrier, and German Shepherd Dog. 📷She loves to take walks downtown and loves all the fun photo opportunities she gets! 😅Jubilee loves her best friend next door, Maebel, chew toys, and mud puddles! 😹Her cat sister tolerates her and probably secretly loves her… 🥹To this day, Jubilee still gets so excited and wiggly when she sees her fosters Scott and Lanier! (There’s nothing better than your foster babies remembering you!) 👀Nothing brings us greater joy than to hear about how our alumni are doing now! Do you want your alum to be featured on our page? Post their photos and what their life is like now in our alumni page and you could be next!

Our hearts are broken ... but we are grateful for the love and time our fosters were able to provide these dogs before they crossed the Rainbow Bridge.

Rocky was a large senior dude just shy of his one-year anniversary with Freedom Ride Rescue. He was surrendered to a rural shelter, still with a lot of life and loyalty to give. He was a gentle 80-pound hound who loved everyone, and while his heart wanted to keep on loving, his body could not keep up. Rocky left this world surrounded by the fosters who loved him.

Grace`s story with us was too short. She was rescued from a local shelter VERY pregnant, with her milk already in. Her maternity foster had her less than a day when Grace became very sick. An urgent rush to the vet ended with the worst possible diagnosis: Parvo. While the vet was providing us with possible options, Grace`s condition deteriorated - she and her unborn litter did not make it.

Both dogs had very different endings and neither had enough time with their foster; however, both were being held and tears were shed for them in the end … they said goodbye knowing love and having their very own names. Run free until we meet again.

Thank you to Falls Village Vet for their care of Grace and to N. Raleigh Mobile Vet for helping Rocky through his final stage. And thank you to all of our fosters who give their full hearts to their foster dogs every day.

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Our hearts are broken ... but we are grateful for the love and time our fosters were able to provide these dogs before they crossed the Rainbow Bridge. Rocky was a large senior dude just shy of his one-year anniversary with Freedom Ride Rescue. He was surrendered to a rural shelter, still with a lot of life and loyalty to give. He was a gentle 80-pound hound who loved everyone, and while his heart wanted to keep on loving, his body could not keep up. Rocky left this world surrounded by the fosters who loved him. Grace's story with us was too short. She was rescued from a local shelter VERY pregnant, with her milk already in. Her maternity foster had her less than a day when Grace became very sick. An urgent rush to the vet ended with the worst possible diagnosis: Parvo. While the vet was providing us with possible options, Grace's condition deteriorated - she and her unborn litter did not make it. Both dogs had very different endings and neither had enough time with their foster; however, both were being held and tears were shed for them in the end … they said goodbye knowing love and having their very own names. Run free until we meet again. Thank you to Falls Village Vet for their care of Grace and to N. Raleigh Mobile Vet for helping Rocky through his final stage. And thank you to all of our fosters who give their full hearts to their foster dogs every day.

It takes all kinds of people to help us do all the amazing things we do. If you are a "people person" who is good at schmoozing and/or selling things--we can use you! We need people to stay at our information table and talk about our mission as well as people who can sell some of our merch and/or raffle tickets. It`s a pretty fun way to spend an afternoon: have a beer, pet some dogs, sell some tickets...and you`ve HELPED THE RESCUE!!

Apply to volunteer with us! www.freedom-ride.org

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It takes all kinds of people to help us do all the amazing things we do. If you are a "people person" who is good at schmoozing and/or selling things--we can use you! We need people to stay at our information table and talk about our mission as well as people who can sell some of our merch and/or raffle tickets. It's a pretty fun way to spend an afternoon: have a beer, pet some dogs, sell some tickets...and you've HELPED THE RESCUE!! Apply to volunteer with us! www.freedom-ride.org

Saving one dog will not change the world, but surely for that one dog, the world will change forever.”

~ Karen Davison

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.

help save a life

Donations cover vet expenses, shelter fees, continuing long-term care, and any other costs that arise treating dogs in great need. We prepare our dogs for success with a microchip, spay/neuter and make sure they are up to date on vaccines and preventatives. We are a 501(c)(3) organization making your financial contributions tax deductible.

Make a Donation

foster

Join our tight-knit rescue family! We need fosters until dogs are adopted, for temporary needs, for medical cases and/or for end of life hospice care. Supplies and vet care is provided. You help your dog blossom and find his fur-ever home and in the process learn what a rewarding experience fostering really is!

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Adopt

Adopting a rescue animal helps to save the life of an animal in need, through no fault of their own! And you get a new best friend out of the deal. Seriously, what could be better than that? We take in all mixes of breeds and all ages! You can meet adoptable dogs at our weekly adoption events or put in an application for specific dogs.

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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. 

Report Lost Pet