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 Our 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 volunteer 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 brings 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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17 hours ago
Freedom Ride Rescue

Thank you Bull City Ciderworks - Durham for hosting our event last Saturday. It might have been soggy outside, but the pups inside shone their bright personalities and some even found their forever homes! We had a great time!

There are two opportunities to catch FRR this weekend:
- Join us Friday as Raleigh Night Market celebrates with a Pride Month kickoff. There will be food trucks, vendors, and of course our adoptable pups!
- Come rev your engine, Saturday, or just pawty with us for THE Ride. This is our annual poker run led by Revenant Warriors Motorcycle Organization. There will be stops at Bud's Tavern, Tobacco Wood Brewing Co., & TR's Lounge & Grill so there's multiple places to join in the fun!

We hope to see you there!
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20 hours ago
Freedom Ride Rescue

🐾 Calling all doggie daters! Meet Lance, the ultimate snuggle bug with a twist! 🐶❤️

🌟 Name: Lance
🎉 Occupation: Professional Snuggler
🏠 Preferred Location: Homebody Extraordinaire
💤 Sleep Level: Expert Napper
🐕 Ideal Match: A chilled-out buddy or a low-energy, submissive doggo with a knack for patience and slow introductions. Single dog homes are totally his thing!

Lance's motto is simple: why chase tails when you can chase z's? He'd rather cozy up on the couch with a fluffy blanket and a chew toy than join the social scene. 😴

You'll be amazed by his intelligence, but beware his stubbornness! Lance is like a master puzzle solver who insists on doing it his own way. 🤔

If you're looking for a loyal companion who'll melt your heart with his snuggles and fill your life with laughter, Lance is your pupper! ❤️

To keep this bundle of fluff entertained, make sure to have a stockpile of chew toys and squeaky treasures. They're his kryptonite!

Oh, and did we mention that Lance thrives in a fenced-in backyard? He loves to explore within safe boundaries and enjoy the fresh air. 🌳🏡

If you're up for a quirky adventure with a sweet and sensitive soul, swipe right on Lance! He'll shower you with love, loyalty, and the occasional hilarious stubborn moment. 💖🐾
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‼️FOSTER NEEDED‼️ Foster needed for this sweet little spaniel girl.  She is 6 mos and only 18lbs.  Shelter staff said she is very sweet.  Anyone want to foster this cute girl? Please email jennifer@freedom-ride.org ASAP if you can help!
🚨🚨FOSTER NEEDED!🚨🚨 This poor fella wound up at the shelter after his owner became homeless. He is a 6 month old Doberman and is very friendly  and loves other dogs. Please email jennifer@freedom-ride.org if you can help foster!
🐾 Calling all doggie daters! Meet Lance, the ultimate snuggle bug with a twist! 🐶❤️

🌟 Name: Lance
🎉 Occupation: Professional Snuggler
🏠 Preferred Location: Homebody Extraordinaire
💤 Sleep Level: Expert Napper
🐕 Ideal Match: A chilled-out buddy or a low-energy, submissive doggo with a knack for patience and slow introductions. Single dog homes are totally his thing!

Lance's motto is simple: why chase tails when you can chase z's? He'd rather cozy up on the couch with a fluffy blanket and a chew toy than join the social scene. 😴

You'll be amazed by his intelligence, but beware his stubbornness! Lance is like a master puzzle solver who insists on doing it his own way. 🤔

If you're looking for a loyal companion who'll melt your heart with his snuggles and fill your life with laughter, Lance is your pupper! ❤️

To keep this bundle of fluff entertained, make sure to have a stockpile of chew toys and squeaky treasures. They're his kryptonite! 

Oh, and did we mention that Lance thrives in a fenced-in backyard? He loves to explore within safe boundaries and enjoy the fresh air. 🌳🏡

If you're up for a quirky adventure with a sweet and sensitive soul, swipe right on Lance! He'll shower you with love, loyalty, and the occasional hilarious stubborn moment. 💖🐾
Isn't that how it's supposed to be???

Show us a picture of your totally spoiled pooch in the comments 👇
Where's the lie?? Right dog parents? 😄❤🐶$$$
This cute fluffy boy is looking for a pawesome family to call his own. Fergus would love a family with older kids and a fur sibling to play with. If that sounds like your family, check out his full bio online and apply to adopt him today!
See these? These are the bags that will be given out to the almost 1000 people that will run in Freedom Ride Rescue's annual Turkey Trot 5k this year. We are currently looking for a sponsor to donate bags. If you want to give to a fantastic cause AND get your name out in the community, let's talk turkey (see what we did there?) 🤣 Email us at turkeyday@freedom-ride.org
Do you hear people talking about their pets and have no clue what half the words mean? We're here to help interpret for you! We're proud to introduce an ongoing feature "Doggo Lingo Dictionary, presented by Freedom Ride". We'll teach you all the important words you need to know to stay current in the doggy-speak world. 

First up is a particularly adorable word, perfectly depicted by beautiful Cheeto. She's a CHONK and we love it!
Awwww SNAP! Literally. 😭 Poor Aspen has torn his CCL and needs surgery. CCL surgery can cost upwards of $3000 so we are doing a $5 challenge to raise funds! Go to our website and donate $5 (type ASPEN when you donate) and tag 5 friends below and challenge them to do the same. Let's see how quickly we can cover Aspen's surgical costs.

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.

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!

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.