N.C. Non-Profit Animal Rescue
Give a Freedom RideIn the rescue world, a โFreedom Rideโ 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 โฆ. 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 fostersโ homes; who stay up late searching shelter pages for that next โFreedom Rideโ 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 areย 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 โฆ. 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 โ often never looking backย โย as they start their most lifeโs 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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Stay up to date with current adoptable dogs, available fosters, events and more.
Best way to celebrate fall? Come meet an adoptable dog or puppy at the Clayton Harvest Festival Saturday (10/23) from 10 til 5!!
Not ready to adopt? Then come shop our Pawsitive Creations tent where all of the dog themed items help raise money for our rescue! Or try you luck at winning a $100 gas card (our raffle of the day)!
See more about the day (including parking and events like the CAR show and RIDES) at:
claytonharvestfestival.com
#claytonnc #claytonharvestfestival #PawItForward #freedomriderescue #adoptdontshop
Cannellini BeanโBeanie to her friendsโis a fearless little adventurer who can keep up with the big dogs! She loves romping with her foster siblings, exploring the world, and finishing a busy day snuggled up with her people. ๐
This clever girl is making great progress with potty training, settling into her crate, and learning her basic cues. Her favorite study snacks? Treats and delightfully crunchy ice cubes! ๐ง
Whether youโre looking for an adventure buddy or a cuddle companion, Beanie is ready to fill both rolesโwith those irresistible puppy eyes as her rรฉsumรฉ.
Apply to meet Cannellini Bean and add a little Bean to your family! ๐ถ๐
www.freedom-ride.org
We think Razz is perfect just being the goofy, fun-loving, hard-napping doofus he is! Now where is is perfect home??
Apply to meet him or share this post to help Razz find his people
www.freedom-ride.org
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Browse our dogs in foster care and available for adoption!
Best way to celebrate fall? Come meet an adoptable dog or puppy at the Clayton Harvest Festival Saturday (10/23) from 10 til 5!!
Not ready to adopt? Then come shop our Pawsitive Creations tent where all of the dog themed items help raise money for our rescue! Or try you luck at winning a $100 gas card (our raffle of the day)!
See more about the day (including parking and events like the CAR show and RIDES) at:
https://claytonharvestfestival.com
#claytonnc #claytonharvestfestival #pawitforward #freedomriderescue #adoptdontshop
๐จ๐จFOSTER NEEDED!๐จ๐จGnocchi is a super sweet 4 year old 13lb poodle mix! He is an angel per shelter staff, and needs out of the crowded shelter. If you can foster this little guy please email jennifer@freedom-ride.org today! PLEASE NOTE: interested fosters must have an approved foster application (found on out website, freedom-ride.org) and must live within an hour of Raleigh in order to access our vet affiliates and attend adoption events.
Cannellini BeanโBeanie to her friendsโis a fearless little adventurer who can keep up with the big dogs! She loves romping with her foster siblings, exploring the world, and finishing a busy day snuggled up with her people. ๐
This clever girl is making great progress with potty training, settling into her crate, and learning her basic cues. Her favorite study snacks? Treats and delightfully crunchy ice cubes! ๐ง
Whether youโre looking for an adventure buddy or a cuddle companion, Beanie is ready to fill both rolesโwith those irresistible puppy eyes as her rรฉsumรฉ.
Apply to meet Cannellini Bean and add a little Bean to your family! ๐ถ๐
www.freedom-ride.org
We think Razz is perfect just being the goofy, fun-loving, hard-napping doofus he is! Now where is is perfect home??
Apply to meet him or share this post to help Razz find his people
www.freedom-ride.org
Another month down and another group of wagging tails and happy faces!
Congrats to all the wonderful families who added furry friends this month, and happy tails to all the FRR pups who are now off on the next step of their journeys with their forever families!
Let`s see if we can ge even more amazing dogs adopted next month!
See who is still looking for their forever homes: www.freedom-ride.org
We had a BUSY few days with THREE events over the weekend!!! A huge thanks to volunteers, fosters and our VENUES that made is possible .... The Cub Playhouse in Clayton, Southern States Subaru in Raleigh and Clouds Taproom in Raleigh!!
We cannot WAIT to see the costume contest pics from @assortedpoppiesphoto !!
#cubplayhouse #southernstatessubaru #cloudstaproomandbrewery #PawItForward #freedomriderescue
๐พ FRR Alum Louis (FKA Hank) is living his very best puppy life! Born into a Freedom Ride foster home on April 1, 2026, Louis officially found his forever family on June 6th, and he has been an amazing puppy ever since. โค๏ธ
๐ถ Louis is growing like a weed and has never met a human or dog he didnโt immediately decide was his new best friend! Wellโฆ except for rabbits. Those little guys are still a bit suspicious and scary in Louisโ book. ๐
๐ฆ๐ฆ He absolutely LOVES playing with his two human brothers and has clearly decided that being part of a busy family is exactly where he belongs. When he finally wears himself out, though, his favorite place to be is curled up on his mommy on the couch. ๐ฅฐ His mom may want to enjoy those cuddles while she can, because this boy is going to be HUGE! ๐๐พ
๐งฌ And apparently Louis is a little bit of everything! His DNA test came back as 52% American Foxhound, 20% Catahoula Leopard Dog, 11% American Pit Bull Terrier, 8.6% Labrador Retriever, and 7.5% Golden Retriever. Thatโs a whole lot of personality packed into one very handsome pup! โค๏ธ
๐ณ Louis LOVES a good, long, long walk and is even starting to prove that he could make a pretty great running partner. Of course, every adventure requires plenty of sniffing and investigating. And whenever it rains, Louis gets right to work creating enormous mud holes because apparently every good puppy needs a hobby. ๐
๐ก From being born in a Freedom Ride foster home to growing into a happy, adventurous pup with two human brothers, a family of his very own, and a couch that he intends to completely take over, Louis is exactly the kind of happy ending we love to see. We couldnโt be more thrilled that this sweet boy is so loved! โค๏ธ๐
๐ We absolutely love hearing about how our alumni are doing! Want to see your alum featured? Share their photos and stories on our alumni pageโyou could be our next spotlight!
Leigh is wonderful!
We would love for her perfect people to find her!
Apply on our website: www.freedom-ride.org
๐๐พ LEAF THE FUN TO US! ๐พ๐
Freedom Ride Rescue is heading to the Clayton Harvest Festival this Saturday, and weโre ready to fall in love! ๐งก
๐ Saturday, October 24
๐ 10 AM โ 5 PM
๐ 100 W Main Street, Clayton, NC
Come enjoy a beautiful fall day, meet some of our adoptable pups, and maybe find your new best friend! ๐ถ๐
๐ Fall festivities are better with four paws! Come say hi, get some puppy cuddles, and help our pups find their happily ever after.
ANNUAL FRR AUCTION GOES LIVE FRIDAY!!
A few highlights?? The most iconic 8 track players of the 70s: Weltron model 2001 โSpaceballโ and Panasonic RQ-830S โTNTโ! Both are completely functional and restored by world-known 8 track enthusiast Brian McFadden who has collected and refurbished over 200 vintage 8 track players, inspired by his late friend James Pratt Winston, the inventor of the Weltron 2001 and series of space age tape players.
We`ve got a wonderful grouping of dog supplies - like this new in box crate the doubles as a table!! Plus a PRIVATE WINE tasting for up to 12 friends!
Freedom Ride Rescue is putting the final touches on ... "See you online Friday"
#retrorocks #brianmcfadden #freedomriderescue #pawitforward
Saving one dog will not change the world, but surely for that one dog, the world will change forever.โ
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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 fostersโ homes โฆ who stay up late searching shelter pages for that next โFreedom Rideโ potential โฆ. 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); weโll 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 personย as they start their most lifeโs wonderful chapter: the one as a cherished pet.
Upcoming Events
Don’t miss our fun-filled line up of events!
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.ย