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 for Freedom Ride Rescue’s 7th Annual THE FREEDOM RIDE!
This all-vehicle poker run is one of our favorite events of the year and we can’t wait to see everyone out supporting rescue dogs while enjoying an amazing day with the community.
The ride kicks off at 11:15 AM with 3–4 stops along the route to collect poker cards, followed by a fantastic dog-friendly party at Lonerider Brewing from 12–5 PM!
Event Details:
📍 Lonerider Brewing
🗓 Saturday
🏍 Ride starts: 11:15 AM
🎉 Party: 12–5 PM
🐶 Dog friendly
🚗 All vehicles welcome
We will also be hosting a mini car show during the event! So if poker run stops aren’t your thing but you still want to come out and show off your sweet ride, this is the perfect option for you.
We’ll also have a TON of amazing vendors joining us throughout the day including NC Rescue Treats, Surf/Skate Dog, Brindle Besties, Whispering Yak, Cigar Chad, Biggy Haze, No Bake Cakes, Simply Nicolette, Boopin Snoots, Camp Bow Wow, Rocky’s Bridge, Patti Clapper, Carolyn Carson, The Teacher’s Pet Training, Fur Friends Pet Care, Health House, Pawsitive Creations, Dr. D’s BBQ Sauces, Enchanted Beads, and more!
Head over to the event Facebook page to learn more about the poker run rules and all the event details.
Come out for great vibes, cold drinks, shopping, awesome people, and a fun-filled day supporting Freedom Ride Rescue. Whether you ride, drive, or just want to join the party, we’d love to see you there!
Saturday - the PAWTY at Lonerider will have some FANTASTIC raffles plus a 50/50 from noon until 5 pm! (You don't have to do the POKER RUN to come to Lonerider)!
All proceeds will benefit Freedom Ride Rescue!! Tito's donated swag and vodka to us (think raffles AND drink specials), Tobacco Road Harley-Davidson gave a nice collection .... of COURSE there will be dog toys and FRR swag you can win, too!
We have a great collection of vendors and adoptable dogs ... plus the Factory Parking lot is ready for any car clubs that join us!!
#carsandcoffeemorrisville #carsandcoffeeraleigh #loneriderthehideout #freedomriderescue #PawItForward
Phone storage: critically low.
Camera roll full of pictures of your dog sleeping, zooming, blepping, snuggling, just existing: absolutely essential. 📸🐾
In our opinion, that is totally justified.
Just look at Roscoe! 😍 This perfect little model is still searching for his forever family — and we fully expect his future adopters to continue the tradition of taking 6,573 photos of him.
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Browse our dogs in foster care and available for adoption!
Join us this Saturday for Freedom Ride Rescue’s 7th Annual THE FREEDOM RIDE!
This all-vehicle poker run is one of our favorite events of the year and we can’t wait to see everyone out supporting rescue dogs while enjoying an amazing day with the community.
The ride kicks off at 11:15 AM with 3–4 stops along the route to collect poker cards, followed by a fantastic dog-friendly party at Lonerider Brewing from 12–5 PM!
Event Details:
📍 Lonerider Brewing
🗓 Saturday
🏍 Ride starts: 11:15 AM
🎉 Party: 12–5 PM
🐶 Dog friendly
🚗 All vehicles welcome
We will also be hosting a mini car show during the event! So if poker run stops aren’t your thing but you still want to come out and show off your sweet ride, this is the perfect option for you.
We’ll also have a TON of amazing vendors joining us throughout the day including NC Rescue Treats, Surf/Skate Dog, Brindle Besties, Whispering Yak, Cigar Chad, Biggy Haze, No Bake Cakes, Simply Nicolette, Boopin Snoots, Camp Bow Wow, Rocky’s Bridge, Patti Clapper, Carolyn Carson, The Teacher’s Pet Training, Fur Friends Pet Care, Health House, Pawsitive Creations, Dr. D’s BBQ Sauces, Enchanted Beads, and more!
Head over to the event Facebook page to learn more about the poker run rules and all the event details.
Come out for great vibes, cold drinks, shopping, awesome people, and a fun-filled day supporting Freedom Ride Rescue. Whether you ride, drive, or just want to join the party, we’d love to see you there!
Saturday - the PAWTY at Lonerider will have some FANTASTIC raffles plus a 50/50 from noon until 5 pm! (You don`t have to do the POKER RUN to come to Lonerider)!
All proceeds will benefit Freedom Ride Rescue!! Tito`s donated swag and vodka to us (think raffles AND drink specials), Tobacco Road Harley-Davidson gave a nice collection .... of COURSE there will be dog toys and FRR swag you can win, too!
We have a great collection of vendors and adoptable dogs ... plus the Factory Parking lot is ready for any car clubs that join us!!
#carsandcoffeemorrisville #carsandcoffeeraleigh #loneriderthehideout #freedomriderescue #PawItForward
Phone storage: critically low.
Camera roll full of pictures of your dog sleeping, zooming, blepping, snuggling, just existing: absolutely essential. 📸🐾
In our opinion, that is totally justified.
Just look at Roscoe! 😍 This perfect little model is still searching for his forever family — and we fully expect his future adopters to continue the tradition of taking 6,573 photos of him.
Kevin’s smile could honestly power a small city. 😍🐾
This happy-go-lucky Jack Russell mix is all wagging tails, goofy grins, puppy energy, and cuddle time. He loves to play, explore, make friends, and then curl up beside you soaking up attention. Dog-friendly, cat-friendly, crate-trained, and always serving his best happy face — Kevin is ready to make someone’s life a whole lot brighter. ❤️
Apply to meet Kevin: www.freedom-ride.org/for-adoption
This Saturday: join our 7th annual THE FREEDOM RIDE poker run! Register and get your first poker cards ( starting at 10:30 am at Lonerider`s THE HIDEOUT) and head out at 11:15 am ... go to three venues for more cards (Owl`s Roost, Tar Banks and Artisan Beer & Cheese). We`ll have FRR volunteers are all venues to give you cards until 2 pm - and you can buy more to get a better hand!
Not into cards and driving? Then come to the free paw-ty from noon to 5 pm! Lonerider is having Tito`s drink specials and we`ll have raffles, vendors, adoptabale dogs and puppies - plus a DJ starting at 2 to welcome back THE POKER RIDE folk!
Join us SATURDAY!! THE FREEDOM RIDE is days away, and we are thrilled that the line up of vendors! We will be at Lonerider in Wake Forest!! The Pawty is noon to 5!!
We’ll have adoptable dogs and puppies, raffles from noon to 5 and a DJ from 2-5!!
Come shop and maybe meet you next best friend!!
You can also do the POKER RUN leaving at 11:15 - going to three venues for cards then back to Lonerider!!
🚨FOSTER NEEDED 🚨 - 5 month old Phoenix
This adorable little fella has quite the personality and attitude. Whoever’s home he goes into next should be prepared to set boundaries so that he can grow into the kind and loveable dog we know he is! Incredibly sweet and friendly, Phoenix desperately wants to do all the right things, he just needs to be shown how. If you are interested in fostering 5 month old Phoenix, email our foster coordinator mentioned below!
jennifer@freedom-ride.org
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Freedom Ride Rescue will cover any veterinary needs and will gladly supply our fosters with items like crates and leashes for the animal(s) being fostered.
Available fosters must live within one hour of Raleigh in order to access medical and other resources.
If you have travel plans within the next two weeks, please wait until they are concluded to volunteer.
🚨FOSTER NEEDED 🚨- 2~3 y.o. Ramona and Beezus
Found on the side of the road in Bailey, NC, Ramona and Beezus do not have long until they are surrendered to a shelter. These two sweet and scruffy girls seem to get along well with dogs and are on the right track to being considered house-trained. As mentioned previously, if a foster is not found for these two, they will be surrendered to a full shelter. Interested in being the foster who saved Ramona and Beezus? Email our foster coordinator below!
jennifer@freedom-ride.org
ℹ️
Freedom Ride Rescue will cover any veterinary needs and will gladly supply our fosters with items like crates and leashes for the animal(s) being fostered.
Available fosters must live within one hour of Raleigh in order to access medical and other resources.
If you have travel plans within the next two weeks, please wait until they are concluded to volunteer.
Here`s a fun fact to be very proud of as North Carolinians.
The state dog, the Plott Hound, originated in the mountains of NC in the 1700s. It was adopted as the State Dog in 1989 and the breed was added to the American Kennel Club list of recognized breeds in 1998.
We genuinely need someone to explain how Meander is still available. 😭
This sweet, speckled boy is the LAST of the Poky Puppies still waiting for his forever family to find him! Born on January 20, Meander is a cattle dog/hound mix/mystery mutt masterpiece with striking blue eyes, the cutest speckled coat, and a goofy, lovable personality that keeps everyone smiling.
He’s playful, affectionate, endlessly entertaining, and basically the total puppy package. So… where is his person?!
Let’s get Meander out of the “still available” club and into a forever home where he belongs. ❤️
Apply for the special speckled pup now! www.freedom-ride.org/for-adoption
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.
Upcoming Events
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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.