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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All dogs are puppies. You will never convince us otherwise.
Check out all the amazing puppies (of all ages and sizes) looking for their forever homes by visiting our website: www.freedom-ride.org/for-adoption
Peggy has been patiently waiting far too long for her forever family, and she would like to formally remind everyone that she is adorable, deserving, and currently accepting applications for the role of "beloved family member." ❤️🐾
This sweet little lady is ready to trade foster life for a lap to call her own, a cozy bed, and humans who think she's as wonderful as we do.
Read about Peggy's perfect home on our website and submit an application!
www.freedom-ride.org/for-adoption
Cleo would like everyone to know that you can't get anything past her!
And who could resist that sweet little smile? And with a personality that's every bit as lovable as her face, we'd have to agree—she's pretty spectacular.
Now all Cleo needs is a forever family to admire her every day. Think that could be you? 🐾🏡
www.freedom-ride.org/for-adoption
#RescueDog #ForeverHomeWanted #DogsofNC #adoptabledogsofnc #rescueismyfavoritebreed
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Browse our dogs in foster care and available for adoption!
All dogs are puppies. You will never convince us otherwise.
Check out all the amazing puppies (of all ages and sizes) looking for their forever homes by visiting our website: www.freedom-ride.org/for-adoption
Peggy has been patiently waiting far too long for her forever family, and she would like to formally remind everyone that she is adorable, deserving, and currently accepting applications for the role of "beloved family member." ❤️🐾
This sweet little lady is ready to trade foster life for a lap to call her own, a cozy bed, and humans who think she`s as wonderful as we do.
Read about Peggy`s perfect home on our website and submit an application!
www.freedom-ride.org/for-adoption
🚨 Fosters Needed 🚨
After hearing about a large litter of GSD mixes in need we had a volunteer go out and start them all on their DHPP, take some photos and offer help finding fosters. Yes this was an oops litter but the vitriol this very kind family has received online when asking for help is reprehensible. The owner has done everything right to help these pups. They are healthy, dewormed, flea free and very social. If you would like to foster one of these gorgeous pups please email our foster coordinator below! They are 11 weeks old and even more beautiful in person. 5 girls and 4 boys.
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.
Cleo would like everyone to know that you can`t get anything past her!
And who could resist that sweet little smile? And with a personality that`s every bit as lovable as her face, we`d have to agree—she`s pretty spectacular.
Now all Cleo needs is a forever family to admire her every day. Think that could be you? 🐾🏡
www.freedom-ride.org/for-adoption
#RescueDog #ForeverHomeWanted #DogsofNC #adoptabledogsofnc #rescueismyfavoritebreed
🏆🥇 And the award for **Most Likely to Steal Your Heart** goes to...
🐶 Hurricane
🐶 Knickerbocker
These two adorable pups are ready to compete for the biggest prize of all—their forever families!
Smart, sweet, and full of puppy charm, they`re busy learning about the world in their foster homes while they wait for their perfect matches.
Think one of these little champions belongs on your team? Submit your application today! 🏡🐾
(Please remember that FRR does not adopt siblings together. Each of these winning pups needs his own perfect home)
www.freedom-ride.org/for-adoption
#RescuePuppy #PuppyLove #ForeverHomeWanted #AdoptablePuppies
🎉🐾 **4,000 dogs.**
It`s a number we`re incredibly proud of—but it`s so much more than a number.
It`s 4,000 wagging tails.
4,000 second chances.
4,000 dogs who got to trade uncertainty for love.
It all started on August 10, 2019, with one dog named Rider and a simple mission: help dogs in need. Thanks to our amazing fosters, adopters, volunteers, donors, veterinary partners, and supporters, that mission has grown into something we could have only dreamed about.
Every single person who has opened their home, shared a post, made a donation, volunteered at an event, or cheered us on has played a part in this incredible milestone.
Thank you for believing in second chances. Here`s to the next 4,000 lives changed—together. ❤️🐶
🦴Help Wanted🦴- Volunteer Coordinator
Our first university internship is coming to an end! Thank you to App State for matching us with Luke Kilduff this semester.
The main objective of Luke was to dial in one of our biggest needs: organizing and engaging folks volunteering to help Freedom Ride Rescue!
Luke reached out to all of our potential volunteers and worked to match them with our rescue’s needs! With his return to Boone for his senior year, Freedom Ride Rescue is looking for a someone to continue his work: aligning volunteers with their interests and skillset to where our rescue needs assistance (i.e. transport, admin, events, social media, etc.)
If you have a passion for dogs and are great with interpersonal organizing, please volunteer for this incredibly vital position with a brief email describing your interests and reasons for applying to the email provided below, and please complete a standard volunteer application.
jennifer@freedom-ride.org
🐾 **Looks like someone has a serious case of the Mondays...**
Vinny would like to formally request that we cancel all responsibilities, postpone all meetings, and spend the day perfecting the art of napping instead. 😴
Honestly, he might be onto something.
How`s your Monday going—are you feeling productive, or are you channeling your inner Vinny today? 🐶💤
#AdoptableDogs #RescueDogLife #MondayMood #rescuedogsrock #rescuedismyfavoritebreed
🐾 Today`s important question... 🐾
If your dog had to choose, would they rather have:
🦴 Unlimited treats OR 🎾 Unlimited toys
Some dogs are motivated by snacks. Others would sell their souls for a squeaky toy. And then there are the overachievers who would like both, please and thank you. 😆
Tell us your dog`s answer in the comments! Bonus points if they can explain their reasoning. 🐶❤️
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
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.