N.C. Non-Profit Animal Rescue

Give a Freedom Ride

In the rescue world, a โ€œFreedom 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 โ€ฆ. 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 fostersโ€™ homes; who stay up late searching shelter pages for that next โ€œFreedom 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 โ€ฆ. 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 โ€“ย as they start their most lifeโ€™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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โค๐Ÿถ Woof You Be Mine? ๐Ÿถโค

What better day than Valentineโ€™s Day to fall head over paws in love? ๐Ÿ’˜

Join Freedom Ride Rescue at Clouds Brewing Taproom for an afternoon full of tail wags, puppy kisses, and maybe even meeting your furever Valentine. Our fosters have SO much love to give โ€” and weโ€™d love to help them find their perfect people.

Looking for your soulmate? They might have four legs and a wagging tail. ๐Ÿพ

๐Ÿ“ Clouds Brewing Taproom
1233 Front Street, Raleigh
๐Ÿ—“ Saturday, February 14th
โฐ 2โ€“5 PM

Consider giving FRR a little of your time (and heart) this Valentineโ€™s Day. Come sip, snuggle, and maybe take home your new best friend. ๐Ÿ’•
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As Valentineโ€™s Day approaches, weโ€™re reminded that the best kind of love isnโ€™t found in a storeโ€”itโ€™s found in wagging tails, wet noses, and second chances. Rescue love is patient, loyal, and unconditionalโ€ฆ and itโ€™s waiting for you.

Whether youโ€™re looking for a forever Valentine or just want to support dogs on their journey to finding one, rescuing truly is love at its best.

Read about all the amazing dogs who could fill your life with love: www.freedom-ride.org
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๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿถ This is the look you get when you try to pass without paying the treat tax.

Heโ€™s calm.
Heโ€™s serious.
Heโ€™s just here for the snacksโ€”and honestly, this doesnโ€™t have to be difficult.
Good luck saying no to this face!

Phineas is looking for a full-time treat supplier. Apply for the job on our website: www.freedom-ride.org
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As Valentineโ€™s Day approaches, weโ€™re reminded that the best kind of love isnโ€™t found in a storeโ€”itโ€™s found in wagging tails, wet noses, and second chances. Rescue love is patient, loyal, and unconditionalโ€ฆ and itโ€™s waiting for you.

Whether youโ€™re looking for a forever Valentine or just want to support dogs on their journey to finding one, rescuing truly is love at its best.

Read about all the amazing dogs who could fill your life with love: www.freedom-ride.org
๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿถ This is the look you get when you try to pass without paying the treat tax.

Heโ€™s calm.
Heโ€™s serious.
Heโ€™s just here for the snacksโ€”and honestly, this doesnโ€™t have to be difficult.
Good luck saying no to this face!

Phineas is looking for a full-time treat supplier. Apply for the job on our website: www.freedom-ride.org
VALENTINES - Love or hate it: You got plans  BEFORE your big date night Saturday? Got NO big date night Saturday? 

WELL - we think you should spend the afternoon from 2 - 5 pm with Freedom Ride Rescue at Clouds Taproom ... with our adoptable puppies and dogs and ... Tito's reps sharing THE vodka for dog people ... Clouds Beer and wine ... Trivia .. Raffles ... Pro Photos of your PERSONAL dog ... and did we mention adoptable puppies and dogs?
Tuesday Trivia! 
Here are some fun facts about this very interesting-looking dog breed!
๐Ÿงฃ๐Ÿพ Stay warm โ€” itโ€™s sweater weather! ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿงฃ

These adoptable cuties are bundled up, cozy, and absolutely rocking their winter looks. Proof that cold days are better with warm sweaters, happy pups, and maybe a little extra snuggle time.

If youโ€™re looking for a dog to keep you warm all season long (emotionally and literally), one of these sweater models might just be your perfect match. โ„๏ธ๐Ÿ’›

Read more about all of our adoptable dogs on our website: www.freedom-ride.org
Everyone, say hello to our very own Bad Bunny โ€” and sheโ€™s already stolen our hearts ๐Ÿ’˜ But this lovely lady came into the rescue heartworm positive, which means she is facing heartworm treatment. Heartworm treatment is long and expensive, but with your help, her future can be bright and full of belly rubs. ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ’—

๐ŸŒŸ Will you help us cover her care? Your gift could make all the difference in her recovery and future adoption. 
๐Ÿ™ Donate here: www.freedom-ride.org/donate

Bad Bunny will start the search for her forever home soon. She does not have to be totally finished with her treatments to be adopted. If the right family for her is found before her treatments are finished, Freedom Ride will continue to cover the cost of treatments until she is heartworm-free.

Saving one dog will not change the world, but surely for that one dog, the world will change forever.โ€

~ Karen Davison

Services

What We Do

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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 โ€ฆ who stay up late searching shelter pages for that next โ€œFreedom Rideโ€ potential โ€ฆ. who volunteer countless hours making rescue a reality!

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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); weโ€™ll also provide flea and heartworm preventatives. Anything and everything to make a happy and healthy pet!

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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 lifeโ€™s wonderful chapter: the one as a cherished pet.

Upcoming Events

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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.

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 

Report Lost Pet