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Dog unable to use back legs gets wheelchair

Dog unable to use back legs gets wheelchair in Chatham County

The small Maltese mix, about two or three years old, gets his name from the wheelchair he uses to make up for mobility problems in his back legs, according to the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office.

According to officials, the dog was surrendered by his owner to the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office Animal Resource Center in Siler City on Friday due to his owner not being able to provide proper medical care at home.

Despite being unable to use his back legs, according to the sheriff’s office, the dog caught the attention of the Animal Resource Center because of his spirit and affectionate personality.

 

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Dog with special needs, ‘Hot Wheels,' gets a second chance

After being surrendered by his owner, a dog with special needs named “Hot Wheels” is receiving medical care and rehabilitation through the Chatham Sheriff’s Animal Resource Center.

“Hot Wheels,” a two-year-old Maltese mix, was surrendered to the Chatham Sheriff’s ARC last Friday after his owner could no longer provide medical care for him. He has Intervertebral Disc Disease, which is a spinal disc condition that can affect mobility in dogs. For Hot Wheels, it means difficulty using his back legs.

 

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Raleigh rescue saves Albanian dog from abuse

March has proved to be a lucky month for a dog named Leka, who found a foster home in Raleigh after a tumultuous past. 

Molly Doll, Founder of Freedom Ride Rescue, said Leka arrived in the city on March 9 after an Albanian animal shelter pleaded for help in securing him a better life.

Strangers saw Leka on the streets, let him into a local salon, and fed him. Thanks to their interventions, he was able to get to a vet and receive the care he needed through an Albanian rescue group.

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Abused dog from Albania finds safety in Raleigh through Freedom Ride Rescue

An Albanian animal shelter’s plea for help for an abused dog led to an international rescue effort that brought the small mixed breed pup to Raleigh on Monday.

“Leka has endured more than any dog ever should,” Freedom Ride Rescue founder Mollie Doll said. “His past includes physical abuse by his former owners. He was kicked, slammed into walls, forced to live in mud and often left without regular food. After that, he survived seven months on the streets.”

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Adoptable Pet of the Week: Bartoc
Bartoc has been with Freedom Ride Rescue since Christmas Eve. He’s this big, lovable goofball – about 120 pounds of pure sweetness! Yeah, he’s rocking the silver fox look a little bit at 11, but honestly, it just adds to his charm. He’s still got that puppy twinkle in his eye when he’s bouncing around the yard or making new buddies at the dog park.

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Wag Works Podcast

Wag Works chats with Mollie Doll, co-founder of Freedom Ride Rescue, a foster-based nonprofit that has saved over 3,600 dogs in just six years. Their mission is especially urgent in North Carolina, a state with one of the highest euthanasia rates for dogs in the country.  Mollie’s story will remind you of the power we all have to save lives.

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Frisbee Dog Show

Queen City News:  Canines in Flight highlights how rescue dogs can thrive with love and training, inspiring hope for millions of shelter animals, and raising and, showcasing their potential through fast-paced performances.

see FRR alum Gizmo at 2:20 min mark »

Winners of Les conseillers à l’honneur

Freedom Ride Rescue receives the July Triangle NC Cares Award

Freedom Ride Rescue is a NC foster-based network that helps all types of dogs find their forever home. They just recently pulled their 2,000th dog and are receiving the Triangle NC Cares Award for July, supported by the Ricci Law Firm Injury Lawyers.

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Winners of Les conseillers à l’honneur

Cary Magazine Pets on Parade 2023

Cary Magazine loves our pets, and from all the amazing photos we received for this year’s Pet Parade, we can tell you do, too! Pets are so special, and we loved shining a light on each and every one of them!

see FRR’s featured dog Leo »

Découvrez les gagnants du concours Les conseillers à l’honneur! 2022

Dozens of doodles in need of foster families after rescue

Dozens of doodles are in need of fosters after being seized from a backyard breeder that was shut down. Raleigh-based, Freedom Ride Rescue, posted on their social media with the urgent plea for experienced fosters.

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Ciel nuageux sur les marchés boursiers

47 dogs seized from rural NC backyard breeder

A backyard breeder was shut down after 47 golden doodles and retrievers were living in unsanitary conditions, according to a Raleigh non-profit, Freedom Ride Rescue.

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Winners of Les conseillers à l’honneur

Give Local 2022: 25 Triangle Organizations to Support this Season

Freedom Ride Rescue matches unwanted dogs and puppies with volunteer foster homes, where the animals learn to trust and love until they find their forever adoptive family. “There is a magical transformation from a frightened dog into a happy, playful pet that wants to please,” says founder Mollie Doll. “That is why we rescue!”

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Découvrez les gagnants du concours Les conseillers à l’honneur! 2022

Family Volunteerism Three Ways to Get the Whole Gang Involved

Animal rescues offer many avenues for parents and children of all ages to work together. Mollie Doll, founder of Freedom Ride Rescue, says families are the ones who make things happen. “Fostering is the first thing that comes to mind when you think ‘rescue.’ Volunteers open their homes to animals in need — and it can be such an amazing experience for any age,”

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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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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.

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.