N.C. Non-Profit Animal Rescue

Give a Freedom Ride

In the rescue world, a ā€œFreedom Rideā€ 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.

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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 fosters’ homes; who stay up late searching shelter pages for that next ā€œFreedom Rideā€ 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 areĀ 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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✨🐶 Born to be posh. 🐶✨

Poshey is out here serving full cocker spaniel couture from snoot to tail—with the ears, the elegance, and the heart to match. Equal parts style icon and sweet pup, Poshey proves that fashion and fluff can absolutely coexist.

If you’re ready to add a little luxury (and a lot of love) to your life, Poshey is ready to strut straight into your heart. šŸ’›šŸ¾

Apply to meet Poshey: www.freedom-ride.org
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Freedom Ride needs YOU!
If you've ever wanted to get involved, we'd love to have you! There are so many ways you can help our organization and we'd love to tell you about all of them so you can find something that fits what you have to give.

Are you the kind of person who loves talking to anyone and everyone? Do you have a talent for sales? We always need people at our events who can talk and "schmooze" with the public. Your job would be to talk up Freedom Ride and sometimes sell raffle tickets for cool prizes. If this seems like the perfect way for you to help out--apply to volunteer with us!

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🚨 REBRAND ALERT 🚨
The artist formerly known as Bad Bunny will hereby be known as BB!
Bad Bunny just wasn’t the vibe for this absolute good girl… so please say hi to BB

This beautiful girl is serving soft, sweet, and soulful—with her plush blonde coat, perfect curl tail, and eyes that will absolutely steal your heart. BB greets everyone with a polite sit and a request for pets (a true lady, honestly).

She’s house-trained, crate-trained, dog-friendly, and happiest soaking up sunny nap spots or hanging with her people. BB is eager to please and just needs a little polishing to shine her brightest ✨

BB is currently undergoing heartworm treatment (don’t worry—FRR covers it all!), and she’s already well on her way to a full, happy life.

If you’re looking for a loving, loyal companion with main character energy… BB is your girl šŸ’•

Apply at www.freedom-ride.org/for-adoption
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✨🐶 Born to be posh. 🐶✨

Poshey is out here serving full cocker spaniel couture from snoot to tail—with the ears, the elegance, and the heart to match. Equal parts style icon and sweet pup, Poshey proves that fashion and fluff can absolutely coexist.

If you’re ready to add a little luxury (and a lot of love) to your life, Poshey is ready to strut straight into your heart. šŸ’›šŸ¾

Apply to meet Poshey: www.freedom-ride.org
🚨 FOSTER NEEDED 🚨This gorgeous young Golden Retriever was adopted just last week, but is already being returned through no fault of his own. His adopters shared that he has more energy than they expected and that their home with cats isn’t the right fit for him. He appears to be a young, active boy who would thrive with a foster willing to give him structure, exercise, and a little patience as he settles in. Like many young Goldens, he just needs the right outlet for his energy and a committed home environment.
Freedom Ride Rescue covers all costs associated with his care — we just need you to provide a safe and loving foster home.
If you can help this sweet boy decompress and get the fresh start he deserves, please email jennifer@freedom-ride.org today!
🚨🚨PUPPY FOSTER NEEDED!!🚨🚨 This sweet little girl was found with no collar and no chip. She is believed to be about 8 weeks old and we think she’s some kind of doodle. Whatever she is, she’s precious, and so sweet to boot! If you can help foster her please email jennifer@freedom-ride.org today!
Freedom Ride needs YOU!
If you've ever wanted to get involved, we'd love to have you! There are so many ways you can help our organization and we'd love to tell you about all of them so you can find something that fits what you have to give.

Are you the kind of person who loves talking to anyone and everyone? Do you have a talent for sales? We always need people at our events who can talk and "schmooze" with the public. Your job would be to talk up Freedom Ride and sometimes sell raffle tickets for cool prizes. If this seems like the perfect way for you to help out--apply to volunteer with us!

www.freedom-ride.org
🚨 REBRAND ALERT 🚨
The artist formerly known as Bad Bunny will hereby be known as BB!
Bad Bunny just wasn’t the vibe for this absolute good girl… so please say hi to BB 

This beautiful girl is serving soft, sweet, and soulful—with her plush blonde coat, perfect curl tail, and eyes that will absolutely steal your heart. BB greets everyone with a polite sit and a request for pets (a true lady, honestly).

She’s house-trained, crate-trained, dog-friendly, and happiest soaking up sunny nap spots or hanging with her people. BB is eager to please and just needs a little polishing to shine her brightest ✨

BB is currently undergoing heartworm treatment (don’t worry—FRR covers it all!), and she’s already well on her way to a full, happy life.

If you’re looking for a loving, loyal companion with main character energy… BB is your girl šŸ’•

Apply at www.freedom-ride.org/for-adoption
We’re switching things up this weekend and trying something new—join Freedom Ride Rescue bright & early at Cars & Coffee Morrisville (ok, the event is technically in Durham, but the meet-up group is based in Morrisville) for their monthly meetup (it’s Ferrari Day šŸ‘€šŸ”„).

Read more about what Cars & Coffee is all about: 
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https://www.carsandcoffeemorrisville.com/

Come sip some coffee, check out incredible cars, and meet some of our adoptable pups looking for their forever co-pilots šŸ¶šŸ’›

It’s the perfect mix of horsepower and heart—don’t miss it! Here's our pit crew of adoptable dogs racing to the event tomorrow!
Meet Mrs. Brisby—a gentle, shy senior who just needs a little time (and love) to shine. Once she feels safe, she’s all about snuggles, quiet companionship, and her beloved squeaky balls šŸ’›

She’s dog-friendly, cat-friendly, and rocking a surprise DNA mix of pittie, shepherd, chow, and a little supermutt magic ✨

All she needs now is a calm, loving home to spend her golden years.

šŸ’› apply to adopt: freedom-ride.org/for-adoption
Senior dogs are the best. They just need a cozy couch and lots of love. 
Give Mrs. Brisby her dream of spending her best days with people who see how amazing she is. Apply to meet her. www.freedom-ride.org/for-adoption
April is National Heartworm Awareness Month ā¤ļøšŸ¶

Heartworm disease is serious, but completely preventable—and unfortunately, it’s also very common here in North Carolina. All it takes is a single mosquito bite to transmit heartworms, which is why keeping your dog on monthly prevention year-round is so important.

The dogs shown here are all currently heartworm positive and either receiving or about to begin treatment. The good news? Heartworm disease is treatable. The hard part? Treatment is long, restrictive, and costs our rescue about $1,000 per dog.

We’re committed to giving every dog the care they need to heal and thrive—but prevention is always the best (and easiest) option.

🐾 Protect your own pets with monthly prevention
🐾 Help us support dogs currently in treatment
🐾 Share to spread awareness

Together, we can keep more tails wagging and fewer hearts hurting ā¤ļø

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

~ 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 fosters’ homes … who stay up late searching shelter pages for that next ā€œFreedom Rideā€ potential …. 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); we’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 personĀ 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.

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.Ā 

Report Lost Pet