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Spend A Weekend Afternoon With An Adoptable Rescue Pup!
ORGANIZATION: Rural Dog Rescue
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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269 people are interested
Rural Dog Rescue rescues dogs from high-kill shelters and finds them homes in the DMV area. We focus our efforts on shelters that euthanize over 70% of dogs or euthanize within 72 hours, with a special commitment to saving the "underdogs": animals that are often overlooked because of sickness, seniority, injury or their perceived breed. We are 100% volunteer-based and have placed upwards of 1,000 dogs in forever homes!
RDR is in need of volunteers every Saturday from 12-3pm and every Sunday from 12-2pm to help at our adoption events. Volunteers handle and walk dogs and talk to potential adopters about our adoptable animals and the rescue process.
No prior experience with dog handling or rescue is needed - all training is provided at your first event! Volunteers must be 18 years or older, or accompanied by a parent, and comfortable controlling a leashed dog.
If interested, please fill out our Volunteer Questionnaire and we will be in touch: http://bit.ly/RDRvolunteer
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About Rural Dog Rescue
Location:
719 8th Street SE, Washington, DC 20003, US
Mission Statement
Forever true to "the Underdog," Rural Dog Rescue is dedicated to saving the lives of high risk dogs in economically challenged, high-kill shelters in rural areas -- dogs that are often overlooked for adoption or rescue.
Description
Rural Dog Rescue was founded in 2011. We are based in Washington, D.C., and serve communities in D.C., Maryland, and northern Virginia.
We work with several high-kill shelters (who either euthanize dogs in 72 hours or whose kill rate is 70% or higher) in rural areas of North Carolina.
We focus on efforts on shelters that euthanize over 70% of dogs or euthanize in 72 hours, and we rescue a range of breeds and sizes. Our commitment is to rescuing the "underdogs" - dogs that are often overlooked in shelters because they are dark-colored, hounds, sick, injured, or senior.
To date, RDR has placed more than 2,000 dogs in forever homes.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
733 8th Street SEWashington, DC 20003
DATE POSTED
May 26, 2016
SKILLS
- People Skills
- Animal Care / Handling
GOOD FOR
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 1.5 - 3 hours on Saturdays