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Helpful Resources
ADOPTION
The staff members of Unleashed often foster dogs and cats for various local rescues. Click here to see their current foster pets available. Our stores also host meet and greet and adoption events many weekends; check out our events calendar for details.
Unleashed is dedicated to finding good homes for the millions of dogs and cats that need them. We strongly advocate for adoption and do not sell puppies or kittens. Click here to learn more about pet shop puppies and beware of puppy scams. There are lots of greats dogs and cats, mutts and pure-breeds, looking for good homes. Please consider adopting a homeless pet! Save a dog from death row by searching for your favorite breed (or mix) at www.dogsindanger.com before it's too late.
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To search adoptable pets from rescues and shelters in your area by age, breed, size and more:
Adopt from a Rescue Group
Rescue groups are a great resource for both pure-breed and mixed breed dogs and cats! Some groups focus on only one breed, some only take cats or only dogs. You can find a rescue group for just about every type of animal you can think of! Generally, a rescue is a private, non-profit entity that utilizes foster homes to care for the animals they take in. Some may have a facility, but most do not.
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Check out this list of some of the local rescues we have partnered with:
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Raleigh
Freedom German Shepherd Rescue
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May have cats in the Cat Shack at Stonehenge​
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May have cats in the Cat Shack at Stonehenge​
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*A non-profit group with a physical shelter that is open to the public.
Durham
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Wilmington/Southport
Southport-Oak Island Animal Rescue (SOAR)
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​Coastal Animal Rescue Effort (CARE)
*A non-profit group with a physical shelter that is open to the public.
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**We have lots more rescue groups that we love working with and are working to update this list!
***Please also check out our annual fundraiser where we work with dozens of local rescue groups: www.k9SpringFling.com.
Adopt from your local County Shelter
County shelters are generally "open admission" shelters, which means that they HAVE to take in any animal that comes through their doors. For this reason, they are often limited on space and that is what leads to euthanasia for pets that have been there for a while or that have medical/behavioral challenges. Did you know that North Carolina is third highest in the nation for number of pets euthanized in our shelters? The only way to change that is with community support!
Adopting, fostering, and volunteering all make a huge difference for these pets and they need you just as much as, if not more than, the pets in rescues!
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Raleigh
Franklin County Animal Control
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Johnston County Animal Control
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Durham
Animal Protection Society of Durham
*A non-profit group that also handles the animal control needs of Durham
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Rockingham County Animal Control
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Wilmington/Southport
New Hanover County Animal Control​
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Brunswick County Animal Protective Services
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Other Parts of NC
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For a comprehensive list of rescues in your area, including all-breed, and breed specific, please click here​.
OTHER PET RESOURCES
Spay & Neuter
Spay-Neuter Assistance Program of NC
Mobile Low-Cost Spay-Neuter service
A nationwide network and referral service for affordable spay/neuter services
The $20 Fix from AnimalKind.org
If you live in Alamance county and have a low income, you may qualify for the $20 Fix.​
Saving Lives Spay Neuter Clinic
A program of the SPCA of Wake County
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Fix A Friend Spay Neuter Clinic (Wilmington)
Local Pet Services
Integrative, holistic veterinarian​
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Dog Guard Out of Sight Fencing
Locally owned and operated invisible fencing company
Provides caring and dependable pet sitting services for dogs, cats and small pets.
Raleigh Pawz Pet Sitting & Dog Walking
Voted best Pet Sitting Service of the Triangle in 2015!
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Training
Dog Training & Behavior specialists
Group and Private Training
Group and Private Training, and Specialized Partner Classes
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Project Paws Dog Training (some classes held at the Parkway Plaza store in Durham)​​
Other Info
Raleigh/Durham Area Dog Parks
North Raleigh: Millbrook Exchange Park, 1905 Spring Forest Road
Downtown Raleigh: next to the old Oakwood Cemetery in Historic Oakwood
Wake Forest: N. White Street
Piney Wood Park
Goldbold Park, 2050 Northwest Maynard Road
Homestead Park
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