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Better Than Dead Rescue

38 Franklin Street, Shelburne Falls, MA 01370

Contact Linda Rollins
Email lindarollins38@gmail.com
Phone (413) 455-6403
Website
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Areas Better Than Dead Rescue serves

Franklin and Hampshire counties, southern VT

Better Than Dead Rescue's adoption process

Additional adoption info

We require application w/ references, vet check, and home visits. Adoption fees are $375. We also require a signed contract that states that if, under any circumstances, the adopter is unable to keep the dig, the dog comes back to us,

About Better Than Dead Rescue

I am a 61 year old woman who has been doing rescue for about 12 years. I do one-dog-at-a-time, home based rescue, and have found a niche with shy dogs. I do it because it love animals and it needs to be done to reduce the number of great animals winding up in landfills. It just breaks my heart.

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Dog adoption and cat adoption saves lives. Adopt a dog or adopt a cat and you'll have a friend for life.

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When someone is breeding puppies or breeding kittens, they are creating new dogs and cats who need homes. Some people are interested in a very specific breed of dog, cat, puppy or kitten and they think the only way to find that specific breed is to buy a dog for sale or buy a cat for sale from a puppy breeder or a kitten breeder. Yet animal shelters are filled with dogs and cats who must find homes.

So rather than buying a dog or puppy for sale from a dog breeder or buying a cat or kitten for sale from a cat breeder, we encourage people to adopt a dog, adopt a cat, adopt a puppy or adopt a kitten at their local animal shelter, SPCA, humane society or pet rescue group.