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Areas Tails of the Unwanted - Fairfax serves
North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, DC and Maryland
The majority of our animals are located in foster homes in and around the Salisbury North Carolina area but we will transport to any of the other locations for an approved adopter.
Tails of the Unwanted - Fairfax's adoption process
Additional adoption info
Adoption application, phone or face-to-face interview, reference checks and home visit required. Contract at the time of adoption. All puppies and adult dogs are spayed/neutered, UTD on shots, HW tested and microchipped prior to adoption.
Adoption application, phone or face-to-face interview, reference checks and home visit required. Contract at the time of adoption. All puppies and adult dogs are spayed/neutered, UTD on shots, HW tested and microchipped prior to adoption.
About Tails of the Unwanted - Fairfax
We pull urgent dogs off of death row, vet them and then look for adopters for these animals. We predominantly pull from high kill rural shelters in North Carolina. We have a foster network in North Carolina where the majority of out animals are located.
We pull urgent dogs off of death row, vet them and then look for adopters for these animals. We predominantly pull from high kill rural shelters in North Carolina. We have a foster network in North Carolina where the majority of out animals are located.
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