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We serve all of the eastern seaboard. We rescue from shelters, help lost dogs and accept owner surrenders. We rescue in GA, SC, NC, RI, NY, ME, UT, CT. The dogs are primarily located in foster homes in SC, NC, RI, CT and ME and CT. Please ask for more info.
Underhound Railroad Inc's adoption process
1.
Submit Application
To apply to adopt one of our rescue dogs, please fill out an adoption application via our website: www.underhoundrailroad.org
2.
Approve Application
Once we receive your application, a volunteer will reach out to discuss if the dog you have applied for is a good for your home & lifestyle.
3.
Home Check
If your application is initially approved we will ask to to a short, virtual home visit. This is easy, and takes about 10 minutes.
4.
Interview
A phone will be completed independent of/or during your virtual home visit. This is a good time to ask all the questions you may have!
5.
Meet the Pet
We will conduct a virtual meet and greet or a meet and greet in person with your dog, depending on locations.
6.
Sign Adoption Contract
When you have been approved to adopt and you have decided to take your dog home, we will send you an adoption contract.
7.
Pay Fee
You may pay your fee online via our website, PayPal or by bank check. Personal checks will not be accepted.
Additional adoption info
We do in-home visits. We call vet references. We have a very long adoption application. We want as much info from a potential adopter to find the perfect dog for them.
We do in-home visits. We call vet references. We have a very long adoption application. We want as much info from a potential adopter to find the perfect dog for them.
Underhound Railroad was formed in 2009 by a group of friends, with the goal of rescuing innocent dogs from death row in Connecticut shelters. Underhound Railroad has now grown to include rescue communities in Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island, North Carolina, South Carolina and Utah.
With our focus on rural areas where shelters are overflowing with abandoned dogs waiting to find rescue, our network of Underhound volunteers work hard to prevent undeserved deaths, see that medical, emotional and behavioral needs are tended to, and transportation as well as a loving foster family are provided to the pups on their journey to finding their forever homes!
Underhound Railroad was formed in 2009 by a group of friends, with the goal of rescuing innocent dogs from death row in Connecticut shelters. Underhound Railroad has now grown to include rescue communities in Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island, North Carolina, South Carolina and Utah.
With our focus on rural areas where shelters are overflowing with abandoned dogs waiting to find rescue, our network of Underhound volunteers work hard to prevent undeserved deaths, see that medical, emotional and behavioral needs are tended to, and transportation as well as a loving foster family are provided to the pups on their journey to finding their forever homes!
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Support adoption and rescue. Why go to a dog breeder, cat breeder or pet store to buy a dog or buy a cat when you can adopt?
Why should you adopt?
Dog adoption and cat adoption saves lives. Adopt a dog or adopt a cat and you'll have a friend for life.
What is the difference between adopting a dog, adopting a cat, adopting a kitten or adopting a puppy versus getting dogs for sale, cats for sale, puppies for sale or kittens for sale from a dog breeder or a cat breeder?
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.
