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Carolina Animal Rescue & Adoption

42 Deep River Rd, Sanford, NC 27330

Contact
Email cara@cara-nc.org
Phone (919) 774-9433
cats & dogs at Carolina Animal Rescue & Adoption
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Areas Carolina Animal Rescue & Adoption serves

All of North Carolina, and other states as well!

Carolina Animal Rescue & Adoption's adoption process

Additional adoption info

Please fill out an adoption application on our website, www.cara-nc.org.

Our adoption fees are:
Dogs: $250
Cats: $95
Puppies under 6 months who have not been spayed or neutered or who have a medical reason why they cannot be altered before adoption - $275 plus S/N Deposit: $ 100 if not altered prior to adoption
Puppies under 4 months: $235 plus Spay/Neuter Deposit: $100
Kittens under 4 months: $70 plus Spay/Neuter Deposit: $100

Includes spay/neuter, age-appropriate vaccines, dewormings, flea, tick, heartworm prevention.

Dogs are heartworm tested and Cats are FeLV/FIV tested.

Adoption application

About Carolina Animal Rescue & Adoption

Our Mission Statement:

To promote responsible pet ownership through humane education, and to provide shelter and care to domestic companion animals until a loving, responsible home can be found, or lost pets are reunited with their guardians.

At Carolina Animal Rescue and Adoption (CARA) we are dedicated to finding permanent and loving families for the homeless dogs and cats of North Carolina. CARA began rescuing homeless animals from across N.C. in April 2003, and we have placed countless animals in wonderful homes across the country. CARA is dedicated to providing the best service possible to the animals in our care and the families who adopt from us. We take pride in adopting healthy animals and go to great lengths to pair each pet with the perfect family.


CARA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, volunteer organization that operates on individual and corporate donations and fundraising proceeds. We do not receive any funding from government agencies or national animal welfare agencies. We are very fortunate to have a caring and dedicated team of volunteers, board members, and supporters.

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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.

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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.