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If you are interested in adopting , please read our  Adoption Information

Petfinder list:  www.petfinder.com/search/pets-for-adoption/?shelter_id%5B0%5D=VA601&sort%5B0%5D=recently_added

Meet the dogs at one of our Events listed here

Capital Area Rescue Effort, Sandston, VA
Sandston, VA
Phone: 408-227-2273
Email: carerescue@aol.com
Website:  https://www.petfinder.com/member/us/va/sandston/capital-area-rescue-effort-va601/
Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/people/CARE-Companion-Animal-Rescue-Effort/100064651635393/

CARE Rescue is a private, non-profit, all volunteer organization. The only opportunity to meet our adoptable animals is at an adoption event, held weekly, in the Richmond, VA area. See the events calendar on website.

Our adoption process starts with your email to carerescue@aol.com or Petfinder inquiry. After we receive it, we will email you our pre-screening questionnaire. Your answers will help us determine that your home and lifestyle matches the needs of both the dog and our adoption criteria. Once determined, we will set up a private meeting with you and your family to meet the dog at a park near our private kennel just east of Richmond. After meeting the dog and determining that it matches your preferences for a pet, we will accept your application. A home visit by one of our trained volunteers is required for all adoptions, and we will speak with your vet to ensure that you are a responsible pet owner. More information on our website.

We reserve the right to deny an adoption to any one for any reason.

We do not place our animals in homes with preschool aged children and are careful with size differences in animals. A constructed fenced yard will be required for most adoptions.

A home visit is current animals were spayed or neutered, kept up to date with vaccines and hearworm meds.