ABOUT US SIRIUS STARS CANINE RESCUE (SSCR) is a small 501(c)3 non-profit dog rescue operated by an extended animal-loving family living in south central Pennsylvania. While we have always been a family of animal lovers, the seeds for our online animal rescue work were sewn during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and SSCR was henceforth officially organized in January of 2007. We do not operate a shelter, but rather, all of our dogs are fostered at private homes. Our mission is to find the best and final home for unwanted and neglected dogs rescued primarily from high kill animal control facilities. We love dogs, and we are searching for other dog lovers who will open their hearts and homes to these, the neediest of God's creatures.
Pet OverpopulationPet overpopulation is such a tremendous problem in our country today.
Did you know?
There are 45 cats and dogs for every one person born.
Only one out of 10 dogs born ever find a permanent home.
Only one out of 12 cats born ever find a permanent home.
800 dogs and cats are destroyed (killed) each HOUR in the U.S. because there are not enough homes for them!
You Can Help Through Adoption and the Spay Neuter SolutionThousands of dogs and cats are put to sleep every day in shelters and pounds all across the nation. Every time a person buys a pet from a breeder or pet store, a perfectly adoptable animal is killed instead at a high volume pound or shelter. Don't be a part of the problem... ADOPT a pet in need. Rescue groups such as ours are full of incredibly wonderful and highly adoptable dogs, and we are diligently searching for forever homes for them. We often can not rescue other needy animals until the dogs we currently have are adopted.......So, if you are looking for a dog, please ADOPT. If you don't find what you are looking for at a rescue, make sure you check your local pounds and shelters too because they are full of hundreds of lovely dogs as well... ALSO......If your pets are not currently spayed and neutered, please call your vet for an appointment today....do the responsible thing to help end the cycle of pet overpopulation. Sirius Stars Canine Rescue is firm in our position that all dogs being rehomed through our organization will be spayed and neutered before placement.
ADOPTION Adopting a Sirius DogDogs available for adoption deserve loving permanent homes. Anyone interested in adopting a dog from SSCR must fill out an application (see below) and be approved for adoption. The approval process includes an adoption application, reference checks and a home visit. Meetings with dogs usually take place at the home visit. Because we require a home visit for our adoptions, we prefer to adopt to people who are located within a 2 hour's driving distance from the 17331 zip code. Please visit www.mapquest.com to see if your location qualifies. If you are located MORE than 2 hours away from us, please email, and we will share our long distance adoption requirements / policies with you.
Adoption Fees/DonationsWe are a 501(c)3 non-profit rescue group, and any donation/gift to our rescue is tax deductible. Our adoption fees are additionally used to defray SSCR vetting and rescue expenses, which regularly exceed the funds we receive. Our adoption fees are based on the dogs' ages:
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0 to 5 years ~ $350 5 years and older ~ $250 |
Responsible Pet GuardiansLifelong loyalty to your dog
We are looking for pet owners who are loving and responsible. We are searching for adopters who can offer a rescue dog the best possible forever home for the remainder of its lifetime. We allow adopters a two week adjustment period to determine whether an adoption is a good match or not. If a dog is returned to us within the initial two week adjustment period, the full adoption fee is refunded. If a dog is returned to us after the two week period, no refund is offered. Our adopted dogs may not be rehomed into any other situation without our knowledge and consent. Nor may any of our adopted dogs be taken to a shelter or pound for relinquishment. We adamantly require that any dog adopted from us must be returned to us in the event the owner no longer wants or is unable to care for the dog.
Love and safety of your pet are important
Dogs are social creatures and have needs similar to our own. Your dog wants to be part of your pack. Therefore, we do not adopt to individuals looking for outdoor pets. We believe all dogs should be kept primarily indoors. PLEASE NOTE~If you own your own home, we will ONLY adopt to you if you have secure outdoor fencing or if you can commit to leashwalking your pet 100% of the time. We will NOT adopt to homes that tether dogs to outdoor lines or allow them to roam freely outside while unleashed. There are NO EXCEPTIONS to this rule. Also, please, NO applications from homes with underground electric fencing! We will also consider (on a case by case basis) apartment and condo dwellers who do not own a yard but must rather leash walk their dogs 100% of the time. If you are a home owner and currently do not have outdoor fencing but are planning to install some, please submit your application AFTER the installation is complete so that the fencing may be inspected during your home visit. Please understand that we are not obligated to hold dogs to the exclusion of other applicants in order to accommodate anyone's fence installation schedule. We also reserve the right to refuse applicants who may not meet our adoption standards.
Adopting with children
Some of the dogs needing new homes may not be comfortable with or suitable for young children. Therefore, we may not always have dogs available that would be a good match to families with children under 8-10 years old. In that case,
you would be welcome to complete an adoption application, and we would keep it on file in the event that a compatible dog comes in.
All dogs deserve to live in a loving home, but is a rescue dog right for you?
Diane Morgan, a fellow animal lover and rescuer, has written a very thought-provoking NOTE TO ADOPTERS. Please contemplate her wise advice as you consider adopting a rescue dog. Diane writes....
"Lassie and Cleo and Rin Tin Tin and Toto don't show up in rescue. We don't get the elegantly coiffed, classically beautiful, completely trained, perfectly behaved dog. We get the leftovers. Dogs that other people have incompetently bred, inadequately socialized, ineffectively "trained," and badly treated. Most Rescue dogs have had it. They've been pushed from one lousy situation to another. They've never had proper veterinary care, kind and consistent training, or sufficient company. They've lived outside, in a crate, or in the basement. They're scared, depressed and anxious. Some are angry. Some are sick. Some have given up. But we are Rescue and we don't give up. We never give up on a dog. We know that a dog is a living being, with a spirit and a heart and feelings. Our dogs are not commodities, things, or garbage. They are part of sacred creation and they deserve as much love and care and respect as the next Westminster champion. So please, please don't come to rescue in the hopes of getting a "bargain," or indeed of "getting" anything. Come to Rescue to give, to love, to save a life -- and to mend your own spirit. For Rescue will reward you in ways you never thought possible. I can promise you this -- a rescue dog will make you a better person.".
CONTACT US! To apply to Sirius Stars Canine Rescue for an adoption: