Jerry's Rescues
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Come see our Pets of the Month!
All of these dogs have been with us the longest. They really need a home
of their own! None of these dogs are troublesome dogs and any one of them would make great
companions. They've just never found that right person to take them home. Please consider
one of our long term residents if you are looking for a new best friend! All of them are
altered and up to date with all vaccinations.
News
On 1/12/08, while we were at an adoption event, the cattle barn on our property burned. Fortunately, a passer by (we live on a four lane highway) saw the flames, stopped and began releasing dogs from their kennels. Because of his heroic efforts, most of our rescue dogs housed in the cattle barn survived unscathed. We did have 3 dogs perish in the fire and 1 other dog humanely euthanized at the vet's office due to severe smoke inhalation. The dogs that had been freed by the caring individual just passing by (a hero in our eyes!) ran off into the nearby pastures and woods and returned to us one by one. We could tell they were traumatized and appeared confused that their "home" was no longer there.
This is a picture of the barn before it burned:

This is a picture of where this barn stood the day after the fire:
In memory of the 4 dogs that perished as a result of the fire:
We will miss them all...but they are in our hearts forever.
Other News
We often receive applications for out of state
adoptions. Although we are not opposed to out of state adoptions, we PREFER to adopt to
homes that are within a 3 hour drive from Pulaski, TN. In the event the adopted animal
needs to be returned to us, this will allow us to be able to drive the distance needed to
pick up the animal. We have found through experience that it is EXTREMELY difficult to
remove an animal from their adoptive home and have them returned to us when the animal is
not within a reasonable driving distance from us. We MAY make exceptions if the
perfect home is further away, especially if the person has successfully adopted from us
previously or is known by us, or the pet is harder to place, such as senior and special
needs pets. For those exceptions, transport can possibly be arranged through a volunteer
network of transporters or via a ground pet transport company. We do NOT ship pets on
commercial airlines. We do allow shipment on a private airplane.
***** A note regarding long distance adoptions *****
Remember YOU as the adopter are responsible for transporting the dog back to us should the
adoption not work out. You are **REQUIRED** to return the dog to us per our contract, so
ability to transport to return the pet to us is absolutely essential for a long distance
adopter. We will assist with transport by meeting you part way, but, as stated in our
contract, the cost of transport is the adopter's responsibility...and we WILL charge you
for transport. DO NOT expect us to drive to meet you part way, then expect us to refund
your adoption fee should we need to drive part way back to pick up the pet.
As a long distance adopter:
1) you **MUST** be prepared to work with any behavior
problems encountered
2) you need to be committed to make this adoption work
3)
you need to realize that the pet may exhibit different behavior in your home than what we
have observed...there is NO guarantee that the pet will exhibit the same behavior we have
observed while in our care
If you have any doubts as to whether you can make the
above commitment and accept the possible consequences of a long distance adoption, then it
is best not to apply to adopt a pet long distance.
Remember that we spend more time
processing out of state adoptions and will need to make long distance phone calls or
arrange transportation. If you have any doubts about adopting long distance after you have
submitted an application to us, please tell us immediately so that we will not spend
unnecessary time processing your application. Also remember to carefully consider how you
will get your selected dog from us to you and be prepared to follow through to get it
done.
Who We Are
We are NOT the Lewisburg or Pulaski local animal shelter! We are
a self funded private all breed rescue. Please understand that we are a very small private
organization that does not have the financial backing, facilities, or staff of much larger
organizations...but that doesn't mean our animals aren't well cared for and are just as
deserving of a home! We are the only organization that actively strives every week to help
those animals at shelters that are only funded to function as Animal Control. There are
many great dogs that never make it out of this shelter as we do have limitations! We try
to save as many as we can, but we also know that we cannot save them all. When we are
successful with adoptions, that means we can save more lives! We are often the ONLY hope
the shelter dogs have to continue living. We generally do not accept dogs from private
individuals. Our schedule is flexible so please email or give us a call if you are
interested in meeting our animals.
Adopting a friend
The first step in adopting a pet from us is to
Submit an Adoption Application if you are interested in a particular pet...or even
if you are just wanting to find a particular pet. If you are filling out the adoption
application to request a certain type of pet, we can keep your adoption application as a
request and notify you if we rescue the sort of pet you are looking for.
We do
home visits for most of our adoptions. Adoptions outside the state of Tennessee require a
home visit. We MAY on occasion waive the home visit if the adopter can provide excellent
vet and personal references.
All animals are up to date as can be on vaccinations. Puppies which come to us
unvaccinated are kept at our rescue for at least 2 weeks before they are available for
adoption to ensure they have not been infected with parvovirus or some other potentially
lethal disease. If you find that the animal you have adopted is not for you, it is stated
in our contract that you may return the animal within 2 weeks and either receive another
animal or a refund of the adoption fee, as long as we determine that the animal has been
given sufficient time to adjust to their new home. If we determine an adopter has not even
allowed sufficient time for an animal to adjust to their new home but still desires to
return the animal, we will only refund 50% of the adoption fee.
As stated in our contract, you are required to return the animal to us if you can no
longer keep the animal, even years after the time of adoption. The adoption fee refund is
only available within the 2 weeks following adoption, and ONLY if the animal is returned
to us.
When you adopt an animal from us, you are giving us the chance to
save another! We know we cannot save them all, there's just too many homeless pets. Please
help us to save at least one more by adopting one of our wonderful animals...and PLEASE
spay and neuter ALL your pets!
If you would like to adopt an animal that is old enough to be spayed/neutered but has not
yet been spayed/neutered, they will be spayed/neutered before leaving our rescue - NO
EXCEPTIONS! You may pay the adoption fee in advance, we will schedule an appointment with
our veterinarian, then you may take your new pet home after it has been spayed/neutered.
We know how many adopters like to have a very young puppy, but we have found from
experience that it is much easier to house train an older puppy...so please consider an
older puppy, you won't be sorry! Don't pass the adult and senior animals by either, they
are very often very good, loving animals and we have found they also adapt very well to a
new environment.
In order to be in compliance with Tennessee state law 44-17-503, we are required to
collect a refundable deposit of no less than $25 from the adopter when any
unsterilized animal is adopted to ensure that the animal is sterilized. We require a
$100 deposit for any unsterilized animal. The deposit is refunded when the adopter
furnishes veterinarian confirmation within 10 days of when the sterilization is required
to be performed. Tennessee state law 44-17-502 states that the animal must be sterilized
within 30 days of the adoption for animals over 6 months of age or within 30 days after
the animal reaches 6 months of age. Only puppies deemed by our vet to be too young or too small to be altered are allowed to be adopted unaltered.
The adoption fee varies depending on the amount of care that is given to the animal. Most
adoption fees range from $35 (lowest adoption fee is for unaltered puppies...but an additional $100 refundable deposit is required to adopt an unaltered puppy) to $100, possibly more if the animal has extraordinary medical
expenses. You will get complete medical records with each adopted animal. If the animal is
old enough and we have had them long enough they will be sterilized prior to leaving us.
We have a very reasonable adoption contract, and it is a legal document that will stand up
in a court of law.
We do not use extreme temperament tests
on our dogs. We live with our dogs and assess how they interact with us and the other dogs
in a home environment on a daily basis. We give our dogs time to adjust to their new
environment and really get to know our dogs.
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Our Location
We are located 3 miles from the Pulaski town square. Our dogs are housed at our private
residence so we do not have regular hours.
All persons interested in adopting one of our
dogs must complete an adoption application and be approved before visiting.
Jerry's Rescues
Pulaski
TN
38478
Phone:
931-637-0472
or
931-363-3177
We prefer email!
Click on the image below to contact us by email!
Click here to see our adoption contract
Submit an Adoption Application
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shelter

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