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Chances Angel Rescue & Education

Rougemont, NC

Our Mission

Chances Angel Rescue & Education, (C.A.R.E.) in action, saving lives, finding hope, changing lives, making dreams come true, sharing love and happiness, making a difference for the animals in our communities. We work directly with open intake municipal shelters offering a solution to overcrowded shelters. We are passionate, dedicated, seasoned rescuers building a bridge for many animals to have a second chance, a forever family, a life full of love and happiness. We are staffed with all volunteers and our funds are used to help the animals in need. We take great pride in placing our animals in wonderful forever homes. We promote responsible pet ownership and advocate sterilization for all animals of age. Our goal is to match up our wonderful dogs available for adoption with adopters so the end result is a happily ever after story. When you support CARE, you are directly impacting the chances of more animals having their “happily ever after”. We are an approved 501c3 non-profit organization and all donations are tax deductible. We are always seeking foster parents that share our passion. Want you join with us and be a part of our great mission? For more information, please go to www.chancesangelrescue.org/foster.html

We work directly with kill shelters in saving animals in danger of being euthanized.

Adoption Policy

Adopting a friend:

We are dedicated to placing our animals in the best home suitable for that pet.

Our adoption process includes:

- completing an adoption application
- vet reference checks
- phone interview with the applicant
- upon approval, the applicant may meet the pet of choice.
home visits

Interested in adopting one of the dogs listed above? Here are the next steps:

Complete our (online adoption application) with the name of the dog you are applying for.
We will review all applications for each dog in order to make a decision about which home best suits the dog's needs. Applications are not considered in the order they are received; all applications will be considered in determining the best situation for each dog. Completing an adoption application is not a guarantee that you will receive the dog you are applying for, Chances Angel Rescue reserves the right to reject any application as we see fit.
We will call the Veterinary references you listed on the application and contact you to schedule a home visit. These checks are performed to ensure that you will be a responsible pet parent and that you will provide routine veterinary care for the dog as needed.
During a home visit, we will assess the living situation as well as the dog's behavior, especially around any children or other pets you may have
In the case of our dogs who are too young to be spayed/neutered the adoption fee will initially be $150 - $350. You must sign an adoption contract consenting to spay/neuter your pet by the age of six months. Chances Angel Rescue will follow up with your vet to ensure your pet has been sterilized. Chances Angel Rescue may re-possess the pet if this contract is not honored.
Adoption fees for altered pets range between $200- $500
All adult pets are hw tested, vaccinated, dewormed, spayed/neutered, on hw prevention and microchipped.

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