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Chatham Animal Rescue and Education

Animal rescue in Pittsboro, NC

The mission of Chatham Animal Rescue & Education (CARE) is to promote the health and safety of all dogs and cats in Chatham County, NC. CARE foster caregivers provide loving, stable homes to homeless cats and dogs, helping them become the best possible pets for their future forever families. CARE works with the Chatham County Animal Shelter to save the lives of unwanted cats and dogs, manages feral cat colonies, and serves as an educational resource. CARE’s Lillie’s Fund is a targeted spay/neuter program, subsidizing sterilization surgeries for pets owned by lower income families in Chatham County. CARE is a nonprofit animal welfare organization that has served the community since 1975 and relies on individual and corporate donors for support.

Contact
Address
PO Box 610
Pittsboro, NC 27312
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Adoptable pets at Chatham Animal Rescue and Education

We'll also keep you updated on Pinky's adoption status with email updates.
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Pinky

Chihuahua

Male, Adult
Pittsboro, NC
We'll also keep you updated on Milano's adoption status with email updates.
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Milano

Domestic Shorthair

Male, Kitten
Pittsboro, NC
We'll also keep you updated on Macaron's adoption status with email updates.
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Macaron

Domestic Shorthair

Male, Kitten
Pittsboro, NC
We'll also keep you updated on Biscotti's adoption status with email updates.
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Biscotti

Domestic Shorthair

Male, Kitten
Pittsboro, NC
We'll also keep you updated on Roscoe's adoption status with email updates.
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Roscoe

Domestic Shorthair

Male, Young
Pittsboro, NC
We'll also keep you updated on Krim's adoption status with email updates.
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Krim

Domestic Shorthair

Male, Young
Pittsboro, NC
We'll also keep you updated on Cherokee's adoption status with email updates.
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Cherokee

Domestic Shorthair

Male, Young
Pittsboro, NC
We'll also keep you updated on BalooBear's adoption status with email updates.
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BalooBear

Domestic Shorthair

Male, Kitten
Pittsboro, NC

Rescue FAQs

Chatham County, NC

  • 1. Submit Application
  • 2. Interview
  • 3. Meet the Pet
  • 4. Home Check
  • 5. Approve Application
  • 6. Sign Adoption Contract

Additional adoption info

If you would like to meet a CARE foster animal, please complete an online application at www.chathamanimalrescue.org. Your application is then forwarded to the corresponding foster caregiver, who will contact you directly.

Adoption application

https://www.chathamanimalrescue.org/adopt/adoption-policies/

Pets at shelters & rescues near Chatham Animal Rescue and Education

Best Friend Pet Adoption

P.O. Box 5305,
Cary, NC 27512

Dog Repair, Inc

10564 NC Hwy 119 S,
Mebane, NC 27302

Change of Heart Pit Bull Rescue

1204 Falls Tower Dr,
Raleigh, NC 27614

We'll also keep you updated on Baylor's adoption status with email updates.
Special Needs
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Baylor

Basset Hound/American Pit Bull Terrier

Male, 4 yrs
Greensboro, NC
We'll also keep you updated on Willow's adoption status with email updates.
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Willow

Mixed Breed (Large)

Female, 8 mos
Greensboro, NC
We'll also keep you updated on Enzo's adoption status with email updates.
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Enzo

Jack Russell Terrier/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, 6 yrs 2 mos
Fayetteville, NC
We'll also keep you updated on Shadow's adoption status with email updates.
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Shadow

Jack Russell Terrier/Terrier (Unknown Type, Medium)

Male, Young
Spring Lake, NC
We'll also keep you updated on Autumn's adoption status with email updates.
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Autumn

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Kitten
Chapel Hill, NC
We'll also keep you updated on Sapphire's adoption status with email updates.
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Sapphire

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Adult
Wake Forest, NC

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Animal Charities in Pittsboro, NC

HeARTs Speak

HeARTs Speak develops resources that help shelter animals to be seen and find homes, ultimately transforming public perceptions of pet adoption, shelters, and animals in need. Each year our work helps nearly 1 million pets in your community and beyond.

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Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs

There is a tremendous need for new methods of sterilization that are faster, easier, more accessible, and less expensive than surgery. ACC&D works tirelessly to bring together key stakeholders to advance this field.

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Animal Legal Defense Fund

Every day, Animal Legal Defense Fund works to enact tougher animal cruelty laws, provide care and legal assistance for animal victims of cruelty, offer rewards to bring abusers to justice, and provide free legal assistance to prosecutors and law enforcement to put abusers behind bars.

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