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HEART (Heaven and Earth Animal Rescue Team)

Dog rescue in Raleigh, NC

We are a nonprofit, all volunteer, limited admission rescue organization funded by private donations. We are committed to responsiblly re-homing homeless and unwanted dogs and cats.

We are a limited admissions rescue. We can only take in as many animals as our foster homes can safely and responsibly care for. We do not euthanize animals to make room for more. We simply stop taking in new animals until we have room. Each homeless companion animal will remain in our care until he or she finds a new home.

Contact
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P.O. Box 18172
Raleigh, NC 27619
Donation Please visit our website (HEARTpetrescue.org) to make online donations. Click on the "donate" button at the top of the page! You can also mail donations to P.O. Box 18171, Raleigh, NC 27619
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Adoptable pets at HEART (Heaven and Earth Animal Rescue Team)

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

Chihuahua

Female, 1 yr
Raleigh, NC
We'll also keep you updated on Rowan's adoption status with email updates.
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Rowan

Chihuahua/Basenji

Male, 1 yr 6 mos
Raleigh, NC
We'll also keep you updated on Katherine Heigl's adoption status with email updates.
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Katherine Heigl

Yorkie, Yorkshire Terrier

Female, 3 yrs 10 mos
Raleigh, NC
We'll also keep you updated on Roxie's adoption status with email updates.
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Roxie

Miniature Pinscher

Female, 2 yrs 2 mos
Raleigh, NC
We'll also keep you updated on Little Girl's adoption status with email updates.
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Little Girl

Papillon/Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

Female, 1 yr 10 mos
Raleigh, NC
We'll also keep you updated on Smudge's adoption status with email updates.
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Smudge

Poodle (Miniature)

Male, 8 mos
Raleigh, NC
We'll also keep you updated on Dulcie's adoption status with email updates.
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Dulcie

Maltipoo

Female, 1 yr
Raleigh, NC
We'll also keep you updated on Bo Berry's adoption status with email updates.
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Bo Berry

Maltipoo

Male, 2 yrs 7 mos
Raleigh, NC

Rescue FAQs

Wake County, Franklin County

Raleigh, Cary, Durham, Franklinton, Youngsville, Wake Forest

Additional adoption info

If you find a dog or cat in which you are interested, please email us for an adoption application! This is how our adoption process begins! Our organization is made up of volunteers who work full time jobs when not doing rescue. We generally have access to our email throughout the day, but not the phone, so please email for quickest response! Because we are at work, we cannot always answer you right away. Please give us time!

You can also fill out an application to be pre-approved to adopt, if you don't see a particular breed and/or dog of interest on our site. Once approved, HEART will hold your application for three months and contact you when a dog or cat enters our program that we believe might be a good match for your family.

It takes about a week to ten days to process an application, depending on the time available to our volunteers and how quickly references call back. If we must ask for information not included in the application, or we discover information not addressed in the application, the process does get bogged down and may take longer.

Our adoption fees vary depending on the type of animal of interest. Generally, cats are between $95 and $115. Dogs tend to be between $150 and $225.

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PO BOX 883 S Market St,
Benson, NC 27504

Alley Cats and Angels

P.O. Box 785,
Apex, NC 27502

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

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Senior
Chapel Hill, NC
We'll also keep you updated on Lottie Dottie24's adoption status with email updates.
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Lottie Dottie24

Domestic Mediumhair

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

American Staffordshire Terrier

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

Domestic Shorthair

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

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, 2 yrs 1 mo
Mebane, NC
We'll also keep you updated on FLYNN (DOB ~MARCH/APRIL 2022) - formerly Fluffy's adoption status with email updates.
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FLYNN (DOB ~MARCH/APRIL 2022) - formerly Fluffy

Domestic Mediumhair

Male, 2 yrs 8 mos
Burlington, NC

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