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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.

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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 1 mo
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 3 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 11 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 1 mo
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.

Pets at shelters & rescues near HEART (Heaven and Earth Animal Rescue Team)

Noahs Ark Humane Society

11001 Dunham Lane,
Raleigh, NC 27613

Old North Canine Rescue

PO Box 5140,
Burlington, NC 27216

Furr-Ever Paws

Coats, NC 27521

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

Domestic Shorthair

Male, Adult
Wake Forest, NC
We'll also keep you updated on Jeri's adoption status with email updates.
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Jeri

Domestic Shorthair

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

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 2 yrs 1 mo
Wilson, NC
We'll also keep you updated on EVERLY's adoption status with email updates.
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EVERLY

Mixed Breed (Medium)

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

Plott Hound

Male, 5 yrs 8 mos
Burlington, NC
We'll also keep you updated on *ELIANNA's adoption status with email updates.
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*ELIANNA

Other/Unknown

Female, 4 mos
Chapel Hill, NC

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