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Dogs Deserve Better - Smithfield, VA

Dog rescue in Smithfield, VA

DOGS DESERVE BETTER is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to freeing the chained/penned, abused and/or neglected dog, and bringing them into the home and family. Our mission is to free them through education, rescue and rehabilitation, grassroots legislation, and fencing programs.

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Email sharnette@dogsdeservebetter.org
Phone (757) 357-9292
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Address
1915 Moonlight Rd
Smithfield, VA 23430
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1915 Moonlight Rd

Smithfield, VA 23430

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The range and scope of our mission directly reaches North America with global inroads throughout the world.

  • 1. Meet the Pet
  • 2. Submit Application
  • 3. Approve Application

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Once a match seems to have been made and application approved, if local, we do a home check and discuss any specific needs for the pup as well as how important the process of decompression is for all newly adopted dogs going into new homes. If a meet and greet with a family member dog is required we bring the new dog to their home to do so. Sometimes, it may take a second trip to be sure its a go for the both dogs!
If it is an out of state dog we do much communication/calls/emails/videos/texts/photos. Both parties do so to be sure the home is appropriate (virtual walk throughs via video) and the potential adoptee is a fit for that home. We do our own transporting to be sure it is the perfect fit.

Our adoption fee is $200 per dog. 250.00 for puppies younger than 6 months

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https://dogsdeservebetter.org/adopt-foster-a-dog-now-form

https://dogsdeservebetter.org/donate-to-dogs-deserve-better

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