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Charlie's Crusaders Pet Rescue

Dog rescue in Norristown, PA

Charlie's Crusaders Pet Rescue is a non-profit organization and an all volunteer, foster based rescue comprised of a group of passionate dog lovers whose mission is to rescue, provide sanctuary, and ultimately to re-home abandoned, stray and neglected dogs in the Mid-South. We rescue from Mississippi and Tennessee and surrounding areas where almost all the shelters are extremely high kill, and then we transport them up North. We adopt out to any state, but specialize in adoption to Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, Virginia, Ohio and Delaware.

Once in our care, Charlie's Crusaders Pet Rescue dogs are housed in private foster homes or non-kill safe houses where they are provided with an enormous amount of love and attention. All our rescues are vet checked, updated on all vaccines, spayed/neutered, and evaluated for temperament and personality. This helps us to place them in homes that are well suited to their needs and to the needs of their future owners. We then work to get them transported to foster homes and potential adopters in the Northeast. While in foster care, we teach house training and basic obedience until they find their forever homes.

Contact
Address
Norristown, PA 19401
Donation Please make donations at charliescrusaders.com
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Adoptable pets at Charlie's Crusaders Pet Rescue

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

Poodle (Miniature)/Schnauzer (Miniature)

Male, Adult
Norristown, PA
We'll also keep you updated on Pearl's adoption status with email updates.
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Pearl

Maltese/Poodle (Miniature)

Female, Adult
Norristown, PA
We'll also keep you updated on Riker - Litter of 2's adoption status with email updates.
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Riker - Litter of 2

Shepherd (Unknown Type)/Blue Heeler

Male, Puppy
Norristown, PA
We'll also keep you updated on Pal - BB Litter of 3's adoption status with email updates.
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Pal - BB Litter of 3

Hound (Unknown Type)

Male, Puppy
Norristown, PA
We'll also keep you updated on Riley - Litter of 2's adoption status with email updates.
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Riley - Litter of 2

Shepherd (Unknown Type)/Blue Heeler

Male, Puppy
Norristown, PA
We'll also keep you updated on Triss's adoption status with email updates.
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Triss

Rat Terrier/Australian Kelpie

Female, Puppy
Norristown, PA
We'll also keep you updated on Venmo - BB Litter of 3's adoption status with email updates.
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Venmo - BB Litter of 3

Hound (Unknown Type)

Male, Puppy
Norristown, PA
We'll also keep you updated on Woody's adoption status with email updates.
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Woody

Labrador Retriever

Male, Puppy
Norristown, PA

Rescue FAQs

Mississippi, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, Virginia, Ohio and Delaware.

Additional adoption info

Thank you for your interest in possibly adopting one of our rescues!

Charlie's Crusaders Pet Rescue (CCPR) offers two adoption programs, a Foster-to-Adopt and Transport-Foster-to-Adopt Program. Our Foster-to-Adopt Program is for pets that have already been transported and/or living with a foster family in your area. In this case, after your adoption application and home have been approved, we will set up a meet-n-greet with you (your family and any other pets), the pet you are interested in, and it's foster caretaker. If you think the pet would be a great fit, you will be able to foster him/her in your home for a two week trial period before committing to a final adoption.

In many cases, mostly due to a lack of available foster homes, our rescues are on a waiting list to get transported to the PA, tri-state area. So, another popular option with many of our adopters—in order to secure the pet they are interested in—is our Transport-Foster-To-Adopt Program. If the pet you want is currently out-of-state, after your adoption application and home have been approved, we would have the pet transported to a transfer location closest to you within a week or two. You would meet the transport and pick up your rescue at a pre-designated location, then foster him/her in your home for a two week trial period before committing to a final adoption.

We work closely with you as needed to help make your rescue’s transition into your home and your adoption experience enjoyable and as successful as possible. This includes, if at any point, you find you and your adoptable pet are not a good fit, we will find someone else to foster or adopt him/her, then additionally help you find a rescue who is a better fit for you and your family.


ADOPTION FEE
A final, tax-deductable adoption donation of $450 is kindly requested. This covers the $200 cost of transportation, plus a $250 donation to offset any needed medical and care expenses after rescue.

This donation is not a fee or sale price, but a request to defer or reimburse rescuer for any and all medical expenses and transportation costs, or any other expenses incurred by the dog or rescuer to consider dog for adoption. This fee is non-refundable once final payment has been received.

Pets at shelters & rescues near Charlie's Crusaders Pet Rescue

Tails of the Free

320 Commons Drive, Suite 351,
Parkesburg, PA 19365

ACCT Philly

111 W. Hunting Park Avenue,
Philadelphia, PA 19140

Last Chance Ferret Rescue

389 Clair Road,
Southampton, PA 18966

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

Shepherd (Unknown Type)

Female, Young
Doylestown, PA
We'll also keep you updated on Faith's adoption status with email updates.
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Faith

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Adult
Norristown, PA
We'll also keep you updated on MEOW MEOW's adoption status with email updates.
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MEOW MEOW

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Adult
Allentown, PA
We'll also keep you updated on Lightner's adoption status with email updates.
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Lightner

Domestic Shorthair

Male, Adult
Trenton, NJ
We'll also keep you updated on Shadow's adoption status with email updates.
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Shadow

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, 1 yr 2 mos
New Castle, DE
We'll also keep you updated on Havana's adoption status with email updates.
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Havana

Boxer

Female, 4 yrs 6 mos
Sinking Spring, PA

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