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Golden Huggs Golden Retriever Rescue	New England, and parts of eastern NY state
RagTag Golden Retriever Rescue	Vermont and New England
Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue, Inc.	Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Rhode Island

The program description information has been provided by the individual groups
for you to be better informed of the services and policies of their group before
surrendering or adopting a dog.

Golden Huggs Rescue, Inc.

Contact Information:
Mailing Address			148 Barrett Lane
City, State Zip			Williston, Vermont 05495
Phone:	802-238-0535			Fax:
Principal Contact(s):			Debra Johnson/Brigitte Ritchie
E-mail address:	golden_huggs_rescue@verizon.net
Web site address:
Territory Serviced:			New England, and parts of eastern NY state
Organizational Information:
Year Formed:	Incorporated:		501(c)3	Insured:
2006	Yes - 2006		Pending	No
Licensing complies with state requirements:				Yes
Officers	Elected		Appointed	Other
Board of Directors	Elected		Appointed	Other
Program uses Foster Homes				Yes		No
Program uses Boarding Kennels				Yes		No
Program uses own facility				Yes		No
Program uses a combination of above				Yes		No
Policies:
Program has written policies.			Yes	No
Program accepts:
Purebred Goldens only		Goldens & Golden mixes only			All Breed/mix rescue
Program requires Application fee or donation.			Yes/Amount:			No
Program adopts out of service territory.				Yes		No
				Under special circumstances only
Program requires return of dog to the program if adopter cannot keep.				Yes		No
Program takes ownership of the dog upon intake.				Yes		No
				Other:
Program requires home visit before adoption approval.				Yes		No
				Under special circumstances
Program follows up with adopter after placement.				Yes		No
Dogs are observed and evaluated before adoption.				Yes		No
All dogs are spayed/neutered before placement (unless medically contraindicated).				Yes		No
All dogs receive all vaccines (Rabies, DHLPP and any other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption.				Yes		No
All dogs have all tests (heartworm, fecal and other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption.				Yes		No
Other requirements of adoption:			Fenced yard, vet check, references, Puppies require an additional page on the adoption application to be complete in order to be considered.
Other program features			Pick up from transport (NH/CT) if required
Considerations for Intake/Surrender			All medical records turned over, relinquish documents signed. dogs must be completely vetted or contribution toward vetting must be made.

RagTag Golden Retriever Rescue

Contact Information:

Mailing Address P.O. Box 159

City, State Zip Waterbury Center, VT 05677

Phone: 802-253-2585 (No call after 8 pm EST) Fax:

Principal Contact(s): Tamara and Peter Burke

E-mail address: thefarm@morrisoncorner.com

Web site address: http://gatewaytovermont.com/Rescue/

Territory Serviced: Vermont and New England

Organizational Information:

Year Formed: Incorporated: 501(c)3 Insured:

1996 No No No

Licensing complies with state requirements: None Required

Officers Elected Appointed Other

Board of Directors Elected Appointed None

Program uses Foster Homes Yes No

Program uses Boarding Kennels Yes No

Program uses own facility Yes No

Program uses a combination of above Yes No

Policies:

Program has written policies. Yes No

Program accepts:

Purebred Goldens only Goldens & Golden mixes only All Breed/mix rescue

Program requires Application fee or donation. Yes/Amount: No Though it is suggested

Program adopts out of service territory. Yes No

Under special circumstances only

Program requires return of dog to the program if adopter cannot keep. Yes No

Program takes ownership of the dog upon intake. Yes No

Other: Sometimes. We have started to do "pass through" adoptions.

Program requires home visit before adoption approval. Yes No

Under special circumstances

Program follows up with adopter after placement. Yes No

Dogs are observed and evaluated before adoption. Yes Sometimes

All dogs are spayed/neutered before placement (unless medically contraindicated). Yes No

All dogs receive all vaccines (Rabies, DHLPP and any other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption. Yes No

All dogs have all tests (heartworm, fecal and other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption. Yes No

Other requirements of adoption:

Other program features

Considerations for Intake/Surrender

Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue, Inc (YGRR)
See Massachusetts listing for complete details on this rescue program

Website updated: 06/20/232736

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