Rat Terrier Rescue Canada Inc.

Many of our dogs are called throwaways, because no one wants them, except us.  Some had owners who decided that they wanted a younger dog, or a different colour, or non shedding coat or smaller/bigger or the dog got pregnant by accident because they were not spayed or neutered.  Moms get dumped and forgotten, trying to survive on the streets with no food or shelter and give birth wherever they can hide.

Our Rat Terriers and terrier mixes often come from puppy mill busts, owner surrenders and euthanasia lists from shelters. They are the strays, the forgotten and the abandoned who find themselves in high kill shelters in the southern states. We have a very dedicated team of dog loving people who volunteer endless amounts of hours trying to save lives, one dog at a time.

We don't just save puppies - we take young, middle-aged and older dogs too. We save those injured or heartworm positive or ones that require surgery to live a full life.  Sometimes treatments are costly but through donations we can get the medical needs attended to.