Rat Terrier Rescue Canada Inc.

Upon arrival in the southern states, our dogs are placed in foster homes for assessment to determine their specific veterinary care requirements. The majority require current vaccinations, spaying, or neutering, while many also necessitate heartworm treatment, and some may require surgery to address various ailments.

Older dogs may require increased care, but we cannot turn away neglected or senior animals. 

All of them deserve the opportunity for a loving home but vetting is costly.

Upon completion of essential veterinary care, encompassing vaccinations and other required treatments, we hire a broker to arrange the safe transportation of the dogs from Louisiana, Texas, or Alabama to Michigan, prioritizing their well-being throughout the journey across the US border.

The safety and reliability of the drivers are our primary concerns for their subsequent transit across the border into Canada.

We pre-arrange for Ontario-based drivers to be stationed at the Canada border, prepared to transport the dogs across Ontario, including numerous designated drop-off locations along their route.

In addition to the required paperwork demonstrating the dogs' health and vaccination status for entry into Canada, we also engage with Canadian border services veterinarians to inspect our documentation and the animals themselves, ensuring compliance with all regulations before their release into the country, which is another added cost. 

Before the dogs are actually released in Ontario and pass all the inspections required the duty has to be paid.  Even dogs are taxed unfortunaley so yet another expense we have to endure.