Intake Policy

We are unable to take in owner surrenders at this time. If you have found a stray dog, please contact your local shelter as someone may be looking for the dog. If you need assistance rehoming your dog, please look into placing a listing on Pit Bull Rescue Central's "Owner Listing" page. 


N.H.P.B.R. deals primarily with the homeless Pit Bulls of the Low Country and strives to be an integral part of a great area where all life is valued and cared for. If you have an animal who needs help, we accept them on a space available basis by appointment only. We ask that anyone wishing to surrender a dog, make a monetary donation to the rescue. This donation is used to offset the cost of caring for animals in our program, including but not limited to medical care, food, toys, bedding and other supplies.


Temperament testing is REQUIRED on all dogs and puppies before being accepted into New Hope Pit Bull Rescue. All dogs and puppies must be evaluated and approved by one of our Intake Coordinators* plus one board member. No animal with a known history of aggression or biting will be accepted. If previous vet history is not known, then that animal must be seen and vaccinated by a veterinarian within 72 hours of being accepted into N.H.P.B.R. , and must be quarantined from other animals in the home for a period of 10 days, unless excused by the veterinarian examining the animal.


No N.H.P.B.R. animal shall be allowed to attend any adoption events until examined by a vet and vaccinated, unless the animal has previous vet records showing they are current on all vaccines.


If you have come to our site to ask us to help you re-home your dog, please consider the reason for re-homing. We would much rather work with you and help you KEEP your dog. Our goal is to help pets find and remain in loving permanent homes. We will gladly talk with you and offer any suggestions possible to help you work through any issues you might have. Also, please take a look at this site Can We Help You Keep Your Dog?  This is an invaluable resource for any dog owner, and provides several articles on most any behavioral issue as well as links to other resources.  If you need help re-homing your dog, please read Placing Your Pit Bull for Adoption


SOURCES OF INTAKE


1. OWNER SURRENDER - Any person wishing to surrender ownership of an animal (whether their own, or an animal found by them) to N.H.P.B.R. is understood to be the owner of that animal. The requirements for owner surrenders are as follows:


a. SURRENDER FORM - an Owner Surrender form must be signed which relinquishes all rights to the animal, and surrenders the animal to N.H.P.B.R. If there is no foster home available for the animal, the surrendering party may be required to foster the animal until adoption or until a suitable foster home becomes available. In this case, the person surrendering the animal will also be required to sign a Foster Agreement and should meet fostering requirements.


b. SURRENDER FEE - The owner surrender fee is as follows:
If the animal is current on vaccines, and is spayed/neutered, the fee is $50.00
If the animal is NOT current on vaccines, but is spayed/neutered, the fee is $75.00.
If the animal is current on vaccines but NOT spayed/neutered, the fee is $75.00
If the animal is NOT current on vaccines, and is NOT spayed/neutered, the fee is $100.00
*These fees are used to help offset costs to N.H.P.B.R. Any adjustments to these fees require the approval of at least two (2) board members.


c. MEDICAL RECORDS - Copies of all prior medical records are required for every animal, unless none exist. (Copies must be obtained from vet, and may not be copies of receipts given for services preformed.)


PUPPIES: We will only help with puppies if you agree to sign a spay contract on the mother dog! Please do not contact us for help if you are not willing to have the mother dog spayed. We can help you with resources for low cost spay/neuter programs in our area.


2. VOLUNTEER RESCUE - a volunteer rescue is where a board member, committee member, volunteer, or foster parent finds an animal, or rescues one on their own.


FEE and REQUIREMENTS - There is no surrender fee, however the volunteer rescuing the animal must assume any financial or medical expenses until the animal has been officially approved by the Intake Coordinators. Please note! Being a volunteer does not automatically make any animal found or rescued an N.H.P.B.R. animal. A surrender form must be signed upon acceptance of the animal into N.H.P.B.R. and the volunteer surrendering the animal may be required to foster that animal until a foster home opens up, or until the animal is adopted. If the volunteer fosters the animal, a Foster Agreement must be filled out as well.


3. SHELTER RESCUE - Any dog that is pulled or rescued from a shelter is considered a Shelter Rescue. Only board members may pull an animal from a shelter, and the animal must go through the same approval process of being evaluated before being accepted. The board member pulling the animal must assume all care and expense until the animal has been approved by the Intake Coordinators. The board member rescuing the animal may also be required to foster the animal if no foster home is available, and if so, must also sign a Foster Agreement.


We are unable to take in owner surrenders at this time. If you have found a stray dog, please contact your local shelter as someone may be looking for the dog. If you need assistance rehoming your dog, please look into placing a listing on Pit Bull Rescue Central's "Owner Listing " page.  - Please note again, NHPBR deals primarily with homeless Pit Bulls and may not have a spot for your dog. We would LOVE nothing more than to see you keep your beloved pet, so if there is ANYTHING that we can do to help in making this possible please let us know. We will be more than happy to discuss any issues you may be having, and direct you to the appropriate professional if need be.


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