Mutts Matter Rescue

Meet Carolina, the Southern Belle

Sweet Carolina is an affectionate, playful and good-natured Bassett Hound mix in search of a loving home.

  Meet sweet Carolina, an adorable Bassett Hound/Border Collie mix with a friendly disposition and an engaging spirit. Carolina is not your typical laid-back Bassett Hound; she still has a nice mix of youthful energy and playfulness to share with her new family. She’s only about a year-and-a-half old and weighs 28 pounds, has a sweet smile, big brown eyes, cute floppy ears and a gorgeous, shiny black-and-white coat. She is a friendly, affectionate pup who would be great with kids and other dogs, and is always up for a new adventure. Carolina was rescued out of a shelter in rural South Carolina after being seized by Animal Control and removed from her home. She was diagnosed and treated for heartworm, which is transmitted by mosquitos and …

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7:56 am on Friday, July 27, 2012

Thanks Sherry for both your support of rescue and directing Rita our way! &nbsp more ›

Fairfax County Recognized for Animal Programs and Rescue

Regional award given for spay/neuter, adoption programs and large-scale rescue.

The Fairfax County Animal Shelter received accolades from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) for two programs and a large-scale animal rescue. The Fairfax County Animal Services Division won the Council of Governments’  Animal Rescue Story of 2010–2011 award for a case that involved the rescue of more than 160 cats in Annandale. These cats were found in a single family home in which animal control officers worked for several days to remove. Shelter staff and volunteers provided care and treatment for the cats throughout a five-month period to get many of the cats adopted or transferred to rescue organizations. The shelter also received the Community Impact Award for its spay/neuter program which provides high-quality…

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