Before you apply to adopt a dog, please read and understand the following.

Every year RFOM rescues hundreds of animals from high kill shelters up and down the east coast as well as in the local tri-state area. (We do NOT buy puppies from puppy mills and pass them off as rescue dogs, we find that repulsive) We wish we could save them all but the truth is we can't. Every animal that is taken into our facility is given their vaccinations, altered, and treated for all known illnesses that arise while in our care. This ranges from parasites to broken bones, skin conditions, heartworm, colds, and respiratory infections. This is financially taxing on the rescue, which costs over 8000.00 a month to keep the doors open. Once an adoption is processed the pet becomes the owners responsibility. This includes continued treatment for any issues that we already knew about and informed the adopter of as well as anything that might arise in the pets life from then on. We are not breeders, we are not a pet store. We are volunteers, saving lives. Our adopters are saving lives as well by choosing to adopt a shelter pet. Adopting an animal is a big responsibility and it is important to be aware that pets, like people, need continued care, vaccines, worm treatment, flea treatments, and treatment for any illnesses that arise during the pet's lifetime as well as training, especially in the case of puppies. Dogs can live long lives and we ask that adopters are prepared for whatever might come up.

Adoption application here