It Takes a Village Dog Rescue knows that surrendering your animal is a very difficult decision, but sometimes - it is the only one to make. If you choose to surrender your animal, you'll be asked to complete a surrender contract. Your signature on this contract represents a permanent decision on your part. This legally binding contract gives full ownership of the animal to It Takes a Village Dog Rescue. This allows us to provide veterinary care and down the road, legally adopt out the animal to a carefully pre-screened 'forever' home. Please note: We consider adoptions through our organization to be closed, meaning that we do not reveal the identities of either the surrendering or adopting parties. This ensures your privacy, as well as the privacy of the adopter, will be protected.

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Dogs who are surrendered to It Takes a Village Dog Rescue must be up to date on vaccinations; proof will be required before taking the dog into care. There is also a surrender fee of $250 to be paid to the rescue before taking the dog into care. We would love to be able to help all dogs in need but we have to be realistic about how much and what we can undertake without overextending our volunteers.