Our primary purpose is to facilitate the pull and transport of dogs from the Athens Clarke County Animal Control. We have an established relationship with this shelter and the local volunteers. We have a procedure in place which allows us to pull the dogs, board them, have them properly vetted and then transported. We use paid transporters and do not coordinate volunteer transport runs. We DO NOT pull dogs without a rescue or foster lined up. To work in this manner is a recipe for disaster. We monitor the shelter activities and which dogs may have a lesser chance of being adopted. We then cross post them far and wide. We are often contacted well in advance by groups we have pre-approved in regards to certain dogs. If these dogs are not adopted locally and are in need of assistance then we are poised and ready to act quickly. All but one of the dogs listed on our "Saved Dogs" page are Athens CCAC dogs.
 
Due to new operating procedures, we are no longer able to pull dogs for private adopters! We can only work with rescues that we pre-approve! We require references PRIOR to the pull. There are far to many unethical humans on the loose for us to take chances on an animals safety. We have run right down to the wire on dogs due to having references to be verified. The main goal of rescue is to save a life, not move them from one bad situation to another. We are NOT employees of ACCAC. We are strictly volunteers.

If you would like to be pre-approved to work with us, even before a dog that you would like to help comes up, we require the following information:

1. Proof of legitimate rescue - this is usually a copy of a groups 501(c)(3) if they are a non-profit organization; if not please explain why and how you handle fund raising

2. References - Rescues must provide the following: veterinarian reference, reference from another group you have worked with, reference of someone your organization has adopted a pet to. Also, a reference from another shelter or animal control is stronger preferred.

3. Total commitment from the rescue - this includes paying for all expenses associated with the pull of the animal including vet care, boarding and transportation. This also includes comitting to a dog REGARDLESS of heartworm status. If you won't take a dog that has heartworm you MUST specify up front.

4. If you are a volunteer with a rescue group and are requesting the pull of an animal, we require the contact info of the head of your group to verify you are authorized to speak on their behalf. No exceptions.

We are required to work within Georgia Department of Agriculture rescue guidelines. Hence the following procedures must apply to any dog that we facilitate the pull and transfer for:

• Any animal pulled by All Points North Rescue Facilitation MUST be spayed or neutered prior to transport. The only exception would be if the animal is heartworm positive and cannot undergo surgery prior to treatment.
• All dogs must have a valid health certificate. This includes a physical exam, rabies/Parvo/Distemper vaccines, heartworm test and a fecal (including treatment if the animal is found positive for parasites). This is all done at the cost of the rescue. We have established a wonderful relationship with a Athens, GA area vet that we trust implicitly. The costs are kept to a minimum.
• Although we do have some reliable contacts for transport, it is highly advised that you have some idea of how you will transport the animal to its foster home.
 

Lastly, we have reliable boarding with a local establishment that is extremely rescue friendly. All rescues should keep in mind that boarding can be an issue around holidays.

If you are able and willing to follow our procedures, please fill out the Application for Rescues below. Please submit via email to Karen at alphacardi@frontier.com AND Gale at gale4paws@gmail.com . 

Application for Rescues: download here

Application for Adoption: download here
(Please note: this application is only for the adoption of animals we have listed on Petfinder)

In late October 2009, I laid eyes on one of the most pathetic little dogs I had ever seen. A tiny waif of pup who looked like a skeleton. In fact, the staff at Athens Clarke County Animal Control had dubbed her "Skeletora". This young dog was picked up as road kill and found to be still alive. She was brought back to animal control where it was assumed she would die, most likely from malnutrition. This poor dog was so frightened that she nipped an animal control officer and was placed in quarantine. Here her name was shortened to Nora. All I can figure is that there must have been a pretty strong will to live in this dog as not only did she not die, she rallied hard. After a few weeks at animal control, Nora went from an unfathomable weight of 11 pounds to 21 pounds. Still, she was very frightened and no one showed any interest in her. The AC officers and volunteers tried to help Nora but soon her time was up. She had another strike against her... Nora was a Georgia Black Dog. Black dogs are notoriously the hardest to place as they just do not stand out in shelter full of what might be flashier dogs. Nora being distrustful of humans certainly was not winning her any points towards Miss Congeniality. The photo above was what I could not get out of my head. There was something in those eyes. At that moment I made a committment to Nora that I would not let her be another forgotten Georgia Black Dog.

Nora made her way to me in New York on October 28, 2009. Across many miles and with many caring transporters, this little dog continued to experience human kindness. As the transport progressed and the emails with updates came in, it became apparent that Nora would indeed be able to trust humans and that she could rise above her misfortune.