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How can we donate to NARC?
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You can drop off any items on evenings or weekends, you may want to call to ensure someone is here! Or, mail us a cheque at 4388 Navan Road, Navan, Ontario, K4B 1H9. We also take in Canadian Tire money.
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Do you have a BLOG?
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We certainly do - join us on it at: http://narc-charity.blogspot.com/
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Are you funded by the government or any other places?
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Unfortunately not. We rely on the public for donations, it is people like you and us volunteers that keeps NARC running. If it wasn't for the bags of food and other items donated by you (the public), NARC couldn't remain in business which would be a shame!
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What is included in your fee?
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Definitely spay or neuter if they are of proper age, annual vet check, dewormer, multi-advantage and of course good nutrition and training. Most of our dogs may also come with their rabies, DHPP and Bordetella. Many dogs also often need dental cleaning, teeth pulling, hernias or tumors removed, etc… we try to do all that we can at NARC before re-homing them to make it less expensive for our clients.
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Why isn't there someone available during the day?
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We are all volunteers at NARC, no one has a paid salary here. We all work full time elsewhere in order to pay our bills and help NARC move along. We are all working families putting in our personal efforts into rescuing. We are available by appointment evenings or weekends and try to please everyone as best we can!
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Is there a reduction in price for a dog that comes in already altered?
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Even when a dog comes in already altered (which is very rare), our fees remain the same. This helps us recover veterinary costs
from other dogs that needed dental work, teeth pulling, hernia removal, etc... which certainly costs way over our adoption fee. Many dogs come in with very bad teeth – call around and ask how much it is to remove just one tooth – you will see how expensive it is. Yet, we manage to sometimes remove 18 teeth on one dog alone! The only time the dog is not full fee is if they are a Senior pet or un-altered due to our vet recommendations.
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Does NARC have a health guarantee?
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No, we can’t provide a health guarantee as we don’t know their parents or history. We do have them verified by our veterinary and have a clean bill of health from our veterinary before re-homing any of our dogs. If a dog is ill when we first see our veterinary, we will usually go back a second or even third time before sending them off to ensure they are in good health before we place them.
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Why are your fees so high for a rescue?
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Our fees are very competitive (between $350-$450) and we think very good considering all we do for our dogs. Training, neuter or spay, rabies, multi-advantage, deworming, annual vet check, food, treats, dental sticks... Also considering most have dental cleaning done and other things such as removing tumors, hernias, teeth... Considering the amount of money and time we spend on our dogs, our prices are very cheap!
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Do you deal with other rescues? I often see on your website other dogs for adoption through other rescues - why?
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Yes, we help anyone that calls for our help - especially other rescues. We have quite a few rescues that we deal with on a regular basis and are always opened to help or lend a hand to others needing our assistance. We even take dogs in to rehabilitate here and return them to their original rescue - without fees! We are all here doing the same thing and the importance are the animals - no matter where they come from! Most of our dogs come from other rescues contacting us or the SPCA - when a dog is in need or on death row - we run to their rescue! If you see a dog for adoption through another rescue, you have to contact them for more information and location.
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Do you take larger breed dogs such as German Sheppards, etc...?
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We rarely take in large breed dogs, we do make the odd exception for death row dogs or will certainly help in finding others a home. Either we will contact another rescue to take them in or post them on our website to find them a permanent home under "other dogs for adoption". We specialize in smaller breeds here at NARC but have always managed to find the larger breeds a home somewhere - sometimes without having to take them in.
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What do we need to do in order to adopt a NARC dog?
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We have an adoption questionnaire that needs to be filled, either download it from our website or we can send it by e-mail to start the process. We always ask for a veterinary reference, if you don't have one we will accept a volunteer or work reference. We meet the whole family and this includes your dog if you have one as we want to ensure they get along with our rescue before re-homing. Then, we have our contract to sign and once everything is completed you may take our rescue home!
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Do you provide help to the public, those that don't have a NARC pet?
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Of course, if you call or e-mail us with questions, we will certainly try our best to help you with your issue. We have good training procedures that work on any dog!
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Do you take cats in?
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Unfortunately not, we don't have the room right now for cats. We sometimes will rescue kittens that are born ferile here in the area but we don't want adult cats to be stuck in cages 7 days a week - it goes against our beliefs! Maybe one day if we can get another modular home on the property - we would then use it as a cat home! Until then, we don't want to have to cage animals all day!
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Do you take farm animals?
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Yes, we have a few farm animals here and may have room for a few others. So far, all of the farm animals have found their permanent home here at the farm and are not for sale. They are pets and clients really enjoy them when they visit!
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