How does a rescue group get on ABRNs official list?
A. An interested person or group needs to contact ABRN’s List Committee, Karin Lang, Bonnie Guzman, or Jenni McKernan. They send out a letter spelling out the requirements for inclusion, as well as a new listing application. Among other things, ABRN requires groups to return phone calls in a timely manner; that dogs be placed with a contract specifying the level of care and providing for returning the dog if the adopter can no longer care for the dog; and that all animals be spayed or neutered before placement. It is also understood that the rescue groups disclose information known about the health and temperament of the dog and that the rescue group not place a dog with a known aggression problem. A home visit is made to the rescue person or group wishing to be on our referral list. A new group is evaluated for a period of time before being placed on the official list.
