Josie
Gracie
Murray
Rita
Now celebrating our 20th Anniversary!
LRR is an all-volunteer group whose purpose is to rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome abused, abandoned, neglected, and unwanted Labrador Retrievers in the mid-Atlantic region.
We are a local organization in the PA/NJ/DE/MD/DC/VA area. Read about our exact service area including how to find a rescue near you if you live elsewhere. We are a federally recognized nonprofit organization and donations are tax-deductible.
Tax-Deductible Donations
As a federally recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, your monetary donation is fully tax deductible.
If your donation is $25.00 or more, we send you four issues of our quarterly newsletter. We also accept third party donations commemorating birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, retirements, and pet memorials with a thank you card to the gifter, and an appropriate card and note to the one being gifted or remembered.
Foster homes needed!
With the Labrador Retriever being one of the most popular breeds, it is no surprise that there are more labs to rescue than many other breeds. Not a day goes by that LRR doesn’t receive a number of phone calls begging us to take an owner give-up, a shelter dog, or a stray whose owners cannot be found. Often, we must put dogs on waiting lists or reluctantly turn them away simply because we don’t have a foster home available. Our foster homes are our most important link in our rescue chain. Without their hard work and assistance, we could not save, rehabilitate and place these homeless labs.
Read more about what’s involved in fostering, and for information on how to become an LRR foster home. We especially need foster homes in Central PA—York, Dauphin, Lebanon, Lancaster, and Berks counties.
Top 10 Reasons to Adopt
While you’re here, be sure to read our famous Top 10 Reasons to Adopt a Rescued Dog, which has been “adopted” by dozens of other rescue organizations!
What's New
-
March 23, 2013
Our 2014 calendar contest is underway! Take some great new photos of your LRR dogs, and dig up some autumn and winter photos, and enter the contest! The 12 best photos will be featured in our 2014 alumni calendar, available for purchase this fall.
-
January 26, 2013
To celebrate LRR’s 20th Anniversary, we have special limited edition Anniversary tee-shirts for sale in our store. Get them while they last, and help support LRR at the same time!
-
October 15, 2012
Can you no longer care for your Labrador Retriever? Fill out our new owner give-up application to see if we can help!
-
September 9, 2012
Our 2013 LRR Alumni Calendar is now ready for pre-order from our store. Also check out the list of Calendar Contest Winners for 2013.
Highlights
Not sure where to go next? Here are some suggestions:
Our navigation menu above can take you directly to the most popular parts of the web site, or you can click on the dog photo slideshow to see our list of adoptable playmates.
Want to explore even more? Try some of these pages to get started:
- Reading Room - informative dog articles
- Our Store - buy merchandise and help fund us!
- Adoption Process - start here if you want to adopt
- Donate Money - make a tax-deductible donation
We are CFC (Combined Federal Campaign) of the National Capital Area volunteer agency #26509.
You Can Help!
Want to help LRR and our mission to rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome Labrador Retrievers? Here are a few ways you can get started:
-
Be a foster home
Foster homes are the most critical link in our rescue chain. We can only take in as many dogs as we have foster homes. Read more about fostering. -
Donate money
LRR uses your monetary donations primarily to ensure the health and adoptability of rescued dogs. This includes neutering or spaying, rabies shots, heartworm tests and treatments, microchipping, and more. Read more about donating. -
Shop in our store
Visit our online store to shop for great items for your dogs, as well as human items featuring our LRR logo. Each purchase helps fund LRR's rescue activities! -
Other options
Read our how you can help us page for details on these and several other ways you can help LRR find the perfect "forever home" for our dogs.
