Underhound Railroad was formed in 2009 by a group of friends, with a mission of rescuing innocent dogs from death row in Connecticut shelters. Underhound now tries to help wherever possible, focusing primarily in the southern parts of the country where shelters are overcrowded and the killing of adoptable dogs is prevalent. Through a network of volunteers, an undeserved death is prevented, medical needs are tended to, and transportation, as well as a loving foster family, are provided to the pups on their journey to finding their forever homes!
Applications and inquiries from approved applicants are processed in the order received. If you have not yet submitted an application to us and are interested in adopting one of our dogs, we recommend you complete an application as soon as possible. When an application is received, one of our volunteers will review your application and contact your vet, landlord, and personal references. Before submitting an application, please make your references (landlord, personal, and veterinary) aware that you are looking to adopt a pet and that we may be calling for a reference. If your application passes through the references process, a home visit will be set up by a volunteer. You will be contacted via email, text, or phone call. Please check your spam folder. We do in-house home visits. We want to determine that the dog will be living in a safe environment. This is an informal chance for us to get to know you, your lifestyle, home environment, and determine which dog(s) in our rescue might be the best fit. The home visit volunteer will do a short walk-through of your home and yard to ensure its safety and to advise on any areas of concern. All household members must be present for the home visit. If our home visit volunteers have any major concerns about your home environment, or if you refuse a home visit, your application will be denied at this point in the process. If the home visit is approved, a meet and greet with the dog of your choice can be set up. Our organization does not have a shelter where the dogs can be visited. Our dogs are in foster homes. We do NOT arrange meetings between interested individuals and our fosters until an applicant has been approved. Once you have been approved, a volunteer (usually the foster) will contact you about scheduling a time for you to meet the dog(s) you are interested in. This meeting may occur at the foster’s residence, your home, or a location determined by the foster. Just because you are determined to be an approved adopter, you are not guaranteed a particular dog. If you have decided upon a dog that you would like to adopt you are required to sign an adoption contract and to provide payment of the adoption fee. At that time, you become the owner of the dog. Underhound Railroad is committed to the life, health, and well-being of every dog we place for the remainder of that dog’s life. Should the adoption not work out or you need to rehome the dog, we require, by contract, that the dog be returned to us. Please notify us ASAP. Email is our primary method of communication, please be sure to check yours regularly. Approved applications from potential and previous adopters are valid for 3 months after approval. If it has been longer than 3 months since your prior application was approved, please submit a new application. Submitting an application does not guarantee the ability to adopt, nor does it place a particular pet you are interested in on hold. If your application email includes interest in a specific pet, we will update you on that pet’s status when your application has been approved. Please note: Due to Massachusetts import laws, we are unable to adopt to MA residents. Any questions regarding these laws should be directed to the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture.
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