How to Start a Dog Rescue Business
Starting a dog rescue group is a great way to help out the unwanted animal population. Millions of dogs are put to sleep every year, unfortunately due to overbreeding and owner negligence. You can help to save some of these dogs by starting a dog rescue business.
- Work at a current animal shelter or dog rescue group so that you can see what it entails. You will be able to gauge what you need to do to make your own dog rescue successful by spending time in an animal shelter or dog rescue and observing what is done on a day to day basis.
- Decide if you want your rescue to be breed specific, and if so, what breed you would like to work with. If you have experience with a particular breed, you should choose this breed because you want to be able to understand the dogs you rescue and help to rehabilitate them before adopting them out to their new homes.
- Decide if you want to run your rescue out of your home, or if you plan to rent or lease a separate building to run your rescue from. If you are going to open a dog rescue business from a separate location you will need to be sure that you are familiar with all of the laws that will need to be followed within your city and state.
- Hire an attorney to go over all of your paperwork, as well as to advise you on what needs to be done in order for you to be in compliance with all city and state laws that govern a dog rescue business.
- Have business cards made up with the name of your dog rescue business as well as your name and contact information for your business.
- Spread the word about your new dog rescue business to local businesses and authorities by handing out your business cards so that you can be contacted if a dog is in need of placement in your area. Let them know if you are breed specific.
- Wait for dogs to be found that are of the breed that you wish to help, and then rehabilitate them and rehome them.