Freedom Dog Rescue is a registered charity Non Profit all breed dog rescue in Ottawa and surrounding areas that is run completely by volunteers.

Our mission: To provide freedom and a loving family to dogs in need – one dog at a time.


Here are the principles of how we do this for every dog:


Our Dogs
We care deeply for all animals. We believe help knows no boundaries and geography should never limit our ability to save a dog destined for euthanasia. We will help whenever we can and we will keep the best interests of the dogs as our number one priority.


Our Volunteers
Together with our volunteers and fosters, we are a family. We treat each other with respect, encourage feedback and embrace each other’s strengths. This is not our job, it is our passion.


Our Events
We appreciate our event hosts and the exposure and help they provide us. We adhere to a code of conduct to ensure each store, expo and event we attend is treated with the utmost respect. Our attendees will act with integrity and in a professional manner.


Our Community
We believe that it is important to help other rescues in our community. Whenever possible, we will share inventory. We will assist when a puppy mill has been uncovered, dogs have been seized and placements are needed.


Our Accountability
We vow to be financially responsible, transparent and treat donated and raised money with deference it is due. Detailed and accurate records will be kept and spending will be prudent.

Freedom Dog Rescue is a small, non-profit, all-breed dog, all-size foster based rescue which was founded in Ottawa, Ontario in February 2015.
Charity # 783761323RR0001

Our fosters and volunteers are the heart and soul of Freedom Dog Rescue, and the reason we are able to successfully rescue and adopt out so many deserving dogs. We truly are like a family of friends and in some cases we actually are family and it's just so amazing that we can share our passion together and have so much fun doing so.

Being a foster based rescue means that any dog in care with us is placed in a loving foster home and not in a kennel environment. We strongly believe that they have gone through enough struggles and hardship in their lives and all of our foster families are devoted to showing and teaching the dogs in our care how to be part of a family and feel loved. We are so appreciative of our foster families who work very hard to give these dogs a second chance at a happy life.

Freedom Dog Rescue’s adoption process is fairly extensive because we really want to make sure every dog is going to their forever home, and that they are the perfect fit for our adopters. If any of our dogs ever needed to be returned we will always take them back without hesitation or judgment.





For more information on the adoption process, please go to the adoption process page.

We are extremely grateful for your endless support in helping Freedom Dog Rescue become who we are today and what we will become in the future.

Adoption Policy