We are a non-profit organization of dedicated volunteers committed to offering essential care and adoption services to neglected, stray or surrendered German Shepherd Dogs. Based in North Carolina and supporting the Carolinas and Virginia, we strive to protect and promote this magnificent breed. We only adopt to people living in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.
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Please contact us via our Contact Form, gsra@gsdrescue.org, or GSRA, 1821 Hillandale Road, Suite 1B #326 Durham, NC 27705. Alternatively, you can come and speak to any of our volunteers at our monthly Meet and Greet Events. You are also invited to join the conversation on Facebook! See our Facebook link below.
Founded in 1992, GSRA is a group dedicated to rescuing German Shepherds in North Carolina. The Rescue primarily concentrates on rescuing German Shepherds although it does occasionally take other breeds and mixed breeds. Most of the dogs come from local shelters. Some come from owners who have requested our help in finding a new home for their pet.
We make a difference in the lives of GSDs by:
501c(3) Organization (Tax ID #56-1857148)
GSRA operates as a nonprofit North Carolina corporation and is completely dependent on donations and adoption fees to support its activities. None of the volunteers with our organization are compensated employees. GSRA is a 501c(3) organization and contributions are TAX DEDUCTIBLE in accordance with the Internal Revenue Service regulations.
Funding
The Rescue is funded by donations and in part from the adoption fees charged for the dogs. These donations and adoption fees help to cover some of the costs associated with caring for the dogs.
The Rescue must also pay pound fees which range from $25 to $85. Every dog coming through the Rescue is checked over by a veterinarian. This includes a vet visit, rabies shot, heartworm test and any tests or treatments the veterinarian deems necessary. All dogs are also spayed or neutered before adoption. In many instances, the dogs have been so neglected or mistreated that they require additional veterinary care, as in the case of dogs with heartworms.
Legal Disclosures
Copyright Notice
The German Shepherd Rescue and Adoptions, Inc. (GSRA) logo and ALL material on this website (unless specifically noted otherwise) and our companion Facebook Page (Stories and images may be shared, but not downloaded and reposted) are Copyright © 2025 German Shepherd Rescue and Adoptions, Inc., GSRA, 1821 Hillandale Road, Suite 1B #326 Durham, NC 27705U.S.A. All rights reserved. Any use, whatsoever, without the expressed written permission of GSRA, is expressly forbidden by law.
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Information on this website may contain inaccuracies or typographical errors. Information may be changed or updated without notice. GSRA may also make changes in the information contained herein at any time without notice. Dogs available for adoption described in this site may also change at any time without notice.
GSRA does not want to receive confidential or proprietary information from you through our website. Please note that any information or material sent to GSRA will be deemed NOT to be confidential. By sending GSRA any information or material, you grant GSRA an unrestricted, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, display, perform, modify, transmit and distribute those materials or information, and you also agree that GSRA is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques that you send us for any purpose. However, we will not release your name or otherwise publicize the fact that you submitted materials or other information to us unless: (a) we obtain your permission to use your name; or (b) we first notify you that the materials or other information you submit to a particular part of this site will be published or otherwise used with your name on it; or (c) we are required to do so by law.
Business relationships
GSRA is an independent, non-profit organization. While we're pleased to maintain close working relationships with other rescue agencies, we are not related to nor directly connected with any other rescue organization.
This is the official site of GSRA and any other agency using a similar name is not connected with nor sponsored by German Shepherd Rescue and Adoptions, Inc. located in Raleigh, North Carolina. Other agencies using a similar name in such a manner so as to confuse the general public regarding their identity and ours may be in violation of US copyright and trademark laws. As such, GSRA may be entitled to seek relief and remedy.
GSRA makes no representations whatsoever about any other website which you may access through this one. When you access a non-GSRA website, please understand that it is independent from GSRA, and that GSRA has no control over the content on that website. In addition, a link to a non-GSRA website does not mean that GSRA endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content, or the use, of such website. It is up to you to take precautions to ensure that whatever you select for your use is free of such items as viruses, worms, trojan horses and other items of a destructive nature.
IN NO EVENT WILL GSRA BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR ANY USE OF THIS WEBSITE, OR ON ANY OTHER HYPER LINKED WEBSITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR OTHER DATA ON YOUR INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF WE ARE EXPRESSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
