Middle Tennessee Boxer Rescue

Attention: If you or someone you knows is contemplating surrendering a dog to rescue, please make sure you are fully informed regarding the policies of that organization. It has been alleged that a breed rescue group has made the decision to actively support a research activity in the area. What this would mean is that a dog that is surrendered MAY be adopted out to a loving family OR it may be "adopted" by researchers or Rescue members - in order that the dog be made to breed - to promote research. Although Middle Tennessee Boxer Rescue totally respects researchers that are trying to help those and other breeds, we feel that it is unethical for rescue groups to take dogs from shelters or from individuals under the name of "rescue", and then, without the shelter's or owner's knowledge, turn that dog over for reproduction and research. In our experience, shelters have firm criteria requiring that animals taken from their facilities not only be spayed/neutered, but that those animals are expected to be placed in forever/loving homes. Any rescue that chooses to breed rescue dogs which have been surrendered to them by shelters or individuals is violating the trust of shelters, pet owners, and the public. Actions like these cannot be tolerated. If you have a dog of any breed that must be surrendered anywhere in the United States, PLEASE investigate that rescue prior to the surrender, and take the necessary actions to ensure that the animal to be surrendered will be spayed/neutered, placed into a new loving home, and not be placed into any type of research program.