NORTH CAROLINA SCHNAUZER RESCUE, INC. (NCSR) is a 501c3 non-profit, all-volunteer group that works in North Carolina to rescue, assess through fostering, care for medical needs, and adopt out pure-bred miniature schnauzers. We also strive to educate the public on schnauzer-specific and other canine issues, and support spay/neuter for all family pets to help reduce pet overpopulation. NCSR does not have a central “shelter” location – our rescue group is made up of foster homes throughout the state of North Carolina , with concentrations of membership in the greater Raleigh , Greensboro , Winston-Salem , Charlotte , Asheville , and Wilmington areas.

Give a gift that keeps on giving the whole year round through the lives of the dogs you help! Donate items from our Wish List to our current and future dogs in foster care. If you would like to make a monetary donation as a gift to a schnauzer owner, in memory of a special schnauzer, or in honor of a friend or friend's schnauzer, you may make a contribution online by clicking the “Donate” bone anywhere within our website, or by mailing in a check or money order to NC Schnauzer Rescue. For donations made in honor or memory of someone else, we will make a custom card to send out to the designee notifying them of your gift, and (for donations of $50 or more) can also include them on our Memorials page if you send us a picture. North Carolina Schnauzer Rescue is a recognized 501c3 non-profit so your contribution is 100% tax deductible! For more information about donating, please read our DONATE page or email rescue@ncschnauzers.org.

We thank you in advance for your care and support of needy miniature schnauzers in North Carolina!

OUR MISSION:   To help displaced miniature schnauzers find permanent adoptive homes, no matter what situation they may have come from—owner or breeder turn-ins, family homes that can no longer care for them, or shelters where they have ended up as strays. We promote responsible pet ownership that includes training, proper nutrition and veterinary care, and a lifelong commitment on the part of adoptive families.

OUR RESCUE PHILOSOPHY: The dedicated members of NCSR spend many personal hours devoting their time and energy to every dog, and as a smaller rescue group that specializes in miniature schnauzers as a breed, our goal is to provide one-on-one attention to our dogs in foster care so that we can more thoroughly assess their behavior, and be more capable of making the best possible adoptive match for each one.  We do not have a centralized shelter location - all our adoptable dogs are fostered with our members (all across NC) so that they can experience a loving home environment while awaiting adoption. We greatly appreciate your interest in rescue - we are always looking for new members to help, and for wonderful adoptive homes for miniature schnauzers!