Northeast Coonhound Rescue is an all-volunteer, 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to the welfare and rescue of coonhounds, hound mixes, and beagles. We transport dogs from southern and mid-western states to New England, New York and New Jersey to find their forever homes. We promote these breeds in the Northeast and provide educational information to potential adopters. We also provide referrals to coonhounds available through shelters and other rescues across New England.
We are a foster based rescue. Our dogs are in foster homes throughout the area or in some cases in the south waiting to be transported north. We do not have a physical shelter.
We have been rescuing hounds since 2010 and, to date, have rescued more than 1,300 coonhounds and beagles.
Our Mission
Coonhounds and beagles are abandoned in shelters because in many parts of the country they have very little value as pets. They are often kept outside in pens and sometimes do not even have names. They are sometimes viewed as 'hunting equipment' and will even have numbers or symbols painted or tattooed on them. However, they are highly sociable dogs who love living with people.
Unfortunately, they are often surrendered after hunting season is over, or if as young dogs they do not prove themselves to be good trackers. They can also become stray after wandering off or being dumped. Like all dogs in shelters, they can fall victim to changes in the owner’s health, finances or living situation. Since they are so 'common' in the South and relatively unknown in the North, coonhounds in particular are often passed over by adopters and other dog rescue groups; never making it out of shelters. Our mission is to educate people about the suitability of coonhounds as pets and to support hound adoption in the Northeastern states.