LRR, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, volunteer organization dedicated to placing purebred Labrador Retrievers in suitable, loving homes. Incorporated in 1988, we are the original rescue organization for Labrador Retrievers in New England.
Labs come into our program only from our area and are adopted only within our area. We serve only Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. If you live anywhere else, find a Lab rescue organization near you.
We are not affiliated with any other rescue organization, despite some similar names. We do not place Labs over the Internet.
Why choose LRR?
LRR has been placing Labs in suitable, loving homes for more than 20 years. LRR is overseen by a volunteer Board of Directors and staffed largely by volunteer workers made up of LRR adopters, Labrador breeders, and dog trainers. We stand behind each adoption with support from experienced, knowledgeable volunteers who love the Labrador Retriever breed. We foster each Lab in a loving foster home, not a large, institutional kennel. We screen adopters by visiting their homes, with our own Labs, and writing a detailed home study report. People who adopt a new "best friend" from LRR find that the time, effort, and loving care we take in matching adopter and Lab—along with our lifetime take-back guarantee on any Lab we place—is a successful formula few rescues can match.
What's new
How do you identify a "reputable" rescue?
We discovered this informative and useful article on the Wisconsin Dog Rescue's website about how to recognize a reputable animal rescue organization. Since our inception more than 20 years ago, Labrador Retriever Rescue, Inc.'s policies have been consistent with this definition of a reputable rescue.
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Our video!
Visit LRR's channel on YouTube and watch our new video created by volunteer Heather Steinmann of Pet Connection TV.
Changes in adoption donations
For the first time in many years, Labrador Retriever Rescue, Inc. is forced to raise adoption donations to keep pace with rising costs, particularly for veterinary and foster care. Our major expenses include vaccinations, spaying/neutering, heartworm testing, food, and other costs directly related to caring for purebred Labrador Retrievers awaiting placement. Our overhead and administrative costs are deliberately low. As a nonprofit organization, we rely heavily on volunteers to carry on the work and on the generous donations from our adopters and the general public to meet expenses.
Effective with new applications as of May 1, 2009, the adoption donation for a purebred Labrador Retriever is increased to $275. The adoption donation for very young Labs under the age of 1 year is now $300. (We rarely have puppies for adoption.) The $25 application fee remains unchanged.
We hope that this slight increase will let us continue our efforts well into the future.
Online donations and merchandise sales!
You can now buy exclusive Labrador Retriever Rescue merchandise and make donations online with your credit card on a secure server.
Gift idea for animal lovers
Make a donation to Lab Rescue in honor of that hard-to-shop-for person. We'll send an acknowledgment to the person being honored and a receipt to you for your taxes. Donate online now.