International list of rescue organisations and contacts

[Karlin]

United Kingdom

The Cavalier Club http://www.thecavalierclub.co.uk : National UK breed club rescue information is here: http://www.thecavalierclub.co.uk/rescue/rescue.html while national and regional rescue contacts are here: http://www.thecavalierclub.co.uk/rescue/regresc.html

Cavaliers.co.uk: Regional UK breed rescue contacts are listed here: http://www.cavaliers.co.uk/ecckcss/bis/clubres.htm and also here: http://www.cavalierrescue.co.uk/

Many Tears Rescue http://www.freewebs.com/manytearsrescue/ : Based in Wales, Many Tears often has cavalier puppies and adults, sometimes with special needs, for adoption. These are usually former puppy farm dogs. Check their adoption list here (scroll down): http://www.freewebs.com/manytearsrescue/dogslookingforhomes.htm Please note they only home within the UK.


Ireland

Irish Cavalier Rescue Dublin, Ireland. Contact: irishcavalierrescue@gmail.com website: http://www.facebook.com/IrishCavalierRescue. Please note we never have puppies, all dogs are neutered before homing, and an adoption fee of approx €200 applies depending on costs associated with a dog -- this includes neuter, de-fleaing, vet check, worming, microchip.

The breed club may also be contacted as they sometimes have dogs seeking homes; they are listed under breed contacts at http://www.ikc.ie


United States

Lucky Star Rescue http://www.luckystarcavalierrescue.org : Lucky Star takes in (through purchase at auction) and rehomes cavaliers from puppy mills, primarily adults.

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club -- CKCSC http://www.ckcsc.org/ ; see general rescue link on the main site menu on the left: This national breed organisation does rescue; national and regional contacts are listed here: http://www.ckcsc.org/ckcsc/ckcsc_inc.nsf/Founded-1954/rescontact.html. They now have a dedicated rescue site as well: http://www.cavalierrescueusa.com.

American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club -- ACKCSC http://www.ackcsc.org/ : This national breed organisation does rescue; national and regional contacts are listed here: http://www.ackcsc.org/rescue.htm

Greater Chicago Cavalier Rescue http://www.gccavalierrescue.org/: Independent breed rescue. They have a list of available dogs; consider fostering/volunteering.


Canada

Cavaliers of Alberta Rescue Efforts http://www.angelfire.com/ab2/CARE/index.html : Alberta, Canada rescue

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club of Canada http://www.candog.com/cavaliers/ : The national Canadian club, which does rescue across Canada


France

ASENACK http://asenack.com/ : French rescue for cavaliers and English Toy/King Charles spanials (Charlies), based in Margency


Australia

CAVALIER KING CHARLES RESCUE QLD Inc: Queensland rescue. Web: www.cavalierrescue.org.au, Email ckcsrescueqld@iinet.net.au

CKCS CLUB RESCUE, AUSTRALIA: List of regional contacts for breed rescue for several Australian clubs. Web: http://www.geocities.com/ozcavaliers2/CavalierRescue/

(please email or PM me with further contacts and I'll add them to the list)

[Karlin]

North American members interested in homing a rescue dog or supporting (in any number of ways!), a special cavalier rescue group might like to know more about Lucky Star.

Lucky Star helps cavaliers that have come primarily from puppy mill situations. Many are obtained at auctions. Some have spent years siring or giving birth to litter after litter of puppies. Some are young, some are older. All deserve a much better life than that from which they have come. Maybe you can provide that special home... or help other dogs escape the nightmare of puppy mills. This can be as easy as signing up at iGive.com to select Lucky Star as your designated charity, which means they get a little percentage of revenue every time you buy stuff online from hundreds of merchants. :)

Find out more about Lucky Star, available rescue cavaliers, and some easy ways to support them at their website:

http://www.luckystarcavalierrescue.org/

Here's a bit on their background, as explained by Lucky Star:


We are all familiar with the puppies in pet stores. Most of these puppies are sold to these stores through wholesalers who purchase their "stock" from people who mass-produce many different breeds of puppies for profit. In an effort to provide happier, healthier lives for the "breeders" who have spent all of theirs so far in filthy cages...and to help limit the chances of Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppies ending up in pet stores, a fund was created to purchase any breeding age CKCS that may come up in auction sales, which are held throughout the United States.

Our first "rescue" from such a sale was a female named Classic Star. After her purchase at an auction in Oklahoma a young boy came up to pet the dog. He asked what her name was and upon hearing the name Classic Star he said he thought her name should be "Lucky" because she was Lucky that we bought her! We loved the name and it stuck with both the doggie, Lucky, who now lives with a wonderful family in Missouri, and with this organization.

Lucky Star Cavalier Rescue has since rescued over 500 Cavaliers. We became incorporated on January 6, 2000, and were granted the IRS status of a nonprofit charitable organization - 501(C)(3). Our mission is to rescue and protect the breed which we all so dearly love. Donations are always welcomed and will be used to purchase Cavaliers and provide health care. The dogs are given the proper veterinary care and are then placed in foster homes to assess their individual personalities. Once we are certain we understand the needs of a particular dog, we then begin looking for a permanent home that is just right for him/her!