Northern Lights Sled Dog Rescue

Keeping it about the dogs!

Our mission is to advocate for and/or rescue stray, abandoned, displaced, or abused dogs. In particular we focus on northern breed dogs facing euthanasia in the Midwest/Great Lakes region shelters. Our goal is to place the dogs we rescue in loving, experienced, and secure homes with people who understand and celebrate the unique characteristics of their breeds. Northern Lights is the largest rescuer of northern breeds in Indiana. Since our inception in January, 2004, we have grown in leaps and bounds, having placed hundreds of dogs in new homes. All of our Siberian Huskies, Alaskan Malamutes, and northern breed mixes are adopted to homes that are thoroughly screened and investigated to ensure the best possible match for each individual dog in terms of the new guardian's experience, lifestyle, and home environment.
At Northern Lights our scope and range are not geographic in nature, and we are limited only by our own capacity to use our creativity, persistence, commitment, and bonds to build a solid network of knowledgeable and hard-working volunteers and rescue partners in surrounding states. The fact is that despite the growing rescue movement in the Great Lakes region (Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Michigan) the number of abandoned, surrendered and suffering dogs is far too staggering for rescues to handle, particularly if the effort is limited to the confines of individual rescue programs. One of the toughest struggles in rescue is accepting that we can't save them all, but refusing to quit trying. We work diligently and creatively towards saving as many as we can by tackling the problem from every angle. We work in concert with our rescue partners in the Midwest/Great Lakes region to ensure the most effective placement of the greatest number of dogs. If a dog is adopted into a great home, we don't care "whose" dog it is -- we're just happy that a dog has been saved and that his or her rescue slot can be given to another in need! Finally, if we can assist in ensuring (through posting and screening) the responsible placement of a found or owned dog who will otherwise face the trauma and uncertainty of being dumped in a shelter, we are here to help. This is not a "fee for service" proposition, and we will not solicit a donation for just doing our job. It's about helping dogs. If you don't see the dog who might best fit yourself and/or your family on our Pet List, we encourage you to visit other area rescues and shelters on the web or in person. We'll be happy to provide links to those rescues or shelters upon request. Why do we refer you elsewhere? Because the bottom line is helping dogs.

Indianapolis, IN
United States