NECR's Facebook page is for sharing pictures, videos, information and fun facts about coonhounds - the breed we know and love! Direct specific rescue/adoption requests to necoonhoundrescue@gmail.com. www.necoonhoundrescue.org.

Our mission is to educate people about the suitability of coonhounds as pets. We provide referrals to coonhounds available through shelters and other rescues in New England. We have a small number of coonhounds in foster care in New England, which can be seen by appointment.


Coonhounds 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 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, as well as falling victim to changes in the owners health, finances or living situation - like all shelter dogs. Because they are so 'common' in the South and relatively unknown in the North, coonhounds often never make it out of shelters and are passed over by other dog rescue groups.