Code of Ethics for Our Rescue Program

• We will do nothing illegal, dishonest or unethical.

• We will familiarize ourselves with and operate within local animal control laws.

• We will spay/neuter all dogs before placement in adoptive homes.
• We will keep accurate records and history of each dog in our rescue and we will provide the most accurate information available to potential adopters about the dogs in our foster care.

• We will screen adoptive homes carefully before placement.

• We will carefully match each Boston Terrier with the most appropriate, approved adoptive home. We will accept that no home is perfect, and we acknowledge that a good match is defined as working for both the dog and the adopters.

• We will accept the fact that not all dogs are adoptable for health or behavioral reasons, and that sometimes the best rescue we can provide an animal is rescue from illness and pain through humane euthanization.

• We will operate as a nonprofit organization, doing nothing to inure to the benefit of any member or individual.

• We will accept the fact that we will have differences of opinion within our group. We will treat each other with courtesy, and we will show tolerance for each other’s ideas and opinions.

• We will build and foster positive relationships with other rescue workers and groups, collaborating whenever possible.

• We will educate the public about the Boston Terrier breed, responsible breeding, responsible pet ownership, and the critical importance of spay/neuter.

Document based on Patti Webb, NAIA national rescue coordinator, “Basic rules of ethical rescue: NAIA promotes ethical rescue actions”