Rescue dogs for adoption and rehoming in and around Middlesbrough

Two dog rescues are close to the town. S.A.R.A. The Ann Prosser Foundation is at Foxrush Farm on Kirkleatham Lane, Redcar, about 7 miles away, and rehomes dogs and cats. Maxi's Mates has its kennels at Carlin Howe Farm, Dunsdale, near Guisborough, about 8 miles away, with 56 kennel spaces for stray, abandoned and surrendered dogs.

Further out, Durham Dogs & Cats Home is at Coxhoe in County Durham, about 14 miles north west, Animal Krackers is on Wearside, about 23 miles north, and Greyhound Rescue North East, a sighthound charity based in the north east of England, lists dogs too. Every profile here links to the rescue that cares for the dog, and you apply with them: we don't rehome dogs ourselves.

In England, if you find a stray dog and can't contact the owner, you must report it to the council. Maxi's Mates says it cares for the stray dogs picked up by the local authority in Redcar & Cleveland and Hambleton, so a stray from those areas that nobody claims may later appear on its meet the dogs page.

S.A.R.A. asks an adoption fee of £200 for one dog or £300 for a pair, which it says "helps towards some of the veterinary treatment given". Its dogs are vaccinated, microchipped, treated for fleas and worms and neutered unless there is a medical reason not to, and older dogs are blood tested.

Further out, Animal Krackers asks a minimum of £100 for a dog, Greyhound Rescue North East a minimum adoption donation of £150, and Durham Dogs & Cats Home a £200 donation. Maxi's Mates doesn't publish a fee, so ask it.

Each rescue sets its own adoption fee. Dogs Trust charges £300 for a puppy or adult dog in England, Wales and Scotland, and Blue Cross fees start from £235 for dogs aged 8 or over and £335 for dogs aged 1 to 7. The fee usually covers neutering, microchipping and first vaccinations, and each rescue confirms its own fee.

Each rescue runs its own process, so read its page before you apply. S.A.R.A. sets its steps out in full.

• Meet, walk, home check, one-week trial. S.A.R.A. looks at your whole lifestyle, books an appointment to meet the dog, and a staff member walks with you. Some dogs need several visits. If all goes well it checks your home, then the dog goes on a one-week trial before the adoption is final.
• Phone or the form at Maxi's Mates. Maxi's Mates takes enquiries about adopting on 0750 710 4636 or through the contact form on its site, and lists its dogs on its meet the dogs page, which notes that not all of them are ready for adoption just yet.
• Register first at Durham. Durham Dogs & Cats Home asks you to register and send photos of your home and garden, and renters show that the landlord allows pets.

Dogs Trust Darlington is at Hill House Farm, Sadberge, about 10 miles south west. It opens for general browsing on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 12 to 4pm, with Wednesday and Friday mornings by appointment. We don't list its dogs, so search its own site.

Looking for a particular kind of dog? The Staffy, greyhound, lurcher, crossbreed and puppies pages list what is near Middlesbrough today, and so do the older dogs and small dogs pages.

Need to rehome your own dog instead? Our Middlesbrough rehoming page sets out the local routes, including Dogs Trust's Homestay.