Who We Are
NorCal Sheltie Rescue, Inc., a 501c(3) not-for-profit corporation, is an affiliate of the
American Shetland Sheepdog Association Rescue Network and is organized and run from
the Sacramento area of Northern California. We are an all-volunteer group made up of a
network of Sheltie experts, adopters, foster homes, trainers, breeders, and fans all
around Northern California. We do not have a central facility; our geographically diverse
volunteer network locates, rescues, transports, fosters, evaluates, trains, and re-
homes individual shelties on case-by-case basis. No volunteer receives any salary or
financial benefit of any kind from NorCal Sheltie Rescue. Operating costs are entirely
funded by donations.
This corporation is a nonprofit public benefit corporation and is not organized for the
private gain of any person. It is organized under the Nonprofit Public Benefit
Corporation Law for charitable purposes. The specific and primary purposed for which
this corporation is formed are to provide prevention, information, education, and other
charitable purposes against the cruelty to animals; contribute financial assistance to
other similar organizations with similar purposes; be actively involved in the rescue,
rehabilitation and placement for adoption of Shetland Sheepdogs (Shelties.)
What We Do
We take in and place homeless Shelties in approved homes. We rescue, rehabilitate and
re-home Shelties who have lost their homes for a variety of reasons. Rescue Shelties
are first placed in volunteer foster homes to prepare them for adoption. Foster care
includes vet exams, vaccinations, any necessary treatment, regular exercise, and
temperament evaluation. Shelties are spayed or neutered prior to placement. NorCal
Sheltie Rescue, Inc. screens and approves all applications prior to placing a rescue dog
in a permanent home. Once the dog is placed, follow-ups are done to ensure that the
match is successful for both the dog and the adopter.
About Shetland Sheepdogs
Shelties are smart and sensitive, capable of performing in obedience, agility, herding,
pet assisted therapy, conformation, fly-ball, tracking, and carting. They are eager
learners whose only goal in life is to please their owners. They make wonderful
companions for those who don't mind their dense fur, which sheds and requires regular
grooming, and their tendency to vocally comment on what's going on around them.
Surrendering Your Sheltie
If you have a Sheltie you can no longer keep for any reason, please contact us. We will
bring your Sheltie into foster care until a suitable home can be found.
Support For Sheltie Rescue
We welcome any kind of support from $5 to five minutes of somebody’s time, to
material goods, corporate support, grants and estate legacies. All financial donations
are used to support veterinary expenses and other costs incurred in caring for rescue
Shelties. You may donate one time or on a monthly subscription basis using any of
the Donation Methods below by clicking the button of your choice below. If you prefer,
you can make donation checks payable to NorCal Sheltie Rescue, Inc. and send
them to Gale Ann Morris, P.O. Box 581934, Elk Grove, CA 95758. (All donations to
NCSR are considered unrestricted for accounting purposes.) If you are interested in
fostering or doing other volunteer work for Sheltie Rescue, please do not hesitate to
contact us online or via our toll-free message line, 888-296-9350. NorCal Sheltie
Rescue averages about 50 rescues a year. The work is truly rewarding, and we have an
ever-expanding family of Sheltie lovers who look forward to reuniting at our annual
activities. And if you have any questions or suggestions about our organization, please
contact us anytime. Thank you!
Remember NorCal Sheltie Rescue, Inc. in your Estate
Planning
We hope you will consider including a gift to NorCal Sheltie Rescue, Inc. in
your will or living trust. Called a charitable bequest, this type of gift offers
these main benefits:
• Simplicity. Just a few sentences in your will or trust are all that is
needed. When making or revising a will or living trust, please consult
with an estate planning attorney. Sample language is as follows: “I
give” [if a Will] or “The Trustee shall distribute” [if a Living Trust] “the
sum of $_____; or the following property: _______; or ____
percent of my estate [or trust estate, if a Living Trust]; or the residue
of my estate [or trust estate] to NorCal Sheltie Rescue, Inc., a
California non-profit public benefit corporation located in Elk Grove, CA
with IRS Tax ID 20-4107630.”
• Flexibility. Because you are not actually making a gift until after your
lifetime, you can change your mind at any time.
• Versatility. You can structure the bequest to leave a specific item or
amount of money; make the gift contingent on certain events; or
leave a percentage of your estate to us.
• Tax Relief. If your estate is subject to estate tax, your gift is entitled
to an estate tax charitable deduction for the gift’s full value.