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Thousands of animals have been waiting in the system longer than most people can imagine.

Harter House Rescue is a live national register of the longest-staying shelter animals in the US. Find them. Share them. Bring them home.

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Kirby

Dachshund / Mixed (short coat)

K9 Resque

Palatka

FL

Days in system

3600

Bella

Beagle / Brittany

Reach Out Rescue & Resources

Westminster

MD

Days in system

3511

Dandie - OS

Dandie Dinmont Terrier

Ohio Fuzzy Pawz Shih Tzu Rescue, Inc.

Pataskala

OH

Days in system

3421

Rosie

American Pit Bull Terrier / Mixed (short coat)

Buffalo C.A.R.E.S. Animal Rescue

Tonawanda

NY

Days in system

3550

Chance

Labrador Retriever / Mixed (short coat)

A Doggie 4 You

Pipe Creek

Tx

Days in system

3505

Daya - Vq Litter

Pit Bull Terrier

Last Day Dog Rescue

Livonia

MI

Days in system

3406

Zaxby

Belgian Shepherd Malinois / Shepherd / Mixed (medium coat)

Rescue Rovers Dog Adoptions

Sandy

UT

Days in system

3529

Sarah

Labrador Retriever / Jack Russell Terrier / Mixed (short coat)

Happy Days Dog and Cat Rescue

Livonia

MI

Days in system

3450

Tanbo - Yq Litter ♥

Beagle / Dachshund / Mixed

Last Day Dog Rescue

Livonia

MI

Days in system

3386

About Us

Our Mission

Harter House is a live national visibility platform built for the animals nobody remembers.

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Every day, thousands of dogs, cats, and other animals sit in shelters across the United States, passed over, overlooked, and running out of time. We built a system that tracks them and puts them in front of as many eyes as possible. Because the longer an animal goes unseen, the smaller their chance of making it out.

 

We don't run a shelter. We don't process adoptions. What we do is make sure every animal in our system has a presence, a name, a face, and a direct path to the people who can save them.

 

The Longest in System register surfaces the animals who have been waiting the longest. The more eyes on them, the better their shot.

 

This platform exists because two animals changed everything for us. It runs because every animal deserves that same chance.

 

Find them. Share them. Bring them home.

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