Additional Resources

Jack Russell Terrier Club of America

The Jack Russell Terrier Club of America (JRTCA) is the National Breed Club and Registry for the Jack Russell Terrier in the US. They are the largest Jack Russell Terrier club and registry in the world.

The JRTCA and its registry were founded in 1976 for the purpose of protecting and preserving the unique characteristics and working heritage of this great little terrier. The Club is, and always have been, emphatically opposed to recognition of the Jack Russell Terrier by any kennel club or all-breed registry.

 

Russell Rescue LogoRussell Rescue

Russell Rescue, Inc. (RRI) is a network of volunteers dedicated to placing unwanted or abandoned Jack Russells into permanent homes. RRI arranges for emergency rescues throughout the country, and gathers information designed to match appropriate permanent and temporary homes. It is funded by donations and supported by Jack Russell Terrier lovers and volunteers throughout the world.

 

JRTRF LogoJack Russell Terrier Research Foundation

The Jack Russell Terrier Research Foundation (JRTRF) encourages, promotes and supports the development and/or maintenance of research related to genetic defects found in the Jack Russell Terrier by, among other means, making gifts or grants to other Section 501(c)(3) organizations engaged in such research.

Through public education their goal is to minimize hereditary disorders to the Jack Russell Terrier resulting from misbreeding.