Rescues, Shelters, & Fosters near you

Giving animals a second chance at life ~ chance they deserve! We rescue animals in need from neonatal animals to seniors. We are a 501c(3) nonprofit. Our goal: Save live lives & find FUREVER homes!

Rude Ranch Animal Rescue is a volunteer based, no-kill organization dedicated to finding loving, permanent homes for any adoptable animal placed under our care; to provide a safe haven & rehabilitation to feral & neglected animals rescued from abusive situations; & to put an end to needless euthanasia because of pet overpopulation

Texas Humane Heroes is a No Kill, private, non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization with dog and cat adoption centers in Leander (Greater Austin Metropolitan area) and Killeen, Texas. Established in 1979, Texas Humane Heroes enhances the lives of pets and people through adoption, availability of our low-cost spay/neuter and vaccination clinics as well as family-friendly community events. Our mission is to eliminate pet homelessness. We are 100% funded by donations, grants and modest fees for services. Texas Humane Heroes does not receive any local, state, or federal government funding. We take pets from a 5% chance at life to a 100% chance at a loving home. We rescue pets from municipal shelters, some with save rates as low as 5%, and provide them the opportunity to give and receive love. We are partnered with over 70 municipal shelters in over 30 counties in Texas. The problem of overcrowded municipal shelters and pets being put to sleep is a state-wide issue and requires a big vision. Our vision is to build a system to find a loving home for every Texas pet in need.

Sooty’s Sanctuary is a group of concerned citizens, volunteers, and fosters, dedicated to giving a better life to the countless homeless pets, and petless homes. We are pending our 501(c)(3), but are none-the-less a non-profit organization, so every cent donated will go directly to the pets and our efforts to re-home them.

Hope4Hearts Animal Rescue, Inc. is an Alabama non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization, dedicated to and focused on helping animals in need in our local community. We are a foster-based rescue and our board members have many years rescue experience.

K Kids Dachshund Rescue Inc was incorporated in VA in February 2018 and approved by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) organization in early May. We have a firm commitment to the well being of the dachshund breed with an emphasis on controlling overpopulation through spay/neuter, placing dachshunds from shelters and owner surrenders in high quality adoptive homes through a rigorous screening process, and educating owners about how to keep their dachshunds happy and healthy through proper nutrition and exercise, how to handle health problems common to the breed including intervertebral disc disease and pancreatitis, and how to handle behavior problems through training and persistence.

Pitty Paws Bully Rescue's mission is to end the negative stigma of pit bulls and bully breeds and to be true ambassadors of the bully breed by promoting responsible dog ownership.Exercise, training, respect for others, spay/neutering, proper identification, and education are just some of the key components to being a breed ambassador. PPBR is a 100% foster and volunteer based rescue group.

Our mission is too create a Foster, Adoption & Rescue (FAR) network so that no owner-relinquished or stray animal has to be held in a municipal shelter awaiting adoption or potential euthanasia due to overcrowded conditions. FAR Side Journey is a volunteer-driven 501(c)(3) nonprofit rescue organization. ​We are dedicated saving the lives of shelter animals through rescue, education and supporting other rescue organizations and municipal animal shelters so that all animals have a safe environment while awaiting adoption. Our commitment includes Fospice care for animals that have been diagnosed with life-limiting injuries and non-contagious illnesses, forever fostering for animals with special needs, and support fostering for our partner organizations. Our vision is to see the day that municipal animal shelters no longer have to euthanize any adoptable companion animal.

Whisker Stop is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping local animals in need. We serve the Phelps County and surrounding areas, of Missouri. Our mission is to decrease the population and lessen the suffering of unwanted and feral animals in the Phelps County Missouri and surrounding areas, through spay/neuter programs, adoptions, and other no-kill alternatives.

We are a rescue organization focused on connecting homeless cats to their forever home. We rescue cats from the local shelter and community. For thos cats that require medical attention or socialization we have foster homes where we place the cats until they are healthy or socialized to the point where they can be adopted. We also take healthy cats directly to our cat lounge where they are available for adoption. We do this because we do not want to see any cat linger in the shelter or on the streets when we can help them find a loving home.

Friends Of Contra Costa Animal Shelters (FOCCAS). Our mission is to enhance and establish services that benefit the lives of shelter animals throughout Contra Costa Find great foster and adopted homes for shelter animals. Offer community low-cost spay/neuter programs to reduce over-population. Commit to reducing the euthanasia of healthy animals in local shelters. Coordinate community training and education services to enable companion animals to stay in their homes. Advance responsible pet ownership within the community. Support local shelters to identify and implement improvements in services provided for their animals.

We are a foster based program. All animals that we rescue are kept in foster homes. We do have access to a Cat Room at Petsmart in Royal Palm Beach where the cats are housed briefly for exposure and they return to their foster home until their next rotation.

We are a county funded, county owned animal shelter. Our primary mission is animal control. My personal mission is the return of every lost pet, finding homes for every discarded, surrendered, or otherwise displaced potential pet. No other occupation brings me as much joy and heartache. Our county as a spay neuter problem. It saddens me to know every day dogs and cats are breeding and the litters will show up at our doors. We have a functional capacity of 40 animals, with a maximum of 80. We currently house 63. Our shelter sees over 1000 animals a year through our doors. I want to educate the public of spay neuter, bring in grants to help the people do so, and get our intake down to a reasonable 300-400. If we can do it, I can ensure every animal is adopted back to our citizens, or rescued.

Luv4K9s is a non-profit rescue that is run entirely by volunteers. Our goal is to find "forever families" for our very deserving dogs. Our dogs range from owner released dogs to abandoned, abused, and puppy mill rescues. We also take in dogs that are deemed "not adoptable" by shelters to give them a safe haven where they will receive medical care, nutrition, and love until an approved home is found. Luv4K9s wants to reduce the number of unwanted pets by altering all dogs in our re-homing program. We also strive to educate the public about the importance of altering pets and explaining that owning a pet is a LIFELONG commitment. Luv4K9s is run entirely by volunteers. We do not receive any government support. We operate with funds generated entirely from adoption fees, fundraising, and donations.

We are German Shepherd Dog owners who run an all volunteer 501c3 rescue aiming to make a difference in the lives of at risk shepherds in our communities. Our management teams individual range of rescue management experience ranges from 10 to 7 years. We formed a new organization to leverage new approaches and tools to rescuing dogs, our former organization's size and make up made it difficult to embrace developing trends and leverage resources.

Saved by Grace animal rescue is a small, foster-based organization that rescues, rehabs and re-homes the communities abused, neglected and homeless dogs. We advocate & educate on the importance of spay and neuter to control the over population of pets. We also assist in providing vet care for people in need and promote responsible pet ownership. There is no case too bog or too small for our team

We are a small-town animal shelter just getting started. We operated as a rescue only until we purchased our building in December 2017. We want to educate members of our community about spay/neuter for all pets. We want to activate against cat toe-amputation dangers. We also want to education on pet care and training.