Washington

Smidget Rescue specializes in finding homes for dogs under 25 pounds. You know, "Super Midgets!" Occasionally, we have larger dogs available. Smidget Rescue is a small organization with one founder and several volunteers. Since we are a home, foster based rescue, we do not have a facility and therefore are not open to the public. Additionally, we do take Sundays and Mondays off, if we don't have an adoption event scheduled. Our dogs come from high kill shelters in California, Eastern Washington and locally. We also take in owner surrenders and sometimes have puppies that are born at the rescue to momma dogs pulled pregnant from the shelter. They are the homeless and forgotten dogs. Great dogs with fabulous personalities, but they would never have a chance at a home otherwise. We are overjoyed to bring them to Smidget Rescue to find their forever families! If you would like to adopt a new friend, please contact us at smidgetrescue@hotmail.com to request an adoption application and start the process! Come and join the Smidget Rescue family and see how adopting a small dog will change your life forever! Once you go small, you never go back!

The Orcas Animal Shelter is a user friendly facility welcoming both pets and people. Because we have done such a great job of spaying/neutering on our island plus handling feral cats through TNTR, we can assist mainland partners when they're overflowing.

We are the first facility based rescue in tri cities area, we are pitbull advocate. We specials in the pit bull breed but we rescue any breed that needs our help. We do this because we have a love for animals and cant watch so many be hurt and treated so wrong.

Rocket Rescue is a no-kill, all volunteer foster network in Skagit County, WA. We adopt out cats and dogs and require that all pets are spayed or neutered prior to adoption. We accept stray animals, owner releases, and shelter transfers. We recognize the need for homeless cat and dog rescue, rehabilitation, and adoption and strive to serve our local communities to reduce pet overpopulation.

WAMAL was formed in 1998 by Cindy Neely to help with Malamute Rescue in the greater Northwest area to cover rescue needs outside of the scope of Seattle Purebred Dog Rescue. Since that time we have rescued on average about 100 Malamutes a year and have rescued many hundreds to date. While none of this would have originally happened without a small few, it's the numerous (but sometimes still too few) volunteers that make rescue happen.

We are a small group of animal loving volunteers in the Thurston/Grays Harbor County areas who are embarking on an uphill journey to save stray and feral cats as well as other homeless animals. Every penny goes to the animals and we do not pay ourselves or our volunteers aside from reimbursements for supplies. We also strive to educate the community and surrounding areas about trap/neuter/vaccinate/return programs in order to instill an understanding and compassionate culture toward homeless cats. Our goal is to reduce the feral and often unhealthy cat population through TNVR and to provide information about free spay and neuter options for feral/free-roaming cats as well as low-cost options for pets as well as provide a way out for needy dogs who are on the euthanasia list at high kill shelters in other parts of the county. TNVR and rescue often intertwine when trapped animals cannot be returned for health or safety reasons, in which case the cats will stay with us until their medical needs are met and a loving permanent home/barn can be found. Occasionally, we will pick up other needy animals as well.

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Wigglin Home Boxer Rescue is a non-profit, all-volunteer group of Boxer owners and lovers covering WA, OR and parts of ID. WHBR knows the great need in our community for re-homing Boxers found in unfortunate situations. These dogs come from all walks of life- neglected, homeless, owner surrendered, owner illness/death and military families unable to keep their beloved dogs due to their service to our country. We provide this needed service through donors who believe in our mission, as well as fund-raising events. We work diligently to control the Boxer population through mandatory spaying/neutering of our rescued Boxers. Additionally, we provide education on the Boxer personality and care, over-population in shelters and the many dangers of backyard breeding. Adoptive applicants are carefully screened to assure each Boxer is placed with an appropriate forever family, thus coming full circle and completing our goal.

We are a 501c3 non profit rescue group finding homes for homeless cats and dogs. We do not have a shelter, but do have a small facility to house one cat at a time until the owner can be found or a new home. Also a small kennel at the sheriff's location for dogs.

APS-FH was formed in 1982 to help stray and abandoned pets on San Juan Island. We are a no-kill 501 (c) 3 non-profit with no state or county funding. We rely strictly on donations and fundraising, with some funds coming in from adoptions and impound fees. Our adoptions average about 85-100 cats and 55 dogs per year. We also network with other shelters that are overloded by taking in some of their animals when we have the room. I joined the shelters board of directors and was a volunteer for 2 years until a position came open for Director in 2004. I have been the director ever since and absolutely love my job. Our shelter is small enough where we have the opportunity to give the animals the love and attention they need until they are matched up with their forever family.