General Adoption Organizations
Cat Adoption Websites
Dog Adoption Websites
Horse Adoption Websites
Small Animal Adoption Websites
PetShelter:
www.petshelter.org
Shelter information, what you need to know about adopting a pet,
how
to find a good home for your pet, lost and found, etc.
PetFinder:
www.petfinder.org
Includes a detailed listing of animal rescue shelters throughout
the
United States. Also has a list of specific breeds of birds,
cats, dogs, reptiles, and smaller animals available for adoption
in these shelters.
Kyler Laird's Animal Rescue Resources:
www.ecn.purdue.edu/~laird/animal_rescue
Great site!!! Currently lists breed rescue organizations for the
following orders/families/species: avian, canine, equine, feline,
marsupial, rabbit, swine, and other animals. Also includes a listing of
rescue shelters
around the world, including ones from Australia,
Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, Holland, Ireland, Scotland, Taiwan,
UAE, United Kingdom, and the United States.
Capital Area Humane Society:
www.cahs-pets.org
Great facility in Hillard, Ohio where I currently volunteer.
Shelter information, animals available for adoption, plus more!
Best Friends Animal Sanctuary:
www.bestfriends.org
The largest no-kill animal sanctuary in the nation overlooking the
scenic canyons and red rocks of Kanab, Utah.
AcmePet:
www.acmepet.com
AcmePet has a large directory of rescue organizations for dogs, cats,
horses, small animals, etc.
The Animal Shelter of Schoharie Valley, Inc, Howes Cave NY:
www.schoharieanimalshelter.org
Pictures and information about cats and dogs
available for adoption, plus newsletter.
Patuxent Animal Welfare Society, Inc:
www.ameritel.net/paws
PAWS is a non profit charity incorporated in Maryland
for the rescue and adoption of healthy, friendly
family dogs and cats, puppies and kittens.
Florida Humane Society:
www.flhumanesociety.org
Offers photos of canines and felines, adoption
services, and volunteer information.
Animal Connection Referral Service:
www.animal-connection.org
Animal rescue, emergency medical care, foster home
placement, adoption, and devotion to the no-kill
movement.
The Feline Foundation of Greater Washington, Inc:
www.ffgw.org
The Feline Foundation of Greater Washington, Inc. is
an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) organization dedicated
to the rescue, care and adoption of homeless cats
and kittens in the metropolitan Washington DC
community.
Kitty Village:
www.kittyvillage.org
Features dozens of cats and kittens that are
available for adoption in the metro Atlanta area.
Also has a list of humane society phone numbers.
North Bay Canine Rescue and Placement:
www.northbay-canine.org
Canine rescue and placement of dogs in at-risk situations. Visit
their "radical thoughts" section for some interesting stories.
Senior Canine Rescue Society:
www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/9703
Senior dog rescue and adoption.
DogPak Rescue:
www.cybrtyme.com/personal/dogpak
DogPak Rescue is committed to rescue and placement
of pets into safe, healthy homes. They are a private
foster care home for pets that come to them from a
variety of sources looking for good homes. They take
them in and they stay with them until healthy and
ready for a new home.
Dogs Savers Rescue:
www.angelfire.com/ca/dogsavers
Dog Savers Recue works to provide abandoned dogs and
puppies with well-matched, loving, responsible and
commited new homes.
ReRun:
www.rerun.org
ReRun is an organization that has several ex-racehorses for adoption.
Only horses with a good chance of placement are accepted into the
program; animals with injuries so severe as to make a future under
tack improbable or those who don't possess the temperament necessary
to adapt to a new lifestyle are passed over.
Equine Rescue Network:
www.equinenet.org
The Equine Rescue Network webpage contains many links to equine related
sites including ones about veterinary care, hoof care, equine welfare,
equine law, grants, adoption, donkeys, feral equines, and insurance.
They also have links to adoption sites.
TriState Equine:
www.tristateequine.org
The Tri-State Equine Adoption & Rescue is a Delaware based, non-profit
corporation rescues horses from sale or kill pens and places them in
loving, caring homes. Includes adoption info, horses for adoption,
and previously rescued or donated horses.
Equine Protection Network:
http://members.tripod.com/~SueE/HB1029.html
Includes information and articles about horses rescued before being
slaughtered, etc.
True Innocents Equine Rescue:
www.tierrescue.org
The True Innocents Equine Rescue rescues abused, neglected, and
unwanted horses. They also work to find homes for horses that have
fallen into the hands of killer buyers and, when funds allow,
purchase needy horses directly from low-end auctions. Once a horse
in their care has
been rehabilitated (if needed) and is deemed "ready
for a new home", they strive to find Safe, Responsible, Loving, Caring
homes for them through their adoption program.
H.O.R.S.E.S:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Village/8590
H.O.R.S.E.S is a Texas-based group of individuals who have banded
together to form a network of resources to provide unwanted, abused
and neglected horses of all breeds comfort, love, support and removal
from unhealthy conditions.
House Rabbit Society:
www.rabbit.org
House Rabbit Society is an all-volunteer non-profit organization that
rescues rabbits and educates the public on rabbit care.
Cascade Ferret Network:
www.cascade-ferret.org
Provides temporary homes and adoption opportunities
for abandoned, abused, or otherwise homeless ferrets.
The Ferret Guardian Recue Haven:
www.ferretguardian.org
A non-profit shelter providing a safe haven for sick,
abused, injured, and unwanted ferrets. Ferrets are
available for adoption.
