151 ALL-BREED RESCUES and SHELTERS, by state/country
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This article is from the Breed Rescue Organizations FAQ, by Janice Ritter with numerous contributions by others.
151 ALL-BREED RESCUES and SHELTERS, by state/country
ALASKA
Alyeska Canine Trainers
Pat Bouschor
5201 Rabbit Creek Rd.
Anchorage, AK 99516
907-345-1506
ARIZONA
Dial-A-Pet (AZ only)
602-276-PETS, from 9-5:30 M-F, 9-4:30 Sat/Sun.
This group takes info about you and the breed you
want, finds the breed you're looking for in local
pounds and breed rescues in Arizona.
Coalition of All Breed Rescue of Arizona (CABRA)
602-494-9567
CALIFORNIA
Ohlone List (Northern CA rescue/shelter list)
Ohlone Humane Society, PO Box 5118, suite 108
Fremont, Ca 94537
or call Nancy Lyon (510) 792-0927
CARE Companion Animal Rescue Effort
408-227-CARE (CA)
Channel City Kennel Club
Cheryl Reynolds
4280 Carpinteria Ave.
Carpinteria, CA 93013
805-648-4914
East Bay Animal Refferal
415-841-PAWS (CA)
Friends of the Fairmont Animal Shelter
510-357-2487 (CA)
Hayward Friends of Animals
510 886-7546 (CA)
Humane Animal Rescue Team
National office
Fillmore, CA
805-524-4542
Imperial Valley Kennel Club
D. Michael Burk
Imperial, CA
619-355-1270
Nike Animal Rescue Foundation
408-224-6273 (CA)
Pet Finders
415-566-1045 (CA)
Pets & Pals
415-775-5881 (CA)
Pets in Need
415-367-1405 (CA)
Pets Unlimited
415-563-6700 (CA)
SF Bay Area Canine Rescue
415-851-7812 or 415-591-9918 (CA)
COLORADO
All Breed Rescue Network (ABRN) of Colorado
Bonnie Guzman
303-733-4220 (CO only)
CONNECTICUT
Linda Brescia
Canton, CT
203-693-9672
Trap Falls Kennel Club
Lilian Schneider
Monroe, CT
203-261-2503
FLORIDA
All Breed Rescue Coordinating Council
352-326-3113
Call for referrals to local rescues.
Friends of Strays
2911 47th Ave. North
St. Petersburg, FL 33714
813-522-6566
Jacksonville DFA
Betty Jean Shuman
Jacksonville, FL
904-733-1907
Marion-Alachua Dog Training Association
Janice Rodgers
Citra, FL
904-591-1773
GEORGIA
Atlanta Kennel Club
Dolores Russell
Atlanta, GA
404-296-7126
Conyers Kennel Club of Georgia
Jackie Dilworth
570 Clubhouse Dr.
Conyers, GA 30208
404-922-4151
HAWAII
Kona Coast Kennel Club
Kathy Miller
P.O. Box 1951
Kamuela, HI 96743
808-885-4118
ILLINOIS
Save-A-Pet, Inc.
2019 Rand Rd.
Palatine IL 60067
(708)934-7788
MISSOURI
Cutler's Canine Companions/Purebred Dog Rescue of St. Louis
Debbie Cutler
314-949-0180 or 314-957-DOGS (MO)
or
Debbie Hogland
314-544-023
MARYLAND
All-Breed Rescue Network/Clearinghouse (Maryland only)
202-244-0065 (long-distance phone calls will
be returned, COLLECT)
Animals' Guardian Angels
301-870-6463 (MD)
Alley Animals
410-823-0899 (MD) Rescues strays - neauters and gives most shots.
MASSACHUSETTS
Buddy Dog Humane Society (no-kill shelter, nice place!)
Boston Post Road (Rt 20)
Sudbury, MA 01776
508-443-6990
617-237-4747 (Wellesley exchange)
Baypath Humane Society
(no-kill shelter)
Hopkington, MA
508-435-6938
Boston Humane Society
P.O. Box 520
Barre, MA 01005
508-755-1117
(A no-kill shelter)
Dee Dinneen
Massachusetts
508-342-1100 days
508-827-1341 (evenings)
dee@iii.net
Placements only, all breeds
MICHIGAN
Purebred Rescue Association of Michigan
Lapeer, MI
(list of Michigan rescue organization available upon request)
Megen Veen, President
810-664-9800 (days)
810-664-2548 (after 8:30 p.m.)
Kathy Theisen
313-261-4712 (MI)
NEW JERSEY
All Breed Rescue of NJ
(609) 859-3125 Call for referrals
Adopt-A-Pet, Inc.
Irene: (908) 780-9706
Lee: (908) 462-6576
Sharon: (908) 462-5184 (NJ)
Animal Rescue Force, Inc.
(908) 257-7559 (NJ)
Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge
Bob Meizlik, computer volunteer
201-337-5180
email: rmeizlik@galaxy.net
NEW YORK
Onondaga Kennel Association
Jacqueline Karpinski
Syracuse, NY
315-492-9521
Brooklyn Animal Rescue Coalition (BARC)
Vinnie or Tony
718-486-7489
OKLAHOMA
Animal Aid of Tulsa
918-493-3321
Animal Rescue Foundation
918-291-2102
Pet Lost and Found
918-748-1990
Tulsa SPCA
918-428-2529
PENNSYLVANIA
Lower Bucks Dog Training Club
Joe Egan
Levittown, PA
215-949-1204
RHODE ISLAND
Rhode Island Kennel Club
Claudia Gaulin
Cranston, RI
401-944-5042
SOUTH DAKOTA
Karen Howell
605-627-5668 (SD)
TEXAS
All Breed Rescue Association (ABRA)
for TX: 713-342-3078
for others: PO Box 2603
Vincentown, NJ 08088
Directory: $3.00
"How to Start a Rescue": $2.00
Homeless Pet Placement League, Inc.
P.O. Box 273027
Houston, TX 77277
713-862-7387
Animal Trustees of Austin (ATA) (TX)
WHO IS ATA? Animal Trustees of Austin, Inc. was founded by concerned
citizens desiring to help lost, abused, and abandoned animals in Travis
County. A 501 (c) 3 tax-exempt non-profit organization, ATA was created
exclusively fo the charitable and educational purpose of representing and
protecting animals. Current ATA projects include the rescue and
re-homing of dogs and cats who are about to be euthanized at the
municipal shelter. Please call us at 512-327-5487 if you have any
questions, or would like to volunteer your services to our cause.
Carolyn Edison
Austin, TX
512-288-4248
UTAH
Best Friends Animal Sanctuary
P.O. Box G
Kanab, UT 84741
801-644-2001
VIRGINIA
HART (Homeless Animals Rescue Team)
P.O. Box 7261
Fairfax Station, VA 22039
703-691-HART
HART is a charitable organization that gives the general
public an alternative to animal shelters. The onwer is asked
to maintain their pet in their home as long as possible while
the animal is advertised and a new owner found. A home check
and contract are mandatory for adopters.
SPCA of Northern Virginia
703-799-9390
Works with dogs and cats, sometimes rabbits and birds, too.
Animals are vetted, then fostered. (Not kept in one holding
facility)
WASHINGTON
Seattle Purebred Dog Rescue
P.O. Box 3523
Redmond, WA 98073
206-654-1117 (this is *quite* a great org.)
Best Friends Foundation
WA
email: gback@teleport.com
Best Friends Foundation is a non-profit no kill pet adoption
group that finds homes for dogs and cats (and horses, and birds,
and squirrels, and hampsters, etc.) in Cowlitz County, WA.
Cascade Animal Protection Society
Arlou Hunter
31849 Pacific Hwy S #112
Federal Way, WA 98003
Muttmatchers Messenger/Humane Animal Rescue Team
Suzanne Kane
P.O. Box 1165
Enumclaw, WA 98022
206-825-0741
Concern for Animals
Tenino, WA
206-264-2839
Paws & Claws
Gloria 206-845-1424 (WA)
Kathy 206-531-8349
Equal Rights Animal Society
P.O. Box 1572
Puyallup, WA 98371
206-863-3933
Whidbey Animal Improvement Foundation
1254 W. Pioneer Way #238
Oak Harbor, WA 98277
206-678-3722
206-321-5111
206-679-2731
CANADA
North American Purebred Dog Rescue
Judith A. Tjosvold
9436 - 184th St.
Surrey, BC V4N 3T5
604-822-1026
Fort Saskatchewan and Area Canine Association
Lori-Ann Rice, Secretary
Box 3224
Fort Saskatchewan, AB T8L 2T2
(403) 998-0758
Grey-Bruce Kennel and Obedience Club Inc.
Ms. Mary Morris, Secretary
P.O. Box 481
Owen Sound, ON N4K 5P7
(519) 376-0401
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