The rescue of Florida dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, and small domestic mammals, is critical to the well-being of these companions. This page is dedicated to providing rescue lists for all Florida pets. We thank all those people who give unselfishly to the saving and placement of the less fortunate, and we hope that any heartache you encounter is overwhelmed by the happiness you make.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: It is PGAA's desire to provide a list of adoption and rescue sites that rescue pets and, hopefully, place them into new loving and caring homes. While we make every effort to only publish links from reputable rescue agencies, we HAVE NOT physically reviewed these organizations. Let us know of any unfavorable experiences that you may have had with any rescue/adoption group at PGAA Rescues.
It is difficult to continually maintain a completely valid list of operating rescue agencies so some of these rescues may no longer be operating. Your cooperation in notifying us of closed rescues will also be appreciated.
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Florida Adoption and Rescue Organizations.
Please use caution when considering placing an animal with any one involved in animal rescue, or if you get an animal from a rescue/adoption agency. Get references and do some investigation on your own. Long-distance/sight unseen adoptions can be risky.
A "Yes" in the No-Kill column means that the rescue is a shelter where animals are only euthanized if they are too sick to be treated or too aggressive to be suitable for adoption.
| LOCATION | TYPE | BREED | URL | NO-KILL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | All | All | Florida Animal Control Association | |
| Miami | All | All | Pet Rescue Miami | Yes |
| Naples | All | All | Volunteer Services for Animals | |
| Ft. Lauderdale | Most | Most | Abandoned Pet Rescue | Yes |
| Tampa Bay | Birds | Parrots | Tampa Bay Parrot Rescue | |
| Tampa | Big Cat | Wild | Big Cat Rescue | |
| Clearwater, FL 33758 | Cats | All | Second Chance For Strays | |
| Florida | Cats | All | Cats With No Names Rescue Listings | |
| Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547 | Cats | All | Save Our Cats and Kittens | Yes |
| Miami, FL 33234 | Cats | All | The Cat Network | Yes |
| St.Petersburg Florida 33705 | Cats | All | Heavens Safe Haven | Yes |
| Bay County | Cats/Dogs | All | VFV Pet Rescue | |
| Boca Raton | Cats/Dogs | All | Animal Matters | |
| Bonifay FL 32425 | Cats/Dogs | All | Ben's Place | Yes |
| Bonifay 32425 | Cats/Dogs | All | The Lucky Puppy Sanctuary | Yes |
| Bronson, FL 32621 | Cats/Dogs | All | Humane Society of Levy County | |
| Brooker, FL 32622 | Cats/Dogs | All | Phoenix Animal Rescue | |
| Central Florida | Cats/Dogs | All | Pet Action League | Yes |
| Clermont, FL 34712 | Cats/Dogs | All | South Lake Animal League | Yes |
| Coral Springs, Boca, Lauderdale, Deerfield Beach | Cats/Dogs | All | Florida Humane Society | |
| DeLand, FL 32720 | Cats/Dogs | All | Animal Rescue Konsortium | |
| Doctor's Inlet, FL 32030 | Cats/Dogs | All | Pet Welfare | Yes |
| Eglin AFB | Cats/Dogs | All | Pet Welfare | Yes |
| Ft. Lauderdale, 33334 | Cats/Dogs | All | Abandoned Pet Rescue | Yes |
| Ft. Lauderdale, 33355 | Cats/Dogs | All | Pets in Distress | Yes |
| Ft Myers | Cats/Dogs | All | Animal Refuge | |
| Gainesville, FL 32608 | Cats/Dogs | All | Gainsville Pet Rescue | |
| Gainesville, FL 32609 | Cats/Dogs | All | Alachua County Humane Society | |
| Gainesville | Cats/Dogs | All | Whiskers Hollow | |
| Goldenrod, 32733 | Cats/Dogs | All | Pet Rescue By Judy | Yes |
| Hallandale, 33008 | Cats/Dogs | All | Adopt A Stray, Inc, PO Box 2266, Hallandale, FL 33008, 954-966-8382 E-mail: adoptastray@aol.com | |
| Jupiter FL, 33477 | Cats/Dogs | All | Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary and Hospital | Yes |
| Largo, FL 33773 | Cats/Dogs | All | SPCA Tampa Bay | Yes |
| Melrose, FL 32666 | Cats/Dogs | All | Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary and Hospital | Yes |
| Melrose, FL 32666 | Cats/Dogs | All | Puppy Hill Farm | |
| Miami, 33056 | Cats/Dogs | All | Pets Rescue | Yes |
| Newberry FL 32669 | Cats/Dogs | All | Helping Hands Rescue | |
| Oakland Park, 33311 | Cats/Dogs | All | Animal Aid | Yes |
| Orlando, FL 32856 | Cats/Dogs | All | Superior Mutts Doggie Rescue | |
| Orlando, FL 32818 | Cats/Dogs | All | In Harmony with Nature Animal Haven | |
| Orlando, FL 32839 | Cats/Dogs | All | SPCA of Central Florida | Yes |
| Orlando, FL 32856 | Cats/Dogs | All | Superior Mutts Doggie Rescue | |
| Palm Harbor, FL 34683 | Cats/Dogs | All | Suncoast Animal League | Yes |
| Panama City 32405 | Cats/Dogs | All | Humane Society of Bay County | Yes |
| Panama City Beach, FL 32413 | Cats/Dogs | All | Panama City Beach Paws and Claws | Yes |
| Port St Joe 32456 | Cats/Dogs | All | St. Joseph Bay Humane Society | |
| Ruskin, FL 33570 | Cats/Dogs | All | Critter Adoption and Rescue Effort (CARE) | Yes |
| Sanford, FL 32773 | Cats/Dogs | All | Pet Rescue By Judy | Yes |
| Sebastian FL 32958 | Cats/Dogs | All | All Pet Rescue | Yes |
| South Florida | Cats/Dogs | Mostly Cats, some dogs | The Cat Network | |
| St Petersburg, FL 33714 | Cats/Dogs | All | Friends of Strays | Yes |
| Tampa, FL 33685 | Cats/Dogs | All | Lost Angels Animal Rescue | Yes |
| Tampa, FL 33607 | Cats/Dogs | All | Humane Society of Tampa Bay | |
| Tampa, FL 33622 | Cats/Dogs | All | Big Hearts Rescue and Rehabilitation | |
| Tampa, FL 33685 | Cats/Dogs | All | St. Francis Society Animal Rescue | Yes |
| West Palm Beach, FL 33422 | Cats/Dogs | All | A Second Chance Puppies and Kittens Rescue | Yes |
| Orlando | Chinchillas | All | Sunshine Chinchillas | Yes |
| Central Florida | Dogs | Small | Cocker Spaniel/Small Dog Rescue of Central Florida | |
| Florida | Dogs | Senior | The Old Dog House | |
| Florida | Dogs | All | Florida Doggie Paws Rescue | |
| Florida | Dogs | All | Small Dog Rescue | |
| Florida | Dogs | Small - Purebred or Mixed | First Coast Shih Tzu and Furbaby Rescue | |
| Lee County | Dogs | Small (but will take others) | Pekes and Pals Canine Rescue | Yes |
| Ft. Walton Beach FL 32548 | Dogs | All | RUFF-Rescued Unwanted Furry Friends | Yes |
| Minneola, FL 34755 | Dogs | All | Houndhaven, Inc | Yes |
| Orlando, FL 32861 | Dogs | All | Puppy Pleasers Rescue | Yes |
| South Florida | Dogs | All | Companion Animal Rescue | |
| Arcadia FL 34266 | Dogs | Small | Little Angels Rescue | Yes |
| Winter Park, FL 32792 | Small Dogs and Others (no cats) | All | Compassionate Canines | Yes |
| Florida | Dogs | Akbash Dog | Akbash Dog Association of America - Nancy Rix 813-782-8429 | |
| Florida | Dogs | America Eskimo | Kim and Jeff Weikel, Asst Director of Operations Web site: Eskie Rescuers United | |
| Mid-Florida | Dogs | Australian Cattle Dog | Mid-Florida ACD Rescue | |
| Florida | Dogs | Australian Shepherd | Florida Aussie Rescue | |
| Florida | Dogs | Basset Hound | Suncoast Basset Rescue | |
| Florida | Dogs | Basset Hound | Florida Basset Hound Rescue | |
| Tampa | Dogs | Beagle | Tampa Beagle Rescue | |
| Florida | Dogs | Boxer | Florida Boxer Rescue | |
| Florida | Dogs | Brittany | National Brittany Rescue and Adoption Network | |
| Florida | Dogs | Brittany | Independent Brittany Rescue (352)465-7655 | Yes |
| Florida | Dogs | Bulldog | Buddies Through Bullies | |
| Florida | Dogs | Bulldog | Florida English Bulldog Rescue | |
| South Florida | Dogs | Chihuahua | Chihuahua Toy Breed Rescue and Retirement | |
| Florida | Dogs | Chinook | Joyce Maley at e-mail: hurricane@chinookdogs.com | |
| Florida | Dogs | Cocker Spaniel | Florida Cocker Spaniel Rescue | |
| Florida East Coast | Dogs | Cocker Spaniel | Florida East Coast Cocker Spaniel Rescue | |
| Jacksonville FL 32240 | Dogs | Collie | Welcome to Friends of Collies and Shelties! | Yes |
| Pensacola | Dogs | Collie | Gulf Coast Sheltie and Collie Rescue - 850-626-3466, E-mail: pack_nwfla@yahoo.com | |
| South Florida | Dogs | Collie | Collie Florida Rescue. E-Mail | |
| Tallahassee | Dogs | Collie | Tallahassee Collie Rescue | |
| Miami Beach, FL 33140 | Dogs | Dachshund | Dachshund Rescue of South Florida | |
| Florida | Dogs | Dachshund | Florida Dachshund Rescue | |
| Florida | Dogs | Dachshund | Dachshund Adoption and Rescue | |
| Oakland Park | Dogs | Doberman | Dobe Rescue of Oakland Park, Florida - 954-946-4100 | |
| Florida | Dogs | English Bulldog | Florida English Bulldog Rescue | |
| Florida | Dogs | English Setter | Florida All-Setter Rescue | |
| Riverview, FL 33569 | Dogs | German Shepherd | Tampa Bay German Shepherd Rescue | |
| Wildwood, FL 34785 | Dogs | German Shepherd | German Shpeherd Rescue of Central Florida | |
| Florida Rep | Dogs | Goldendoodle | Doodle Rescue Collective | Yes |
| Panhandle | Dogs | Golden Retrievers | Emerald Coast Golden Retriever Rescue | |
| Naples | Dogs | Golden Retrievers | Golden Rescue in Naples | |
| Mid-Florida | Dogs | Golden Retrievers | Golden Retriever Rescue of Mid-Florida (407-332-2840) | |
| Florida | Dogs | Golden Retrievers | Gulf South Golden Retriever Rescue | |
| Boca Raton Area | Dogs | Golden Retrievers | Tropical Dog Golden Retriever Rescue of Boca Raton (561-479-3085) | |
| SW Florida | Dogs | Great Dane | Southwest Great Dane Rescue | |
| NE Florida | Dogs | Great Dane | NE Florida Great Dane Rescue | |
| Central Florida | Dogs | Great Dane | Central Florida Great Dane Rescue | |
| Mid-Florida | Dogs | Great Dane | Great Dane Club of Mid-Florida Rescue -- Kevin Kavanaugh -- 813-776-1094 | |
| Florida | Dogs | Great Pyrenees | North Florida Great Pyrenees Club Rescue | |
| Ft. Lauderdale | Dogs | Greyhound | Friends of Greyhounds | |
| Central Florida | Dogs | Greyhound | Greyhound Ranch Longwood, FL 32779, Telephone: 407-804-5257 | |
| Florida | Dogs | Greyhound | E-mail: greytluv@aol.com Joey's Greyhound Friends, Inc, Cape Coral, 941-549-7693 | |
| Tampa Area | Dogs | Greyhound | Greyhound Adoption and Rescue Tampa Area | |
| Florida | Dogs | Italian Greyhound | Italian Greyhound Club of Florida Rescue | |
| Florida | Dogs | Italian Greyhound | Midwest Italian Greyhound Rescue | |
| Florida | Dogs | Keeshond | Florida Keeshond Rescue | |
| Florida Rep | Dogs | Labradoodle | Doodle Rescue Collective | Yes |
| Florida | Dogs | Labrador Retrievers | Labrador Retriever Rescue of Florida, Inc. | |
| Central Florida | Dogs | Labrador Retrievers | K-9 Korner Lab Rescue - 407-366-2154 | |
| Florida | Dogs | Miniature Schanuzer | Schnauzer Lover Rescue | |
| Florida | Dogs | Pekingese | Pekes and Pals Canine Rescue | Yes |
| Melbourne, FL 32912 | Dogs | Poodles | Coastal Poodle Rescue | |
| Florida | Dogs | Poodles | Florida Poodle Rescue St. Petersburg, Florida 33734 727-898-5114 | |
| Orlando, FL 32789 | Dogs | Pomeranians | Tidewater Pom Club Orlando/Winter Park | |
| Orlando | Dogs | Pug | Orlando Pug Rescue | Yes |
| Central Florida | Dogs | Pug | Central Florida Pug Rescue | |
| Southwest Florida | Dogs | Pug | Senior/Special Needs Pugs | Yes |
| South Florida | Dogs | Pug | Compassionate Pug Rescue | |
| FL, GA, SC | Dogs | Pug | Southeast Pug Rescue | |
| West Palm Beach | Dogs | Pug | Planet Pug Rescue | |
| Central Florida | Dogs | Samoyed | Samoyed Fanciers of Central Florida | |
| Brevard | Dogs | Scottish Terrier | "Great Scot!" Scottish Terrier Mix Rescue of Brevard Fl, Inc. Jamie Koehler, Rescue Coordinator, 321-626-9792, 24 hours | Yes |
| Florida | Dogs | Setters | Florida All-Setter Rescue | |
| Jacksonville FL 32240 | Dogs | Shelties | Welcome to Friends of Collies and Shelties! | Yes |
| Pensacola | Dogs | Sheltie | Gulf Coast Sheltie and Collie Rescue - 850 626-3466, E-mail: pack_nwfla@yahoo.com | |
| Jacksonville | Dogs | Shetland Sheepdog (Sheltie) | Jacksonville Sheltie Rescue | |
| Florida | Dogs | Shih Tzu | Peke A Tzu Rescue | |
| Florida | Dogs | Shih Tzu | First Coast Shih Tzu and Furbaby Rescue | |
| South Florida | Dogs | Shih Tzu | Shih Tzu Rescue of South Florida | |
| South Florida | Dogs | Siberian Husky | Southern Florida Siberian Husky Rescue | |
| Florida's East Coast (34990 base) | Dogs | Yorkshire Terrier | Florida Yorkie Rescue | |
| Bradenton 34212 | Farm Animals | All | Napier's Log Cabin Horse and Animals Sanctuary | Yes |
| Alachua and Tri-County | Farm Animals | All | Kindred Spirits | |
| Alachua and Tri-County | Ferrets | All | Dookie's House | |
| Alachua and Tri-County | Ferrets | All | West End Animal Hospital | |
| South Florida | Ferrets | All | South Florida Ferrets Rescue | |
| Freeport, FL 32439 | Horses | All | Alaqua Animal Refuge | Yes |
| Archer, FL 32618 | Potbellied Pig | All | Rooterville | |
| Florida | Potbellied Pig | All | Noah's Ark Potbellied Pig Rescue | |
| Broward County | Rabbits | Domestic | Rabbit Rescue |