The rescue of Maryland 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 Maryland 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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Maryland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll County | All | All | Carroll County Humane Society | |
| Mount Airy, MD 21771 | All | Special Needs | Heavan's Gift Animal Rescue and Sanctuary | Yes |
| Maryland | Birds | All | Lair of Dragons Bird Rescue and Sanctuary | |
| Abingdon, MD 21009 | Cats | All | Romie Cat Rescue | |
| Accokeek, MD 20607 | Cats | All | Suwannee Valley Feline Rescue Inc | |
| Baltimore, MD 21222 | Cats | All | Maryland Animal Advocates, Inc | |
| Bethesda, MD 20814 | Cats | All | Alley Cat Cllies | Yes |
| Bowie, MD 20718 | Cats | All | Prince Georges Feral Friends, SPCA | Yes |
| Germantown, MD 20874 | Cats | All | Shingilana Rescued Felines | |
| Rock Hall, MD 21661 | Cats | All | Really Great Cats Rescue | |
| Silver Spring, MD 20906 | Cats | All | Puden's Place | |
| Silver Spring, MD 20906 | Cats | All | Good Luck Cats | |
| Baltimore, MD 21211 | Cats and Dogs | All | The Maryland SPCA. | |
| Baltimore, MD 21230 | Cats and Dogs | All | Recycled Love, Inc. | |
| Bel Air, MD 21015 | Cats and Dogs | All | Rainbow Tails Rescue | |
| Chesapeake City, MD 21915 | Cats and Dogs | All | Eastern Shore Animal Rescue League | |
| Chesapeake City, MD 21915 | Cats and Dogs | All | Paws for Life | Yes |
| Chestertown, Maryland 21620 | Cats and Dogs | All | Humane Society of Kent County | |
| Columbia, MD 21045 | Cats and Dogs | All | Tara's House Animal Rescue | Yes |
| Easton, MD 21601 | Cats and Dogs | All | Talbot County Humane Society | |
| Ellicott City, MD 21041 | Cats and Dogs | All | Animal Advocates of Howard County | |
| Frederick, MD 21701 | Cats and Dogs | All | Frederick County Humane Society | |
| Frederick, MD 20678 | Cats and Dogs | All | Calvert Animal Welfare League | Yes |
| Gaithersburg | Cats and Dogs | All | All Breed Rescue and Referral | |
| Greenbelt, Maryland 20768 | Cats and Dogs | All | Partnership for Animal Welfare | |
| Laurel, MD 20724 | Cats and Dogs | All | Companion Animal Rescue Alliance | |
| Mt. Airy, MD 21771 | Cats and Dogs | All | Tails of Hope Sanctuary | |
| Phoenix, MD 21131 | Cats and Dogs | All | Defenders of Animal Rights | Yes |
| Prince Frederick, MD 20678 | Cats and Dogs | All | Calvert Animal Welfare League | Yes |
| Ridgely, MD 21660 | Cats and Dogs | All | Caroline County Humane Society | |
| Rockville, MD 20850 | Cats and Dogs | All | Montgomery County Humane Society | |
| Waldorf, MD 20602 | Cats and Dogs | All | Humane Society of Charles County | |
| Washington Grove, Maryland 20880 | Cats and Dogs | All | Montgomery County SPCA | Yes |
| Baltimore, MD 21231 | Dogs | All | Underdog Rescue of MD | |
| Chesapeake City, MD 21915 | Dogs | All | Paws for Life | Yes |
| Bethesda, MD 20827 | Dogs | All | DAWG Rescue | |
| Laurel, 20724 | Dogs | All | Companion Animal Rescue Alliance | |
| Maryland | Dogs | All | Adopt A Shelter Dog | |
| Pasadena, MD 21123 | Dogs | All | Dog Rescue of Maryland | |
| Silver Spring, MD 20902 | Dogs | All | Roxies's Fund | |
| Towson, MD 21204 | Dogs | All | Dogs In Danger Rescue | |
| Maryland | Dogs | America Eskimo | Wanda Mitchell, Exec Dir of OperationsWeb site: Eskie Rescuers United | |
| Maryland | Dogs | Akita | Akita Rescue Mid-Atlantic Coast | |
| Maryland | Dogs | Basset Hound | Basset Hound Rescue | |
| Southern Maryland | Dogs | Beagle | Beagle Rescue of Southern Maryland | |
| Mid-Atlantic | Dogs | Border Collie | Mid-Atlantic Border Collie Rescue | |
| Mid-Atlantic | Dogs | Boston Terrier | Old Dominion Boston Terrier Rescue | |
| Maryland | Dogs | Boxer | Adopt A Boxer Rescue | |
| Maryland | Dogs | Boxer | Boxer Rescue and Adoption | |
| Maryland | Dogs | Boxer | Northeastern Boxer Rescue | Yes |
| Maryland | Dogs | Bulldog | English Bulldog Rescue | |
| Maryland | Dogs | Bulldog | HeavenSent English Bulldog Rescue | |
| Maryland | Dogs | Bulldog, English and French | Pug Lovers Rescue | Yes |
| Maryland | Dogs | Bulldog | On The Rebound Bulldog Rescue | |
| Maryland | Dogs | Chinese Shar Pei | Mid-Atlantic Chinese Shar-Pei Rescue Operation | |
| DE,DC,NY,NJ,PA,MD,VA | Dogs | Chihuahua | Cold Nose Warm Heart | |
| Maryland | Dogs | Cocker Spaniel | Cocker Spaniel Adoption | |
| Maryland | Dogs | Coonhounds | Hound Rescue | |
| Maryland | Dogs | Dalmatian | Adopt A Spot | |
| Maryland | Dogs | Doberman Pinscher | Doberman Assistance, Rescue and Education (DARE) | |
| Maryland | Dogs | English Bulldog | HeavenSent Bulldog Rescue | |
| Maryland | Dogs | English Springer Spaniel | Mid-Atlantic ESS Rescue | |
| Baltimore, MD 21286 | Dogs | German Shepherd | Shepherds to Love | |
| Maryland and Virginia | Dogs | German Shorthaired Pointers | Mid-Atlantic German Shorthaired Pointers Rescue | |
| Southern Maryland | Dogs | Golden Retrievers | Golden Retriever Rescue of Southern Maryland | |
| Maryland | Dogs | Golden Retrievers | GoldHeart Golden Retriever Rescue 410-569-6350 | |
| Maryland | Dogs | Golden Retrievers | GRREAT. Inc | |
| Maryland | Dogs | Great Dane | Great Dane Club of Maryland Rescue -- Helen Baker -- 301-747-5974 | |
| Maryland | Dogs | Great Dane | Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue -- Debbie Rahl -- 410-945-5454 | |
| Maryland | Dogs | Great Pyrenees | Appalachian Great Pyrenees Association-Rescue | |
| Maryland | Dogs | Hounds | Hound Rescue | |
| DE, MD, NJ, PA | Dogs | Jack Russell Terrier | Russell Rescue | |
| Annandale, VA 22003 | Dogs | Labrador Retriever | Lab Rescue of the LRCP | |
| VA, MD, DC, PA, NJ (Palmyra, PA 17078) | Dogs | Labrador Retriever | Labrador Retriever Rescue | |
| Maryland | Dogs | Maltese | United Maltese Rescue | |
| New England thru Georgia | Dogs | Maltese | Atlantic Maltese Rescue, Inc | |
| Maryland | Dogs | Miniature Schanuzer | Schnauzer Rescue of the Mid-Atlantic | |
| Maryland | Dogs | Plott Hounds | Hound Rescue | |
| Maryland | Dogs | Pug | Pug Lovers Rescue | Yes |
| Maryland | Dogs | Rottweiler | N. Virginia Rottweiler Rescue League | |
| Maryland | Dogs | Schanuzer | Schnauzer Rescue of the Mid-Atlantic | |
| Maryland | Dogs | Shetland Sheepdog (Sheltie) | Northern Chesapeake Sheltie Rescue | |
| Maryland | Dogs | Shetland Sheepdog (Sheltie) | Shetland Sheepdog Rescue Club of Maryland | |
| Maryland | Dogs | Shiba Inu | Mid-Atlantic Shiba Rescue | |
| Maryland | Dogs | Siberian Husky | Tails of the Tundra Siberian Husky Rescue | |
| Maryland | Dogs | West Highland Terrier | Maryland Westie Rescue | |
| Maryland | Dogs | West Highland Terrier | Stephen Di Giulian, Westie Rescue Mid Atlantic,Dunn Loring, VA 22027, 703-671-1039 (24Hr Infoline) | |
| Maryland | Dogs | Yorkshire Terrier | Save-A-Yorkie | |
| Parts of Maryland | Dogs | Yorkshire Terrier | Rescue Me - Yorkie Rescue | |
| Maryland | Farm Animals | All | MarylandPet.com | |
| Baltimore County | Ferrets | All | Rocky's Ferret Rescue and Shelter | Yes |
| Baltimore County | Ferrets | All | Oxford Ferret Rescue | |
| Baltimore County | Ferrets | All | The Ferret Inn | |
| Maryland | Guinea Pig | All | Guinea Pig Rescue | |
| Abingdon, MD 21009 | Rabbits | All | Luna’s House | |
| Southern Maryland | Rabbits | All | Bunny Magic | Yes |
| Maryland | Small Pets | All | Marylandpet.com |