Nationwide Animal Rescue and Adoption

The listings in this post are for groups that are not affiliated with any specific state but help animal rescue and adoption on a national scale.

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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Click on your state and scroll down to the appropriate pet
If you don’t find a group in your state search the surrounding states
When all else fails E-mail us for assistance

National 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
Australia	All	Searchable Database	PetRescue
National	Domestic Violence	Animal shelter support programs	Animal Shelter Support
National	All	All	Pets With Disabilities
National	All	All	The Shelter Group Project
National	All	All	Adoptapet.com
National	All	All	PetFinder.com
National	All	All	Kids Adopt A Shelter	Kids Adopt A Shelter is a network of children and their families across the United States that are on a mission to help comfort and support animals that are in shelters waiting for homes – or the shelters that are their home – See more at: http://www.kidsadoptashelter.org/#sthash.1OsD1ewT.dpuf
National	All	Find a No Kill Shelter in Your Area	No Paws Left Behind	Yes
National	All	No Kill Shelters	NoKillNetwork	Yes
National	All	No Kill Shelters	Fluffynet.com	Yes
National	Cats	Feral	Stray Cat Alliance
National	Cats	Feral	Alley Cat Allies
National	Cats	Feral	The Feral Cat Caretakers Coalition (FCCC)
National	Dogs	All	Dog Time
National	Dogs	Blind	Blind Dog Rescue
National	Dogs	Breed Rescues	Rescue Network
East Coast (NY to GA)	Dogs	Breed Rescues	Last Resort Rescue
National	Dogs	American Fox Terrier	American Fox Terrier Rescue
National	Dogs	Boston Terriers	Boston Terrier Network
National	Dogs	Catahoula Leopard Dogs	Catahoula Rescue Southeast
National	Dogs	Chow	TLC Chow Rescue
National	Dogs	Chow	Chow Dog Rescue
National	Dogs	Chesapeake Bay Retriever	Chesapeake Bay Retriever Relief & Rescue, Inc
National	Dogs	Dogue de Bordeaux	Dogue de Bordeaux Rescue
National	Dogs	Doodles	Labradoodle Rescue and Goldendoodle Rescue
National	Dogs	Doodles	Poo-Mix Rescue
National	Dogs	English Cocker Spaniel	English Cocker Spaniel Rescue
National	Dogs	English Setter	English Setter Rescue
National	Dogs	English Setter	Above & Beyond English Setter Rescue
National	Dogs	Flat Coated Retriever	Flat-Coated Retriever Society of America (click on “Rescue”)
National	Dogs	French Bulldog	French Bulldog Rescue Newwork
New England	Dogs	German Shorthaired Pointer	GSP Rescue New England
Southeast	Dogs	German Shorthaired Pointer	Southeast German Shorthaired Pointer Rescue
National	Dogs	Havanese	Havanese Rescue, Inc.
National	Dogs	Husky	Gaisha, Tundra and Spirit’s Place Husky Rescue
National	Dogs	Jack Russell	Russell Rescue, Inc
National	Dogs	Miniature Pinscher	The Internet Miniature Pinscher Service
National	Dogs	Norwegian Elkhound	Norwegian Elkhound Rescue
National	Dogs	Pit Bull and Bully Breeds	Pets and Vets USA
National	Dogs	Puppy Mill	National Mill Dog Rescue
National	Dogs	Rhodesian Ridgeback	Ridgeback Rescue of the United States
National	Dogs	Samoyed	National Samoyed Rescue
National	Dogs	Shap-Pei	North American Shar-Pei Rescue – Shar-Pei Adoption; Fostering
Midwest	Dogs	Shiba	Midwest Shiba Inu Rescue
Midwest	Dogs	Wire Fox Terrier Rescue	Wire Fox Terrier Rescue Midwest
National	Guinea Pigs	All	Raise Money Online for Guinea Pig Rescues
National	Horses	All	The Mustang Freedom Foundation
National	Dogs	Foster An Animal	911fosterpets-for finding foster homes
National	Dogs	Fostering	Temporary Fostering
National	Military and Civilian	Fostering	Pact for Animals
National	Military	Fostering Pets	Guardian Angels for Soldier’s Pet
National	Military	Fostering Pets	AHA Military Foster Programs
National	Military	Fostering Pets	Dogs On Deployment
East Coast	Transport	Cats and Dogs	Pooches On The Move
National	Transport-Air	Cats and Dogs	Pilots n Paws
National	Transport	All	Tara’s Pet Transports
National	Transport	All	Paws Without Borders
National	Transport	All	Wheels 4 Paws
National	Transport	All	The Pet Transporter Guys
National	Transport	All	The Pet Transporter Guys
National	Transport	All	The Pet Transporter Guys
National (In Utah)	All	All	Best Friends Sanctuary	Yes
National	Transport-From the South to the North	All	Rescue Road Trips
National	Wild Life Rehabilitation	All	Wild Life Rehabilitation
National	Wild life sanctuarys	All	Green People Sanctuary Listings

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