California Pet Shelters
- Home At Last Rescue - Berkeley
- Paw'd Squad Animal Rescue - Burbank
- HART Homeless Animal Rescue Team - Cambria
- Angel Puss & Pooch - Canoga Park
- Butte Humane Society - Chico
- Safe Haven Animal Sanctuary - Cupertino
- Tri-Valley Animal Rescue - Dublin
- Friends of Cats - El Cajon (Cats Only)
- Rancho Coastal Humane Society - Encinitas
- Feathered Family - Erie
- Pet Pro Life - Fountain Valley
- Ohlone Humane Society - Fremont
- Tri-City Animal Shelter - Fremont
- Animal Rescue Of Fresno (ARF) - Fresno
- California Feline Foundation and Valley Animal Center - Fresno
- Central California SPCA - Fresno (Dogs Only)
- Healdsburg Animal Shelter - Healdsburg
- All Creatures Great & Small Animal Rescue, Inc. - Hollister (Foster Network)
- Animal Abuse Prevention Agency, Inc. - Huntington Beach
- Amador County Animal Control - Jackson
- Lake Haven Pet Rescue - Kelseyville
- Lake Tahoe Humane Society - S.P.C.A. - Lake Tahoe
- Paw Parent Animal Sanctuary - Lancaster
- Pets & Pals Animal Shelter - Lathrop
- Friends of Animals Foundation - Los Angeles
- Critter Crossings Corp. - Los Molinos (Dogs Only)
- Contra Costa County Animal Services - Martinez
- Benevolent Animal Rescue Committee, Inc. (BARC) - Mentone
- Animal Assistance League of Orange County - Midway City
- Town Cats - Morgan Hill (Cats Only)
- Living Free - Mountain Center
- Bay Area Cat Rescue - Mountain View
- Persians and Friends Rescue, Inc. - Northridge
- Eastern Madera County SPCA - Oakhurst
- Hopalong Animal Rescue - Oakland
- Oakland Animal Services - Oakland
- Oakland SPCA - Oakland
- West End Shelter For Animals - Ontario
- Town & Country Humane Society - Orland
- Animal Friends Rescue Project - Pacific Grove
- C.A.R.E. Cat and Canine Assistance, Referral and Education - Palmdale
- TOPCats on the Ridge, Inc. - Paradise
- Contra Costa County Animal Services - Pinole
- Contra Costa Humane Society - Pleasant Hill
- Valley Humane Society - Pleasanton
- Pets In Need - Redwood City
- Safe Haven for Cats - Redwood City (Cats Only)
- The Cat House on the Kings - Reedley (Cats Only)
- Happy Tails Pet Sanctuary - Sacramento
- Persians Plus Cat Rescue - Sacramento (Cats Only)
- River City Cat Rescue - Sacramento
- Monterey County Animal Services - Salinas
- Calaveras County Animal Control - San Andreas
- Humane Society of Calaveras County - San Andreas
- San Francisco SPCA - San Francisco
- Smiley Dog Rescue - San Francisco (Dogs Only)
- Wonderdog Rescue - San Francisco (Dogs Only)
- 13th Street Cats - San Jose (Cats Only)
- CARE - San Jose
- Capistrano Animal Rescue Effort (CARE) - San Juan
- Friends of the Fairmont Animal Shelter - San Leandro
- Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA - San Mateo
- PROS Pug Rescue Bay to the Borders - San Ramon
- Noah's Friends Animal Sanctuary - Sanger
- Animal Shelter Assistance Program (ASAP) - Santa Barbara
- Dog Adoption and Welfare Group (DAWG) - Santa Barbara
- Humane Society of Silicon Valley - Santa Clara
- Project Purr - Santa Cruz (Cats Only)
- Santa Cruz SPCA - Santa Cruz
- Santa Cruz County Animal Care - Scotts Valley
- Pets Lifeline Animal Shelter - Sonoma
- Friends For Pets Foundation - Sun Valley
- Benicia Vallejo Humane Society - Vallejo
- Golden Hearts Animal Sanctuary - Valley Center
- Valley Oak SPCA - Visalia
- Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation - Walnut Creek
- Creatures of Heart Sanctuary, Inc. - Wilton
- Abby Animal Sanctuary - Woodland Hills
Breed Rescues
- Antelope Valley Dalmatian Rescue - Antelope Valley
- Siberians Needing Owners - Atascadero
- Another Chance for English Setters (ACES) - Fresno
- Chow Chow Rescue of the Sierra Foothills - Grass Valley/Sacramento
- Southern California Labrador Retriever Rescue - Irvine
- Basset Hound Rescue of Southern California - Long Beach
- Persian & Himalayan Cat Rescue of Northern California - Mill Valley
- German Shepherd Rescue of Orange County - Newport Beach
- Maine Coon Adoptions - Oakland
- Northern California Whippet Fanciers Association and Rescue - Oakland
- Afghan Hound Rescue of California - Redwood City
- BCNC Rescue (Bulldog Rescue) - Rescue for all of Northern California
- Col. Potter Cairn Rescue Network - Romoland
- Bay Area Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club, Inc. - San Francisco
- San Francisco Samoyed Rescue, Inc. - San Francisco (Covering Northern California)
- Cocker Connection of Southern California - Toluca Lake
- Bulldog Club of America Rescue Network - Woodside
Other Resources
- Reptile Rescue Southern California - - southern California
- Virtual Pet Adoptions - Bay area
- Rescue House - San Diego
- California's directory of pet adoption resources - Statewide
Please add your shelter or rescue group to the directory.
