July

Rescue Directories

Here you will find a listing of Directories that list Animal Rescues in the surrounding area.

Several types of Animals

These rescuers rescue and have adoptions for more than one type of animal, such as cats & dogs or all animal rescues etc.. Help save a life, adopt a pet!!

Animal Rescues & Shelters - Louisiana

Rescue Network Organization - The PetHobbyist family of web communities, and its staff, volunteers, users, and sponsors, support the responsible and ethical rescue of all kinds of animals: companion animals, working animals, and wildlife.

PGAA Rescue contacts - Provides dog and other pet rescue and adoption contacts in Louisiana.

Listing of Animal Rescue Groups - This list is in no order other than alphabetical. Do not copy this list to the other states. Wait until all states have a page.

S.O.S. Rescue - S.O.S. Rescue (Save Our Strays Rescue) is an all volunteer group devoted to the welfare of the innocent, unwanted, discarded, and yes ...strayed angels in Plaquemine and surrounding areas. View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.
Address: PO Box 267, Plaquemine, LA 70765-0267 Phone: 225-687-7994

Baton Rouge, LA Animal Protection & Welfare Society - A.P.A.W.S - is an all volunteer group of people who are dedicated to ensuring that all pet animals in and around the Baton Rouge area live in homes which provide for all of the animal's physical and emotional needs. Since we have no shelter at this time, our foster animals live in homes or at the vet offices. If you are interested in any of our animals, please call us.
PO Box 40981, Gateway Station, Baton Rouge, La 70835 Phone: 225-343-0303

Lafayette, LA Animal Rescue Foundation - ARF is a small group of concerned individuals that provide care and housing for abandoned or unwanted animals in Lafayette Parish and the surrounding area. Space in our shelter facility is limited. Volunteers and Donations needed!
Address: PO Box 53501, Lafayette LA 70505 Phone: 337-332-4756

Metairie, LA Vet Adoptions - We are focused on rescuing animals off the streets of the city who face no other alternative but a slow painful death due to heartworms and diseases or euthanasia from local animal control facilities. We are a no-kill agency that does not euthanize animals due to lack of space or time.
Address: PO Box 2017, Metairie, LA 70004

Pearl River, LA PAWS - Proponents of Animal Welfare in St. Tammany - is a community outreach organization formed to complement the function of St. Tammany Parish Dept. of Animal Services, the animal control facility for St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana.
Address: PO Box 1055, Pearl River, LA. 70452 Phone: 985-809-0183

Prairieville, LA Ascension Animal Advocates - PO Box 1829, Prairieville, LA 70769 Phone: 225-315-3438

Ruston, LA 4 Paws Rescue - Ruston, LA 71270

Birds - Avian Rescuers

Bird Adoption Groups - BirdAdoption.org - Bird Adoption - Adopt a parrot or another captive bird instead of contributing to the homeless bird problem by buying from a breeder. Educate yourself on proper bird care BEFORE adopting a bird. They make difficult, demanding 'pets' because they are wild animals!

Bird Adoption Groups - Listing of Bird Rescue groups.

See also Bird Information or Avian Rescues

Also See the following Directory (s): Avian Rescues

Cats - Cat/Kitten Rescuers

Juggling Cats - Listing

Monroe, LA River City Humane Society for Cats - The River Cities Humane Society For Cats is a humane organization and to help the many homeless cats and kittens in the Twin Cities area. Donations and volunteers needed!!
Address: 4695 Construction Ave, Monroe, LA 71203   Phone: 318-387-4392
New Address: 5302 DeSiard Street, Monroe, LA

Sulphur, LA Animal Angels - is a small group of people in the Calcasieu Parish area that has undertaken the task of reducing the over population of cats. We accomplish this by use of the TAR program (trap, alter, release). To adopt a kitten/cat or puppy/dog from Animal Angels, you must read and fill out an adoption agreement.
Address: PO Box 212, Sulphur, LA 70664 Phone: 337-528-8098

Also See the following Directory (s): More LA Cat Rescues Here or Cat Rescues

Dogs - Dog/Puppy Rescuers By Breed Order

Senior Dog Rescue Looking out for older dogs

Deaf Dog Rescue - USA

Blind Dog Rescue - Owners of dogs that are blind or visually impaired canines. Information on joining the blind dog email list.

Breed Order: Dog rescue groups are in breed order from this point down. If you don't find the breed you are looking for, try contacting several of the rescue groups and animal shelters and ask them where you can find the breed you are looking for. Most likely, somebody will be able to help you. Some rescues will rescue other breeds other than what they specialize in. So tell them, what your looking for and see if they can find that breed through their network of connections.

American Eskimo Dog Rescue, Inc - We are an all-volunteer nationwide American Eskimo dog rescue organization with chapters in many states throughout the country, and we are always adding more. We rescue stray, orphaned, unwanted or abused Eskies from humane societies, pounds, shelters, etc. We can also be found on Petfinder.com in Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee and Washington state. We need volunteers, transporters and foster homes. View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.

Belgian Malinois Rescue - ABMC Rescue is committed to finding new homes for Belgian Malinois being fostered. Central Region covers: AR, IA, KS, LA, MN, MO, ND, NE, OK, SD and TX. View some of the dogs up for adoption in the Central Region HERE.

Louisiana Boxer Rescue - Foster Homes needed!!

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Rescue - Southern Division - Serving AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN and VA. Donations and Volunteers needed!!

Cajun Corgi Rescue - Our goal is to rescue and place corgis and corgi mixes into approved forever homes. Our rescues come from shelters and owner surrenders.
Address: 15614 North Firewood, Baton Rouge, LA 70816 Phone: 225-752-5345

Southern States Dachshund Rescue - Our dogs are fostered in home across Tennessee and surrounding states. We are in need of volunteers and fosters. If you are interested please contact us. We are located in the Southeastern States right now (mostly AL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, and TN) but are looking to expand all over the United States as time goes on. View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.
Address: 516 Woods Ave N, Lewisburg, TN 37091 Phone: 931-446-5533

English Bulldog Rescue and Adoption - The Bulldog Club of America Rescue Network (BCARN) has volunteers working throughout the US and some in Canada.

North Louisiana White German Shepherd Rescue - We are a non profit organization with a commitment to save pure bred GSD's from neglect and abandonment. Our Mission is to rescue as many pure bred German Shepherds as possible from shelters, many of which would be put to sleep without us. We are in need of donations, volunteers and Foster Homes!!
Ruston, LA 71270

Costal White German Shepherd Rescue Referral, Inc - White German Shepherd Rescue. Dogs and puppies. Coastal is a not-for-profit organization that helps GSD rescues save and vet white German shepherd dogs and puppies by offering the rescue groups and shelters a courtesy listing of their wgs dogs, in hopes they find a safe, new home, or are placed in safe, temporary foster care until they find a permanent, forever home. Coastal WGSDRR is also dedicated to raising funds to assist rescue groups in paying for expensive vetting care so that heartworm positive dogs, or dogs who need surgery stand a better chance of getting rescued, treated, and adopted. We offer services in the south coastal states, Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington DC, and West Virginia shelters.

Louisiana Irish Setter Rescue - Magnolia Setter Rescue works in conjunction with the Florida All-Setter Rescue. We are a network of volunteers who protect and promote the Setter breeds (Gordon, Irish, English, and Irish Red & White). We use foster homes for each Setter who enters our program, therefore we do not maintain any centralized shelter facilities. Our Coordinator, Bonnie Foster, is also the Irish Setter Club of America Rescue Coordinator for Region 3, which includes AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, and TX. View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.
Huntersville, NC 28078 Phone: 352-821-2155

Irish Setter Rescue - Offices in AL, AR, CO, FL, GA, IA, IL, KS, LA, MO, NC, NE, OH, TN, TX, and VA. View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.
Home Office: PO Box 328, Oakland, TN 38060

Friends of Rescued Mastiffs, Inc - Friends of Rescued Mastiffs, Inc. (FORM) Rescue & Placement Service is available to provide re-homing services to purebred Mastiffs. Dogs are accepted from their owners, shelters, as well as other rescue organizations. We serve AZ, AR, CO, IA, KS, LA, MO, NE, NM, ND, OK, SD, UT, TX and WY. Phone: (970) 532-5833

Mastiff Club of America Rescues - Mastiff Hope - Midwest South Region - Mastiffs available for adoption. Help us help them. Serving AR, KS, LA, MO, and OK.

Southern Star Miniature Pincher Rescue, Inc - Southern Star MinPin Rescue, Inc. (SSMPR) is dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and re-homing of Miniature Pinschers (minpins) of all ages. Upon entering our care, each Miniature Pincher is evaluated for general health and updated on vaccinations. After the Miniature Pinscher is restored to good physical and emotional health and spayed or neutered the search begins for the best and most appropriate home. We service AR, ID, KY, LA, MI, MO, MT, NC, NM, OH, OR, SC, TX, UT, WA and Canada. View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE .
Contact: Po Box 16244, Lubbock TX 79490 Phone: 866-331-PINS (7467).

Old English Sheepdog Rescue Network of the South East - Our mission is to rescue unwanted and abandoned Old English Sheepdogs, regardless of AKC registration, provide them with care and find permanent homes for these dogs in AL, GA, LA, MS NC, SC and TN and anywhere else we can help. View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.

Southern States Rescued Rottweilers - is an organization devoted to helping Rottweilers in the Southern States. We currently cover 11 states throughout the South: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Northern Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and the Virginia Peninsula.

Schnauzer Rescue of Louisiana - We currently do not have a shelter facility. All our pets are currently held in foster homes. Donations, Volunteers and Foster homes needed!!
Location: Walker, LA

Louisiana Sheltie Rescue - Sheltie Rescue of Louisiana originated in Southeast Louisiana. We are a small group of volunteers that give of our time, ability and even our homes to help place Shelties where they will be cared for and loved. Most of the dogs in rescue come from animal shelters where they are disposed of by their owners, or they are picked up as strays.

Weimaraner Rescue of North Texas - rescues weimaraners from animal shelters and dogs found stray or abandoned. We will ONLY consider Adoption Applications from the five state area including: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE .
Address: 4347 W. Northwest Hwy, Suite 120, Box 184, Dallas TX 75220 Phone: 972-994-3572

Weimaraner Rescue of the South - We are a non-profit 501c-3 organization dedicated to finding homes for abandoned or displaced weimaraners in AL, eastern LA, MS, TN, & the Atlanta, GA area. Since Hurricane Katrina we have had more displaced dogs than ever, and our adoption applications have reduced in numbers. We are, for the first time, not able to take in any more needy Weimaraners due to the lack of foster homes and money to even board those in dire strates. Please consider becoming a foster parent with our organization, or donating at our website. View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.
Pam Parrish - Huntsville, AL Phone: 256-721-9469

Also See the following Directory (s): More LA Dog Rescues Here or Dog Rescues

Farm Animals

Also See the following Directory (s): Farm Animals Rescues

Ferrets

Don't forget to check your local shelter. Sometimes they get ferrets in that need a loving home.

Also See the following Directory (s): Ferret Rescues

Horses

Church Point, LA Acadia Chapter of the Humane Society of Louisiana - Volunteers and Donations needed!!
Mailing address: PO Box 697, Church Point, LA, 70525 Phone: 337-654-4392

Also See the following Directory (s): Equine Rescues

Llamas

Also See the following Directory (s): llama Rescues

Rabbits

Also See the following Directory (s): Small Critters

Reptiles

Chaos and Critters Animal Rescue - We are a 501 (c)(3) non-profit animal rescue specializing in exotic pets. We service the Alabama, Mississippi, Florida and Louisiana Gulf Coast. View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.
Address: 6771 Somerset Dr N, Mobile, AL 36619 Phone: 251-662-7847

Also See the following Directory (s): Reptile Rescues

Small Critters

Don't forget to check your local shelter. They do get a variety of small critters in that need a loving home. Also, ask if you can have your name put on a list to give you a call if any arrive at the shelter for you to adopt.

Also See the following Directory (s): Small Critter Rescues

Other

Wild Animals - Wildlife/Exotic Rescuers

US Wildlife Rehabilitators - LA

Wildlife Care - LA A list of wildlife rehabilitators in Louisiana.

Also See the following Directory (s): Wildlife Rescues or Small Critter Rescues