Animal Rescues in Colorado
Listings updated 08/22/2023
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Colorado Rescues Listed by City or Town
| City | Category | Name | Address/Location | Zip Code | Phone | Web Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arvada | Horses | The Horse Protection League | 17999 West 60th Avenue | 80403-1180 | (303) 216-0141 | https://www.thehorseprotectionleague.org/ |
| Aspen | Cats + Dogs | Lucky Day Animal Rescue of Colorado | P.O. Box 8856 | 81612-8856 | (970) 618-2169 | https://luckydayrescue.godaddysites.com/ |
| Aspen | Cats + Dogs | Aspen Animal Shelter | 101 Animal Shelter Road | 81611-4401 | (970) 544-0206 | https://aspenanimalshelter.com/ |
| Aurora | Cats + Dogs | Animal Rescue of the Rockies | 13918 East Mississippi Avenue #60188 | 80012-3603 | (970) 389-8324 | https://arrcolorado.org/ |
| Aurora | Cats + Dogs | Demi’s Animal Rescue | Foster based (See website for contact and adoption info) | https://demisanimalrescue.com/ | ||
| Aurora | Dogs | Colrado Puppy Rescue | 10021 E Iliff Avenue | 80247-3620 | https://www.coloradopuppy.org/ | |
| Bennett | Donkeys | Longhopes Donkey Shelter | 66 North Dutch Valley Road | 80102-8730 | (303) 644-5930 | https://longhopes.org/ |
| Boulder | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Humane Society of Boulder Valley | 2323 55th Street | 80301-2806 | (303) 442-4030 | https://www.boulderhumane.org/ |
| Brighton | Animal Human Therapy | Creative Acres Animal Sanctuary | P.O. Box 1143 | 80601-1143 | (303) 659-4792 | http://www.creativeacres.org/ |
| Brighton | Dogs | Lifeline Puppy Rescue | 15171 Riverdale Road | 80602-8236 | (303) 655-9696 | https://www.lifelinepuppy.org/ |
| Buena Vista | Cats + Dogs | Ark-Valley Humane Society | 701 Gregg Drive (See site for AVHS South) | 81211-9271 | (719) 395-2737 | https://www.ark-valley.org/ |
| Calhan | Horses | Next Step Horse Rescue | 2222 North Ellicott Hwy | 80808-8830 | (719) 213-9144 | https://www.nextstephorserescue.org/ |
| Castle Rock | Dogs | Douglas County Canine Rescue | 300 East Miller Court | 80104-8436 | (719) 650-6209 | https://douglascountycanine.org/ |
| Centennial | Horses | Mile High Rescue | 6351 South Peoria Street | 80111-6401 | (720) 773-2647 | https://www.milehighrescue.org/ |
| Colorado Springs | Dogs | All Breed Rescue & Training | 410 1/2 East Fillmore Street | 80907-6308 | (719) 264-6460 | http://haveanicedog.org/ |
| Cortez | Cats + Dogs + Horses | Denkai Sanctuary | 209 West Main Street | 81321-3135 | (970) 516-1738 | https://denkaisanctuary.org/ |
| Denver | Cats | RMFR (Rocky Mountain Feline Rescue) | 2390 South Delaware Street | 80223-4321 | (303) 744-6076 | https://www.rmfr-colorado.org/ |
| Denver | Cats + Dogs | Maxfund Animal Adoption Center | 720 W. 10th Ave (See site for cat /dog shelter addresses) | 80204-3954 | (720) 266-6081 | https://maxfund.org/ |
| Denver | Cats + Dogs | Animal Shelter | 1241 West Bayaud Avenue | 80223-1212 | (720) 913-2080 | https://www.denvergov.org/Government/Agencies-Departments-Offices/Agencies-Departments-Offices-Directory/Animal-Shelter |
| Denver | Cats + Dogs | Rocky Mountain Puppy Rescue | Foster based – Use website contact page or Facebook | https://www.rmpuppyrescue.org/ | ||
| Denver | Cats + Dogs + Horse+Small | Dumb Friends League | 2080 South Quebec Street (See site for other locations) | 80231-3204 | (303) 751-5772 | https://www.ddfl.org/ |
| Denver | Dogs | Cayleb’s Kindred Senior Dog Rescue | Foster based (contact via webpage/Facebook) | 80203 | http://caylebskindred.weebly.com/ | |
| Denver | Ferrets | Ferret Dreams Rescue and Adoption | 2102 South Clarkson Street | 80210-4502 | (303) 953-0733 | https://ferretdreams.org/ |
| Divide | Cats + Dogs | Teller County Regional Animal Shelter | 308 Weaverville Road | 80814-0904 | (719) 686-7707 | https://www.tcrascolorado.org/ |
| Durango | Dogs | Annies Orphans | 1630 CR 214 | 81303-6671 | (970) 759-8811 | https://www.anniesk9orphans.org/ |
| Elizabeth | Horses | Terolyn Horse Rescue | 47480 County Road 29 | 80107-8936 | (303) 243-1147 | https://terolynhorserescue.org/ |
| Evergreen | Cats + Dogs | Evergreen Animal Protective League | P.O. Box 2517 | 80437-2517 | (303) 674-6442 | https://eapl.com/ |
| Fairplay | Horses | Far View Horse Rescue | 187 Wooly Worm Lane | 80440 | (970) 376-2103 | https://www.farviewhorserescue.com/ |
| Fort Collins | Cats + Dogs | Animal Friends Alliance | 2200 N. Taft Hill Road | 80524-1075 | (970) 484-8516 | https://www.savinganimalstoday.org/ |
| Franktown | Horses | Drifter’s Hearts of Hope | 9555 Deerfield Road | 80116-8783 | (303) 521-5726 | https://www.driftersheartsofhope.org/ |
| Glenwood Springs | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Colorado Animal Rescue | 2801 County Road 114 | 81601-9391 | (970) 947-9173 | https://www.coloradoanimalrescue.org/ |
| Golden | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Foothills Animal Shelter | 580 McIntyre Street | 80401-5026 | (303) 278-7575 | https://foothillsanimalshelter.org/ |
| Lakewood | Cats | Angels With Paws | 1970 Kipling Street | 80215-1033 | (303) 274-2264 | https://angelswithpaws.net/ |
| Lakewood | Cats | Cat Care Society | 5787 West 6th Avenue | 80214-2403 | (303) 239-9680 | https://catcaresociety.org/ |
| Lakewood | Dogs | Rocky Mountain Great Dane Rescue | P.O. Box 280368 | 80228-0368 | (303) 552-0484 | https://rmgreatdane.org/ |
| Leadville | Cats + Dogs | Lake County Animal Shelter | 428 East 12th Street | 80461-3018 | (719) 486-8951 | https://www.petfinder.com/member/us/co/leadville/leadville-lake-county-animal-shelter-co190/ |
| Littleton | Animal Human Therapy | Zuma’s Rescue Ranch | 7745 North Moore Road | 80125-9501 | (303) 346-7493 | https://zumasrescueranch.com/ |
| Littleton | Cats + Dogs | Humane Society of the South Platte Valley | 2129 West Chenango Avenue, Unit A | 80120-1049 | (303) 703-2938 | https://hsspv.org/ |
| Littleton | Dogs | Colorado Greyhound Adoption | P.O. Box 2404 | 80161-2404 | (303) 816-2799 | https://www.greyhoundadoption.com/ |
| Longmont | Horses | Colorado Horse Rescue | 10386 North 65th Street | 80503-9074 | (720) 494-1414 | https://chr.org/ |
| Manitou Springs | Cats | Happy Cats Haven | 327 Manitou Avenue | 80829-2537 | (719) 362-4600 | https://happycatshaven.org/ |
| McCoy | Horses | Mountain Valley Horse Rescue | 33933 Colorado River Road | 80463-9702 | (970) 653-0185 | https://www.mountainvalleyhorserescue.com/ |
| Monument | Cats + Dogs | PAWS ‘N Hooves | 15954 Jackson Creek Pkwy Ste B #574 | 80132-8532 | (719) 500-1880 | https://www.pawsnhoovescolorado.org/ |
| Pagosa Springs | Cats + Dogs | Humane Society of Pagosa Springs | 465 Colman Blvd | 81147-2226 | (970) 731-4771 | https://www.humanesociety.biz/main.php |
| Parker | Animal Sanctuary+Various | Edwards Foundation for Rescued Animals | 12858 Sierra Circle | 80138-8719 | (303) 841-8338 | https://edwardsanimals.com/ |
| Parker | Dogs | Cocker and Friends Rescue | P.O. Box 482 | 80134-0482 | (303) 617-1939 | https://rockymountaincockerrescue.org/ |
| Peyton | Dogs | National Mill Dog Rescue | 5335 JD Johnson Road | 80831-7316 | (719) 683-3334 | https://nmdr.org/ |
| Pueblo | Cats + Dogs | PAWS for Life Animal Welfare & Protection Society | 800 North Pueblo Blvd | 81003-3989 | (719) 543-6464 | https://www.pawspueblo.org/ |
| Rifle | Cats + Dogs | Journey Home Animal Care Center (Rifle Animal Shelter) | 1500 Prefontaine Avenue | 81650-2507 | (970) 625-8808 | https://rifleanimalshelter.com/ |
| San Luis | Dogs | San Luis Valley Animal Welfare Society | 23700 Rito Seco Road | 81152 | (719) 587-9663 | https://www.slvaws.org/ |
| Sedalia | Cats + Dogs | 4 Paws 4 Life Rescue and Boarding | 3648 North Perry Park Road | 80135-8601 | (303) 688-8569 | https://4p4l.org/ |
| Steamboat Springs | Horses | Routt County Horse Rescue | 37740 County Road 179 | 80487-9530 | (970) 457-7766 | https://routtcountyhorserescue.org/ |
| Westminster | Cats | Almost Home Adoptions | 6010 West 88th Avenue | 80031-2923 | (303) 432-2299 | https://almosthomeadoptions.com/ |