Animal Rescues in Connecticut
Listings updated 12/05/2023
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Connecticut Rescues Listed by City or Town
| City | Category | Name | Address/Location | Zip Code | Phone | Web Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ansonia | Cats + Dogs | Ansonia Animal Shelter | Ansonia Animal Shelter North Division St | 06401 | (203) 410-7716 | https://www.facebook.com/AnsoniaAnimalShelter/ |
| Avon | Horses | US Horse Welfare and Rescue | 359 Waterville Road | 06001 | (860) 593-4298 | https://ushorsewelfare.org/ |
| Bethel | Cats + Dogs | Danbury Animal Welfare Society | 147 Grassy Plain Street | 06801-2806 | (203) 744-3297 | https://daws.org/ |
| Bloomfield | Cats + Dogs | Animal Rescue & Adoption (The Simon Foundation,Inc.) | 120 Rescue Lane | 06002-1446 | (860) 519-1516 | https://www.thesimonfoundation.org/ |
| Bloomfield | Dogs | Dog Star Rescue | 12 Tobey Road (Contact via email/FB Message) | 06002-3522 | https://dogstarrescue.org/ | |
| Coventry | Cats + Dogs + Horse +Farm | Tara Farm Rescue | 670 Babcock Hill Road | 06238-3404 | (860) 742-2215 | https://tarafarmrescue.org/ |
| Dayville | Cats + Dogs | Passion4Paws | P.O. Box 791 | 06241-0791 | (203) 912-2016 | http://www.passion4paws.org/ |
| Dayville | Cats + Dogs | NECCOG (Northeast Connecticut Council Animal Services) | 125 Putnam Pike | 06241-1626 | (860) 774-1253 | https://neccog.org/animal-services/ |
| East Haddam | Horses + Ponies + Donkeys | Ray of Light Farm | 232 Town Street | 06423-1459 | (860) 873-1895 | https://www.rayoflightfarm.org/ |
| East Hampton | Horses | Connecticut Draft Horse Rescue | 113 Chestnut Hill Road | 06424-1863 | (860) 467-6587 | https://www.ctdraftrescue.org/ |
| East Hartford | Cats + Dogs | Protectors of Animals | 144 Main Street Unit O | 06118-3239 | (860) 569-0722 | https://poainc.org/ |
| Ellington | Dogs | PawSafe | 110 Sandy Beach Road (See site for Old Colony Rd loc) | 06029-3110 | https://pawsafe.org/ | |
| Fairfield | Cats + Dogs | Pet Protectors,Inc. | 2490 Black Rock Turnpike #453 | 06825-2400 | (203) 330-0255 | http://www.petprotectorsrescue.org/ |
| Killingworth | Dogs | Labs4rescue | P.O. Box 955 | 06419-0955 | http://labs4rescue.com/ | |
| Manchester | Cats + Dogs | Save All Dogs Rescue | 120 Hale Road (phone number listed as “text”) | 06040-1773 | (860) 706-9859 | https://savealldogsrescue.com/ |
| Meriden | Cats + Dogs | Meriden Humane Society | 311 Murdock Avenue | 06450-8310 | (203) 238-3650 | https://www.meridenhumanesocietyrescue.com/ |
| Middletown | Cats | Cat Tales | P.O. Box 901 | 06457-0901 | (860) 344-9043 | https://cattalesct.org/ |
| New Fairfield | Cats + Dogs | NFSAW (New Fairfield Sherman Animal Welfare Society) | 223 State Route 37 | 06812-2106 | (203) 746-2925 | https://www.nfsaw.org/ |
| New Haven | Cats | The Greater New Haven Cat Project | P.O. Box 1432 | 06506-1432 | (203) 782-2287 | https://www.gnhcp.org/ |
| New Haven | Cats + Dogs | City New Haven Animal Shelter | 81 Fournier Street | 06511-1728 | (203) 946-8110 | https://www.newhavenct.gov/government/departments-divisions/animal-shelter-division |
| New Milford | Cats + Dogs | Animal Welfare Society | 8 Dodd Road | 06776-4402 | (860) 354-1350 | https://aws-shelter.org/AWS.html |
| Newington | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Connecticut Humane Society | 701 Russell Road (see site for Waterford & Westport loc) | 06111-1527 | (800) 452-0114 | https://cthumane.org/ |
| North Branford | Cats | Branford Compassion Club | 2037 Foxon Road | 06471-1553 | (203) 483-6369 | https://branfordcompassionclub.org/ |
| North Haven | Cats + Dogs | Halfway Home Rescue | P.O. Box 712 | 06473-0712 | (203) 985-8338 | https://www.petfinder.com/member/us/ct/north-haven/halfway-home-rescue-inc-ct211/ |
| North Haven | Cats + Dogs | The Animal Haven | 89 Mill Road | 06473-3447 | (203) 239-2641 | https://theanimalhavenct.org/ |
| Norwalk | Cats + Dogs | Paws (Pet Animal Welfare Society) | 504 Main Avenue | 06851-1038 | (203) 750-9572 | https://www.pawsct.org/ |
| Plainfield | Horses | Hay Burr Inn Equine Rescue & Sanctuary | 169 Black Hill Road | 06374-1408 | (860) 213-1028 | https://www.hayburrinn.org/ |
| Plainfield | Horses | Hay Burr Inn Equine Rescue & Sanctuary | 169 Black Hill Road | 06374-1408 | (860) 213-1028 | https://www.hayburrinn.org/ |
| Ridgefield | Cats + Dogs | Ridgefield Operation for Animal Rescue (ROAR) | 45 South Street | 06877-4102 | (203) 438-0158 | https://roar-ridgefield.org/ |
| Shelton | Cats + Dogs | Shelton Animal Shelter | 11 Brewster Lane | 06484-3319 | (203) 924-2501 | https://www.facebook.com/Shelton-Animal-Shelter-579704022165032/ |
| South Windsor | Cats + Dogs | Tyler Regional Animal Care Shelter | 124 Sullivan Avenue #126 | 06074-1915 | (860) 648-6239 | https://www.facebook.com/SWRegionalShelter/ |
| Terryville | Cats + Dogs | ARFct (Animal Rescue Foundation) | 366 Main Street | 06786-5906 | (860) 583-3089 | https://www.arfct.org/ |
| Trumbull | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Trumbull Animal Group | 324 Church Hill Road | 06611-3820 | (203) 452-5088 | https://www.trumbullanimalgroup.org/ |
| Wallingford | Cats + Dogs | Walligford Animal Shelter | 5 Pent Road | 06492-4415 | (203) 294-2180 | http://www.wallingfordanimalcontrol.com/ |
| Washington | Horses | Horse of Connecticut | 43 Wilbur Road | 06777-2014 | (860) 868-1960 | https://www.horseofct.org/ |
| Westbrook | Cats | Forgotten Felines | 153 Horse Hill Road | 06498-2814 | (860) 669-1347 | https://www.forgottenfelinesct.org/ |
| Westbrook | Cats + Dogs | VSAWL (Valley Shore Animal Welfare league) | 647 Horse Hill Road | 06498-1475 | (860) 399-7561 | https://www.valleyshoreanimalwelfareleague.org/ |
| Wilton | Horses | Rising Starr Horse Rescue | 93 Silver Spring Road | 06897-1017 | (203) 257-8345 | https://www.risingstarrhorserescue.org/ |
| Windsor | Cats | Connecticut Cat Connection | 40 Stevens Mill Road | 06095-1153 | (860) 219-9396 | https://www.ctcatconnection.org/ |
| Woodbury | Horses | Serenity Farm Horse Rescue | 92 Minortown Road | 06798-3035 | (203) 305-0509 | https://www.serenityfarmhorserescue.org/ |