Animal Rescues in Florida
Listings updated 06/19/2024
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Florida Rescues Listed by City or Town
| City | Category | Name | Address/Location | Zip Code | Phone | Web Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boca Raton | Cats + Dogs | Chesed Foundation Dog and Cat Rescue | 9858 Clint Moore Road C-111 #235 | 33496-1034 | (561) 213-5773 | https://chesed-rescue.org/ |
| Boca Raton | Cats + Dogs | Tri-County Animal Rescue | 21287 Boca Rio Road | 33433-2203 | (561) 482-8110 | https://tricountyanimalrescue.com/ |
| Bradenton | Cats | Gulf Shore Animal League | P.O. Box 14291 | 34280-4291 | (941) 301-8308 | https://gsalinc.org/ |
| Bradenton | Cats + Dogs | Nate’s Honor Animal Rescue | 4951 Lorraine Road | 34211-9269 | (941) 747-4900 | https://nateshonoranimalrescue.org/ |
| Brooksville | Cats + Dogs | SPCA of Hernando County (No Kill) | 9075 Grant Street | 34613-6842 | (352) 596-7000 | https://www.hernandocountyspca.com/ |
| Brooksville | Cats + Dogs | Humane Society of The Nature Coast | 7200 Mobley Road | 34601-9056 | (352) 796-2711 | https://humanerescue.org/ |
| Brooksville | Dogs | Humans and Animals United (HAAU) | Message, call or email | 34614 | (863) 417-9922 | https://humansandanimalsunited.com/ |
| Cantonment | Dogs + Small Animals | Junior Humane Society | 901 Williams Ditch Road | 32533-8268 | (850) 968-3260 | https://www.juniorhumanesociety.com/ |
| Citra | Horses | Skip Over Trouble Horse Rescue, Inc | 17465 NE 37th Court | 32113-2668 | (352) 530-1511 | https://www.facebook.com/skipovertrouble/ |
| Clearwater | Cats | Second Chance For Strays | P.O. Box 5032 | 33758-5032 | (727) 787-2919 | https://www.secondchanceforstrays.com/ |
| Clearwater | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Humane Society of Pinellas | 3040 State Road 590 | 33759-2500 | (727) 797-7722 | https://www.humanesocietyofpinellas.org/ |
| Clermont | Horses | DreamCatcher Horse Rescue | 10639 Toad Road | 34715-9461 | (407) 702-8332 | https://www.facebook.com/DreamCatcherHorseRescue/ |
| Cocoa | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Brevard Humane Society | 1020 Cox Road (See site for Merritt Island Location) | 32926-4237 | (321) 636-3343 | https://brevardhumanesociety.org/ |
| Cocoa | Horses | HART (Hidden Acres Rescue for Thoroughbreds) | 6360 Arborwood Avenue | 32927-4273 | (321) 543-2924 | https://hartforhorses.org/ |
| Crescent City | Cats + Dogs | ARK (Animal Rescue Konsortium) | 1952 S US Highway 17? | 32112-4310 | (386) 559-4610 | https://arksaves.com/ |
| Davie | Dogs | Pets In Distress | P.O. Box 550876 | 33355-0876 | (954) 472-8667 | http://www.petsindistresssfl.org/ |
| Eglin AFB | Cats + Dogs | Pet Welfare Adoption Center | 683 Range Road | 32542 | (850) 678-5066 | https://www.petwelfare.net/ |
| Englewood | Cats | Puffy Paws Kitty Haven | 270 Lakeview Lane | 34223-3024 | (941) 623-8904 | https://www.facebook.com/TheWorldsGreatestCathousePuffyPawsKittyHaven/ |
| Fernandina Beach | Cats | Cats Angels, Inc. SPCA | 709 South 8th Street | 32035 | (904) 321-2267 | https://www.catsangels.com/ |
| Fernandina Beach | Cats + Dogs | Nassau Humane Society | 639 Airport Road | 32034-9201 | (904) 321-1647 | https://nassauhumane.org/ |
| Fort Lauderdale | Dogs | Grateful Paws Dog & Cat Rescue | 1881 SW 21st Street | 33315-1832 | (954) 462-8840 | http://www.gratefulpaws.org/ |
| Fort Myers | Cats + Dogs | Gulf Coast Humane Society | 2010 Arcadia Street | 33916-4849 | (239) 332-0364 | https://www.gulfcoasthumanesociety.org/ |
| Fort Pierce | Cats + Dogs | Dogs and Cats Forever Animal Sanctuary | 4600 Selvitz Road | 34981-4805 | (772) 489-5454 | https://dogsandcatsforever.com/ |
| Fort Walton Beach | Cats | SOCKS (Save Our Cats and Kittens) Shelter and Adoption Center | 498 Carmel Drive | 32547-1976 | (850) 863-5756 | https://www.saveourcatsandkittens.com/ |
| Freeport | Cats + Dogs + Horse +Farm | Alaqua Animal Refuge | 155 Dugas Way | 32439-3357 | (850) 880-6399 | https://alaqua.org/ |
| Graceville | Dogs | RUFF (Rescued Unwanted Furry Friends) | 1003 Hwy 173 | 32440-7224 | (850) 326-8596 | http://www.911ruff.org/ |
| Groveland | Cats + Dogs | The Animal League | 4648 Baptist Island Road | 34736-9091 | (352) 429-6334 | https://theanimalleague.org/ |
| Inverness | Cats + Dogs | Citrus County Animal Shelter | 4030 South Airport Road | 34450-8545 | (352) 746-8400 | https://www.petango.com/citruscritters |
| Iverness | Dogs | Room for One More Pet Rescue, Inc. | 751 South Smith Avenue | 34451-0875 | (352) 341-2222 | https://roomforonemore.net/ |
| Jacksonville | Cats + Dogs | Jacksonville Humane Society | 8464 Beach Blvd | 32216-3131 | (904) 725-8766 | https://www.jaxhumane.org/ |
| Jacksonville | Dogs+Medical/unadoptable | Kamp Kritter Rescue Foundation | 281 McDuff Avenue South | 32254-3918 | (904) 384-2111 | https://kampkritter.com/ |
| Jupiter | Horses | Apache Rose Horse Rescue | 13955 West Indiantown Road | 33478-3634 | (561) 719-8559 | https://www.facebook.com/ApacheRoseRescue/ |
| Labelle | Cats + Dogs | Animal Rescue Inc | 463 East Lincoln Avenue | 33935-4464 | (863) 612-7456 | https://animalrescueinc.wixsite.com/animal-rescue-inc |
| Lake Panasoffkee | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Your Humane Society SPCA | 994 County Road 529A | 33538-6502 | (352) 793-9117 | https://yhsspca.org/ |
| Lakeland | Cats + Dogs | SPCA Florida | 5850 Brannen Road South | 33813-2701 | (863) 646-7722 | https://www.spcaflorida.org/ |
| Lakeland | Horses | Grune Heidi Farm | 4713 Swindell Road | 33810-2816 | (863) 286-7377 | http://www.gruneheidifarmrescue.org/ |
| Largo | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | SPCA Tampa Bay | 9099 130th Avenue North | 33773-1403 | (727) 586-3591 | https://spcatampabay.org/ |
| Loxahatchee Groves | Dogs | Big Dog & Small Ranch Rescue | 14444 Okeechobee Boulevard | 33470-4823 | (561) 791-6465 | https://www.bdrr.org/ |
| Margate | Cats | Cats Exclusive, Inc. | 6350 West Atlantic Blvd | 33063-5143 | (954) 975-8349 | https://www.catsexclusive.org/ |
| Melbourne | Cats | The Last Chance Sanctuary | (Email/Message – See site for adoption locations and events) | 32940 | https://www.thelastchancesanctuary.com/ | |
| Miami | Cats | The Cat Network, Inc. | P.O. Box 347228 | 33234-7228 | (305) 255-3482 | https://thecatnetwork.org/ |
| Micanopy | Horses | Horse Protection Association of Florida | 20690 NW 130th Avenue | 32667-7100 | (352) 466-4366 | https://hpaf.org/ |
| Middleburg | Cats + Dogs | Safe Animal Shelter | 2913 County Road 220 | 32068-4300 | (904) 375-9122 | https://safeanimalshelter.com/ |
| Minneola | Medical Assist Program | Houndhaven | Contact via phone, Facebook, email | 34715 | (352) 243-9795 | https://www.houndhaven.org/ |
| Morriston | Horses | Beauty’s Haven Farm & Equine Rescue | P.O. Box 53 | 32668-0053 | (352) 258-9309 | https://bhfer.org/ |
| Myakka City | Cats + Dogs | Humane Society at Lakewood Ranch | 26920 Gopher Hill Road | 34251-8884 | (941) 361-1071 | https://hslwr.org/ |
| Naples | Cats | For The Love of Cats | 4915 Rattlesnake Hammock Rd #230 | 34113 | (239) 642-8674 | https://www.fortheloveofcatsfl.com/ |
| Naples | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | The Humane Society of Naples | 370 Airport-Pulling Road North | 34104-3508 | (239) 643-1555 | https://hsnaples.org/ |
| North Fort Myers | Cats + Dogs | ARC (Animal Refuge Center) | 18011 Old Bayshore Road | 33917-5825 | (239) 731-3535 | http://animalrefugecenter.com/ |
| North Miami Beach | Cats + Dogs | Humane Society of Greater Miami | 16101 West Dixie Highway | 33160-4309 | (305) 696-0800 | https://www.humanesocietymiami.org/ |
| Oakland Park | Cats + Dogs | Animal Aid, Inc. | 571 NE 44th Street | 33334-3101 | (754) 223-5378 | https://www.animal-aid.com/ |
| Ocala | Cats + Dogs | VOCAL – Voices of Change Animal League, Ocala | 6393 SW 52nd Street | 34474-5549 | (352) 289-0800 | https://vocalforpets.org/ |
| Ocala | Cats + Dogs | Humane Society of Marion County | 701 NW 14th Road | 34475-4337 | (352) 873-7387 | https://thehsmc.org/ |
| Odessa | Dogs | E.A.R.S. (Animal Rescue and Sanctuary) | 1644 Altamont Lane | 33556-3712 | (813) 355-6285 | https://earsrescue.org/ |
| Okeechobee | Dogs | K9 Resque | Foster based-Online application/phone/email | 34972 | (863) 824-5373 | https://www.facebook.com/K9resque/ |
| Orlando | Dogs | Happy Trails Animal Rescue | 1720 North Goldenrod Road, Unit 8 | 32807-8460 | (407) 270-7074 | https://happytrailsanimalrescue.com/ |
| Orlando | Dogs | Boston Terrier Rescue East TN – Florida Division (Btret-FL) | Foster Based (Email / FB Message / Main TN phone here) | (865) 983-3272 | https://www.facebook.com/share/VbjuRv4Zkhax4svz/?mibextid=LQQJ4d | |
| Palm Bay | Dogs | Mid Florida Sheltie Rescue | Contact via phone/email/Facebook | 32905-5007 | (407) 719-1219 | https://www.midflsheltierescue.com/ |
| Palm City | Cats | Domino’s Cat Rescue League | P.O. Box 1608 | 34990 | (772) 781-5592 | https://www.dominoshouse.org/ |
| Palm City | Cats | Caring Fields Felines (CFF) | 6807 SW Wedelia Terrace | 34990-5286 | (772) 463-7386 | https://www.cffelines.org/ |
| Palm City | Horses | Equine Rescue & Adoption Foundation | 6400 SW Martin Highway | 34990-5401 | (772) 220-0150 | https://www.eraf.org/ |
| Palm Harbor | Cats + Dogs | Suncoast Animal League | 1030 Pennsylvania Avenue | 34683-4047 | (727) 786-1330 | https://web0570.wixsite.com/my-site |
| Plant City | Horses | RVR Horse Rescue | 1710 West State Road 60 | 33567-9284 | (813) 833-6426 | https://rvrhorserescue.org/ |
| Plantation | Dogs | Get A Life Pet Rescue | 6919 Broward Boulevard, #183 | 33317-2902 | (954) 629-2445 | https://www.getalifepetrescue.com/ |
| Pomona Park | Horses | S&P Stables Inc and Horse Rescue | 229 Kirkwood Avenue | 32181-2436 | (386) 517-3017 | https://www.spstables.net/ |
| Pompano Beach | Cats + Dogs | The Florida Hmane Society | 3870 North Powerline Road | 33073-3001 | (954) 974-6152 | http://www.floridahumanesociety.org/ |
| Punta Gorda | Horses | South West Florida Horse Rescue | 14811 State Road 31 | 33982-7738 | (239) 567-4111 | https://swfhr.org/ |
| Royal Palm Beach | Cats + Dogs | A Second Chance Puppies and Kittens Rescue | P.O. Box 211924 | 33421-1924 | (561) 333-1100 | https://www.asecondchancerescue.org/ |
| Ruskin | Cats + Dogs | C.A.R.E (Critter Adoption & Rescue Effort) | 1528 27th Street S.E. | 33570-5436 | (813) 645-2273 | https://www.careshelter.org/ |
| Safety Harbor | Cats | Save Our Strays, Inc. | P.O. Box 1051 | 34695-1051 | (727) 481-5262 | https://www.saveourstraysinc.com/ |
| Sanford | Cats + Dogs | Pet Rescue By Judy | 401 South Laurel Avenue | 32771-1863 | (407) 302-4497 | https://www.petrescuebyjudy.com/ |
| Sarasota | Cats | Cat Depot | 2542 17th Street | 34234-1905 | (941) 366-2404 | https://catdepot.org/ |
| Sarasota | Cats + Dogs | HSSC (Humane Society of Sarasota County) | 2331 15th Street | 34237-2909 | (941) 955-4131 | https://www.hssc.org/ |
| Sarasota | Cats + Dogs | Satchel’s Last Resort | 8101 Coash Road | 34241-9347 | (941) 924-5070 | https://satchelslastresort.org/ |
| Sebastian | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | H.A.L.O. No-Kill Rescue | 710 Jackson Street (see site for Indian River Mall Loc) | 32958-3824 | (772) 589-7297 | https://halorescuefl.org/ |
| Sebring | Cats + Dogs | Humane Society of Highlands County | 7421 Haywood Taylor Blvd | 33876 | (863) 655-1522 | https://www.facebook.com/HumaneSocietyofHighlandsCounty/ |
| Seminole | Cats + Dogs | Fluff Animal Rescue | 9400 Seminole Blvd | 33772-2516 | (727) 258-7448 | https://www.fluffanimalrescue.org/ |
| Shady Hills | Cats + Dogs | Humane Society Of Pasco County | 14949 Harmon Drive | 34610-7622 | (727) 856-6762 | https://www.humanesocietyofpasco.org/ |
| Silver Springs | Animal Sanctuary+Various | Forest Animal Rescue | 640 NE 170th Court | 34488-5311 | (352) 625-7377 | https://www.forestanimalrescue.org/ |
| Spring Hill | Cats | PAW Warriors | 355 Spring Time Street | 34608-7074 | (352) 403-9633 | https://pawwarrior.wixsite.com/paw-warriors |
| St. Cloud | Dogs | Florida Little Dog Rescue | P.O. Box 702364 | 34770-2364 | (407) 279-1127 | https://floridalittledogrescue.com/ |
| St. Petersburg | Cats + Dogs | Friends of Strays Animal Shelter | 2911 47th Avenue North | 33714-3131 | (727) 522-6566 | https://www.friendsofstrays.org/ |
| St. Petersburg | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Pet Pal Animal Shelter | 405 22nd Street South | 33712-1243 | (727) 328-7738 | https://petpalanimalshelter.com/ |
| Sumterville | Cats | Live to Purr Another Day Rescue | 2018 CR 543B | 33585-5144 | (407) 222-9004 | https://www.livetopurranotherdayrescue.com/ |
| Tallahassee | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Leon County Humane Society | 413 Timberlane Road | 32312-1628 | (850) 224-9193 | https://www.leoncountyhumane.org/ |
| Tallahassee | Dogs | Tallahassee Big Dog Rescue | P.O. Box 15571 (Foster-based) | 32317-5571 | (850) 562-3200 | http://www.bigdogrescue.com/ |
| Tallahassee | Dogs | Last Hope Rescue | P.O. Box 13723 | 32317-3723 | (850) 545-8872 | http://www.lasthoperescue.org/ |
| Tallahassee | Horses | Triple R Horse Rescue | P.O. Box 494 | 32302-0494 | (850) 322-5131 | http://triplerhorserescue.org/ |
| Tampa | Cats + Dogs | St. Francis Society Animal Rescue | P.O. Box 261614 | 33685-1614 | https://stfrancisrescue.org/ | |
| Tavares | Dogs | A Forever Home Animal Rescue | 2950 CR 561 | 32778-9388 | (407) 221-1855 | https://www.aforeverhomeanimalrescue.org/ |
| Titusville | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | SPCA of Brevard | 6035 Sisson Road | 32780-7267 | (321) 567-3615 | https://spcabrevard.com/ |
| Valrico | Dogs | Southeast Beagle Rescue | P.O. Box 2363 | 33595-2363 | (855) 422-3245 | https://www.sebr.org/ |
| Webster | Horses | Wild Horse Rescue Center | 12103 SE 47th Drive | 33597-5007 | (321) 427-1523 | http://www.wildhorserescuecenter.org/ |
| Wellborn | Cats + Dogs | North Florida Animal Rescue | 16800 County Road 137 | 32094-3000 | (386) 963-1354 | https://northfloridaanimalrescue.org/ |
| West Palm Beach | Dogs | Pet Haven Rescue | 13395 44th Place North | 33411-8418 | (561) 888-1305 | https://www.pethavenrescue.org/ |
| Winter Haven | Cats + Dogs | Humane Society of Polk County | 3195 Dundee Road | 33884-1172 | (863) 324-5227 | https://www.humanesocietyofpolkcounty.org/ |
| Winter Haven | Horses | Hope Equine Rescue | 3805 High Street | 33881-9294 | (863) 287-7503 | https://hopeequinerescue.com/ |