Animal Rescues in Kentucky
Listings updated 10/06/2023
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Kentucky Rescues Listed by City or Town
| City | Category | Name | Address/Location | Zip Code | Phone | Web Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bardstown | Cats + Dogs | Humane Society of Nelson County | 2391 New Haven Road | 40004-9507 | (502) 349-2082 | https://www.humanesocietyofnelsoncountyky.com/ |
| Berea | Cats + Dogs | Madison County Animal Shelter | 1386 Richmond Road | 40403-9701 | (859) 624-4744 | https://madisoncountyky.us/index.php/departments-mcky/animal-care-mcky |
| Boston | Cats + Dogs | Barktown Rescue | 295 Petersburg Road | 40107-8535 | (502) 833-2275 | https://www.barktownrescue.org/home |
| Campbellsville | Cats + Dogs | Taylor County Animal Shelter | 220 Animal Shelter Road | 42718 | (270) 465-7651 | https://taylorcountyky.gov/animal-shelter |
| Columbia | Cats + Dogs | Green River Animal Shelter | 455 Appleby Drive | 42728 | (270) 385-9655 | https://www.facebook.com/PetsAreFamilyToo.org/ |
| Frankfort | Cats + Dogs | Franklin County Humane Society | 100 Companion Place | 40601-8331 | (502) 875-7297 | https://www.fchsanimals.org/ |
| Frankfort | Cats + Dogs | L.I.F.E. House For Animals | 14 Fido Court | 40601-6529 | (502) 875-3436 | http://www.lifehouse4animals.org/ |
| Franklin | Cats + Dogs | Simpson County Animal Shelter | 2194 Kenneth Utley Drive | 42134-5115 | (270) 586-3125 | https://simpsoncokyanimalshelter.org/ |
| Frenchburg | Cats + Dogs | Menifee County Animal Shelter | 381 Little League Lane, P.O. Box 75 | 40322-0075 | (606) 768-9368 | https://www.menifeeshelter.com/ |
| Georgetown | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Scott County Humane Society | 751 Slone Drive, Suite 13 | 40324-1162 | (502) 863-3279 | https://sc4paws.rescuegroups.org// |
| Hopkinsville | Cats + Dogs | Christian County Animal Shelter | 2935 Russellville Road (Highway 68 East) | 42240-8944 | (270) 887-4175 | https://www.petfinder.com/member/us/ky/hopkinsville/christian-county-animal-shelter-ky63/ |
| Leitchfield | Horses | Arabian Rescue Mission | 221 Blowtown Road | 42754-7114 | (270) 230-7266 | https://arabianrescuemission.org/ |
| Lexington | Cats + Dogs + Small+Farm | Lexington Humane Society | 1600 Old Frankfort Pike | 40504-1013 | (859) 233-0044 | https://www.lexingtonhumanesociety.org/ |
| Lexington | Horses | New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program | 719 Dolan Lane | 40511-9037 | (859) 252-9574 | https://www.horseadoption.com/ |
| Lexington | Horses | Secretariat Center | 4155 Walt Robertson Road | 40511-1499 | (859) 246-3080 | https://www.secretariatcenter.org/ |
| Louisville | Cats + Dogs | Louisville Metro Animal Services | 3528 Newburg Road | 40218-3332 | (502) 473-7387 | https://louisvilleky.gov/government/animal-services |
| Louisville | Cats + Dogs | Animal Care Society | 12207 Westport Road | 40245-1701 | (502) 426-6303 | https://animalcaresociety.org/ |
| Louisville | Cats + Dogs + Horses | Kentucky Humane Society | 1000 Lyndon Lane, Suite B | 40222-4396 | (502) 272-1070 | https://www.kyhumane.org/ |
| Louisville | Dogs | Grrand Golden Retriever Rescue and Adoption of Needy Dogs | 7924 Vine Crest Avenue | 40222-4650 | (866) 981-2251 | https://grrand.org/ |
| Nicholasville | Cats + Dogs | Jessamine County Animal Care & Control | 120 Fairground Way | 40356-2731 | (859) 881-0821 | https://adoptjcacc.com/ |
| Nicholasville | Horses | Kentucky Equine Adoption Center | 1713 Catnip Hill Road | 40356-9769 | (859) 881-5849 | https://www.kyeac.org/ |
| Paris | Cats + Dogs | PAWS (Paris Animal Welfare Society) | 6 Legion Road | 40361-2120 | (859) 988-9800 | http://pawspets.org/ |
| Prospect | Horses | Second Stride | P.O. Box 143 | 40059-0143 | (502) 241-8440 | https://secondstride.org/ |
| Richmond | Cats + Dogs | Humane Society Of Madison County | 128C Big Hill Avenue (P.O. Box 2094) | 40476-2094 | (859) 626-5600 | http://www.humanesocietyall.com/ |
| Shelbyville | Cats + Dogs | Shelby County Animal Shelter | 266 Kentucky Street | 40065-9258 | (502) 633-0009 | https://www.facebook.com/ShelbyCountyAnimalControlKY/ |
| Shepherdsville | Cats + Dogs | Bullitt County Animal Shelter | 545 Clermont Road, Hwy 245 | 40165 | (502) 543-8686 | https://www.facebook.com/BullittCountyAnimalControlandShelter/ |
| Versailles | Cats + Dogs | Woodford Humane Society | 265 Thomas Lane | 40383-8300 | (859) 873-5491 | https://www.woodfordhumane.org/ |
| Vine Grove | Cats + Dogs | Animal Refuge Center | 185 Bashim Trail | 40175-9646 | (270) 877-6064 | http://animalrefugecenter.org/ |
| Winchester | Cats + Dogs | Clark County Animal Shelter | 5000 Ironworks Road | 40391-9179 | (859) 737-0053 | https://clarkshelter.org/ |