Animal Rescues in North Carolina
Listings updated 06/25/2024
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North Carolina Rescues Listed by City or Town
| City | Category | Name | Address/Location | Zip Code | Phone | Web Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advance | Cats + Dogs | HSDC (Humane Society of Davie County) | 162 Webb Way | 27006-6927 | (336) 751-5214 | https://www.davienchumane.org/ |
| Asheville | Cats+Dogs+Rabt+Small | Brother Wolf Animal Rescue | P.O. Box 8195 | 28814-8195 | (828) 505-3440 | https://www.bwar.org/ |
| Burlington | Cats + Dogs | Burlington Animal Services | 221 Stone Quarry Road | 27217 | (336) 578-0343 | https://www.burlingtonnc.gov/2207/Animal-Services |
| Carthage | Cats + Dogs | Moore Humane Society | 5355 NC-22 Hwy | 28327-7540 | (910) 947-2631 | https://moorehumane.org/ |
| Charlotte | Cats + Dogs | North Meck Animal Rescue | P.O. Box 9102 | 28299-9102 | https://northmeckanimalrescue.org/ | |
| Charlotte | Cats + Dogs | Humane Society of Charlotte | 1348 Parker Drive | 28208-6296 | (704) 377-0534 | https://humanesocietyofcharlotte.org/ |
| Charlotte | Dogs | Boston Terrier Rescue of East TN – Serving the Southeast | Foster Based (Email / FB Message / Main TN phone here) | (865) 983-3272 | https://www.facebook.com/BTRET?mibextid=LQQJ4d&rdid=oFghxr4FvoIwJEtF&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2FurtEhSW3ep5yebrx%2F%3Fmibextid%3DLQQJ4d | |
| China Grove | Horses | Horse Protection Society of NC | 2135 Miller Road | 28023-9794 | (704) 855-2978 | https://horseprotection.org/ |
| Clayton | Horses + Donkeys | Pasture Pals Equine Rescue | 10 Colony Ridge Road | 27520-9525 | https://www.pasturepalser.com/ | |
| Columbus | Cats + Dogs | Foothills Humane Society | 989 Little Mountain Road | 28722-5454 | (828) 863-4444 | https://www.foothillshumanesociety.org/ |
| Durham | Cats + Dogs | Independent Animal Rescue | P.O. Box 14232 | 27709-4232 | (919) 403-2221 | https://animalrescue.net/ |
| Durham | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | APS (Animal Protection Society of Durham) | 2117 East Club Blvd | 27704-3415 | (919) 560-0640 | https://www.apsofdurham.org/ |
| Fayetteville | Cats + Dogs | Fayetteville Animal Protection Society | 3927 Bragg Blvd | 28303-3852 | (910) 864-9040 | https://www.fapspet.org/ |
| Greensboro | Cats + Dogs | Animal Rescue & Foster Program (ARFP) | 711 Milner Drive | 27410-4110 | (336) 574-9600 | https://www.arfpnc.com/ |
| Greensboro | Cats + Dogs | SPCA of The Triad | 3163 Hines Chapel Road | 27405-9423 | (336) 375-3222 | https://www.triadspca.org/ |
| Greensboro | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Guilford County Animal Shelter | 980 Guilford College Road | 27409-9089 | (336) 641-3400 | https://www.guilfordcountync.gov/our-county/animal-services |
| Halifax | Cats + Dogs | Rainbow Animal Rescue | 54 Dog Pound Road | 27839-9282 | (252) 883-6413 | https://www.rainbowanimalrescue.org/ |
| Hickory | Cats + Dogs | Humane Society of Catawba County | 3224 20th Avenue SE, P.O. Box 63 | 28603-0063 | (828) 464-8878 | https://catawbahumane.org/ |
| Lexington | Cats + Dogs | Davidson County Animal Shelter | 490 Glendale Road | 27292-5828 | (336) 357-0805 | https://www.co.davidson.nc.us/149/Animal-Shelter |
| Mebane | Cats + Dogs | Paws4ever | 6311 Nicks Road | 27302-9283 | (919) 241-8438 | https://paws4ever.org/ |
| Monroe | Horses + Donkeys | Carolina Equine Rescue & Assistance | 1123 West Sandy Ridge Road | 28112-9337 | (704) 219-3559 | https://www.facebook.com/CERARescue/ |
| Mooresville | Cats + Dogs | Piedmont Animal Rescue | 228 East Waterlynn Road | 28117-8075 | (704) 228-1934 | https://piedmontanimalrescue.com/ |
| Morganton | Cats + Dogs | Friends for Animals – Humane Society of Burke County | 417 Kirksey Drive | 28655-2790 | (828) 433-1115 | https://burkecountyfriends4animals.org/ |
| Pittsboro | Animal Sanctuary+Various | Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge | 7236 NC HIGHWAY 87 North | 27312-6203 | (919) 533-4013 | https://www.piedmontrefuge.org/ |
| Pittsboro | Cats | Goathouse Refuge | 379 Goathouse Road | 27312-9822 | (919) 542-6815 | https://www.goathouserefuge.org/ |
| Pittsboro | Tiger Rescue + Tours | Carolina Tiger Rescue | 1940 Hanks Chapel Road | 27312-9794 | (919) 542-4684 | https://carolinatigerrescue.org/ |
| Raleigh | Cats | Safe Haven For Cats | 8431-137 Garvey Drive | 27616-3267 | (919) 341-4127 | https://www.safehavenforcats.org/ |
| Raleigh | Cats | Calvin’s Paws | 8311 Brier Creek Pkwy, Suite 105-418 | 27617-7328 | (919) 616-2997 | https://www.calvinspaws.com/ |
| Raleigh | Cats + Dogs | Second Chance Pet Adoptions | 6003 Chapel Hill Road, Suite 133 | 27607-5148 | (919) 851-8404 | https://www.secondchancenc.org/ |
| Raleigh | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | SPCA of Wake County | 200 Petfinder Lane | 27603-6075 | (919) 772-2326 | https://spcawake.org/ |
| Rockingham | Cats + Dogs | Richmond County Animal Shelter (RescueMe.org High kill – Asking for help) | 529 West US Highway 74 | 28379-7007 | (910) 895-0335 | https://rcas.rescueme.org/ |
| Saint Pauls | Cat Sanctuary | Blind Cat Rescue & Sanctuary | 74 Prairie Lane | 28384-7010 | https://blindcatrescue.com/ | |
| Salisbury | Cats + Dogs | Rowan County Animal Shelter | 160 Adoption Way | 28146-2322 | (704) 216-7768 | https://www.rowancountync.gov/172/Animal-Shelter |
| Salisbury | Cats + Dogs | Faithful Friends NC | 220 Grace Church Road | 28147-9687 | (704) 633-1722 | https://www.faithfulfriendsnc.org/ |
| Salisbury | Dogs | Maverick Pet Transportation & Rescue | P.O. Box 82 | 28145-0082 | (704) 202-1203 | https://www.facebook.com/maverickpettransportation/ |
| Sanford | Cats + Dogs | Carolina Animal Rescue & Adoption | 42 Deep River Road | 27330-6527 | (919) 774-9433 | https://www.cara-nc.org/ |
| Sapphire | Cats + Dogs | Cashiers Highlands Humane Society | 200 Gable Drive | 28774-6650 | (828) 743-5752 | https://chhumanesociety.org/ |
| Shawboro | Dogs + Horses + Farm | Southern Hope Animal Rescue | 146 White Horse Drive | 27973-9503 | (252) 232-8228 | https://www.facebook.com/southernhopeanimalrescue/ |
| Smithfield | Dogs | Black Dog Club | 1000 Freedom Road | 27577-8388 | (984) 249-4999 | https://blackdogclub.net/ |
| Staley | Cats + Dogs | Happy Hills Animal Foundation Inc. | 3143 Happy Hills Drive | 27355-8347 | (336) 622-3620 | https://www.hhaf.org/ |
| Stokesdale | Cats + Dogs + Horse +Farm | Red Dog Farm Animal Network | 8653 NC Hwy 65 | 27357-8463 | (336) 288-7006 | https://reddogfarm.com/ |
| Thomasville | Dogs | Ruff Love Rescue | P.O. Box 2013 | 27361-2013 | https://www.ruffloverescue.com/ | |
| Wake Forest | Dogs | Saving Grace Animals for Adoption | P.O. Box 1649 | 27588-1649 | (919) 518-1180 | https://savinggracenc.org/ |
| Winnabow | Dogs | Paws Place Dog Rescue | 242 George II Highway | 28479-5412 | (910) 845-7297 | https://www.pawsplace.org/ |
| Winston-Salem | Cats + Dogs | AARF of Winston-Salem | 302 Thurston Street | 27103-1732 | (336) 768-7387 | https://www.aarfws.org/ |