Animal Rescues in South Dakota
Listings updated 04/09/2025
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South Dakota Rescues Listed by City or Town
| City | Category | Name | Address/Location | Zip Code | Phone | Web Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Aberdeen Area Humane Society | 2511 385th Avenue South | 57401-8617 | (605) 226-1200 | https://anewleashonlife.net/ |
| Brookings | Cats + Dogs | Brookings Regional Humane Society | 120 West 2nd Street South | 57006-1820 | (605) 697-7387 | https://brookingshumane.org/ |
| Crooks | Horses | New Hope Horse Shelter | 25337 470 Avenue | 57020-5805 | (605) 359-0961 | http://www.newhopehorseshelter.org/ |
| Gregory | Dogs | Rescues Unlimited | 923 Whittecar Avenue | 57533-1035 | (605) 835-8780 | https://www.rescuesunlimited.org/ |
| Hot Springs | Cats + Dogs | Battle Mountain Humane Society | 27254 Wind Cave Road | 57747-7530 | (605) 745-7283 | https://www.battlemountainhumanesociety.org/ |
| Huron | Cats + Dogs | Beadle County Humane Society | 5063 Dakota Avenue South | 57350-6546 | (605) 352-8955 | https://www.petfinder.com/member/us/sd/huron/beadle-county-humane-society-sd14/ |
| Kyle | Cats + Dogs | Oglala Pet Project | 19980 BIA 2 | 57752-7402 | (605) 455-1518 | https://www.oglalapetproject.org/ |
| Kyle | Cats + Dogs | White Owl Sanctuary (Pine Ridge Reservation) | 37 Wasuya Avenue | 57752 | (605) 515-7521 | https://www.whiteowlsanctuary.org/ |
| Mitchell | Cats + Dogs | Mitchell Animal Rescue | P.O. Box 355 | 57301-0355 | (605) 770-2170 | https://mitchellanimalrescue.org/ |
| Piedmont | Horses | Happy Tails Haven Horse Rescue & Sanctuary | 14898 Elk Creek Road | 57769-8103 | (605) 391-3122 | https://www.happytailshaven.org/ |
| Pine Ridge | Dogs | LightShine Canine: A Rez Dog Rescue | Contact Via Facebook (operation – Rosebud & Pine Ridge) | 69365-0036 | https://www.facebook.com/lightshinelakota | |
| Rapid City | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Humane Society of the Black Hills | 1820 East St. Patrick Street | 57703-4142 | (605) 394-4170 | https://www.hsbh.org/ |
| Scotland | Horses | Gentle Spirit Horses Rescue | 29571 419th Avenue | 57059-5215 | https://gentlespirithorses.org/ | |
| Sioux Falls | Cats + Dogs | Almost Home Canine Rescue | P.O. Box 90707 | 57109-0707 | https://www.almosthomecaninerescue.com/ | |
| Sioux Falls | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Sioux Falls Area Humane Society | 3720 E Benson Road | 57104-9610 | (605) 338-4441 | https://www.sfhumanesociety.com/ |
| Spearfish | Cats + Dogs | Western Hills Humane Society | 324 Industrial Drive | 57783-3229 | (605) 642-1576 | https://www.westernhillshumanesociety.com/ |
| Sturgis | Cats + Dogs | Sturgis Animal Shelter | 1140 Otter Road | 57785-3346 | (605) 347-8310 | https://www.sturgis-sd.gov/animal-shelter |
| Yankton | Cats + Dogs | Heartland Humane Society | 3400 East Highway 50 | 57078-6432 | (605) 664-4244 | https://heartlandhumanesociety.net/ |