Animal Rescues in Virginia
Listings updated 08/18/2023
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Virginia Rescues by City or Town
| City | Category | Name | Address/Location | Zip Code | Phone | Web Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afton | Horses | Hope’s Legacy Equine Rescue | 5145 Taylor Creek Road | 22920-2909 | (434) 531-5688 | https://www.hopeslegacy.com/ |
| Aldie | Cats + Dogs | FOHA (Friends of Homeless Animals) | 39710 Goodpuppy Lane | 20105-2744 | (703) 385-0224 | https://foha.org/ |
| Alexandria | Cats | King Street Cats | 25 South Dove Street | 22314-4603 | (703) 231-7199 | https://www.kingstreetcats.org/ |
| Amherst | Cats + Dogs | HSAC (Humane Society of Amherst County) | 318 Shelter lane | 24521-3477 | (434) 946-2340 | http://amherstanimalshelter.org/ |
| Burkeville | Horses | White Bird Appaloosa Horse Rescue | 1688 Burke’s Tavern Road | 23922-3512 | (434) 767-2839 | https://www.whitebirdapps.com/ |
| Catlett | Dogs | Country Club Kennels & Training and the Chance Foundation Rescue | 10739 Bristersburg Road | 20119-2202 | (540) 788-3559 | https://www.countryclubkennels.com/ |
| Charlottesville | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Charlottesville Albemarle SPCA | 3355 Berkmar Drive | 22901-1491 | (434) 973-5959 | https://caspca.org/ |
| Charlottesville | Dogs | Basset Rescue of Old Dominion (BROOD) | 3445 Seminole Trail | 22911-5637 | (866) 710-9476 | https://brood-va.org/ |
| Chase City | Animal Sanctuary + Horses | Blue Horse Mukwa Tack Shop | 25859 Highway Forty Nine | 23924-4306 | (757) 439-4206 | https://www.bluehorsemukwa.org/ |
| Chatham | Cats + Dogs | SPCA of Pittsylvania County | P.O. Box 936 | 24531-0936 | (434) 432-0080 | https://awlopc.rescuegroups.org/ |
| Chesapeake | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Chesapeake Humane Society | 1149 New Mill Drive | 23322-7069 | (757) 546-5355 | https://chesapeakehumane.org/ |
| Chesapeake | Horses | Easy Does It Ranch & Pungo Equine Rescue and Rehab Center | 1424 Benefit Road | 23322-2771 | (757) 721-4646 | https://easydoesitranch.net/ |
| Fairfax Station | Cats + Dogs | HART (Homeless Animals Rescue Team) | P.O. Box 7261 | 22039-7261 | (703) 691-4278 | https://hart90.org/ |
| Fairfax Station | Cats + Dogs | Homeward Trails Animal Rescue | 11116 Fairfax Station Road | 22039-1016 | (703) 249-5066 | https://www.homewardtrails.org/ |
| Fredericksburg | Horses | Central Virginia Horse Rescue | 31262 Eagle Hill Trail | 22407-9715 | (540) 321-8174 | https://centralvahorserescue.org/ |
| Fredricksburg | Cats + Dogs | Fredricksburg SPCA | 10819 Courthouse Road | 22408-2627 | (540) 898-1500 | https://fburgspca.org/ |
| Garrisonville | Dogs | Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League | P.O. Box 283 | 22463-0283 | (571) 310-1380 | http://www.va-magdrl.org/ |
| Hampton | Dogs | Animal Aid Society | 80 Butler Farm Road | 23666-1518 | (757) 865-0511 | https://www.animalaidsociety.org/ |
| Hardy | Horses | R.V.H.R. (Roanoke Valley Horse Rescue) | 1725 Edwardsville Road | 24101-4635 | (540) 525-1251 | https://www.rvhr.com/wordpress/ |
| Harrisonburg | Cats | Cat’s Cradle | 122 South Main Street #101 | 22801-3780 | (540) 433-1135 | https://www.facebook.com/catscradleva |
| Hillsville | Horses | Thomas Cherokee Farm & Equine Rescue | 150 Crescent Lane | 24343-3692 | https://www.facebook.com/thomascherokeefarm/ | |
| Leesburg | Cats + Dogs | The Humane Society of Loudon County | P.O. Box 777 | 20178-0777 | (703) 777-2912 | https://humaneloudoun.org/ |
| Lexington | Cats + Dogs | Rockbridge SPCA | 10 Animal Place | 24450-3716 | (540) 463-5123 | https://rockbridgespca.net/ |
| Louisa | Bird Sanctuary | Project Perry The Central Virginia Parrot Sanctuary | P.O. Box 1208 | 23093-5132 | (540) 967-0447 | https://www.projectperry.com/ |
| Louisa | Dogs | Hooves & Paws Animal Rescue | P.O. Box 707 | 23093-0707 | (540) 967-4500 | https://www.petfinder.com/member/us/va/louisa/hooves-paws-animal-rescue-ca1599/ |
| Lovettsville | Horses | Equine Rescue League | 12681 Taylorstown Road | 20180-2211 | (540) 822-4577 | https://www.equinerescueleague.org/ |
| Lovingston | Cats + Dogs | Humane Society/SPCA of Nelson County | 29 Stagebridge Road | 22949-2446 | (434) 263-7722 | https://www.nelsonspca.org/ |
| Lynchburg | Cats + Dogs | Lynchburg Humane Society | 1211 Old Graves Mill Road | 24502-4305 | (434) 448-0088 | https://lynchburghumane.org/ |
| Lyndhurst | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Shenandoah Valley Animal Services Center (SVASC) | 1001 Mt. Torrey Road | 22952-2102 | (540) 943-5142 | https://svasc.net/ |
| Martinsville | Cats + Dogs | Martinsville -Henry County SPCA | 132 Joseph Martin Highway | 24112-8111 | (276) 638-7297 | https://www.spcamhc.org/ |
| Meherrin | Cats + Dogs | Southside SPCA | 7352 Patrick Henry Highway | 23954-3183 | (434) 736-9595 | https://southsidespca.org/ |
| Merrifield | Cats + Dogs | Wolf Trap Animal Rescue | P.O. Box 2753 | 22116-2753 | (703) 638-2531 | https://www.wtarescue.com/ |
| Norfolk | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Norfolk SPCA | 916 Ballentine Blvd | 23504-4102 | (757) 622-3319 | https://norfolkspca.com/ |
| Norfolk | Dogs | Go Rescue Pet Adoption Center | 222 West 21st Street, Suite F317 | 23517-2200 | (757) 432-9222 | https://www.gorescuedogs.com/ |
| Norfolk | Dogs | Rainbow Animal Rescue | 2461 East Little Creek Road | 23518-1294 | (757) 472-1583 | https://www.rainbowanimalrescue.net/website/ |
| Portsmouth | Cats + Dogs | Portsmouth Humane Society | 4022 Seaboard Court | 23701-2611 | (757) 397-6004 | https://portsmouthhumanesociety.org/ |
| Reston | Cats | The Feline Foundation of Greater Washington | 11160 C-1 South Lakes Drive, #707 (Mail only) | 20191-4327 | (703) 920-8665 | https://ffgw.org/ |
| Richmond | Cats + Dogs | Richmond Animal Care & Control Foundation | 1600 Chamberlayne Avenue | 23222-4806 | (804) 646-5573 | https://www.raccfoundation.org/ |
| Richmond | Cats + Dogs | Henrico Humane Society | P.O. Box 28014 | 23228-0014 | (804) 262-6634 | https://www.henricohumane.org/ |
| Richmond | Cats + Dogs | RAL (Richmond Animal League) | 11401 International Drive | 23236-3945 | (804) 379-0046 | https://www.ral.org/ |
| Richmond | Cats + Dogs | Richmond SPCA | 2519 Hermitage Road | 23220-1128 | (804) 521-1300 | https://richmondspca.org/ |
| Richmond | Dogs | Atlantic Region Central Border Collie Rescue | (Contact via Email/Application before visit) | https://www.arcbcr.org/ | ||
| Roanoke | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Angels of Assisi | 415 Campbell Avenue SW | 24016-3626 | (540) 344-8707 | https://www.angelsofassisi.org/ |
| Stafford | Cats + Dogs | Stafford County SPCA | 140 Andrew Chapel Road | 22554-5520 | (540) 657-7387 | https://staffordspca.org/ |
| Suffolk | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Suffolk Animal Control | 124 Forest Glen Drive | 23434-6712 | (757) 514-7855 | http://www.suffolkva.us/153/Animal-Control |
| Troy | Cats + Dogs | FSPCA (Fluvanna SPCA) | 5239 Union Mills Road | 22974-4059 | (434) 591-0123 | https://fspca.org/ |
| Virginia Beach | Cats | Billy The Kidden Rescue | 4330 Holland Road | 23452 | (800) 608-4511 | https://www.billythekiddenrescue.org/ |
| Virginia Beach | Cats + Dogs | Hope For Life Rescue | 610 Jack Rabbit Road, Suite 3 | 23451-6134 | (757) 491-4609 | https://www.hopeforliferescue.com/ |
| Virginia Beach | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Virginia Beach Animal Care and Adoption Center (VBACAC) | 341 South Birdneck Road | 23451-5815 | (757) 385-4444 | https://www.vbacac.com/ |
| Virginia Beach | Cats+Dogs+Rabt+Small | Virginia Beach SPCA | 3040 Holland Road | 23453-2610 | (757) 427-0070 | https://vbspca.com/ |
| Virginia Beach | Dogs | Rakki-Inu Akita Rescue | 1952 Laskin Road, Suite 505 (Foster based-Mail only) | 23454-4281 | (757) 831-4200 | http://vaakitarescue.org/ |
| Virginia Beach | Dogs | K9 Justice League | Foster based – Web Appointment Only/email | https://k9justiceleague.com/ | ||
| Virginia Beach | Horses | Circle-A Home for Horses | 4345 Charity Neck Road | 23457-1525 | (757) 286-5282 | https://circleahome4horses.org/ |
| Wakefield | Parrots + Other Birds | Nana and Papa’s Nest Inc. Parrot Sanctuary | 12203 General Mahone Hwy | 23888-2915 | (757) 935-2848 | http://www.nanapapasnest.org/ |