Animal Rescues in California

Listings updated 05/31/2023

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California Rescues Listed by City or Town

City Category Name Address/Location Zip Code Phone Web Site
Acton Dogs The Brittany Foundation P.O. Box 738 93510-0738 (661) 713-5240 http://brittanyfoundationonline.org/
Acton Horses Fahnestock Ranch 4151 Pelona Canyon Road 93510-2342 (818) 635-6180 https://www.fahnestockranch.com/
Agoura Hills Cats Southern California Siamese Rescue P.O. Box 1379 91376-1379 (818) 830-3380 https://www.californiasiameserescue.org/
Agoura Hills Cats + Dogs Life Animal Rescue P.O. Box 1431 (See animals @PetSmart 5766 Lindero Canyon Rd) 91376-1431 (818) 707-2007 https://lifeanimalrescue.org/
Alameda Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls FAAS (Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter) 1590 Fortmann Way (See site for South Shore Center loc) 94501-1272 (510) 337-8565 https://www.alamedaanimalshelter.org/
Apple Valley Dogs Beagles and Buddies 23430 Highway 18 92307-4354 (626) 444-9664 http://www.beaglesandbuddies.com/
Avalon Cats Catalina Island Humane Society 208C Metropole Avenue 90704 (310) 510-1900 https://catalinahumane.org/
Berkeley Cats + Dogs Berkeley Humane 2700 Ninth Street 94710-2606 (510) 845-7735 https://berkeleyhumane.org/
Brownsville Horses Trinity Horse Refuge 16750 Willow Glenn Road 95919 (530) 218-7214 https://trinityhorserefuge.org/
Burlingame Cats + Dogs +Exotic+Small Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA 1450 Rollins Road 94010-2307 (650) 340-7022 https://phs-spca.org/
Calistoga Horses Sunrise Horse Rescue 1400 Tubbs Lane 94515-9726 (707) 320-3120 http://sunrisehorserescue.org/
Cambria Cats H.A.R.T. (Homeless Animal Rescue Team) 2638 Main Street 93428-3410 (805) 927-7377 https://www.hartcambria.org/
Campbell Dogs C.A.R.E. (Companion Animal Rescue Effort) P.O. Box 111474 95011-1474 (408) 227-2273 https://carepets.org/
Canoga Park Cats + Dogs Pet Adoption Fund 7507 Deering Avenue 91303-1407 (818) 340-1186 https://www.petadoptionfund.org/
Canyon Country Horses Win Place Home 16257 Lost Canyon Road 91387-2117 (818) 970-2596 https://www.winplacehome.org/
Chino Dogs GreySave (Greyhound Adoption) P.O. Box 1148 91708-1148 (866) 473-9728 https://www.greysave.org/
Clovis Cats + Dogs Miss Winkles Pet Adoption Center 85 Temperance Avenue 93611-5486 (559) 324-2465 https://misswinkles.com/
Concord Parrots + Other Birds Avian Rescue Corporation 1212 Saint Elizabeth Court 94518-1624 (925) 686-2350 https://www.petfinder.com/member/us/ca/concord/avian-rescue-corp-aka-cockatiel-rescue-ca536/
Coronado Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls PAWS of Coronado 1395 1st Street 92118-1502 (619) 435-8247 https://pawsofcoronado.org/
Del Mar Parrots + Other Birds Free Flight Exotic Bird Sanctuary 2132 Jimmy Durante Blvd 92014-2215 (858) 481-3148 https://www.freeflightbirds.org/
Dixon Horses CANTER California 1785 Sweetpea Court 95620-3933   https://www.facebook.com/CANTERCA/
Dublin Cats + Dogs Tri-Valley Animal Rescue 4595 Gleason Drive 94568-7637   https://www.tvar.org/
Edwards AFB Cats + Dogs APet Rescue and Kennels, Inc. 615 South Forbes Street P.O. Box 342 93523-0001 (661) 258-9525 https://petlover.petstablished.com/public/search/shelter/948306?fbclid=IwAR14mvT3F60eFmO6K_olou10tVMTlQxlIBGc-qUR3DMiHFRkfGQ3C30yq40
El Cajon Cats Friends of Cats 15587 Olde Highway 80 92021-2437 (619) 561-0361 https://www.friendsofcats.org/
El Segundo Dogs Pal Rescue and Adoption 214 Main Street, Box 108 90245-3803   http://www.palrescue.org/
Elk Grove Horses Save Them All Horse Rescue 9045 Waterman Road 95624-9436 (916) 335-5661 https://www.facebook.com/savethemalleg
Encinitas Cats The Rescue House 1150 Garden View Road, #231336 92023-3054 (760) 591-1211 https://rescuehouse.org/
Encinitas Horses Saving Horses 3224 Wildflower Valley Drive 92024-7056 (619) 247-7237 https://savinghorsesinc.com/
Encinitas Min Horse + Donkey + Mule Little Hooves Rescue (Contact phone/email/Facebook)   (858) 774-2668 https://www.littlehoovesrescue.com/
Encino Horses AHR (Auction Horses Rescue) 18034 Ventura Blvd #291 91316-3516   http://www.auctionhorsesrescue.com/
Escondido Cats Cat Adoption Service 306 N-El Norte Parkway #479 92026-1960   http://www.sdcats.org/
Eureka Cats + Dogs Sequoia Humane Society 6073 Loma Avenue 95503-6869 (707) 442-1782 https://sequoiahumane.org/
Fresno Cats Feral Paws Rescue Group 5887 West Mckinley Avenue 93722-9796 (559) 412-7226 https://www.petfinder.com/member/us/ca/fresno/feral-paws-rescue-group-ca2283/
Fresno Cats + Dogs Valley Animal Center 3934 North Hayston Avenue 93726-4603 (559) 233-8690 https://valleyanimal.org/
Fresno Cats + Dogs + Horse+Small Central California SPCA 103 South Hughes Avenue 93706-1207 (559) 233-7722 https://www.ccspca.com/
Fresno Cats + Dogs + Pigs Animal Compassion Team of California (ACT) 2789 South Orange Avenue 93725-1919 (559) 299-6364 https://www.animalcompassionteam.org/
Fresno Dogs Animal Rescue of Fresno (ARF) 4545 East Dakota Avenue 93726-4615 (559) 225-5715 https://arf-fresno.com/
Galt Horses Hope For Horses 11795 Alta Mesa Road 95632-8557 (844) 465-4673 https://hope4horses.com/
Glendale Animal Sanctuary+Various D.E.L.T.A. Rescue (Note: “largest animal sanctuary.. in the world”) P.O. Box 9 (Note: “largest animal sanctuary in the world”) 91209-0009 (661) 269-4010 https://deltarescue.org/
Half Moon Bay Horses Square Peg Foundation PMB #402, 80 Cabrillo Highway North Suite Q 94019-1698 (707) 732-4242 https://www.squarepegfoundation.org/
Herald Animal Human Therapy Horses Healing Heros 12065 Kirkwood Street 95638-9764 (916) 690-0853 https://www.horseshealingheroes.org/
Hollister Cats + Dogs Pet Friends and Rescue 2975 Buena Vista Road 95023-9303 (831) 634-1191 https://petfriends.org/
Jamestown Cats + Dogs Humane Society of Tuolumne County 10040 Victoria Way 95327-9700 (209) 984-5489 https://www.hsotc.org/
Keene Animal Human Therapy Rocking Horse Rescue & Retreat Contact via phone/email 93531-1210 (818) 268-9914 http://rockinghorseretreat.org/
King City Horses Valley View Ranch Equine Rescue 57025 Jolon Road 93930-9207 (831) 386-0801 https://www.valleyviewranchequinerescue.org/
Laguna Beach Cats The Blue Bell Foundation for Cats (Senior cat retirement sanctuary) 20982 Laguna Canyon Road 92651-1179 (949) 494-1586 http://www.bluebellcats.org/
Lancaster Horses Lifesavers Wild Horse Rescue 23809 East Avenue J (HQ 3570 Sand Canyon Rd., Caliente) 93535-8984 (661) 727-1205 https://wildhorserescue.org/
Lancaster Horses Wild at Heart Horse Rescue 6854 West Avenue H 93536-8331 (805) 795-0662 https://wildathearthorserescue.org/
Lathrop Cats + Dogs Pets & Pals Animal Shelter (SPCA) 12488 South Harlan Road 95330-8744 (209) 982-5073 http://www.petsnpals.org/
Lemoore Cats + Dogs Valley Animal Haven 990 East D Street 93245-9488 (559) 997-3601 https://www.valleyanimalhaven.org/
Lemoore Dogs Stonecliffe Animal Rescue Contact via phone/email/FB messaging 93245-2704 (925) 226-8543 https://www.stoneclifferescue.org/
Lockeford Horses Coastal Arabians and Equine Rescue, Inc. P.O. Box 958 95237-0958 (650) 743-1997 https://www.caerinc.org/
Lodi Cats + Dogs Animal Friends Connection Humane Society 933 South Cherokee Lane 95240-4304 (209) 365-0535 https://animalfriendsconnect.org/
Los Angeles Cats Kitten Rescue Los Angeles 3519 Casitas Avenue (This address Mail only) 90039-1903   https://kittenrescue.org/
Los Angeles Cats Pet Pride 3350 South Robertson Blvd 90034-3330 (310) 836-5427 https://www.facebook.com/petprideinc/
Los Angeles Cats Stray Cat Alliance (Contact via FB Message/Adopt Forms/Contact Page) 90049   https://straycatalliance.org/
Los Angeles Cats + Dogs Lange Foundation Animal Rescue, Care and Placement 2106 South Sepulveda Blvd. 90025-5734 (310) 473-5585 https://langefoundation.org/
Los Angeles Cats + Dogs Best Friends Lifesaving Center 1845 Pontius Avenue 90025-4305 (424) 208-8840 https://bestfriends.org/los-angeles
Los Angeles Dogs Westside German Shepherd Rescue of Los Angeles 3016 South Hill Street (closed to public-except adopt days) 90007-3823 (310) 202-7283 https://sheprescue.org/
Los Banos Cats + Dogs Los Banos Animal Shelter 1010 Airport Road 93635-3956 (209) 827-7089 https://www.facebook.com/LBAnimalShelterdogsandcats/
Manhattan Beach Cats + Dogs Noah’s Bark Dog Rescue 1601 North Sepulveda Blvd #518 90266-5111   https://noahs-bark.org/
Midway City Cats + Dogs + Rabbits Animal Assistance League of Orange County 15102 Jackson Street 92655-1431 (714) 893-4393 https://www.aaloc.org/
Mission Viejo Cats + Dogs New Beginings for Animals P.O. Box 2444 92690-0444 (949) 348-8057 https://greatpets.org/
Modesto Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls Stanislaus County Animal Services 3647 Cornucopia Way 95358-9315 (209) 558-7387 https://stanislausanimalservices.com/
Mojave Cats Save a Life Cat Adoptions 8448 Joshua Lane 93501-7227 (661) 824-2440 https://www.facebook.com/SaveALifeNoKillShelter/
Monrovia Cats + Dogs LifeLine For Pets P.O. Box 2002 91017-6002 (626) 676-9505 https://www.lifelineforpets.org/
Morgan Hill Cats Town Cats 195 San Pedro Avenue Bldg C, Unit 12 95037-5139 (408) 779-5761 https://www.towncats.org/
Morongo Valley Cats+Dogs old/hanicapped Animal Helpline P.O. Box 944 92256-0944 (760) 363-6511 http://animalhelplineinc.org/
Mt. Shasta Cats + Dogs Siskiyou Humane Society 1208 North Mount Shasta Blvd. 96067-9070 (530) 926-4052 https://siskiyouhumane.org/
Newport Beach Cats NCPS (National Cat Protection Society) 6904 West Coast Hwy (See site for Spring Valley loc) 92663-1708 (949) 650-1232 https://natcat.org/
Norco Dogs 2nd Chances Rescue 1204 6th Street 92860-1447 (909) 631-9682 https://www.facebook.com/2ndChancesRescue
North Hollywood Cats + Dogs The Rescue Train 13027 Victory Blvd. #522 91606-2925 (323) 899-5640 https://therescuetrain.org/
North Plam Springs Cats + Dogs Humane Society of the Desert (Orphan Pet Oasis) 17825 North Indian Canyon Avenue 92258 (760) 329-0203 https://orphanpet.com/
Novato Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls Marin Humane Society 171 Bel Marin Keys Blvd 94949-6105 (415) 883-4621 https://www.marinhumane.org/
Oak View Horses California Coastal Horse Rescue P.O. Box 1646 93022-1646 (805) 758-8312 https://www.facebook.com/CCHRadoptables
Oakland Cats Cat Town 2869 Broadway 94611-5708 (510) 866-4607 https://www.cattownoakland.org/
Oakland Dogs Rocket Dog Rescue 3561 Foothill Blvd 94601-3606 (510) 698-4161 https://www.rocketdogrescue.org/
Ontario Cats + Dogs The West End Shelter for Animals 1010 East Mission Blvd. 91761-3423 (909) 947-3517 https://westendshelter.com/
Orcutt Dogs Central Coast SPCA (CCSPCA) P.O. Box 2952 93457-2952 (805) 937-1766 https://centralcoastspca.org/
Pacific Grove Cats + Dogs AFRP (Animal Friends Rescue Project) 161 Fountain Avenue 93950-2736 (831) 333-0722 https://animalfriendsrescue.org/
Pacific Grove Dogs Peace of Mind Dog Rescue 615 Forest Avenue 93950-4203 (831) 718-9122 https://www.peaceofminddogrescue.org/
Parlier Cats The Cat House on the Kings 7120 South Kings River Road 93648-9720 (559) 638-0490 https://www.cathouseonthekings.com/
Paso Robles Horses Redwings Horse Sanctuary 6875 Union Road 93446-9348 (805) 237-3751 https://redwingshorsesanctuary.org/
Petaluma Dogs Azaya Ranch Sanctuary P.O. Box 2240 94953-2240 (707) 676-3647 https://www.azayaranchsanctuary.org/
Pleasanton Cats + Dogs Valley Humane Society 3670 Nevada Street 94566-6324 (925) 426-8656 https://valleyhumane.org/
Point Richmond Cats + Dogs Milo Foundation 220 South Garrard Blvd 94801-2001 (510) 900-2275 https://www.milofoundation.org/
Ramona Dogs The Barking Lot 23415 Highway 78 92065-6203 (619) 354-4825 http://www.thebarkinglot.net/
Rancho Santa Fe Horses + Donkeys Laughing Pony Rescue, Inc. P.O. Box 32 92067-0032 (858) 759-9039 https://laughingponyrescue.org/
Redlands Cats + Dogs Redlands Humane Society P.O. Box 7946 92375-1146 (909) 792-6199 https://www.petfinder.com/member/us/ca/redlands/redlands-humane-society-ca535/
Redlands Parrots Olive Branch Parrot Rescue 410 Alabama Street Suite 101 92373-8088 (909) 609-9048 https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063753121512
Redondo Beach Cats People and Cats Together (PACT) Saturday showings PETCO 537 North Pacific Coast Hwy. 90277-2104   https://www.peopleandcats.com/
Redondo Beach Dogs Rover Rescue P.O. Box 424 90277-0424 (310) 379-0154 https://www.roverrescue.com/
Redwood City Cats Nine Lives Foundation 3106 Rolison Road 94063-4047 (650) 368-1365 https://www.ninelivesfoundation.org/
Redwood City Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls Pets In Need 871 5th Avenue (See site for Pin Palo Alto loc.) 94063-3914 (650) 367-1405 https://www.petsinneed.org/
Redwood Valley Cats + Dogs Humane Society for Inland Mendocino County 9700 Uva Drive 95470-6222 (707) 485-0123 https://mendohumanesociety.com/
Riverside Cats + Dogs Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center 6165 Industrial Avenue 92504-1159 (951) 688-4340 https://petsadoption.com/
Sacramento Cats + Dogs Cats About Town Society P.O. Box 341013 95834-8913 (916) 224-1117 http://catsabouttown.org/
Sacramento Cats + Dogs Happy Tails Pet Sanctuary 6001 Folsom Boulevard 95819-4613 (916) 556-1155 https://www.happytails.org/
Salinas Cats + Dogs + Horse+Small SPCA for Monterey County 1002 Monterey-Salinas Highway 93908-8822 (831) 373-2631 https://www.spcamc.org/
San Carlos Cats Homeless Cat Network P.O. Box 6 94070-0006 (650) 508-9013 https://www.homelesscatnetwork.com/
San Francisco Cats Give Me Shelter Cat Rescue P.O. Box 411013 94141-1013   https://www.givemesheltersf.org/
San Francisco Cats + Dogs Angels for Humans, Animals & Nature 3739 Balboa Street 94121-2605   http://www.ahan.org/
San Francisco Cats + Dogs San Francisco SPCA 250 Florida Street 94103-4217 (415) 522-3500 https://www.sfspca.org/
San Francisco Dogs Reunion Rescue (Pit Bulls) Contact via Adpot Form Info/ Email / Facebook 94110   https://www.reunionrescue.com/
San Jose Parrots + Other Birds Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue P.O. Box 697 95106-0697 (650) 450-9104 https://mickaboo.org/
San Ysidro Dogs Baja Dog Rescue P.O. Box 437920 92143-7920 (702) 637-0895 https://bajadogrescue.org/
Sanger Dogs Fresno Bully Rescue 11740 East Belmont Avenue 93657-9408 (559) 276-7611 https://fresnobullyrescue.org/
Santa Barbara Cats ASAP Cats 5473 Overpass Road 93111-2034 (805) 683-3368 https://asapcats.org/
Santa Barbara Cats + Dogs Santa Barbara Humane 5399 Overpass Road (See site for Santa Maria loc.) 93111-2082 (805) 964-4777 https://sbhumane.org/
Santa Cruz Feral Cats S-N/TNR Project Purr P.O. Box 891 95061-0891 (831) 423-6369 http://www.projectpurr.org/
Santa Paula Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls Santa Paula Animal Rescue Center (S.P.A.R.C.) 705 East Santa Barbara Street 93060-2718 (805) 525-8609 https://santapaulaarc.org/
Santa Rosa Cats Forgotten Felines of Sonoma County 1820 Empire Industrial Court 95403-1966 (707) 576-7999 https://www.forgottenfelines.com/
Santa Rosa Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls Humane Society of Sonoma County 5345 Highway 12 West (See site for Healdsburg location) 95407-6401 (707) 542-0882 https://humanesocietysoco.org/
Seal Beach Cats + Dogs Seal Beach Animal Care Center 1700 Adolfo Lopez Drive 90740-5605 (562) 430-4993 https://www.sbacc.org/
Sebastopol Horses Bodega Medows 8925 Barnett Valley Road 95472-9564 (707) 483-2235 https://bodegameadows.org/
Sebastopol Horses Well Trained Horses 11114 Falstaff Road 95472-9116 (707) 829-3600 https://www.welltrainedhorses.com/
Sherman Oaks Cats + Dogs Cat & Canine Assistance, Referral and Education P.O. Box 56631 91413-1631 (818) 842-5500 https://www.care4pets.org/
Solvang Horses Happy Endings Animal Sanctuary 1326 Dove Meadow Road 93463-9621 (805) 448-7138 https://happyendingsanimalrescuesanctuary.org/
Sonoma Cats + Dogs Pets Lifeline 19686 8th Street East 95476-3803 (707) 996-4577 https://www.petslifeline.org/
Sonora Cats + Dogs F.O.A.C. (Friends of The Animal Community) 14841 Mono Way 95370-9269 (209) 533-3622 https://www.foac.us/
Spring Valley Dogs Foundation For The Care of Indigent Animals (FCIA) P.O. Box 2574 91979-2574 (619) 466-9137 https://www.fcianimals.org/
St. Helena Cats We Care Animal Rescue 1345 Charter Oak Avenue 94574-2019 (707) 963-7044 https://wecareanimalrescue.org/
Stockton Cats + Dogs Delta Humane Society & SPCA of San Joaquin County 4590 CA-99 95215 (209) 466-0339 https://www.dhsspca.org/
Tehachapi Dogs + Small Animals Marley’s Mutts Dog Rescue 1121 West Valley Blvd, Suite I #140 93561-2171 (661) 556-7178 https://www.marleysmutts.org/
Tehachapi Horses Tehachapi Valley Horse Rescue 798 Tucker Road, Unit 4 93561-2503 (661) 300-3913 https://www.facebook.com/TehachapiValleyHorseRescue/
Tehachapi Horses United Pegasus Foundation 20411 Pegasus Street 93561 (626) 773-6016 https://www.unitedpegasus.org/
Temecula Cats + Dogs Retrievers & Friends of Southern California, Inc. P.O. Box 1822 92593-1822 (951) 696-2428 http://www.retrieversandfriends.com/
Templeton Dogs Second Chance at Love Humane Society P.O. Box 396 93465-0396 (805) 434-3982 https://www.secondchancelove.org/
Thousand Palms Cats + Dogs Animal Samaritans 72307 Ramon Road 92276-3331 (760) 343-3477 https://animalsamaritans.org/
Trabuco Canyon Horses Hanaeleh P.O. Box 291 92678-0291 (949) 842-7408 https://www.hanaeleh.org/
Turlock Dogs The Turlock Animal Shelter 801 South Walnut 95380-5129 (209) 656-3140 https://www.turlock.ca.us/animalservices/shelteranimals/
Valley Center Cats + Horses Hoofs & Woof Animal Rescue 30017 Wilhite Lane 92082-5904 (714) 609-0799 https://hoofsandwoofsanimalrescue.org/
Valley Center Horses Falconridge Rescue P.O. Box 1500 92082-1500 (760) 742-0285 http://www.falconridgerescue.org/
Van Nuys Cats + Dogs Pet Orphans of Southern California 7720 Gloria Avenue 91406-1819 (818) 901-0190 https://petorphans.org/
Ventura Cats Greyfoot Cat Rescue & Sanctuary P.O. Box 310 93002-0310 (805) 649-2844 https://greyfootcat.rescuegroups.org/
Visalia Cats + Dogs Valley Oak SPCA 9800 Camp Drive 93291-8791 (559) 651-1111 https://www.vospca.org/
Walnut Creek Cats + Dogs Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF) 2890 Mitchell Drive 94598-1635 (925) 256-1273 https://arflife.org/
Weldon Horses High Sierra Wid Horse Sanctuary P.O. Box 941 93283-0941 (760) 401-0198 https://www.hswhs.org/
West Covina Dogs Leave No Paws Behind 1047 East Amar Road 91792-1340 (626) 667-7575 https://www.leavenopawsbehind.org/
Westminster Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls WAGS Pet Adoption 6621 Westminster Blvd 92683-3704 (714) 887-6156 https://wagspetadoption.org/
Yucaipa Cats + Dogs YAPS (Yucaipa Animal Placement Society) 11937 13th Street 92399-1829 (909) 790-1440 https://yaps.org/