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/