Animal Rescues in Maryland

Listings updated 05/14/2025

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Maryland Rescues Listed by City or Town

City Category Name Address/Location Zip Code Phone Web Site
Annapolis Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls SPCA of Anne Arundel County 1815 Bay Ridge Avenue 21403-2824 (410) 268-4388 https://aacspca.org/
Baldwin Cats + Dogs Baltimore County Animal Services 13800 Manor Road 21013-9605 (410) 887-7297 https://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/departments/animalservices/
Baltimore Cats + Dogs Animal Allies Rescue P.O. Box 6446 21230-0446 (443) 461-4353 https://animalalliesrescue.org/
Baltimore Cats + Dogs Maryland SPCA 3300 Falls Road 21211-2403 (410) 235-8826 https://www.mdspca.org/
Baltimore Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls BARCS (Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter) 2490 Giles Road 21225-1011 (410) 396-4695 https://barcs.org/
Boyds Horses Gaited Advocate Intervention Team 14515 Chrisman Hill Drive 20841-9040 (240) 720-4545 https://www.gaitrrr.org/index.html
Cambridge Cats + Dogs Baywater Animal Rescue 4930 Bucktown Road 21613-3762 (410) 228-3090 https://www.baywateranimalrescue.org/
Chesapeake City Dogs Paws For Life, Inc. P.O. Box 407 21915-0407 (302) 376-7297 https://pawsforlife.org/
Chestertown Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls The Animal Care Shelter for Kent County 10168 Worton Road 21620-3502 (410) 778-3648 https://acskc.org/
Columbia Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls Howard County Animal Control 8576 Davis Road 21045-2632 (410) 313-2780 https://www.howardcountymd.gov/police/animal-control
Denton Dogs Hill Hounds Rescue and Animal Sanctuary 531-C Fleetwood Road 21629-0202 (443) 448-4221 https://www.hillhounds.org/
Derwood Dogs Montgomery County Animal Services & Adoption Center 7315 Muncaster Mill Road 20855-1160 (240) 773-5900 https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/animalservices/
Edgewood Cats + Dogs+ Birds+Small Luna’s House 2801 Pulaski Hwy 21040-1309 (410) 671-2954 https://lunashouse.org/
Ellicott City Cats + Dogs Small Miracles Cat & Dog Rescue 10236 Baltimore National Pike 21042-3616 (410) 461-0516 https://www.smallmiraclesrescue.org/
Fallston Dogs Fallston Animal Rescue 2725 Fallston Road 21047-1307 (410) 557-6161 https://fallstonanimalrescue.org/
Frederick Cats + Dogs AWLFC (Animal Welfare League of Fredrick County) 1202 East Patrick Street, Suite 13A 21701-3167 (301) 663-5855 https://awlfc.org/
Frederick Dogs HOP (House of Puddles) 4422 Reels Mill Road 21704-7758   https://www.houseofpuddles.org/
Gaithersburg Cats AWL (Animal Welfare League of Montgomery County) 12 Park Avenue 20877-2916 (301) 740-2511 https://awlmc.org/
Gaithersburg Horses Lifeline Horse Rescue And Rehabilitation 22600 Robin Court 20882-1416 (301) 318-1686 http://www.lifelinehorserescue.org/
Greenbelt Cats + Dogs PAW (Partnership for Animal Welfare) P.O. Box 1074 20768-1074 (301) 572-4729 https://paw-rescue.org/
Greenbelt Cats + Dogs Greenbelt Animal Services 550A Crescent Road 20770-1600 (301) 474-7200 https://www.greenbeltmd.gov/government/animal-services/-fsiteid-1
Hughesville Cats + Dogs + Small+Farm Charles Country Animal Care Center 6707 Animal Shelter Road 20637-2921 (301) 932-1713 https://www.charlescountymd.gov/services/animal-care-control/animal-care-center
Huntingtown Cats PAWS (Patuxent Animal Wefare Society) 2240 Solomons Island Road 20639-8727 (443) 295-7873 https://www.facebook.com/PAWSPet
Hyattsville Cats Outlaw Kitties TNR and Rescue 7719 Emerson Road 20784-1719 (301) 807-9238 https://outlawkitties.com/
Jefferson Dogs Lonely Hearts Animal Rescue P.O. Box 153 21755-0153 (240) 656-8493 https://www.lonelyheartsanimalrescue.org/
Jessup Cats + Dogs Sunshine’s Friends Cat and Dog Rescue P.O. Box 314 20794-0314 (410) 796-7327 https://sunshinesfriends.org/
Millersville Animal Sanctuary+Various Rude Ranch Animal Rescue 672 Old Mill Road, Unit 250 21108-1363 (410) 798-9559 https://aacsavecats.org/
Monkton Cats + Dogs Pet Rescue of Maryland P.O. Box 178 21111-0178 (410) 627-6563 https://www.petrescueofmd.org/
Mount Airy Horses Midnights Equine Rescue and Sanctuary 4340 Roop Road 21771-9016 (410) 599-6963 https://midnightsequinerescueandsanctuary.com/
Mount Airy Horses Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue 17250 Old Frederick Road 21771-3616 (443) 285-3835 https://www.gentlegiantsdrafthorserescue.org/
Mount Rainier Cats Alley Cat Rescue P.O. Box 585 20712-0585 (301) 277-5595 https://www.saveacat.org/
Pasadena Cats + Dogs Rise Above Animal Rescue&Sanctuary Foster based (Call or Email for apointment) 21122-2676 (443) 228-8475 https://riseaboveanimalrescue.com/
Phoenix Cats + Dogs Defenders of Animal Rights, Inc. P.O. Box 25 21131-1415 (410) 527-1466 https://www.adopt-a-pet.org/
Phoenix Dogs TRU Rescue (They Rescue Us) P.O. Box 27 21131-0027 (410) 967-6431 https://trurescue.org/
Reisterstown Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls Baltimore Humane Society 1601 Nicodemus Road 21136-5830 (410) 833-8848 https://bmorehumane.org/
Severn Dogs Senior Dog Sanctuary of Maryland 8336 W B & A Road 21144-3216 (443) 742-0270 https://www.seniordogsanctuary.com/
Sunderland Dogs Humane Society of Calvert County 2210 Dalrymple Road 20689-9576 (410) 257-4908 https://humanesocietyofcalvertcounty.org/
Thurmont Horses Rocky’s Horse Rescue and Rehabilitation 12155 A Creagerstown Road 21788-2275 (240) 367-7256 https://www.rockyshorserescue.org/
Upper Marlboro Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls Prince George’s County Animal Shelter 3750 Brown Station Road 20772-9358 (301) 780-7200 https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/departments-offices/environment/animal-services
Waldorf Cats + Dogs Last Chance Animal Rescue 8500 Bensville Road (see site for other adopt loc) 20603-4053 (301) 274-9409 https://www.lastchanceanimalrescue.org/
Waldorf Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls Humane Society of Charles County 71 Industrial Park Drive 20602-2708 (301) 645-8181 https://humanesocietycc.org/
Washington Grove Cats Montgomery County SPCA P.O. Box 637 20880-0637 (301) 948-4266 https://mcspca.org/
Woodbine Horses Days End Farm Horse Rescue 1372 Woodbine Road 21797-8514 (301) 854-5037 https://defhr.org/