Here is a small list of organizations that do Pet Rescue:
Angels Among Us – Operates in North Metro Atlanta – Their Facebook page can be found here.
Atlanta Humane Society – Helping Atlanta pets through our pet rescue services; Adopting a dog, cat, kitten or puppy into your forever home from AHS will be a wonderful experience.
Atlanta Pet Rescue and Adoption – Atlanta Pet Rescue & Adoption (APRA) is a non-profit, volunteer-based, no-kill shelter dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating dogs and cats so they can be adopted into safe and loving forever homes.
FurKids – Founder Samantha Shelton finds a stray mother cat with kittens. Unable to find a shelter that will take them in, she establishes Furkids.
Gwinnett Humane Society – “Help us make a difference.”
Georgia SPCA – “Adopt a Homeless Pet.”
Below is a list of Pet Shelters and Animal Rescue Organizations in Georgia:
- Georgia Dog Rescue Inc. – Alpharetta (Dogs Only & Foster Network)
- Athens Canine Rescue – Athens (Dogs Only)
- Athens Clarke County Animal Shelter – Athens
- Athens Clarke County Animal Shelter – Athens – Alternate website maintained by citizens of Athens, Georgia; not directly affiliated with the Clarke County Animal Shelter
- Second Chance Animal Rescue and Adoptions – Athens (Dogs Only)
- Ahimsa House – Atlanta
- Atlanta Humane Society – Atlanta
- Briarcliff Animal Foundation – Atlanta
- Furkids Animal Rescue – Atlanta
- Kanine Kids – Atlanta (Dogs Only)
- Meows Without Moms – Atlanta (Newborn Cats Only)
- Pet Orphans and Adoptions – Atlanta
- Ruffus Rescue – Atlanta
- SmallDog Rescue and Humane Society, Inc. – Atlanta (Dogs Only)
- No More Homeless Pets Atlanta Spay/Neuter Clinic – Avodale Estates
- Crossroads Animal Rescue – Ball Ground
- Cocker Spaniel Adoption Center, Inc. – Bethlehem
- Oconee County Animal Control – Bishop
- Humane Society Mountain Shelter – Blairsville
- Glynn County Animal Services – Brunswick
- Claws & Paws – Buena Vista
- Cherokee County Animal Shelter – Canton
- Carroll County Humane Society – Carrollton
- Bartow County Humane Society – Cartersville
- PAWS Columbus – Columbus
- Humane Society of Forsyth County – Cumming
- All Creatures Are Truly Special, Inc. – Dahlonega
- TLC Humane Society – Dahlonega
- Jennifer’s Pet Rescue – Dallas
- Paulding Humane Society, Inc. – Dallas
- Humane Society of Northwest Georgia – Dalton
- PAWS Atlanta – Decatur
- Pet Partners of Habersham – Demorest
- Douglas-Coffee County Humane Society – Douglas
- Save Our Pets – Douglas
- Fayette County Humane Society – Fayetteville
- Georgia Heartland Humane Society – Fayetteville
- RescueCats, Inc. – Fayetteville (Cats Only)
- Save A Pet, Inc. – Forsyth
- Humane Society of Hall County – Gainesville
- Humane Society of North Georgia – Gainesville
- FURever Friends Humane Society, Inc. – Gray
- Buffy’s Halfway House For Wayward Canines – Griffin (Dogs Only)
- Pets are Worth Saving – Guyton
- Suzie’s Friends – Homerville
- Pickens Animal Rescue – Jasper
- Southern HOPE Humane Society – Kennesaw
- Humane Society of Camden County – Kingsland
- Gwinnett Animal Welfare / Enforcement – Lawrenceville
- Gwinnett Humane Society – Lawrenceville
- Kitty Village – Lilburn (Cats Only)
- Ferret Business of Georgia – Marietta
- Good Mews – Marietta (Cats Only)
- Homeless Pets – Marietta
- Humane Society Of Cobb County – Marietta
- Henry County Animal Shelter – McDonough
- Henry County Humane Society – McDonough (Alternate Site)
- Animal Rescue Foundation – Milledgeville
- Save Our Strays, Inc. – Monroe
- Coweta County Animal Control – Newnan
- Georgia Heartland Humane Society – Newnan
- Newnan-Coweta Humane Society – Newnan
- Newnan-Coweta Humane Society and Shelter Rescue – Newnan (Alternate Site)
- Fayette County Animal Shelter – Peachtree City
- Georgia Animal Rescue and Defence, Inc. (GARD) – Pembroke
- Atlanta Dog Squad – Roswell (Dogs Only)
- Cat Junction – Saint Simons Island (Cats Only)
- Animal Welfare and Rescue Effort – Savannah
- Good Shepherd Humane Society – Sharpsburg
- Shelter Rescue – Sharpsburg
- The Funny Farm – Tignall
- Humane Society of Valdosta/Lowndes County – Valdosta
- Homeless Animal Rescue and Placement Services – Warner Robins
- Warner Robins Animal Shelter – Warner Robins
- Humane Friends of West Georgia – Whitesburg
- Barrow County Animal Control – Winder
- Pup and Cat Company – Winder
- Cherokee County Humane Society – Woodstock
- Cozy Corner Kiddy Rescue – Woodstock (Cats Only)
- Rescued Angels Animal Rescue, Inc. – Woodstock
Breed Rescues
- Atlanta Persian & Siamese Rescue – Atlanta
- Internet Miniature Pinscher Service – Atlanta
- Atlanta Boxer Rescue – Lilburn
- All or Nothing Pitbull Rescue – Smyrna
- Cocker Spaniel Rescue of Georgia, Inc. – Statewide
- Boston Terrier Rescue – Stone Mountain
Other Resources
- Atlanta Animal Alliance – Atlanta – CatSnip low cost spay/neuter and mobile spay/neuter
- Claws & Paws Rescue, Inc. – Buena Vista
- Save A Pet, Inc. – Forsyth – Rescues animals from the pound and places them into foster homes until a more suitable permanent home is located.
- Papillon Pals Rescue – Glennville
- Feathered Friends Forever Rescue/Refuge, Inc. – Harlem (Birds Only)
- North Georgia Animal League – LaFayette
- Safe Hollow Animal Sanctuary, Inc. – Ludowici
- Georgia Humane Society – Sharpsburg – Foster Home Network
- North Georgia House Rabbit Society – Statewide – non-profit, all volunteer organization dedicated to adopting, fostering and rescuing abandoned domestic rabbits as well as serving as an educational source for the proper care and treatment of these animals
- Needful Souls – Statewide (Foster Network)