Find A Rescue Group

Rescue groups are located across the country.

Animal rescue groups work to rehome homeless or abandoned animals and place them with new families. They usually work closely with humane societies and are funded by donations and volunteers. Animal rescue groups are located throughout the nation and can be found easily by following a few steps.

Instructions

1. Find a rescue group on petfinder.com. Petfinder.com is a website that is dedicated to finding new homes for animals and more than 13 million adoptions have been done through their website since 1995. In order to find an animal rescue group in your area simply select the type of animal you are looking for and your zip code into petfinder.com's search tool and you will be taken to a page that lists all of the pets that are available for adoption and the rescue group through which they are affiliated. From there you can select the rescue group you are interested in to find out more information about the group. Petfinder.com also has an area on their website where you can search for animal rescues in your area by state or distance from you.

2. Find an animal rescue group by contacting your local humane society. Many rescue groups work closely with humane societies to rehome the animals and your local humane society will be able to tell you the contact information of any they work with or know of in your area.

3. Ask your vet for information on local animal rescue groups. Many vets work with animal rescue groups and can give you their contact information. If you do not currently have a vet, you can find one in your local yellow pages.

4. Find a local animal shelter or animal rescue group by visiting pets911.com. Pets911 allows users to find animal shelters or rescue groups in their zip code free of charge.

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