Humane Societies and Shelters

Join me for a photo tour of Tony LaRussa's ARF (Animal Rescue Foundation), a state-of-the-art no-kill shelter for cats and dogs, located in Walnut Creek California.

Profile of the wonderful cat Sanctuary known as Tabby's Place, a non-profit group that takes in special needs cats, and gives them a home for life, when necessary.

Animal Ark is a no-kill agency in Twin Cities MN with an open door policy

Alliance for Animals and People is a non-profit group of primarily cat rescuers in D.C., who also offer assistance and advice to individual rescuers.

Private nonprofit organization in Atlanta, GA, billing itself as a "haven with a heart."

Non-profit, volunteer organization in Cary, NC, with Adopt-a-thons every other Saturday. Site has an online adoption counselor, a unique concept.

A miracle of love tucked away in a canyon in Utah; a sanctuary for all kinds of animals, and many adoptable cats can be found here.

A non-profit organization formed to help with the feline overpopulation and homelessness problem in DuPage County, Illinois.

Located in Ludlow, Mass., the Cat Pack is a non-profit group dedicated to placing healthy cats and kittens into the warm and loving homes that they deserve. They work with volunteer foster homes and also focus on education for responsible pet ownership.

The oldest and largest cat charity in the UK with 13 shelters and over 240 voluntary branches, rescuing and placing around 75,000 cats a year.

Southern Florida organization working to educate, control ferals through spay & neuter, and finding homes for the many homeless cats.

St. Louis, Missouri organization rescuing abandoned, abused, stray and shelter cats and kittens since 1991.

In the San Francisco Bay Area, a very active group, acting as a clearing house and teaching humane treatment of animals.

A non-profit rescue organization in Delaware, utilizing trap, neuter and release to help the homeless area cats.

Goshen HS is committed to finding adoptive homes for animals surrendered because of abandonment, illness, or neglect, and to educating the public regarding responsible pet ownership. Located in Goshen, N.Y.

Happy Tails is Sacramento's only cage-free adoption facility, with a beautiful new adoption center that's the cat's meow, with wall murals, pillowed lounging areas and private condos for the kitties.

Non-profit Hawaiian group using trap/neuter/release, adoption, and education to help the homeless cats of Hawaii.

No-kill cat and kitten shelter in the Windsor/Essex county area of Ontario.

An adoption source for the Atlanta area; a suburb of Catlanta.

Sanctuary and adoption facility in Long Island NY, where the cats live in a home-like setting, being allowed to freely move from room to room, each room with cat walks, scratching posts, and beds.

A nonprofit organization promoting animal charity in the Reno-Sparks area. Althought the Humane Society does not take in strays, cats are available for adoption.

Promoting humane treatment and quality of life for all animals in the Pasadena area.

Private, non-profit no-kill shelter serving the Peninsula and Silicone Valley areas of California, based in Redwood City.

No-Kill animal shelter in Pekin, Illinois takes in injured animals, strays, and previously owned animals who need new homes.

Volunteer registered non-profit organization in Lunenberg, MA, in central New England.

Humane organization located in Chicago, Illinois, offering a cageless no-kill shelter, for sick, injured, and abused stray cats.