Humane Societies are generally private, non-profit organizations that depend on donations and volunteers for their work in fostering homeless animals. Many of these groups operate "no-kill" shelters, guaranteeing homes for life for the forgotten.
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.
All dogs and cats here are fostered by volunteers and offered for adoption through Adoption Day events with cooperating pet supply stores and veterinary hospitals.
Animal Ark is a no-kill agency in Twin Cities MN with an open door policy
Pittsburgh, PAs only no-kill shelter, keeping homeless dogs and cats until homes can be found for them.
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.
A searchable informational guide to help adoption efforts in Canada, as well as international.
In the San Francisco Bay Area, a very active group, acting as a clearing house and teaching humane treatment of animals.
Very active and resourceful humane society located in Conway, New Hampshire. The community has been very positively impressed with this phase, the setting, housing, general ambiance, and especially the over 400 cat adoptions that have been facilitated in these pleasant surroundings.
A shelter on a boat? Not unusual at all in Amsterdam, where these kind folks care for 70 abandoned and homeless cats.
A non-profit rescue organization in Delaware, utilizing trap, neuter and release to help the homeless area cats.
Adopters are screened carefully, so be prepared to answer a number of questions when you visit the shelter.
Private non-profit organization located in El Cajon, California, dedicated to providing shelter and medical care to abandoned cats with the ultimate goal of seeking permanent homes.
Good Mews is a non-profit, cage-free, no-kill shelter located in Atlanta, Georgia, finding homes for cats in need.
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.
Non-profit organization that takes in animals of all kinds. There is a large section of cats available for adoption, including some kittens.
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.
From Puddy Tat Protectors, Inc.--an agency doing wondrous work for Memphis cats. The link shown is to their adoption page.
Cats for adoption and General information (how to help, how to adopt, who gets in the program, about fostering, and the cats!)
No-kill cat and kitten shelter in the Windsor/Essex county area of Ontario.
This society does not accept euthanesia as a solution for pet over-population. Kudos!
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.
In Northeastern Connecticut, this site is hosted by Gert and Eddie, of Clyde Big Paws fame.
A small cat shelter in Vancouver, dedicated to temporary shelter of homeless cats, and promoting spay-neutering.
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.
From Diabella, a site that is performing miracles for the NYCA and the stray cats of New York.
Promoting humane treatment and quality of life for all animals in the Pasadena area.
The Paws & Claws Humane Society (PCHS) of Rochester, Minnesota does not receive money from government agencies to help meet expenses for the shelter and care of companion animals in need of happy homes. Instead, PCHS relies on donations from concerned individuals for much of its operating revenue.
Non-profit organization in Saratoga, California, engaged in rescue and placement of dogs and cats through Adoption Fairs.
Private, non-profit no-kill shelter serving the Peninsula and Silicone Valley areas of California, based in Redwood City.
In Ontario, speaking for those who cannot speak for themselves
Focusing on an anti-cruelty program called "Cruelty in Common." Link is to the adoption center in Tucson, AZ.
No-Kill animal shelter in Pekin, Illinois takes in injured animals, strays, and previously owned animals who need new homes.
MEOW's Amanda Connection of Connecticut was set up to rescue abondoned, feral, and disabled cats. All cats receive full medical and are often placed in foster homes prior to permanent placement.
Volunteer registered non-profit organization in Lunenberg, MA, in central New England.
A non-profit organization dedicated to saving stray and abandoned cats & dogs in Burlington, Ontario, Canada, with a no-kill policy.
Providing mobile adoption, among many other services.
Humane organization located in Chicago, Illinois, offering a cageless no-kill shelter, for sick, injured, and abused stray cats.
