Animalinks Rescue, Sanctuaries and Adoption Links - USA

The following is a series of links to some of the most prominent and dedicated national animal organizations in the USA. Choose the animals you want to help the most and please support them in whatever ways you can.

The Animals' Savior
Copyright Jim Willis 1999

DOGS AND CATS

Alley Cat Allies
1801 Belmont Road, NW, Suite 201
Washington, DC 20009
Becky Robinson, National Director
Making life safe and better for feral cats including supporting feral cat colonies.
www.alleycat.org

Alley Cat Rescue
The National Cat Protection Association
PO Box 585
Mt. Rainier, MD 20712
Louise Holton laholton@aol.com
Dedicated to the well-being and welfare of all cats, domestic, stray and feral. Rescues, protects and defends the welfare of cats locally through rescue, rehabilitation and adoption; nationally through a network of Cat Action Teams (C.A.T.) that help people and organizations that help cats and internationally through advocacy campaigns to end the inhumane treatment of animals. Members are directed to local organizations where they can help.

American Humane Association
63 Inverness Drive East
Englewood, Colorado 80112-5117
Timothy M. O’Brien, President
866-242-1877
Stop animal abuse, promote high animal welfare standards, save abused animals and provide adoptive homes for them through a nationwide network, rescue lost, helpless and injured animals from disasters and advocate kindness toward all fellow creatures.
www.americanhumane.org

ARF Animal Rescue Foundation
PO Box 30215
Walnut Creek, California 94598
Tony La Russa, Co-Founder & Chairman of the Board
Brenda F. Barnette, Chief Executive Officer
925-256-1273 800-567-1273
Goes to shelters and rescues dogs and cats about to be put to death and brings them to their no-kill shelter where they are given medical care and homes are found for them or they are taken care of for life.
www.tir-arf.org

Associated Humane Societies
Popcorn Park Zoo
Humane Way/PO Box 43
Forked River, New Jersey 08731-0043
Additional Shelters at Newark, Tinton Falls and Union, NJ
Roseann Trezza, Director
609-693-1900 Fax: 609-693-8404
Animals who face “the end of the line” or who suffered abuse are sent to the Associated Humane Societies from all over the country where they are taken care of for life. Wild animals go to Popcorn Park Zoo. Farm animals to Animal Haven Farm. Share-a-pet program lets several people “adopt” a pet and share the cost of its upkeep.

Best Friends Animal Society
5001 Angel Canyon Road,
Kanab, Utah 84741
Michael Mountain
435-644-2001
Working to bring about a time when there are no more homeless pets. Best Friends Sanctuary is largest no-kill sanctuary in America providing homes for life for over 1,500 dogs, cats, birds, horses and farm animals from all over the country. Provide adoptions and accept “unadoptable” animals with special needs. Promote grass roots efforts nationwide via membership.
www.bestfriends.org

Canine Companions for Independence
2965 Dutton Avenue, PO Box 446
Santa Rosa, California 95402-0446
866-224-3647
Train canine companion dogs to perform dozens of tasks for handicapped individuals, then train the dog and the person together.
www.caninecompanions.org or info@caninecompanions.org

C & W Rustic Hollow Shelter,
P.O. Box 67
Nashua, Iowa 50658
Carmen Conklin
cwshelter@hotmail.com
Helps adoptable cats and dogs find forever homes, and cares for animals considered "unadoptable" due to health, age or special needs for life in their no-kill animal shelter on 190 acres staffed 24 hours a day. Animals live in one of several animal homes where they are safe and have freedom to walk, sleep, run and play. Cats have their own look out windows and go outside in special enclosed outdoor cat rooms. www.rustichollowshelter.org

D.E.L.T.A. Rescue
PO Box 9
Glendale, California 91209
Leo Grillo, Founder
661-269-4010 818-241-6282
Rescues abused and abandoned animals that are “thrown away” and living outdoors and cares for them for life in their 150-acre no-kill shelter if they are not adopted. Only rescue organization in country rescuing dogs and cats abandoned in the wilderness. Has over 1,200 dogs and cats, and two hospitals.
www.deltarescue.tv

GuideDog Foundation For The Blind
371 E. Jericho Turnpike
Smithtown, NY 11787-2976
Michelle Lavitt, Communications Coordinator
1-800-548-4337 Fax: 631-361-5192
Trains and provides guide dogs for blind individuals including the cost of the dog, harness, room and board, training and transportation— all covered by the Foundation. Get involved and raise a guide dog puppy.
www.guidedog.org

Northeast Animal Shelter
204 Highland Avenue
Salem, MA 01970
Cindi Shapiro, Founder
978-745-9888
Runs “Puppies Across America” a national rescue program that matches dogs from areas where there aren’t enough homes with loving families all over America. These dogs are rescued from their local shelter, taken to Northeast, given medical care and rehabilitated and matched with adoptive families. So far they have placed over 8,000 “last resort” dogs in good homes and have found caring homes for over 80,000 dogs, cats and other animals locally. They will never put an animal to sleep and will provide a home and medical care for life if necessary.
www.northeastanimalshelter.org

North Shore Animal League America
16 Lewyt Street
Port Washington, New York 11050
John Stevenson, President
The world’s largest no-kill animal adoption agency. Operates “Rescue Missions” across America where rescue teams save the neediest animals from kill shelters and abused and abandoned animals from streets and alleys and take them to North Shore where they receive medical care and are cared for until they are adopted or they have homes for life at their no-kill shelter through the shelter’s Sponsor Program. Runs Tour For Life® a mobile adoption unit that sets up in 22 cities to find the best homes for dogs and cats in local animal shelters all across the country. Also runs the global Pet Adoptathon. (Both sponsored by Purina). Last year 20,000 animals were adopted through the efforts of NSAL-more than from any other humane organization. Runs highly visible PSA campaigns promoting adoptions and foster care programs.
www.nsalamerica.org

Pet Adoption Fund
7515 Deering Avenue
Canoga Park, California 01303
Kay Duffy, President
A no-kill shelter dedicated to saving dogs and cats abandoned by their owners and finding them new, loving homes. These animals are rescued from streets, alleys, and kill shelters or are turned in by neighbors and are cared for until they are adopted or they have a home for life at the shelter. So far they have rescued, rehabilitated and placed over 18,000 pets.

Pets For the Elderly Foundation
7200 Center Street #100

Mentor, OH 44060
Phone: 866-849-3598 or 440-974-9820
Fax: 440-974-9825
Sue Ellen Wilson, Executive Director
Dedicated to saving the lives of pets and enhancing the lives of seniors through the companionship of animals by placing companion animals with senior citizens. Works with 54 animal shelters in 30 states and expanding to be nationwide. They contact senior citizens’ complexes and other organizations to find elderly people who need pets but can’t pay for the adoption costs. They then match the people with the pets in the shelters and pay for the adoption fee, pre-adoption vet exam, shots, spay/neuter expenses, etc. They deliver the pet to its new home, provide the new owner with help in setting up a comfortable environment for the pet and make follow-up visits to make sure the relationship is thriving.
swilson@petsfortheelderly.org or www.petsfortheelderly.org

HORSES

American Wildhorse Sanctuary
Jalama Road, PO Box 926
Lompoc, California 93438
Neda DeMayo, Founder
805-737-9246 Fax: 805-735-3246
Stop the slaughter of America’s wild horses that are being forced off public lands by campaigning for tax monies to be used to humanely manage the horses and their habitat. In the mean time, they rescue horses about to be killed and return them to freedom at the Wildhorse Sanctuary.
www.returntofreedom.org

Dream Catcher Farm Horse Sanctuary
495 Adam Perry Road
Rocky Mount, Virginia 24151
Catherine Sutphin
540-489-1262
equine8@cable-va.net or www.horsesanctuary.com
Rescues abused and neglected horses and horses in need of special care from farms, stables, racetracks and SPCAs nationwide and cares for them for life at Dream Catcher Farm. Also rescues burros.

Front Range Equine Rescue
PO Box 15400
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80935-5400
Hilary T. Wood, President/Founder
Rescues abused horses from slaughterhouses and returns them to health at their Sanctuary. Those not adopted by loving homes are cared for by Front Range for life.

Lifesavers Wild Horse Rescue Ranch
PO Box 939
Bakersfield, California 93302-0939
Jill Starr
Rescues starving American Mustangs being removed from their range and killed by the Bureau of Land Management and horses bound for the slaughterhouse and cares for them at their Sanctuary until they can be adopted. Petitions legislature and government officials to punish illegal killers of wild horses and abusers of domestic horses, to end the slaughter of horses for human consumption and fights for equine justice.
www.wildhorserescue.org

FARM ANIMALS

Animal Place
3448 Laguna Creek Trail
Vacaville, California 95688
Kim Sturla, Director & Co-Founder
707-449-4814
Rescuing animals of all kinds that are in dire straights—abused, in need of medical care, about to be killed, with special emphasis on dogs and farm animals. They care for them on a 60-acre refuge. Committed to educating the public about the brutality of factory farming and promoting a vegan lifestyle.
www.animalplace.org or www.info@animalplace.org

The Humane Farming Association
PO Box 3577
San Rafael, California 94912
Bradley Miller, National Director
Activist group that claims to be the nation’s most effective fighting force for farm animals. Dedicated to saving lives and alleviating the suffering of farm animals through land-mark anti-cruelty investigations, legislation, high profile media campaigns and hands-on emergency care and refuge for abused farm animals.
www.hfa.org

Ironwood Pig Sanctuary
34656 E. Crystal Visions Road
Marana, Arizona 85653
Mary Schanz, President & Co-Founder
520-631-5851 Fax: 520-631-6015
Rescue organization dedicated to eliminating the suffering of pot bellied pigs by promoting spaying and neutering, assisting owners and other sanctuaries and providing a permanent home in a safe, nurturing environment for those that are abandoned, abused, neglected or unwanted. Locals are encouraged to volunteer at the sanctuary. Anyone can sponsor and “adopt” a pig at the sanctuary and will receive photos and updates.
www.ironwoodpigsanctuary.org or ironwoodpigs@starband.net

Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue
Mark S. Meyers
Rescues donkeys and wild burros from the slaughterhouse, from being killed by the National Park Service to control populations and from abuseful owners and relocates them to the safe haven of Peaceful Valley. At PV they receive medical attention and loving care and if they can’t be placed in adoptive homes, are taken care of for life.
www.donkeyrescue.com

ANIMALS OF ALL KINDS

Black Beauty Ranch
The Fund for Animals
200 West 57th Street
New York, New York 10019
Michael Markarian, President
Against animal cruelty. Rescue abused, abandoned, hunted, trapped, poisoned and desperate animals of all kinds and look after them for life at the ranch. More than 1,200 currently, from all over the US. Also sponsor campaigns to stop animal cruelty.

Doris Day Animal League
227 Massachusetts Avenue, NE
Suite 100
Washington, DC 20002
Richard DeAngelis, Director of Communications, Ext. 24
202-546-1761 Fax: 202-546-1761
Dedicated to reducing the pain and suffering of non-human animals by focusing attention on issues involving the humane treatment of animals. DDAL works with members of the US Congress, government agencies and state and local officials to pass laws and enforce existing laws that protect animals.
www.ddal.org or info@ddal.org

The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee
PO Box 393
Hohenwald, Tennessee 38462
Carol Buckley, President
The first and only true natural habitat refuge in America for sick, old and unwanted Asian elephants rescued from circuses and zoos.
www.elephants.com

The Fund For Animals
200 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
Michael Markarian, President
888-405-FUND
Dedicated to the prevention of cruelty to animals wherever it takes place. Only national protection group that uses a two pronged approach—advocacy campaigns that help animals through legislation and education, including taking wrong doers to court, and direct rescue and hands-on care for thousands of animals in need of food, medical care and safe refuge. Founded by animal advocate Cleveland Amory, over 1,200 animals of all kinds (elephants, monkeys, burros, horses, etc.) are cared for at the 1,620-acre Black Beauty Ranch.
www.fund.org

The Humane Society of the United States
2100 L Street NW
Washington, DC 20037
202-452-1100
Communications and Government Affairs: Wayne Pacelle
Promoting the protection of all animals through Federal and State Legislation, education including Pets For Life program, raising awareness of animal abuse in the media, sponsoring Disaster Dog programs to train rescue dogs and human partners, and supporting those actively involved in animal welfare on local, state and national levels.
www.hsus.org

In Defense of Animals
131 Camino Alto
Mill Valley, California 94941
Elliot M. Katz, DVM, President
415-388-9641
International animal protection organization dedicated to ending the exploitation and abuse of animals by raising the status of animals beyond that of mere property, and by defending their rights, welfare and habitat. IDA’s efforts include cruelty investigations, animal experimentation, educational events, boycotts, grassroots activism, and hands-on rescue through Project Hope in sanctuaries in Mississippi and Cameroon, Africa.
www.idausa.org or ida@idausa.org

International Fund for Animal Welfare
PO Box 193
Yarmouth Port, MA 02675-0193
Fred O’Regan, President
Advocacy group that defends animals and stands up to exploiters and abusers worldwide. They sponsor shelters and medical care for animals of all kinds all over the world, fight for animal rights legislation world- wide, provide mobile clinics, support adoption agencies, rescue animals from abuse and torture, and provide homes for life in sanctuaries world- wide.
www.ifaw.org

The National Humane Education Society
PO Box 340
Charles Town, West Virginia 25414-0340
Anna C. Briggs, Founder
Rescues abused animals, saves animals from certain death, provides medical attention, loving care and provides for them in no-kill shelters until they can be adopted. Those who remain are taken care of for life. Very active in humane education, teaching the public how to protect animals from suffering and cruelty.
www.nhes.org

PETA
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
501 Front Street
Norfolk, Virginia 23510
Ingrid E. Newkirk, President
757-622-7382 Fax: 757-628-0786
Investigates, exposes and stops cruelty to animals of all kinds wherever they find it. Also rescues animals that are in crisis from cruel and abusive treatment. Makes sure every animal they can save receives the proper shelter, food, veterinary care and love they need. Few organizations are willing to take the necessary risks PETA does to focus on major undercover investigations and no-holds-barred advocacy and rescue work. And no other group does it as regularly or as successfully.
www.PETA.org or PETA@PETA.org

WILD ANIMALS

African Wildlife Foundation®
1400 Sixteenth Street, NW, Suite 120
Washington, DC 20036
Patrick J. Bergin, Ph.D., President
Save Africa’s wildlife and keep them in the wild.
www.awf.org

Defenders of Wildlife
National Headquarters
1130 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20030
Roger Schlickeisen, President & CEO
202-682-9400
Defenders employs education, litigation, research, legislation and advocacy to defend wildlife and its habitat. In each program area, an interdisciplinary team of scientists, attorneys, wildlife specialists and educators works to promote multifaceted solutions to wildlife problems.
Primary Programs:
Species Conservation: Endangered species recovery, Predator protection and restoration, Wild bird protection, Marine mammal protection. Habitat Conservation: Ecosystems protection, Refuge reform, Gap analysis, Marine biodiversity, “Watchable” Wildlife programs and books.
Policy Leadership: Endangered Species Act, State and federal wildlife laws, Biodiversity education, Wildlife trade, International treaties. Endangered Species: More than two decades of leadership in passage and enforcement of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA).
Currently leading the way in preserving wolves.
www.defenders.org or info@defenders.org

Exotic Cat Refuge and Wildlife Orphanage
Kirbyville, Texas 75956
Monique Woodward, Founder & Director
Rescue horribly abused exotic cats from people who buy them as “pets” or are confiscated by Federal Agents from illegal “Exotic Cat” farms where they are illegally sold or killed for their hides, and provide homes for life at their Sanctuary. Exotic cats include Siberian Tigers, Jaguars, cross- breeds and other Great Cats.

The Jane Goodall Institute
8700 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Dr. Jane Goodall, UN Messenger of Peace
1-240-645-4000
Dedicated to saving the lives of chimpanzees and Great Apes in Africa through legislation such as The Great Ape Conservation Act, and opposing the bush meat trade in Africa, and through providing sanctuaries for chimpanzees orphaned by poachers, improving the lives of chimpanzees in zoos and initiating conservation projects in the Congo Basin.
www.janegoodall.org

Noah’s Lost Ark, Inc.
PO Box 1967
Youngstown, Ohio 44506
Ellen Whitehouse
Rescues and cares for exotic animals (lions, tigers, bears) that are abused and suffering under horrible conditions. These animals are malnourished, sick, wounded and tortured through abuse and neglect by people who buy and sell them as “pets” and those who run “farms” where exotic animals are raised and killed for their fur. Currently provide refuge for 150 animals.
www.noahslostark.org

Tiger Creek
PO Box 4968
Tyler, Texas 75712-4968
Brian Werner
www.tigercreek.org
Big Cat rescue of tigers, leopards and cougars suffering from abuse, neglect and malnutrition rescued from breeding mills for exotic pets and people who buy them as pets. Most have congenital defects that require medical attention as well as diseases from lack of care. They are helped and live comfortable, cared-for lives at the sanctuary.

Tiger Haven
237 Harvey Road
Kingston, Tennessee 37763
Mary Lynn Roberts
A safe place for Big Cats. Rescues lions, tigers, cougars, jaguars and ligers (lion-tiger cross-breeds) from suffering, neglect, mutilation and abuse from breeding mills and people who buy them as pets. Most need medical attention for severe problems. Have140 Great Cats who have homes for life.
www.tigerhaven.org

Wild Animal Orphanage
PO Box 690422
San Antonio, Texas 78269
210-688-9038
Rescues wild animals of all kinds from abuse and neglect from animal shows, breeders and people who buy them as pets and provides homes for life at the sanctuary. Most require extensive medical treatment and rehabilitation to bring them back to health. Currently 600 animals are at sanctuary including lions, tigers, exotic birds and primates including chimpanzees.

Wildlife Waystation
Angeles National Forest
PO Box 10378
Van Nuys, California 91410-0378
Martine Colette
Rescues abused and neglected wildlife from around the world, including tigers, lions, bears and cougars, mostly purchased by people as pets. Currently has more than 1,100 animals in residence and annually gives medical treatments to 4,000–5,000 more that are released back into the wild. Only organization in the world that rescues wildlife on such a large scale.

World Wildlife Fund
1250 Twenty-Fourth Street, NE
Washington, DC 20037
Shelley Santora Jones, Director of Online Communications Largest privately supported international conservation organization in the world. Dedicated to protecting the world’s wildlife and wetlands by directing efforts towards three global goals: protecting endangered spaces; saving endangered species and addressing global threats. Members are given specific actions they can take related to current WWF efforts and receive e-newsletter updates.
www.worldwildlife.org