Organizations providing welfare advice, support, rescue & rehoming
From healthcare and advice to rescue and rehoming, animal welfare organizations are true heroes of the animal world.
Much animal welfare is provided by charities and a huge debt is owed to volunteers who give their time and expertise to help animals (and their families) in distress. We are hoping our directory of animal welfare organizations will be a useful resource for those in need and people wishing to help and support animals.
If you have been helped by, or represent, an animal welfare group who you would like to see included in our directory please let us know.
Please contact us if you would like us to promote the great work you do for animal welfare within the Unites States.
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Allen County, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, is a big small town charitable organization reducing harm and violent against animals. Due to the overcrowding of shelters in Northern Indiana and Northeast Ohio, Allen County SPCA aids with sheltering animals in need of forever homes, caring for them until an adoption is accessible. With no funding coming from the Government, Allen County SPCA survives solely on grants, donors and fundraising.
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This Ohio-based organization is helping promote welfare of stray dogs and cats and nurture the human/animal bond. Since 1974, the Society for the Improvement of Conditions for Stray Animals’ has been helping homeless, stray and unwanted pets find forever homes, and facilitates programing such as pet facilitated therapy, humane education, spay/neuter assistance, and dog obedience training classes.
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This incredible organization is teaching inmates to raise and train service dogs for wounded war veterans and explosive-detection canines for law enforcement. The New York-based organization has puppies enter prison at eight weeks old, where they are well-loved and well-trained, helping inmates understand what it means to contribute to society rather than take from it. The dogs bring hope to their raisers and independence to those they serve once fully trained.
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Based in The Sunshine State of Florida, the Clearwater Marine Aquarium works to preserve marine life and environment through education, research, rescue, rehabilitation and release. The neighborhood aquarium is also quite the catch and acts as a diverse sea of creatures for Florida residents to visit and learn from.
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This Tennessee charity is protecting the majestic Bald Eagle, America’s National Symbol, through environmental recovery and education programs. The American Eagle Foundation cares for over 80 non-releasable birds of prey, including 47 eagles, that play important roles in their education and breeding programs. They care for multiple orphaned and injured birds, and manage various rehabilitation programs to help them get back out to the wild.
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For over 30 years, Best Friends Animal Society has been running the nation’s largest no-kill sanctuary for companion animals and building effective programs that reduce the number of animals entering shelters.
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The Humane Society of the United States complements the work of local groups and animal rescue leagues by focusing on national-level issues like ending the puppy mill industry, strengthening cruelty laws and eliminating large-scale animal abuses. They also run programs and spearhead campaigns designed to ease the burden on local sheltering groups.
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