Rescue Groups & Shelters
If you are in the unfortunate position of needing to find a new home for your pet, the organizations listed below can offer advice and assistance. Please understand that rescues, as well as shelters, are often overflowing with animals needing homes, and may not be able to take your pet. However, most are very willing to help if you are able to keep the animal until a new home can be found. Also, most rescues rely solely on donations for support so; if you ask for help, please consider giving a donation in return for their assistance.
This listing is a provided as a community service. There is no accreditation program in existence for rescue groups, and it is impossible for us to personally evaluate each of them. Therefore, we advise you to carefully appraise any individual or group you contact. You may wish to ask for references from vets, previous adopters, or other groups to obtain a sense of how they are viewed in the animal rescue community.
Cats & Dogs
A Wish For Animals
Animal Alliance
Animal Assistance League of OC
AAPA (Animal Abuse Prevention Agency)
Animal Match Rescue Team
Animal Network of Orange County
Animal Rescue Volunteers, Inc.
Cats In Need
Feral Cat Caretakers' Coalition
Friends of Animals Foundation
Friends of Orange County's Homeless Pets
Fuzzy Dog & Cat Rescue, Inc.
Hearts for Hounds
Helen Woodward Animal Center
Irvine Animal Care Center
Kitten Rescue
Lange Foundation
L.I.F.E. Animal Rescue
Lifeline For Pets
Living Free Animal Sanctuary
Maine Coon Adoptions
Modjeska Ranch Rescue
National Cat Protection Society
Orange County Animal Rescue Coalition
Orange County People For Animals
Pal Rescue & Adoption
PACT--People And Cats Together
Pet Pride
Pet Pro Life
Rancho Coastal Humane Society
Rescue Me Pet Foundation
ROLA (Rescue of Loving Animals)
RUFF Rescue
Second Chance Pet Adoptions
Southern California Siamese Rescue
TLC Adoptions
Villalobos Rescue Center
Rabbits
The Bunny Bunch
B.U.N.S.House Rabbit Society
Rabbit Adoption Centers
Rabbit References
Rabbit & Pocket Pet Adoptions
Wildlife & Birds
All Wildlife Rescue & Education, Inc.
International Bird Rescue Research Center
Long Beach Animal Hospital
National Opossum Society
Westminster Veterinary Group
Wetlands & Wildlife Care Center
This listing is a provided as a community service. There is no accreditation program in existence for rescue groups, and it is impossible for us to personally evaluate each of them. Therefore, we advise you to carefully appraise any individual or group you contact. You may wish to ask for references from vets, previous adopters, or other groups to obtain a sense of how they are viewed in the animal rescue community.
Cats & Dogs
A Wish For Animals
Animal Alliance
Animal Assistance League of OC
AAPA (Animal Abuse Prevention Agency)
Animal Match Rescue Team
Animal Network of Orange County
Animal Rescue Volunteers, Inc.
Cats In Need
Feral Cat Caretakers' Coalition
Friends of Animals Foundation
Friends of Orange County's Homeless Pets
Fuzzy Dog & Cat Rescue, Inc.
Hearts for Hounds
Helen Woodward Animal Center
Irvine Animal Care Center
Kitten Rescue
Lange Foundation
L.I.F.E. Animal Rescue
Lifeline For Pets
Living Free Animal Sanctuary
Maine Coon Adoptions
Modjeska Ranch Rescue
National Cat Protection Society
Orange County Animal Rescue Coalition
Orange County People For Animals
Pal Rescue & Adoption
PACT--People And Cats Together
Pet Pride
Pet Pro Life
Rancho Coastal Humane Society
Rescue Me Pet Foundation
ROLA (Rescue of Loving Animals)
RUFF Rescue
Second Chance Pet Adoptions
Southern California Siamese Rescue
TLC Adoptions
Villalobos Rescue Center
Rabbits
The Bunny Bunch
B.U.N.S.House Rabbit Society
Rabbit Adoption Centers
Rabbit References
Rabbit & Pocket Pet Adoptions
Wildlife & Birds
All Wildlife Rescue & Education, Inc.
International Bird Rescue Research Center
Long Beach Animal Hospital
National Opossum Society
Westminster Veterinary Group
Wetlands & Wildlife Care Center











