Rescues

These groups rescue dogs from local shelters and work hard to find new families for them. Visit their websites to learn more, or to donate time, resources, or money. 
If your rescue organization isn’t listed
here, let us know!

Afghan Hound Rescue of California
Afghan Hound Club of America Rescue

Angels for Humans, Animals and Nature (AHAN)
(415) 221-5733
ahan.org

American Black & Tan Coonhound Rescue
(209) 223-3900
coonhoundrescue.com

BADRAP
(Pit Bull Rescue)
(510) 414-6461
badrap.org

Bay Area Animal Rescue Crew
(925) 219-7833
bayareaanimalrescuecrew.org

Bay Area German Shepherd Rescue
(855) GSD-LOVE
bayareagsr.org

Bichon Fur Kids Rescue
bichonfurkids.org

Big Dawgs Rescue
bigdawgsrescue.org

Border Collie Rescue of Northern California
(408) 847-7419
bcrescuenc.org

CARES Center for Animal Rescue and Education in Solano County
(707) 319-0006
caresforanimals.org

Companion Animal Community Center
(650) 733-6933
caccrescue.org

Compassion Without Borders
(707) 474-3345
cwob.org

East Bay Animal Rescue and Refuge
(925) 429-2785
ebarr.org

Family Dog Rescue
(415) 535-DOGS
ilovefamilydog.org

Furry Friends Rescue
(510) 794-4703
FurryFriendsRescue.org

German Shepherd Rescue of Northern California
(866) 728-3473
gsrnc.org

Golden Gate Basset Rescue
(707) 765-2690
ggbassetrescue.org

Golden State German Shepherd Rescue
(877) 447-4717 (toll free)
gsgsrescue.org

Golden State Greyhound Adoption
(925) 946-0426
goldengreyhounds.com

Grateful Dogs Rescue
(415) 587-1121
gratefuldogsrescue.org

Great Dane Rescue of Northern California
(916) 652-6444
gdrnc.org

Great Pyrenees Rescue of Northern California
(877) 797-3633
gprnc.org

Golden Gate Lab Rescue
(510) 267-1915
labrescue.org

Herd it Through the Grapevine
(707) 583-9583
hittgv.org

Home at Last Animal Rescue
(510) 981-0890
homeatlastrescue.org

Hopalong Animal Rescue
hopalong.org

Humane Society of Alameda
(510) 337-9457
hsalameda.org

K9 Paw Print Rescue
(925) 695-PAWS (7297)
k9ppr.org

Lake County Animal Rescue
(707) 349-2624
lakecountyanimalservices.org

Milo Foundation
(510) 900-2275
milofoundation.org

Muttville Senior Dog Rescue
muttville.org

Nobody’s Perfekt Dogs
(510) 459-0396
nobodysperfektdogs.org

NorCal Boxer Rescue
(866) 989-6227
rescueaboxer.org

NorCal Golden Retriever Rescue
(650) 615-6810
ngrr.org

Norcal Poodle Rescue, Inc.
(925) 322-0223
norcalpoodlerescueadoption.com

NorCal Weimeraner Rescue
norcalweimrescue.org

NorSled Rescue, Northern California Sled Dog Rescue
(800) 471-5822
norsled.org

Northern California Family Dog Rescue
norcalfamilydogrescue.org

Our Pack Inc.
(Pit Bull Rescue)
ourpack.org

Rocket Dog Rescue
(415) 642-4786
rocketdogrescue.org

Second Chance Cocker Spaniel Rescue
(805) 687-4674
secondchancecockerrescue.org

Silicon Valley Pet Project
(408) 641-8745
wsvpetproject.org

Tails of Gray
(925) 286-0468
tailsofgray.org

Thulani Senior German Shepherd Rescue
(833) 736-4679
thulanidogs.org

Tri-Valley Animal Rescue (TVAR)
(925) 803-7043
tvar.org

Umbrella of Hope Rescue
(925) 567-3997
beourpet.org

Vizsla Rescue Haven
(510) 223-2313
vizslarescuehaven.org

Wonder Dog Rescue
(415) 756-1306
wonderdogrescue.org

WOOF Animal Rescue
(510) 9859-WAG (924)
LoveWoof.org

Westie Rescue and Placement of Northern Califorinia - WRAP
(925) 209-5383
westierescuenorcal.org

Wren Yorkie Rescue
(510) 610-0291
wrenyorkierescue.org

Shelters

Shelters play a key role in the animal welfare community. In addition to housing homeless animals, many perform spay/neuter procedures, teach humane education in local schools, and provide training classes for new puppy parents, among many other activities. All shelters, including those affiliated with large national organizations, are responsible for their own specific programs and budgets, and they all need financial and volunteer support. Please do what you can to help.

Alameda County

Alameda City Animal Control
1590 Fortman Way, Alameda
(510) 337-8565
alamedaanimalshelter.org

Berkeley Animal Care Services
1 Bolivar Drive., Berkeley
(510) 981-6600
Friends of Berkeley Animal Care Services

Berkeley—East Bay Humane Society
2700 9th St., Berkeley
(510) 845-7735
berkeleyhumane.org

East Bay SPCA
Oakland Shelter: 8323 Baldwin Street, Oakland, (510) 569-0702
Dublin shelter: 4651 Gleason Drive, Dublin, (925) 479-9670
eastbayspca.org

Hayward Animal Services
16 Barnes Ct., Hayward
(510) 293-7200
haywardanimals.org

Oakland Animal Services
1101 29th Ave., (510) 535-5602
oaklandanimalservices.org

Tri-City Animal Shelter
1950 Stevenson Blvd., Fremont
(510) 790-6640
tricityanimalshelter.org

Valley Humane Society
273 Spring St., Pleasanton
(925) 426-8656
valleyhumanesociety.org

Contra Costa County

Antioch Animal Services
300 L St., Antioch
(925) 779-6989
antiochca.gov

Contra Costa County East Animal Services
4800 Imhoff Pl., Martinez
(925) 335-8300
contracosta.ca.gov

Contra Costa County West Animal Services
910 San Pablo Ave., Pinole
(510) 374-3966
contracosta.ca.gov/804/Adoptions

Contra Costa Humane Society
171 Mayhew Way Suite 101
Pleasant Hill
(925) 279-2247
cchumane.org

Tony La Russa’s Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF)
2890 Mitchell Dr., Walnut Creek, (925) 256-1273
ARFLife.org

San Francisco County

San Francisco Animal Care & Control
1419 Bryant Street
(415) 554-6364
Animal Emergencies
415-554-9400
sfanimalcare.org

San Francisco SPCA
Mission Campus
Maddie’s Pet Adoption Center at the Caroline Read Center
250 Florida St.
(415) 552-3500
sfspca.org

Other Counties

Humane Society of the North Bay
1121 Sonoma Blvd., Vallejo
(707) 645-7905
hsnb.org

Humane Society of Silicon Valley
901 Ames Ave., Milpitas
(408) 262-2133
hssv.org

Marin Humane Society
171 Bel Marin Keys Blvd., Novato,
(415) 883-4621
marinhumanesociety.org

Mendocino Coast Humane Society
19691 Summers Lane, Fort Bragg 
(707) 964-7729
mendocinohumane.org

Palo Alto Animal Services - Pets In Need
3281 E Bayshore Road, Palo Alto
(650) 496-5971
PetsInNeed.org

Peninsula Humane Society
12 Airport Blvd., San Mateo
(650) 340-7022
peninsulahumanesociety.org

Redwood City - Pets In Need
871 5th Ave., Redwood City
(650) 367-1405
PetsInNeed.org

Rohnert Park Animal Shelter
301 J. Rogers Lane, Rohnert Park
(707) 584-1582
rpanimalshelter.org

San Jose Animal Care Center
2750 Monterey Rd., San Jose
(408) 578-PAWS
sanjoseanimals.com

Santa Clara County Animal Care & Control
12370 Murphy Ave., San Martin
(408) 686-3900
sccountypets.org

Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter
2200 7th Avenue, Santa Cruz
580 Airport Blvd., Watsonville
(831) 454-7200
scanimalshelter.org

Santa Cruz SPCA
 2685 Chanticleer Ave, Santa Cruz
(831) 465-5000
spcasc.org

Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority
3370 Thomas Road, Santa Clara
(408) 764-0344
svaca.com

Sonoma County Animal Srvices
1247 Century Ct, Santa Rosa
(707) 565-7100
Sonoma County Animal Services

SPCA for Monterey County
1002 Monterey-Salinas Highway, Salinas
(831) 373-2631
SPCAmc.org