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New York Humane Society and Animal Shelters

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A Cause for Paws 
Volunteer network of foster homes taking in strays and adopting them out. Photographs and descriptions of their animals, volunteer training class schedule, adoption application, and donation information. New York City.

American Foundation for Animal Rescue 
No-kill shelter in New York City which provides temporary shelter, medical care, low cost spay-neutering, behavior training and adoption services.

Animal Haven Shelter 
A no-kill shelter for abandoned dogs and cats in New York City.

Animal Lovers League 
Animal shelter caring for homeless animals. Many dogs, cats, puppies, kittens, and sometimes rabbits are available for adoption. Directions to shelter, list of events, happy endings, volunteer needs, and donation information. Glen Cove.

Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons 
Providing for the welfare of dogs and cats on the South Fork of Long Island. Information on their programs, ways to help, and information on upcoming events.

Animal Welfare Adoption Network 
Helps to find good homes for homeless animals. Photographs of available cats, adoption and contact information. Foster and volunteer needs, donation form, adoption schedule, and contact information.

AnimaLovers 
A not-for-profit group provides foster homes, veterinary care, nutritious food and a lot of love to the animals in Albany. Photographs of pets up for adoption, foster needs, calendar of adoption clinics, success stories, and information on their feral cat program

Bide-A-Wee 
Humane organization that provides shelter, care and compassion to homeless animals; never destroys adoptable animals. Three locations in New York.

Bobbi and the Strays 
Wish list, volunteer needs, information on upcoming events, rescue news, photographs of cats and dogs in need of homes, and contact information. New York City.

Broadway Barks 
Annual event held by Broadway actors working to find homes for abandoned animals. List of participants, photographs of adoptable animals, and links to area rescues and shelters.

Brooklyn Animal Resource Coalition 
A Williamsburg/Greenpoint shelter for stray pets. Gallery of adoptable animals, list of upcoming events, reasons to spay and neuter, happy endings, and links to other animal welfare organizations.

Canine Animal Rescue Effort of America
Photographs of adoptable cats and dogs, list of low-cost spay/neuter clinics, information on rescue fundraisers, and how to decide what age of dog is right for a family. Based in East Islip.

Catskill Animal Sanctuary 
Safe haven for abused and neglected animals. Photographs and stories of the resdients, information on upcoming events, directions to the sanctuary, visiting hours, and a wish list. Lake Katrine.

Center for Animal Care and Control 
A non-for-profit organization that rescues, cares for and finds homes for homeless and abandoned animals in New York City. Offers photographs of animals available for adoption, lost and found listings, and ways to help.

Chautauqua County Humane Society 
Features photographs of available animals, lost and found listings, and pet care tips.

Columbia-Greene Humane Society 
Offers humane education, spay/neuter assistance, 24 hour emergency service, cruelty investigation, lost and found, surrender services, and dog and cat adoptions.

Cortland SPCA 
Lists upcoming events, lost and found, animals available for adoption, and membership information.

Dutchess County SPCA 
Rescues and provides temporary humane shelter for abandoned, neglected and abused companion animals. Available pet list, adoption application, and ways to help.

For The Love Of Animals 
A no-kill animal rescue group in Elmsford. Information about the group, online donation form, and ways to help.

Goshen Humane Society 
A no-kill organization which is dedicated to saving the lives of stray, abandoned and neglected cats and dogs through rescue and adoption. Photographs of available animals, lost and found listings, and frequently asked questions.

Herkimer County Humane Society 
Lists available cats and dogs as well as adoption information. Special fund for animals with medical needs and a wish list for shelter donations.

Hi-Tor Animal Care Center, Inc. 
Animal control facility. Provides adoption information, service area, animal control laws, and information on events and programs.

Humane Society of New York 
Features information about pets available for adoption, animal welfare issues, and how to donate.

Humane Society of Rochester and Monroe County 
Features information about pets available for adoption, a giftshop, and a puppy cam.

Last Hope Animal Rescue & Rehabilitation 
Non-profit animal rescue organization, based in Huntintgton. Frequently asked questions, photographs of available animals, and calendar of events.

Loving Touch 
Photographs of available animals, success stories, list of upcoming events, sponsorship opportunities, lost and found listings, and rescue news. New York City.

Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals 
Brings together not-for-profit animal care groups to work with the city to promote dog and cat adoption and spay and neuter programs in an effort to make New York a no-kill city. Event details and list of participants.

Mighty Mutts 
An all-volunteer, no-kill organization dedicated to the rescue, care, and placement of the stray animals of New York City. Photographs of cats and dogs in need of homes, adoption application, and updates on animals already adopted.

Muffin's Pet Connection 
Adoption/listing service and a low cost spay/neuter organization.

New Dog Home-Bound 
Joint effort of dog control officers who care and the Allegany County SPCA for the adoption of animals who are in need of a home. Lost and found pets and contact information.

New Rochelle Humane Society 
Rescue that places cats and dogs up for adoption. Also lists special needs pets, volunteer opportunities, and upcoming events.

New York Pet-I-Care
Grassroot non-profit program providing shelter, medical care, training and socialization to many abused and abandoned strays. Photographs of pets in need of homes and contact information.

New Yorkers for Companion Animals 
A non-profit, volunteer run animal rescue group in New York City. Photographs of pets available for adoption, a newsletter, and ways to help.

Noah's Ark Project 
A nonprofit organization based in Jackson Heights aimed at helping animals through education and spay/neuter programs.

North Fork Animal Welfare League 
Emergency numbers, contact information, photographs of animals awaiting homes, shelter news, and animal poetry.

North Shore Animal League America 
Adoption information, donations, pet resources, medical center, news and contact information. Featured programs include Pet Adoptathon and Tour for Life.

Ontario County Humane Society 
Photographs of available animals and membership information.

Pets Alive 
No-kill animal rescue located in Middletown with available animals listed. Also works to expose cases of animal cruelty.

Save The Animals Rescue Foundation 
Non-profit volunteer organization coming to the aid of injured, displaced, and orphaned domestic and wild animals in need of help. Based in Port Jefferson Station.

Scottsville Veterinary Adoptions 
Non-profit shelter matches homeless pets with caring people. Photographs of available pets, articles on pet care, success stories, chat rooms, adoption policies, and volunteer application.

Staten Island Council for Animal Welfare
Upcoming events, lost and found listings, shelter news, photographs of dogs and cats in need of homes, and directions to their shelter.

Stevens-Swan Humane Society of Oneida County 
Provides a safe haven to all domestic pets that must be surrendered, are stray, abandoned, homeless, abused, or injured. Ways to help, donation form, and pictures of available animals.