Animal Assistance Organizations

For a current list of Breed Specific Rescue Groups that partner with the  County of San Diego Department of Animal Services:    

http://www.sddac.com/docs/Adoption_Partner_Breed_Listing.pdf

Additional Resources in San Diego County:*

  • Alley Cat Allies (Nat’l Feral Cat ref/info)   www.alleycat.org   240-482-1981
  • American Rat, Mouse & Hamster Soc (Rescue/Club)    619-444-9073
  • AniMeals (food for pets of housebound people)   858-756-4117
  • Bat Conservation   619-426-8987
  • Bat Rescue  858-679-0211
  • Bob Farmers Wildlife Rescue and Rehab   760-749-6737
  • Canine Companions for Independence (assistance dogs)  760-754-3300
  • DAR (Dead Animal pick up)  619-390-8204
  • Dead Animal Removal (road kill) 619-492-5060
  • Domestic Violence Hotline (includes shelter for pets)   888-385-4657  
    800-799-7233
  • Emergency Animal Rescue    760-789-5775
  • FACE Foundation (financial grants for sick & injured pets in an emergency) 858-450-3223
  • Feral Cat Coalition (free spay/neuter for homeless cats)    619-758-9194
  • Ferrets Anonymous    619-303-0645
  • Foundation for the care of indigent Animals (adopt)   619-466-0426
  • Friends of Cats (adoptions)    619-561-0361
  • Fund for Animals (Ramona Trust Sanctuary –wildlife rescue and rehab)  760-789-2324
  • Give Some Life Foundation (free spay/neuter in TJ)   760-522-7835
  • Guinea Pig/Hamster (Wee Companion)  619-429-1978
  • House Rabbit Society (house-trained for adoption)    619-718-7777
  • Hummingbird Rescue Center    619-420-5156
  • Mostly Monkeys (Sanctuary)    760-788-6940
  • Nat’l Cat Protection Society      619-469-8771
  • Neuter Scooter (SNAPS mobile spay/neuter bus)     866-SPAY BUS
  • Pacific Animal Welfare Society of Coronado    619-435-8247
  • Parrot Hotline (lost, stolen, sick or injured)    619-595-3939       619-224-6712
  • Parrot Education & Adoption Center    619-287-8200
  • PAWS (asst low income elderly, ill & disabled w/pets)    619-297-PAWS
  • Pet Assistance (Low-cost spay/neuter referrals)   855-738-7349    
    N. County  760-745-7986
  • Petfinders (help to find lost pets)   800-274-2556
  • Pet Friendly Rentals    760-730-3235
  • Poison Control Hotline   888-426-4435
  • Project Wildlife   619-225-WILD
  • Reptile & Amphibian Rescue Network   310-589-1982
  • San Diego Animal Rescue (domestic)   619-390-7585
  • San Diego D.O.G. (info on leash-free parks)  858-452-7496
  • San Diego Tropical Fish Society (info)   619-281-FISH
  • San Diego Turtle & Tortoise Soc (adoption & care info)   619-593-2123
  • Save A Pet (adoption listings for shelters/rescue groups & breed info)  
    800-SAVE A PET
  • Second Chance for Shelter Bunnies   619-276-8723
  • Sky Hunters Wildlife Education    619-445-6565
  • SNAP (Spay/Neuter Action Project) education and subsidies)  619-525-3047
  • Turtle & Tortoise Society   619-593-2123
  • Watache Reptiles Adoption  760-630-4824
  • Wildlife Assist (transport)  619-522-9999

*The references provided on this page were compiled from various community sources and listing here does not imply endorsement of or referral by the San Diego County Veterinary Medical Association.