Animal rescue groups

We partners with these groups to care for our pets.

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Rescue partners

Animal Rescue Group	Phone	Email
4 Luv of Dog Rescue	701-205-0190	info@4luvofdog.org
4 Pits Sake Rescue		beth@4pitssakerescue.com
Above and Beyond English Setter Rescue
Adoptabull English Bulldog Rescue	855-385-5111	laura@adoptabull.org
Adopt A Husky Rescue	612-986-2244	info@aahmn.org
All Dog Rescue	612-871-1204	alldogmn@yahoo.com
Angel of Hope	763-445-0717	angelofhoperescue@yahoo.com
Animal Humane Society	952-435-7738	info@animalhumanesociety.org
A Rotta Love Plus	651-649-4451	info@arottalove.org
Aussie Rescue of Minnesota	763-441-4377	nancy@aussierescuemn.org
Border Collie Rescue of Minnesota		info@bcrofmn.org
Camp Companion	507-951-7801	questions@campcompanion.org
Canine Carroll	952-922-2565	susan.dogscats@yahoo.com
Carver Scott Humane Society	952-368-3553
Cause for Paws, Inc.	952-259-1483	cause4paws@hotmail.com
Chicken Run Rescue		info@chickenrunrescue.org
Diamond in the Ruff		info@diamondpetrescue.org
Doberman Rescue Minnesota		info@dobermanrescueminnesota.com
English Springer Rescue America	507-271-8107	springerrescuemidwest@gmail.com
Feline Rescue	651-642-5900	info@felinerescue.org
Fur-Ever Home Rescue		info@fureverhomerescue.com
Gentle Touch Animal Sanctuary	763-568-8311
Great Plains Pointer Rescue		gpprmnmgr@gmail.com
Happy Tails Rescue	612-588-0188	happy@tailsrescue.org
Hawk Creek Animal Shelter	320-235-7612	shelter@thehskmc.com
Kitten Care Group MN		kittencaregroupmn@gmail.com
Kitty Revolution	612-351-1025	info@kittyrevolution.org
Mending Spirits Animal Rescue		info@mendingspirits.org
Midwest Akita Rescue Society		marsakita@sbcglobal.net
Midwest Animal Rescue and Services (M.A.R.S.)	763-503-4990	mars.apc.dept@gmail.com
Midwest Old English Sheepdog Rescue		nancyhakala@aol.com
Minnesota Basset Rescue	612-568-8350	mnbassetrescue@gmail.com
Minnesota Companion Rabbit Society	651-491-6387	info@mncompanionrabbit.org
MN Boxer Rescue	763-647-3037	info@minnesotaboxerrescue.onmicrosoft.com
MN Pit Bull Rescue		adopt@mnpitbull.com
MN Pocket Pet Rescue	612-460-1529	info@mnpocketpetrescue.org
MN Sheltie Rescue	612-616-7477
Minnesota Spay Neuter Program	612-996-9292	minnesotaspayneuterproject@yahoo.com
Minnesota Wisconsin Collie Rescue	612-869-0480	collietalk@mwcr.org
New Leash Rescue		newleashdogrescue@gmail.com
Northern Lakes Rescue		info@northernlakesrescue.org
Northstar Great Pyrenees Rescue of Minnesota		marnie@northstargreatpyrs.com
Northstar Shih Tzu Rescue		northstarshihtzurescue@gmail.com
Northwoods Humane Society	651-982-0240	info@northwoodshs.org
Paws and Claws Koochiching County	218-235-8735	pawsandclawskoochcounty@gmail.com
Pei Land Rescue	630-881-8091
Pet Haven, Inc.	952-831-3825	admin@PetHavenMN.org
Pet Project Rescue		info@petprojectrescue.com
Rescued Pets Are Wonderful	763-757-8204	info@rpaw.org
Rescued Tails Animal Sanctuary	715-468-7784	woofda@centurytel.net
Retrieve a Golden of Minnesota, Inc. (RAGOM)	952-946-8070	rescue@ragom.org
Rejection Collection Boxer Rescue	952-955-9112	rejectioncollectionboxerrescue@gmail.com
Rhodesian Ridgeback Rescue of the US
Ruff Start Rescue	763-355-3981	info@ruffstartrescue.org
Safe Hands Rescue		safehandsrescue@gmail.com
Save-A-Bull
Saving Shepherds of MN		savingshepherdsmn@gmail.com
Saving Tails Animal Rescue (STAR)		jennifer@savingtails.net
Second Chance Animal Rescue	651-771-5662
Secondhand Hounds	952-322-7642	rachel@secondhandhounds.org
Shih Tzu Rescue of Minnesota
Small Dog Rescue of Minnesota		info@smalldogsminnesota.org
Southwest Metro Animal Rescue	952-368-7297, 952-487-5206	southwestmetroanimalrescue@hotmail.com
St Francis of Assisi Animal Rescue	612-387-4869	stfrancisaar@gmail.com
The Bitty Kitty Brigade	651-705-6264	info@bittykittybrigade.org
The Kittens Cradle	612-225-9820	info@thekittenscradle.org
The Rescue Crew		intake@rescuecrew.org
The Storm Shelter Sled Dogs Sanctuary & Rescue		knelson393@aol.com
Twin Cities Pet Rescue		info@twincitiespetrescue.org
Unbreakabull Pitbull Rescue
Underdog Rescue	952-929-0777
Upper Midwest Great Dane Rescue	763-210-1978	contact@thegreatdanerescue.com
Wags and Whiskers Animal Rescue

Minneapolis Animal Care & Control

Phone

612-673-6222

Fax

612-673-6255

Address

Animal Care & Control
212 17th Ave. N.
Minneapolis, MN 55411

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Shelter hours

Call to make an appointment for vaccines, foster pick-up/drop off, or another reason not listed here. Note that starting March 13, vaccine and microchip appointments will be temporarily suspended.

Walk-in visits for adoption
Monday through Friday 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. and second Saturday of each month 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Closed on the following Mondays: March 6, April 3, May 8, and June 5.

Closed on City holidays

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Field service hours

For non-emergency requests, please call 311 and an officer will respond in the order in which the call was received.

For emergency situations, please call 911.

Animal rescue groups

What to know

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Rescue partners

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Minneapolis Animal Care & Control

Animal rescue groups

What to know

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Rescue partners

Contact us

Minneapolis Animal Care & Control

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