Animal rescue groups

These organizations are approved rescue groups by Minneapolis Animal Care & Control.

What to know

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

 

 

Contact us

Minneapolis Animal Care & Control

Phone

612-673-6222

Fax

612-673-6255

Address

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

Get directions

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

See list of City holidays

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.