Stray From the Heart

Stray from the Heart is a non-profit dog rescue organization whose mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and place homeless dogs with loving new families. They do so without the benefit of paid employees or a shelter to house these needy dogs up for adoption. They have a wonderful network of volunteers, such as dog walkers, […]

Friends of Animals Utah

Friends of Animals Utah (FOAU) aims to eliminate the euthanasia of healthy and adoptable animals in the surrounding counties via a multifaceted approach to animal advocacy.  The group re-homed over 800 dogs and cats last year through their “Furburbia” adoption center located at a local shopping mall.  They also provide low- and no-cost spay and […]

Eastern Montana Humane Society

The Eastern Montana Humane Society (EMHS), incorporated in 2005, is a small organization with big dreams.  Their mission is simple, if not easy: “No more home less pets.”  They hope to accomplish this in the area they serve via a variety of goals, including reuniting lost pets with their owners, working to reduce and eventually […]

Purrfect Corporation Sanctuary for Companion Animals

Volunteers of the Purrfect Corporation, a sanctuary for companion animals since 1998, have their work cut out for them.  In economically struggling Hill County, Texas, it sometimes seems like there aren’t a lot of people who care about dogs and cats.  Sadly, puppies and kittens are abandoned with regularity, and the solution to the problem […]

Clark County Humane Association

The Clark County Humane Association is an independent, non-profit, no kill animal shelter serving Clark County, Indiana and the surrounding area.  Officially in existence since 1958 (but in fact for a few decades before that), it has a proven track record of finding loving homes for the animals in its care. The current director has […]

Russell Refuge, Inc.

Russell Refuge, Inc. provides temporary shelter to Jack Russell Terriers in the northeastern United States who are no longer wanted or have been placed in public shelters.  The volunteers of this refuge work tirelessly to help rescue, rehabilitate and find loving homes for these wonderful dogs. SPCA International is happy to help the efforts of […]

Humane Society of Tijuana

The government of Mexico lacks a mechanism either to treat the thousands of starving and sick street animals roaming the city of Tijuana or to provide veterinary care to the pets of the poor. To address this gap, the Humane Society of Tijuana (HSTJ) had to get creative. Lacking funds for a private shelter, it […]

Alaska Dog & Puppy Rescue

Alaska Dog & Puppy Rescue (ADPR) was formed in 2003 to help address companion animal overpopulation in the Mat-Su Valley in south-central Alaska and several communities in “bush” Alaska. The dogs and puppies taken in are saved from certain death at overburdened shelters in the area. Thanks to its hundreds of dedicated and compassionate volunteers, […]

AdvoCATs Inc.

Little Gayle, the miracle survivor of an over 10 mile trip in the engine of a moving car, was lucky that her meows for help were heard when the car stopped; she was also lucky that the distraught driver was aware of AdvoCATs, Inc., having just adopted two cats from the group.  When the driver […]

Adote um Gatinho

Created in 2003, but officially founded in 2007, Adote um Gatinho (AuG) is a 100% volunteer group that has the goal of caring and finding homes for abandoned cats that live in Sao Paulo, the biggest city in Brazil. The organization’s name means “Adopt a Kitten” in Portuguese, and yet they rescue cats without regard […]