If you adopted your pet from another shelter, private adoption, or from a rescue group, regardless of what state or county you reside, please contact that organization to see if they will accept the pet back into their program. Most organizations desire and/or require that you return the pet to them if you can no longer keep them.

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You can also use our custom search below to locate rescue groups/organizations that might take the surrendered animal. Many animal/breed specific organizations are able to provide high-quality care for animals because they typically operate on a foster-based system rather than in a traditional kennel environment - allowing for individualized attention and socialization. Public shelters are often overwhelmed & must focus on high-volume, short-term housing, while smaller, non-profit rescues can offer specialized care for medical needs, rehabilitation, or behavioral issues specific to that breed/animal. Rescue organizations also have higher traffic of people looking for a certain dog, resulting in higher re-homing rates than animal shelters.