New York Animal Shelters

649 Shelters

    e.g. "Miami FL" or "33168"

    NY Greyhound Adoptions
    10 Birchtree Lane
    Ballston Spa, NY 12020

    Located in Saratoga County

    518-885-4960
    Details
    NY Pet-I-Care inc.
    301 East 22nd Street
    NYC, NY 10010
    (212) 614-7194
    Details
    NY St Bernard Rescue
    Rescue Organization

    Amsterdam, NY 12010
    (518) 857-6744
    Details
    NYC Shiba Rescue, Inc.
    Rescue Organization

    New York, NY 10001
    Details
    NYC Siamese Rescue
    Rescue Organization
    Po Box 1602, Grand Central Station
    New York, NY 10163

    Located in New York County

    646-349-3644
    Details
    NYC Teens for Animals Inc

    BROOKLYN, NY 11204
    Details
    OCC All Retriever Rescue
    Rescue Organization
    Po Box 184
    Cornwall, NY 12518

    Located in Orange County

    Details
    Ocean Hill Cats Inc

    Brooklyn, NY 11233
    Details
    Ontario County Humane Society
    Humane Society
    2976 County Road
    Canandaigua, NY 14424

    Located in Ontario County

    716-396-4590
    Details
    Operation Freedom Ride
    2117 Buffalo Rd #172
    Rochester, NY 14624

    Located in Monroe County

    Details
    Oswego City Animal Shelter/ Paws Across Oswego County
    Shelter Organization
    621 East Seneca Street
    Oswego, NY 13126

    Located in Oswego County

    315-343-1803
    Details
    Oswego County Animal Welfare League (OCAWL)
    P.O. Box 4
    Oswego, NY 13126

    Located in Oswego County

    315-625-4895
    Details

    Animal Shelters in New York

    New York has 649 listed animal shelters and rescue organizations, spread across 60 counties. The mix is fairly even between animal shelters and rescue organizations. New York itself has more than anywhere else in the state, followed by Brooklyn and Rochester. Between them there are dogs and cats of every age and size in New York, and the right one is rarely the one you set out looking for.

    New York has 649 listed at the moment, and they are shown above with the ones that have photos first. Open any of them for the full address, contact details and opening hours.

    A mix of both, and the difference is worth knowing before you set out. A rescue usually places animals from a network of foster homes rather than from premises you can walk into, so you generally arrange a meeting first. A shelter or humane society more often has a facility you can visit during opening hours.

    New York itself has more than anywhere else in the state, followed by Brooklyn, Rochester and Buffalo. They are the usual place to start if you are willing to travel; the sidebar links straight through to each.

    Suffolk, Nassau and New York counties have the most, though listings reach 60 of New York's counties in total. The city links in the sidebar are usually the quicker way in.

    Most listings here carry a phone number, and most link to the organization's own website. Calling ahead is worth it — opening hours change, and rescues often work by appointment rather than keeping a building open.

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