New York Animal Shelters

649 Shelters

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    Rockville Center Animal Control
    P.O. Box 950
    Rockville Center, NY 11571

    Located in Nassau County

    Details
    Rocky's Fund Dog Rescue / Welcome Home Sanctuary, Inc.
    Rescue Organization
    1569 Noyac Road
    Southampton, NY 11968

    Located in Suffolk County

    631-287-5428
    Details
    Rondout Valley Animals for Adoption
    4628 Route 209
    Accord, NY 12404

    Located in Ulster County

    845-687-4406
    Details
    Ruff House Rescue
    Rescue Organization

    Oceanside, NY 11572
    (516) 960-6388
    Details
    Sadie's Safe Harbor Canine Rescue
    Rescue Organization

    Hamburg, NY 14075
    Details
    Safe At Last Animal Rescue
    Rescue Organization
    P.O. Box 36
    Fultonham, NY 12071
    Details
    Saratoga County Animal Shelter
    Shelter Organization
    6010 County Farm Road
    Ballston Spa, NY 12020

    Located in Saratoga County

    518-885-4113
    Details
    Saratoga County Animal Welfare League
    P.O. Box 142
    Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

    Located in Saratoga County

    518-587-8530
    Details
    Save a Pet of Niagara County, Inc.
    P.O. Box 114
    Newfare, NY 14108

    Located in Niagara County

    716-625-9420
    Details
    Save Our Strays, Inc.
    Brooklyn
    Brooklyn, NY 11204

    Located in Kings County

    718-332-3956
    Details
    Save the Horse, Inc.
    499 Winding Road
    Old Bethpage, NY 11804

    Located in Nassau County

    516-531-8007
    Details
    Save-A-Pet Animal Rescue and Adoption
    Rescue Organization
    608 Route 112
    Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776

    Located in Suffolk County

    631-473-6333
    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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