New York Animal Shelters

649 Shelters

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    Traveling Tails & Ragamuffin Rescue
    Rescue Organization

    Utica, NY 13502
    (518) 424-0617
    Details
    Tri-Lakes Humane Society/ Uihlein Animal Shelter
    Humane Society
    P.O. Box 1111
    Saranac Lake, NY 12983

    Located in Franklin County

    518-891-0017
    Details
    Tuffy's Place Feline Sanctuary Inc.
    Po Box 32
    Afton, NY 13730-0032

    Located in Chenango County

    607-639-2340
    Details
    Tusk and Bristle Sanctuary
    432 Dutcherville Road
    Constantia, NY 13044

    Located in Oswego County

    315-623-9613
    Details
    Twenty Paws Rescue
    Rescue Organization
    PO Box 245007
    Brooklyn, NY 11224
    Details
    Ulster County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
    20 Wiedy Rd
    Kingston, NY 12401

    Located in Ulster County

    (845) 331-5377
    Details
    Unfurrgetable Small Animal Rescue and Adoption
    Rescue Organization
    Po Box 157
    Buffalo, NY 14224

    Located in Erie County

    Details
    Union Animal Control
    3111 E. Main Street
    Endwell, NY 13760

    Located in Broome County

    607-754-2102
    Details
    United Friends of Homeless Animals
    432 Centerville Road
    Richland, NY 13144

    Located in Oswego County

    315-298-4733
    Details
    Unleashed Inc
    Box 8175
    new york, NY 10022
    Details
    Valley Stream Cat Rescue
    Rescue Organization
    P.O. Box 1333
    Valley Stream, NY 11582

    Located in Nassau County

    516-639-3394
    Details
    Valley Stream Cat Rescue Inc.
    Rescue Organization

    Valley Stream, NY 11580
    (516) 561-8229
    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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