Animal Shelters
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Choose the Right Animal Shelter or Animal Rescue Group
The pet adoption experience at different types of shelters can be vastly different, so take the time to visit the home page of your local animal rescue groups to see which you might enjoy working with most.
Open access animal shelters
take in all stray animals and are usually county or city shelters.
Humane societies
are private facilities. Some are open access and others are limited.
Foster groups
are usually volunteer foster parents who don't have a physical location.
Featured Animal Rescue Group
Fur Kids CNY Rescue
North Syracuse, NY
Fur Kids CNY Rescue has 5 pets listed on Petfinder right now.
Our Featured Pet
More Information About Animal Shelters
- Want to start an animal shelter?
- Benchmarks of a good shelter
- What to do about a problem shelter
