Outside Links to Adoption/Rescue Groups

"The mission of Atlanta Animal Rescue Friends, Inc. is to end pet overpopulation. We strive to accomplish our mission through three main goals: 1. Promote informed, responsible, and humane companion animal ownership; 2. Eliminate euthanasia of healthy adoptable animals and animal homelessness; 3. Achieve total sterilization of all companion animals"

The mission of the Atlanta Humane Society is "to prevent neglect, abuse, cruelty, and exploitation of animals and to assure that their interests and well-being are fully, effectively and humanely protected by an aware and caring Society."

"The mission of PAWS Atlanta is to provide shelter, food and medical care for abandoned pets, and ensure they are placed in safe, loving homes. Ths mission encompasses three goals: 1. to advance the No-Kill philosophy 2. to reduce pet overpopulation through spaying or neutering. 3. to educate the community regarding the responsible and humane care of pets."

"On Petfinders you can learn before you adopt, search for adoptable pets, find adoption groups, post a pet classified ad or sign up to be a volunteer."

"PETS 911 believes that if you consolidate all the adoption, lost and found, veterinarian/emergency clinic, fostering, volunteer, shelter/clinic, and health and training information out there and give the public a single and easy place to find this information; education will substantially increase and euthanasia will decrease. That is our mission"

Fanciers Breeder Referral List has a page called Retired Friends which" lists spayed and neutered pedigreed adult cats retired from breeding and showing who are looking for new homes. "

"Purebred Cat Breed Rescue involves the rescue of both pedigreed cats and copycats. Purebred Rescue organizations are usually composed of people who are expert in identifying the various breeds of cat and dealing with the specific needs of the breed(s) that they rescue. They aim to not only promote & rescue purebred cats, but also endeavor to place these purebred cats into caring, loving homes for adoption."

"1-800-Save-A-Pet.com is a non-profit pet adoption charity that helps shelters, humane societies, SPCA's, and pet rescue groups advertise their homeless pets to adopters for free. We're all about getting homeless pets into homes."

"The Dog House Rescue started as a private foster program for sick, injured and abused dogs and cats in The Atlanta area. Most of these sweet and rehabilitated animals were facing euthanasia at local shelters and clinics."