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All Breed Rescue is a non-profit organization dedicated to animal care and protection. Our goal is to promote responsible animal ownership and to assume those responsibilities when others are unable or unwilling to do so.Please take time in choosing a pet. Take into consideration the cost of food and health care as well as the time you have available to spend with your new companion. Consider the needs of the animal as well as your own. We may request that you take a 24-hour thought period to carefully consider the advantages and disadvantages of pet ownership.

The Shelter office is open 8:00A.M. to 6:00P.M. Tuesday through Friday, 8:00A.M. to 5:00P.M. Saturday. Adoption hours are 10:00A.M. to 5:00P.M .Tuesday through Friday, 10:00A.M.to 4:00P.M. Saturday. The Shelter is closed holidays. Animals are adopted to qualified applicants on a first come first serve basis. Adoptions begin at 10:00 A.M.. The finder of any stray animal has the first option of adopting the pet, providing he/she is qualified and submits a letter of intent to adopt. If the finder does not adopt the animal by 10:00A.M. on the date the animal is available, the adoption is forfeited to the next qualified applicant. Fairfax County reserves the right to conduct a home check prior to adoption.

AMD offers several diverse Humane Education Programs free to schools, civicand community associations throughout the County. The program topicsinclude pet care, responsible pet ownership, safety around animals, livingwith wildlife and information concerning our spay/neuter services. Theanimal shelter offers volunteer programs and provides occasions for studentsto complete their community service volunteer requirement for graduation.
301-499-8300

Adopt dogs, cats, domestic small animals such as rabbits and guinea pigs, birds. Applicants fill out forms and receive counseling on commitment involved and pet care and behavior. Spay/neuter and some vaccinations are included in adoption fees. Special program for applicants over 60 years old.

Since 1944, the Animal Welfare League of Arlington has been committed to the humane treatment of animals and to the promotion of animal welfare.

Aussie Rescue & Placement Helpline,Inc. (ARPH) is a National Organization dedicated to the rescue and rehoming of the Australian Shepherd. All of our Reps,Foster homes,Regional Coordinators, & Board Members are volunteers-our only "payment" is the joy that comes when a homeless Aussie is placed in a loving,caring, permanent home. ARPH,Inc. is non-profit, and 501(c)3 -all donations are tax-deductible. Aussie Rescue & Placement Helpline,Inc. is recognized as the Official Rescue group for the Australian Shepherd Club of America(ASCA).

Basset Hound Rescue League, Inc. rescues and places basset hounds in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.

GRREAT is a non-profit. all volunteer staffed organization active in the Baltimore and Washington D.C. metropolitan areas. Our primary goal is to find qualified new homes for unwanted, stray or abandoned Golden Retrievers. We place approximately 200 Golden Retrievers each year through our foster care program.

Greyhound Rescue, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to finding loving homes for retired racing Greyhounds. We are located in Elkridge, Maryland, convenient to the Baltimore, Annapolis and Washington, D.C. metropolitan areas.

The Humane Society of Fairfax County is a non-profit, private organization established in 1968 by local concerned citizens to protect and rescue wild and domestic animals from cruelty, neglect and abandonment.

Lab Rescue of the Labrador Retriever Club of the Potomac is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization (Non-Profit Tax I.D. 52-1880024) with a two-fold mission: (1) we rescue, foster and place homeless, abused, and/or abandoned Labrador Retrievers (and Golden Retriever-Labrador Retriever mixes) and (2) we provide a referral service for owners seeking to place their Labradors in new homes.

Lab Rescue of the Labrador Retriever Club of the Potomac rescues, fosters, and adopts out Labrador Retrievers and Golden Retriever-Labrador Retriever mixes. We are a non-profit, all-volunteer group that reaches throughout the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area, including Virginia and Maryland.

In adopting a pet from an animal shelter, you accomplish something remarkable: you literally save a life. MCHS takes pride in its adoption program, through which nearly 3,500 pets each year obtain new beginnings in life. Whether unwanted by its previous owner or picked up as a stray and never claimed, each animal has suffered the fear and misery of being homeless. This is why the MCHS makes every effort to ensure that pets are placed only in good homes where they will be wanted, looked after, and loved for the rest of their lives.
14645 Rothgeb Drive
Rockville, MD 20850
301) 279-1823

The Montgomery County SPCA Web Site has listings of our cats and dogs who need homes, information about your pet, and information about our organization.

The Northern Virginia Animal League has many beautiful rescued animals available for adoption. While we specialize in cats, we do keep a listing of dogs available.

Partnership for Animal Welfare offers a variety of lovable pure and mix breed dogs and cats for adoption at weekend adoption shows around the metro Washington DC area. We are a non-profit, non-government group. Visit our Web site for show locations, descriptions of pets available, and other information!

The Partnership for Animal Welfare (PAW) is a non-profit group of volunteers chartered to facilitate the rescue and adoption of homeless domestic animals, mainly dogs and cats, and place them in loving and stable homes. Adoption shows are held in the suburban Maryland area several times a month to allow prospective owners to meet with the animals and with volunteers.

A volunteer non-profit "no kill" organization
Tel : 301-432-5037

The Prince George's County Animal Shelter receives hundreds of beautiful and loving animals in need of new homes. There are a variety of breeds of cats, dogs, rabbits and other species. Before looking into other options, please consider visiting the shelter and saving a valuable life.

Rescue Rock’s purpose is to promote the adoption of all homeless animals and the humane treatment of all the animals of the world, and importance of spaying/neutering.

Rescue Rock’s purpose is to promote the adoption of all homeless animals and the humane treatment of all the animals of the world, and importance of spaying/neutering.

Virginia German Shepherd Rescue is dedicated to helping homeless or unwanted GSDs in Virginia and the metro DC area find their "forever" homes

Since 1914 the League has provided shelter, care and adoption services to orphaned animals. We have the East Coast's only full-service, low-cost medical center for pets of low-income residents.

At the Washington Humane Society, stray, outcast and abused animals get a second chance. No call for help goes unanswered, and no animal is turned away. WHS offers the following programs to ensure the welfare of Washington's animals: Adoption - Animals are matched with thoroughly screened, caring, permanent homes.Lost and Found - Lost animals are reunited with their friends.Low cost spay/neuter clinic- Helping ensure fewer unwanted litters are born, only to end up homeless.Public Education - Teaching kindness in public schools and the community at large.Humane Law Enforcement - Safegaurding the welfare of animals by enforcing the law against cruely to animals.Wildlife -Returning displaced, injured or orphaned wild animals to their natural habitats.Emergency Medical Care - Helping the victims of abuse get the veterinary care they need..Animal Control - Providing animal control services for the District of Columbia.Sheltering - Two shelters (one under contract with the District of Columbia) provide a safe haven for lost, homeless and abused animals.
1201 New York Ave., NE
Washington, DC 20002
202-576-6664 (24 hours)

The Washington Humane Society (WHS) helps homeless and abused animals in Washington, D.C. For information on adopting an animal, call 202-529-7634.

We update our Pet List every Wednesday and Saturday evening. All stray dogs taken to the shelter have a 5-day period ofgrace, after which they can be euthanized (those with collars get 10 days). Surrendered dogs (those with names in our list) cango any day. With so many dogs coming in all the time, many do not get much extra time beyond the state requirement. We'llput a special note on the bios for those dogs whose stay at the shelter has become one on death row.
PO Box 1000
Route 648
Montross VA 22520
Shelter Phone: 804-493-0869 (leave message)