Currently located in Mobile, Alabama, Mr. and Mrs. Duniven have for years opened their hearts and their home to wayward animals wherever they happened to be on the map. Once they relocated to Mobile, Al the need to create Creek Bend Animal Sanctuary became abundantly clear. Their purpose was to nurse lost, sick, or otherwise orphaned baby animals and give them a second chance at life. Kittens were the most frequent visitors at the Sanctuary. Because summers are long on the Alabama Gulf coast, kitten & puppy season lasts from March through November. With the April showers, it begins to rain kittens and puppies all over the area and calls start flooding in from people who find kittens in their garages, gardens, boats, sheds, etc. If at all possible every effort is made to find the mother and reunite them with their babies. Frequently, it is to no avail. Parental instincts are pretty strong in house cats and it's quite rare for a well kept cat to abandon it's offspring. But feral or homeless cats have hard lives. Often their first litter arrives when they are little more than kittens themselves. It's common for inexperience and the stresses of pregnancy to exhaust them to the point where they become ill and abandon their kittens. Other times domestic cat's litters contain one or more star crossed runts that will not survive unless they are hand raised by a caring human. The majority of the babies cared for at the sanctuary came from litters whose mother was ill, too young, or killed and unable to nurse to completion. The babies were bottle fed and tended to day and night simulating the care their natural mother would give. When they are old enough to eat solid food, and eliminate on their own, they are offered to good homes. In two years the number of kittens and puppies care for by the Dunivens hit upwards of 300! But, nowadays, the numbers of orphans taken into the sanctuary are few. Being impossible to personally care for them all, the Dunivens now seek to educate other rescuers, and the community on how to prevent unwanted litters and how to care for orphans when they are found. If you have found orphaned pets or wildlife, please refer to the instruction pages on the left or call the Dunivens at 251-635-3640.
Mobile AL 36695 | 4.9 miles away
The Makazi Adoption Alliance was founded in the spring of 2011 by a small group of dedicated individuals who had met while rescuing Rhodesian Ridgebacks. They had seen again and again how incredible a perfect match between the right dog and the right person or family could be. They learned a great deal through their experiences over the years, and discovered they worked very well together. They sh
Mobile AL 36619 | 4.9 miles away
Adopt-a-Kitty is an all species/breed caregiver to lost, homeless, and unwanted pets that are in need, locally and in nearby surrounding areas, concentrating mainly on cats and kittens. We accept “special needs” pets as well, when in need. In the last 6 years, we have placed hundreds of animals, a good portion pulled from high kill shelters. Our mission in life is to love, care for, and PLAC
Mobile AL 36619 | 5 miles away
A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that specializes in the rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming of all types of exotic pets on the Alabama, Florida and Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Mobile AL 36608 | 5.7 miles away
Lauren's Zoo Special Interest Adoptions is a small not-for-profit animal rescue organization that specializes in "special needs" and "death row" dogs. We do not have a central location or shelter facility. All of our adoptable pets are kept in individual foster homes until adoptive homes can be approved. We have a wonderful success rate with "special needs" anima
Mobile AL 36608 | 6.8 miles away
The Mobile SPCA is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization whose mission is to provide compassionate care, shelter, food, and medical attention to the animals entrusted to us while promoting adoptions, spay and neuter initiatives, transport, responsible pet ownership and community education.
Mobile AL 36609 | 7.1 miles away
Project Purr was established to rescue, foster and adopt out cats and kittens that are in inappropriate situations or in danger of being euthanized. We support spay and neuter and no-kill of healthy and treatable animals. We concentrate on rescuing cats and kittens that are healthy but homeless from our local shelters to give them a second chance at life. Our focus is to give them the love and att
Mobile AL 36618 | 7.3 miles away
The Animal Shelter division is responsible for the day to day operations of the department and it’s primary responsibilities includes the intake, processing, cleaning and care of the animals on a daily basis, adoptions, owner reclaims, partnering with the community and out of state established 501 c (3) rescue groups, lost/found assistance, and marketing. Unfortunately, there are more animals a
Theodore AL 36582 | 7.8 miles away
River Dog Rescue is dedicated to saving the animals that have been abandoned in local shelters and in the community. We are for the "underdogs", the overlooked, the ones that are seen as less adoptable due to treatable issues or age. Our main focus is on senior and special needs animals in shelters. We are entirely non profit , foster based ( animals are kept in loving family homes while
Grand Bay AL 36541 | 8.2 miles away
Wags and Whiskers is a FOSTER based small rescue along the Gulf Coast. We take in dogs from local shelters, strays and from individuals who are in need of help. We can only take in dogs that we have a foster space available for and that space is limited due to the shear number of unwanted dogs in our area. Our primary veterinarian is Dr. David Martin at Parkway Animal Hospital. He oversees all med
Theodore AL 36582 | 9.5 miles away
ARF is a non-profit, adoption guarantee animal shelter serving the Greater Mobile area. We believe every life matters. Our mission is to rescue homeless and abandoned dogs and cats from overcrowded animal shelters and provide the care they need, until we can place them in permanent, loving homes. Through outreach and education, we advocate for animals in our community and are committed to bringing
Mobile AL 36608 | 10.6 miles away
Save a Stray is a 501c3 non-profit organization in Mobile, Alabama. Save a Stray is an all volunteer, foster based rescue group dedicated to helping local cats and dogs.
Grand Bay AL 36541 | 10.7 miles away
Located in Semmes, Alabama, Good Fortune Farm Refuge is a non-profit ranch, where we rehabilitate abused and abandoned animals and find homes for rescued animals. We are also a clearing house for rescuers to assist them to find homes for the healthy animals they have rescued. GFFR is a non profit 501 (c) 3 animal rescue organization dedicated to placing rescued animals in permanent homes and as fu
Mobile AL 36605-0204 | 12.4 miles away
Aide for Animals is a small no-kill, non-profit, 501(c)(3) animal welfare organization, adoption center, assisted living & retirement home for healthy (non contiguous), domestic cats and dogs. There are many once unwanted animals that depend solely on us for their food and medical attention, living out their lives at our shelter; some are disabled or “special needs.” We are dedicated to g
Mobile AL 36604 | 13.1 miles away
The mission of the City of Mobile Animal Shelter is to balance the health, safety and welfare needs of the people and animals in our City. Through our mission we will educate the public about responsible companion animal ownership, aggressively investigate animal cruelty cases, provide compassion and humane care for unwanted, stray, abused and abandoned animals in our City, administer dog licenses
Mobile AL 36604 | 13.1 miles away
The mission of Friends of the Mobile Animal Shelter is to improve the quality of life for shelter pets that are housed at the City of Mobile Animal Shelter; to find forever homes for healthy adoptable shelter pets; and to reduce the number of unwanted pets roaming the streets of our community by utilizing spay/neuter programs