Strays and Others is a nonprofit, no-kill, all volunteer-run animal welfare rescue agency based in Fairfield County, Connecticut. One of the oldest in the county, it was founded in 1985 and has provided medical care, vaccinations, spaying/neutering, and shelter for thousands of animals rescued from homelessness. Strays and Others has always been committed to the rescue and responsible placement of homeless and abandoned animals. Our volunteers work intensively with our animals, mostly cats and dogs, preparing them to be adopted into loving homes. Thanks to the careful matching of family and pet, our organization is proud of an exceptionally high permanent adoption rate. We also serve as an information source for the public on a wide range of topics. Our current programs include: Pet Adoptions, Emergency Rescue, Lost and Found, Humane Education, and Low-Cost Spaying and Neutering. We also have a Foster Home Program which is always searching for new participating families. We rent a small, privately housed cat shelter where we always have 20 to 30 cats and kittens to choose from. Our dogs and puppies are usually kept in foster homes or rented boarding facilities.
Our volunteer Adoption Counselors will take the time to talk with you about the type of pet you are looking for and discuss the options available at Strays and Others. At this time we can only adopt and place for adoption within the State of Connecticut, and close by towns in Westchester County, New York. We believe in life-long adoptions, so we are very careful in matching the right pet with the right family. If it's a good match, everyone wins! Our pets have been vet-checked, vaccinated, dewormed, and spayed or neutered if old enough. Dogs are heartworm tested; cats are tested for Feline Leukemia and FIV; our house rabbits have been spayed or neutered. Any other necessary medical care is always given first.
Stamford CT 06907 | 3.5 miles away
Pitter Patter Feline Rescue Inc. is an all-volunteer rescue organization serving lower Fairfield County CT. Our goal is to reduce the feral cat population and find loving homes for the abandoned and adoptable kittens. We rely 100% on donations, with every dollar going directly to the care and support of the cats. Our volunteers have a great amount of passion and dedication to the cats we rescue. O
Stamford CT | 3.5 miles away
Our mission is to humanely stabilize the free-roaming cat population in our community, primarily through spay and neuter, education, and responsible adoptions. For feral cats – cats that are shy, not socialized to people, and not suitable for indoor homes – we practice trap-neuter-return, or TNR.
Norwalk CT 06851 | 3.7 miles away
PAWS rescues and re-homes approximately 200 dogs and 500 cats annually. Many of the dogs are strays from local animal control facilities and most of the cats that we help are strays and abandoned cats that roam our streets. A portion of the pets that come to PAWS have been relinquished by their owners who are no longer able to care for them. PAWS has a handful of paid staff and a team of dedicated
Darien CT | 4.3 miles away
Stamford CT 06905 | 4.6 miles away
Friends of Felines, Inc. is a 501c3 nonprofit organization so your donation is tax deductible. Please be aware that we are located in lower Fairfield County, Connecticut and prefer to place our cats close to home. Friends of Felines, Inc., formerly part of Animal Lifesavers, continues to work on behalf of homeless cats, both feral and friendly, in lower Fairfield County. We are, and will continue
Stamford CT 06905 | 4.6 miles away
The mission of STARelief and Pet Assistance is to provide life-saving pet food and veterinary care, emergency boarding and foster care to pets whose caretakers are struggling with financial hardship. The long-term vision of STARelief and Pet Assistance is to ensure that no person will ever have to surrender their pet due to financial hardship, and to ensure that all companion animals are treated w
Stamford CT | 4.7 miles away
Red Leash Rescue is a 501(c)3 non-profit adult and senior dog rescue located in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Our mission is to provide refuge, love and care to abandoned, surrendered or discarded dogs in our community. Red Leash Rescue works with animal control facilities across Fairfield County, taking in adult and senior dogs that have been overlooked by potential adopters or are having diff
Wilton CT 06897 | 4.7 miles away
In the 1960's Animals In Distress was founded as a humane organization to care for all animals in need - dogs were housed by Basil Burt, Wilton's dog warden at the time. Cats and other animals were fostered by organization members. By 1975, nature groups were providing for the care of wild animals and the Town of Wilton had created a dog shelter and so Animals In Distress became an organ
Stamford CT 06906 | 5.5 miles away
Animals-R-Family is active in 4 areas: 1) We rescue dogs and cats from kill shelters, provide veterinary care and find them loving forever homes. 2) We crosspost dogs for kill shelters.3) Surrender Intervention: With roughly 2-3 million dogs and cats killed in shelters across the US every year, we need to help people keep their pets in their home, rather than surrendering them to shelters. We prov
Rowayton CT | 5.6 miles away
Leader of the Rescue Pack is located in Rowayton, Connecticut, and works with various rescues in Connecticut, New York, Georgia and Tennessee. The founder of The Leader of the Rescue Pack, Jennifer Gordon, also works locally, helping people re-home their dogs and occasionally takes at risk dogs out of a local shelters to help them find their perfect forever homes. Leader of the Rescue Pack is a re
Norwalk CT 06855 | 5.9 miles away
The Hopalong Hollow is a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization incorporated in 2004. In the last ten years we have placed over 1500 rabbits and small animals into new homes and safe foster care. We work with many animal rescue organizations to help get small animals the most knowledgeable care possible. Our goal is to help “ rehabilitate and re-home” abandoned and neglected animals into “forever h
Stamford CT | 6.8 miles away
Max's Fur Family Rescue has been rescuing and rehoming kittens and cats in need from across the US since 2010. Since then, we have placed thousands of kittens in loving, caring, adoptive homes. We are are licensed non-profit organization.
Westport CT 06880 | 7 miles away
The Animal Control Division, under direct supervision of the Westport Police Department, is responsible for enforcement of local and state laws affecting domestic and wild animal life. Contrary to popular belief, the large facility on Post Road East is not the town's animal shelter. The town shelter is located on Elaine Road.
Westport CT | 7.1 miles away
Our first experience with rescue was when we brought Jessie up from a kill shelter in North Carolina in 2006. We have been rescuing ever since.
Westport CT | 7.2 miles away
When I started Little Pink Shelter back in 2008, my mission was to help shelter dogs win their fight for a second chance at life: as a breast cancer survivor, I knew all too well the sweetness of that victory. Since founding the Little Pink Shelter, I have cultivated a strong relationship with just two places in Arkansas whom I trust, and together we have placed nearly 3,000 dogs and puppies in
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