Rescue DirectoryFlorida Animal Rescue & Sanctuary Directory
Find dog and cat rescues, equine and farm animal rescues, wildlife organizations, and sanctuaries serving Florida.
Browse by the animals an organization helps or the care it provides. Each listing includes its location, focus, services, and official website so you can learn more about adopting, fostering, volunteering, or supporting its work.An organization may appear in more than one category when its programs overlap. Animal shelters are listed separately in our Animal Shelter Directory.
Dog Rescues
Organizations rescuing, rehabilitating, and rehoming dogs through foster care, veterinary treatment, and adoption programs.
Care models and verified no-kill policies are noted in individual listings.
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⭐ Featured as a Rescue of the Month by The Green Muse
Location: Florida, with work focused on Miami-Dade and Fort Pierce
Category: Dog Rescues · Cat Rescues
Care model: Foster-based rescue
Focus: Abandoned and neglected animals · Medical rehabilitation · Community cat careFlorida Cat & Dog Rescue helps dogs and cats affected by abandonment, neglect, and unsafe living conditions. Its work includes veterinary treatment, nourishment, rehabilitation, and foster placement for vulnerable animals, including pregnant cats and newborn kittens.
The organization supports community spay/neuter and TNR efforts through partnerships with residents, veterinarians, and rescuers. Its future goals include a cat sanctuary and a mobile dog rescue program.
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Location: Orlando, Florida
Category: Dog Rescues · Cat Rescues
Care model: Foster-based rescue
Focus: At-risk dogs and cats · Shelter support · Adoption preparationFriends Don’t Furget helps dogs and cats through rescue, foster care, and adoption. Medical preparation includes spay/neuter, vaccinations, microchipping, deworming, and appropriate testing before placement into permanent homes.
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Location: Zephyrhills, Florida, with foster homes across the state
Category: Dog Rescues · Equine & Farm Animal Rescues
Care model: Foster-based rescue
Focus: Dog adoption · Selected hooved animals · Rehabilitation and socializationFurever Paws Rescue cares for rescued dogs and selected hooved animals through a network of foster homes. Foster care provides socialization and basic training to help prepare animals for adoption into permanent homes.
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⭐ Featured as a Rescue of the Month by The Green Muse
Location: Florida
Category: Dog Rescues
Care model: Foster-supported rescue
Focus: Shelter intervention · Abused and abandoned animals · Medical recoveryFounded by Jill Spector, Hopeful Paws of Florida rescues animals from overcrowded shelters and provides medical care, rehabilitation, and safe foster placement. Partnerships with veterinarians, shelters, and foster families support recovery and rehoming.
Its outreach promotes responsible pet ownership and humane treatment.
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Location: Navarre, Florida, serving Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, and Escambia counties
Category: Dog Rescues · Cat Rescues
Care model: Foster-based rescue; no physical facility
Organization type: Volunteer-supported 501(c)(3) nonprofit
Focus: Dogs and cats in need · Foster care · AdoptionL&R Rescue cares for rescued animals through foster homes in Northwest Florida. Its adoption application process helps animals reach permanent homes, while volunteers and donations sustain daily rescue work.
Supporters can help through fostering, adoption, and donations.
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Location: Florida
Category: Dog Rescues
Care model: Foster-based rescue
Focus: Dogs at risk of euthanasia · Abuse and neglect cases · RehabilitationMission Mutt Dog Rescue helps dogs from overcrowded shelters and other high-risk situations. The organization provides foster care, medical treatment, transport, and daily support while matching dogs with suitable adoptive homes.
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Location: Florida
Category: Dog Rescues · Sanctuaries & Lifetime Care
Focus: Senior and disabled dogs · Small dogs weighing 10 pounds or less · Medical and hospice carePawlicious Poochie Pet Rescue specializes in senior, disabled, sick, and very small dogs, including dogs at risk of euthanasia in shelters. It provides rehabilitation and adoption placement, with hospice and a loving final home for dogs requiring end-of-life care.
Intake depends on available space. When direct rescue is not possible, the organization may help with networking and placement resources.
Pawlicious Poochie Pet Rescue
Phone: 727-430-2491 -
Location: Miami, Florida
Category: Dog Rescues
Care model: Foster-supported rescue
Focus: Dogs in crisis · Medical rehabilitation · Socialization · AdoptionPet Orphans Miami provides rescued dogs with veterinary care, safety, and rehabilitation under founder Susan Scheinhous. Adoption preparation includes spay/neuter, vaccinations, behavioral evaluation, socialization, and training.
Dogs may be placed directly into adoptive homes or transferred to partner rescues for placement.
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Location: Miami, Florida
Category: Dog Rescues
Focus: Dogs in urgent need · Medical and behavioral care · Responsible adoptionSGT Canines rescues and rehabilitates dogs affected by abandonment, abuse, and other urgent circumstances. Its work includes medical and behavioral support, adoption placement, and community awareness promoting responsible pet ownership.
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Location: Port Richey, Florida, serving Pasco County and the greater Tampa Bay area
Category: Dog Rescues · Cat Rescues
Care model: No-Kill rescue and adoption center with foster support
Focus: Vulnerable companion animals · Complex medical needs · Rehabilitation and adoptionThe Runaways Animal Rescue helps dogs, cats, and other companion animals through medical treatment, rehabilitation, fostering, and adoption. Its programs also include community cat TNVR and opportunities to volunteer and support animal care.
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⭐ Featured as a Rescue of the Month by The Green Muse
Location: South Florida
Category: Dog Rescues · Sanctuaries & Lifetime Care
Focus: Senior dogs · Complex medical needs · Bonded pairs · Hospice careTrue & Faithful Pet Rescue Mission helps senior dogs affected by neglect, abandonment, and medical hardship. Care includes veterinary treatment, dental procedures, surgeries, daily comfort, and individualized rehabilitation.
Dogs are rehomed when appropriate, while hospice residents receive compassionate long-term care. The organization also advocates for senior dogs and their needs.
Cat Rescues
Organizations rescuing, caring for, and rehoming cats through foster care, veterinary treatment, and adoption. Some also provide Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) support for community cats.
Care models and verified no-kill policies are noted in individual listings.
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⭐ Featured as a Rescue of the Month by The Green Muse
Location: Florida, with work focused on Miami-Dade and Fort Pierce
Category: Dog Rescues · Cat Rescues
Care model: Foster-based rescue
Focus: Abandoned and neglected animals · Medical rehabilitation · Community cat careFlorida Cat & Dog Rescue helps dogs and cats affected by abandonment, neglect, and unsafe living conditions. Its work includes veterinary treatment, nourishment, rehabilitation, and foster placement for vulnerable animals, including pregnant cats and newborn kittens.
The organization supports community spay/neuter and TNR efforts through partnerships with residents, veterinarians, and rescuers. Its future goals include a cat sanctuary and a mobile dog rescue program.
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Location: Orlando, Florida
Category: Dog Rescues · Cat Rescues
Care model: Foster-based rescue
Focus: At-risk dogs and cats · Shelter support · Adoption preparationFriends Don’t Furget helps dogs and cats through rescue, foster care, and adoption. Medical preparation includes spay/neuter, vaccinations, microchipping, deworming, and appropriate testing before placement into permanent homes.
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Location: Navarre, Florida, serving Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, and Escambia counties
Category: Dog Rescues · Cat Rescues
Care model: Foster-based rescue; no physical facility
Organization type: Volunteer-supported 501(c)(3) nonprofit
Focus: Dogs and cats in need · Foster care · AdoptionL&R Rescue cares for rescued animals through foster homes in Northwest Florida. Its adoption application process helps animals reach permanent homes, while volunteers and donations sustain daily rescue work.
Supporters can help through fostering, adoption, and donations.
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The Runaways Animal Rescue
Location: Port Richey, Florida, serving Pasco County and the greater Tampa Bay area
Category: Dog Rescues · Cat Rescues
Care model: No-Kill rescue and adoption center with foster support
Focus: Vulnerable companion animals · Complex medical needs · Rehabilitation and adoptionThe Runaways Animal Rescue helps dogs, cats, and other companion animals through medical treatment, rehabilitation, fostering, and adoption. Its programs also include community cat TNVR and opportunities to volunteer and support animal care.
Equine & Farm Animal Rescues
Organizations rescuing horses, donkeys, and other farm animals from neglect, abandonment, and unsafe situations. Services may include medical care, rehabilitation, responsible adoption, and permanent sanctuary.
Listings identify whether the organization offers adoption, lifelong care, or both.
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Location: Palmdale, Florida
Category: Equine & Farm Animal Rescues · Sanctuaries & Lifetime Care
Care model: Animal rescue, sanctuary care, and educational farm
Focus: Rescued farm animals · Inclusive learning · Adaptive horsemanshipBeautiful Fix Farms rescues and cares for horses, goats, pigs, chickens, rabbits, and other farm animals. Its educational programs connect animal care with nature-based learning, life skills, and community participation.
Programs include opportunities for homeschool and charter school students, group visits, and volunteering, with learning experiences intended to welcome people of different abilities.
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Location: Zephyrhills, Florida, with foster homes across the state
Category: Dog Rescues · Equine & Farm Animal Rescues
Care model: Foster-based rescue
Focus: Dog adoption · Selected hooved animals · Rehabilitation and socializationFurever Paws Rescue cares for rescued dogs and selected hooved animals through a network of foster homes. Foster care provides socialization and basic training to help prepare animals for adoption into permanent homes.
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Location: Alachua, Florida
Category: Equine & Farm Animal Rescues · Sanctuaries & Lifetime Care
Care model: Permanent, non-riding equine sanctuary
Focus: Senior and retired horses · Abuse and abandonment cases · Lifelong careMill Creek Farm provides lifelong care for senior, abused, abandoned, and retired service horses. Residents receive veterinary attention, specialized feeding, grooming, and daily care in a protected sanctuary setting.
Horses are accepted through law enforcement, SPCA organizations, humane societies, and government agencies. Sanctuary residents are not used for riding or work.
Sanctuaries & Lifetime Care
Organizations providing permanent care for animals who need lifelong protection, including seniors and animals with medical, behavioral, or trauma-related needs.
Some also offer adoption or forever foster programs for suitable animals.
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Location: Palmdale, Florida
Category: Equine & Farm Animal Rescues · Sanctuaries & Lifetime Care
Care model: Animal rescue, sanctuary care, and educational farm
Focus: Rescued farm animals · Inclusive learning · Adaptive horsemanshipBeautiful Fix Farms rescues and cares for horses, goats, pigs, chickens, rabbits, and other farm animals. Its educational programs connect animal care with nature-based learning, life skills, and community participation.
Programs include opportunities for homeschool and charter school students, group visits, and volunteering, with learning experiences intended to welcome people of different abilities.
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Location: Florida
Category: Dog Rescues · Sanctuaries & Lifetime Care
Focus: Senior and disabled dogs · Small dogs weighing 10 pounds or less · Medical and hospice carePawlicious Poochie Pet Rescue specializes in senior, disabled, sick, and very small dogs, including dogs at risk of euthanasia in shelters. It provides rehabilitation and adoption placement, with hospice and a loving final home for dogs requiring end-of-life care.
Intake depends on available space. When direct rescue is not possible, the organization may help with networking and placement resources.
Pawlicious Poochie Pet Rescue
Phone: 727-430-2491 -
Location: Alachua, Florida
Category: Equine & Farm Animal Rescues · Sanctuaries & Lifetime Care
Care model: Permanent, non-riding equine sanctuary
Focus: Senior and retired horses · Abuse and abandonment cases · Lifelong careMill Creek Farm provides lifelong care for senior, abused, abandoned, and retired service horses. Residents receive veterinary attention, specialized feeding, grooming, and daily care in a protected sanctuary setting.
Horses are accepted through law enforcement, SPCA organizations, humane societies, and government agencies. Sanctuary residents are not used for riding or work.
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Location: Perry, Florida
Category: Sanctuaries & Lifetime Care
Focus: Animal sanctuary care · Recovery support · Volunteer serviceSerenity in the Cypress combines animal sanctuary care with opportunities for people recovering from addiction to participate in volunteer work and animal care. Its mission connects compassionate service with community-based recovery support.
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⭐ Featured as a Rescue of the Month by The Green Muse
Location: Jupiter Farms, Florida
Category: Sanctuaries & Lifetime Care
Care model: Sanctuary and Forever Guardian placements
Focus: Pets affected by their person’s death, disability, or deployment · Lifelong companionshipThe Pet Cottage provides lifelong care for pets whose people can no longer care for them because of death, disability, or deployment. Pets live at its sanctuary or with a Forever Guardian, with veterinary care covered through its guardianship program.
Acceptance is considered case by case, according to available space and resources.
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⭐ Featured as a Rescue of the Month by The Green Muse
Location: South Florida
Category: Dog Rescues · Sanctuaries & Lifetime Care
Focus: Senior dogs · Complex medical needs · Bonded pairs · Hospice careTrue & Faithful Pet Rescue Mission helps senior dogs affected by neglect, abandonment, and medical hardship. Care includes veterinary treatment, dental procedures, surgeries, daily comfort, and individualized rehabilitation.
Dogs are rehomed when appropriate, while hospice residents receive compassionate long-term care. The organization also advocates for senior dogs and their needs.
Wildlife & Nature Conservation
Organizations supporting wildlife through rescue, rehabilitation, public education, habitat protection, or species conservation.
Services vary. Listings distinguish wildlife rehabilitation and release from permanent care and conservation work.
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We haven’t added an organization to this category in Florida yet. Listings will be added as we identify and review relevant wildlife organizations.
Before contacting an organization
Adoption requirements, service areas, and intake availability vary. Please contact the organization directly to confirm its current programs and whether it can help with your situation.