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Rescue Directory

Texas Animal Rescue & Sanctuary Directory

Find dog and cat rescues, equine and farm animal rescues, wildlife organizations, and sanctuaries serving Texas.

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.

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.

Location: Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas
Category: Cat Rescues
Focus: Community cats · Trap-Neuter-Return · Spay/neuter · Adoption
Cats in the Cliff supports feral, stray, and homeless cats through TNR and spay/neuter efforts. Adoptable cats are helped toward permanent homes, with volunteers and donors supporting its work.
Official Facebook: Cats in the Cliff
Location: Boerne, Texas, serving the San Antonio area
Category: Dog Rescues · Cat Rescues
Care model: Rescue facility and foster homes
Focus: Abandoned pets · Shelter transfers · Rehabilitation and adoption
Charming Pet Rescue rescues, rehabilitates, and rehomes dogs and cats, including animals from overcrowded shelters. Facility care and foster homes support recovery and adoption preparation. Community members can help through fostering, volunteering, and donations.
Website: Charming Pet Rescue
Location: East Texas
Category: Dog Rescues · Cat Rescues
Focus: Dogs and cats in need · Rescue care · Adoption
County Roads Rescue helps dogs and cats in East Texas through rescue and placement efforts. Its resource hub connects supporters with donation options, supply wish lists, and updates about its work.
Resource hub: County Roads Rescue
Location: Fort Worth and the Dallas–Fort Worth area, Texas
Category: Dog Rescues · Cat Rescues
Care model: Foster-based rescue; no physical shelter
Focus: Abandoned, abused, and neglected animals · Medical rehabilitation · Adoption
FWAAA provides care through a foster-home network. Its work includes medical treatment, rehabilitation, screened local adoptions, and transport to out-of-state placement partners. The organization also supports animal welfare outreach in nearby rural communities.
Website: Fort Worth Abandoned Animal Alliance
⭐ Featured as a Rescue of the Month by The Green Muse
Location: Texas
Category: Dog Rescues · Cats Rescue · Sanctuaries & Lifetime Care
Focus: Street dogs · Medical recovery · Rescue partnerships · Permanent care
Just A Girl Saving Dogs provides rescued street dogs with medical care, spay/neuter, and a calm environment for recovery. Established rescue partners help dogs reach adoptive homes.
Its “Lifer” program provides permanent care for dogs whose medical or behavioral needs prevent adoption. The organization also offers pet-retention support.
Website: Just A Girl Saving Dogs
Location: North Central Texas
Category: Dog Rescues · Cat Rescues
Focus: Rural animal welfare · Medical rehabilitation · Community cat care
MeBo’s Animal Rescue helps dogs and cats through rescue, rehabilitation, and veterinary care. Its work includes vaccinations, spay/neuter, and community cat support through TNR and TNVR.
Prospective adopters can contact the organization through its official channels for application guidance.
Website: MeBo’s Animal Rescue
Location: Tyler, Texas
Category: Dog Rescues · Cat Rescues
Care model: No-Kill rescue with an adoption house
Focus: Homeless dogs and cats · Medical care · Adoption
Nicholas’ Pet Haven rescues dogs and cats and provides care while they await permanent homes. Prospective adopters can meet animals at its adoption house through an application and appointment process.
Supporters can help through fostering and donations.
Website: Nicholas’ Pet Haven
Location: Near Whitney, Texas
Category: Dog Rescues · Cat Rescues · Sanctuaries & Lifetime Care
Focus: Multi-species rescue · Rehabilitation · Caregiver assistance · Permanent care
Paws Place Rescue provides medical care, rehabilitation, and training for animals in need. Animals who cannot be placed may receive lifelong sanctuary.
Its caregiver program offers guidance and resources to people caring for animals while working toward suitable placement.
Website: Paws Place Rescue
Location: United States; Texas location needs confirmation
Category: Cat Rescues
Care model: Volunteer-run, foster-based rescue; no physical shelter
Focus: Homeless cats and kittens · Adoption preparation · Rehoming assistance
Purr Paws Rescue accepts cats and kittens when foster space is available. It also helps with rehoming when cats can remain with their finder while awaiting adoption.
Medical preparation includes spay/neuter, vaccinations, FIV/FeLV testing, parasite treatment, and additional care as needed. Community education and veterinary resource guidance support responsible cat care.
Website: Purr Paws Rescue
Location: Friendswood and the Houston area, Texas
Category: Dog Rescues · Cat Rescues
Care model: Foster care, boarding support, and transport-based placement
Focus: At-risk dogs and cats · Medical and behavioral care · Adoption
Three Little Pitties Rescue prepares dogs and cats for adoption through veterinary care, fostering, and behavioral support. Foster networks in Texas and the Pacific Northwest help animals reach permanent homes.
Training, playgroups, and coordinated transport support successful placements.
Website: Three Little Pitties Rescue

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.

Location: Austin, Texas
Category: Dog Rescues
Care model: Foster-based rescue
Focus: Bulldogs · Medical recovery · Adoption matching
Austin Bulldog Rescue helps Bulldogs through foster care and adoption. Foster families provide daily support and help identify each dog’s personality, health needs, and suitable home environment.
Website: Austin Bulldog Rescue
Location: Boerne, Texas, serving the San Antonio area
Category: Dog Rescues · Cat Rescues
Care model: Rescue facility and foster homes
Focus: Abandoned pets · Shelter transfers · Rehabilitation and adoption
Charming Pet Rescue rescues, rehabilitates, and rehomes dogs and cats, including animals from overcrowded shelters. Facility care and foster homes support recovery and adoption preparation. Community members can help through fostering, volunteering, and donations.
Website: Charming Pet Rescue
Location: Near Denton, North Texas
Category: Dog Rescues
Focus: Rescue and rehabilitation · Veterinary care · Supported adoption
CoPilot Animal Rescue provides veterinary care and prepares dogs for permanent homes. Medical and behavioral evaluation helps adopters understand each dog’s needs. The organization offers guidance during the adoption transition, including training and behavior support.
Boarding services help fund its rescue work.
Website: CoPilot Animal Rescue
Location: East Texas
Category: Dog Rescues · Cat Rescues
Focus: Dogs and cats in need · Rescue care · Adoption
County Roads Rescue helps dogs and cats in East Texas through rescue and placement efforts. Its resource hub connects supporters with donation options, supply wish lists, and updates about its work.
Resource hub: County Roads Rescue
Location: Texas
Category: Dog Rescues
Care model: Foster-based rescue
Focus: Doodle-type dogs · Rehabilitation · Thoughtful adoption matching
Doodle Dandy Rescue helps Doodles in crisis find permanent homes. Foster care gives the rescue time to understand each dog’s personality and needs before adoption. The organization also provides rehoming assistance for owners seeking help.
Website: Doodle Dandy Rescue
Location: Fort Worth and the Dallas–Fort Worth area, Texas
Category: Dog Rescues · Cat Rescues
Care model: Foster-based rescue; no physical shelter
Focus: Abandoned, abused, and neglected animals · Medical rehabilitation · Adoption
FWAAA provides care through a foster-home network. Its work includes medical treatment, rehabilitation, screened local adoptions, and transport to out-of-state placement partners. The organization also supports animal welfare outreach in nearby rural communities.
Website: Fort Worth Abandoned Animal Alliance
Location: Alvin, Texas
Category: Dog Rescues
Focus: Pregnant and nursing dogs · Orphaned puppies · Abused and neglected dogs
Jenni’s Rescue Ranch rescues and rehabilitates dogs, including mothers and vulnerable puppies. Its work includes medical care, fostering, and adoption, alongside outreach encouraging responsible animal care and addressing pet overpopulation.
Website: Jenni’s Rescue Ranch
⭐ Featured as a Rescue of the Month by The Green Muse
Location: Texas
Category: Dog Rescues · Cats Rescue · Sanctuaries & Lifetime Care
Focus: Street dogs · Medical recovery · Rescue partnerships · Permanent care
Just A Girl Saving Dogs provides rescued street dogs with medical care, spay/neuter, and a calm environment for recovery. Established rescue partners help dogs reach adoptive homes.
Its “Lifer” program provides permanent care for dogs whose medical or behavioral needs prevent adoption. The organization also offers pet-retention support.
Website: Just A Girl Saving Dogs
Location: Cedar Creek, Texas
Category: Dog Rescues · Sanctuaries & Lifetime Care
Care model: No-Kill rescue, rehabilitation, and sanctuary
Focus: Medical and behavioral recovery · Adoption · Long-term protection
Layla’s Heart Ranch and Rescue provides medical care, rehabilitation, and adoption support, with sanctuary care for dogs needing ongoing protection.
Its foster-to-adopt option allows prospective adopters to learn how a dog adjusts to their household before finalizing placement.
Website: Layla’s Heart Ranch and Rescue
Location: Queen City, Texas
Category: Dog Rescues
Focus: Animal rescue · Care · Rehoming
Lucky U Rescue helps animals in need find loving homes. Its rescue and placement work is supported by community involvement.
Website: Lucky U Rescue
Location: North Central Texas
Category: Dog Rescues · Cat Rescues
Focus: Rural animal welfare · Medical rehabilitation · Community cat care
MeBo’s Animal Rescue helps dogs and cats through rescue, rehabilitation, and veterinary care. Its work includes vaccinations, spay/neuter, and community cat support through TNR and TNVR.
Prospective adopters can contact the organization through its official channels for application guidance.
Website: MeBo’s Animal Rescue
Location: Tyler, Texas
Category: Dog Rescues · Cat Rescues
Care model: No-Kill rescue with an adoption house
Focus: Homeless dogs and cats · Medical care · Adoption
Nicholas’ Pet Haven rescues dogs and cats and provides care while they await permanent homes. Prospective adopters can meet animals at its adoption house through an application and appointment process.
Supporters can help through fostering and donations.
Website: Nicholas’ Pet Haven
Location: Near Whitney, Texas
Category: Dog Rescues · Cat Rescues · Sanctuaries & Lifetime Care
Focus: Multi-species rescue · Rehabilitation · Caregiver assistance · Permanent care
Paws Place Rescue provides medical care, rehabilitation, and training for animals in need. Animals who cannot be placed may receive lifelong sanctuary.
Its caregiver program offers guidance and resources to people caring for animals while working toward suitable placement.
Website: Paws Place Rescue
Location: Texas Panhandle
Category: Dog Rescues
Focus: Rescue and rehabilitation · Responsible adoption · Lifesaving transport
Rebel Animal Rescue helps animals through rehabilitation, adoption, and strategic transport. Volunteers and donors support its work toward suitable placements locally and beyond the Texas Panhandle.
Website: Rebel Animal Rescue
Location: Houston area, Texas, with placements beyond Texas
Category: Dog Rescues
Care model: Foster-based rescue
Focus: Community rescue · Veterinary care · Adoption and foster placement
Spring Branch Rescue grew from efforts to help lost and found animals in Houston’s Spring Branch community. It provides veterinary care and foster placement while finding permanent homes.
Its adoption network extends beyond Texas. Applications are available for adoption, fostering, and volunteering.
Website: Spring Branch Rescue
Location: Royse City, Texas
Category: Dog Rescues · Sanctuaries & Lifetime Care
Focus: Senior dogs · Complex medical needs · Behavioral challenges · Special-needs care
The Pawerful Rescue helps dogs requiring additional medical, behavioral, or age-related support. Its programs include fostering, adoption, and care for sanctuary residents.
Volunteers and donations support animal care and sanctuary development.
Website: The Pawerful Rescue
Location: Friendswood and the Houston area, Texas
Category: Dog Rescues · Cat Rescues
Care model: Foster care, boarding support, and transport-based placement
Focus: At-risk dogs and cats · Medical and behavioral care · Adoption
Three Little Pitties Rescue prepares dogs and cats for adoption through veterinary care, fostering, and behavioral support. Foster networks in Texas and the Pacific Northwest help animals reach permanent homes.
Training, playgroups, and coordinated transport support successful placements.
Website: Three Little Pitties Rescue
Location: Kingwood, Texas
Category: Dog Rescues
Care model: Volunteer-run, foster-based rescue
Focus: Homeless and abandoned dogs · Veterinary preparation · Adoption
Twyla’s Friends cares for rescued dogs in foster homes while seeking permanent placements. Veterinary preparation includes vaccinations, heartworm and fecal testing, spay/neuter, and microchipping.
Volunteers and community donations sustain its rescue work.
Website: Twyla’s Friends

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.

Location: Alpine, Texas
Category: Equine Rescue & Rehabilitation
Care model: Horse rescue, rehabilitation, and equine welfare advocacy
Focus: Abandoned and at-risk horses, prevention of horse slaughter, and the development of equine-assisted support programs
Anita Balog Memorial Angel Horse Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating horses facing abandonment, neglect, or euthanasia. Based in Alpine, Texas, the foundation provides vulnerable horses with an opportunity to recover while advocating for humane alternatives to horse slaughter.
Its mission also recognizes the connection between animal welfare and human well-being. The foundation is working toward expanding its facilities and developing equine-assisted programs intended to support veterans, grieving individuals, and children experiencing emotional trauma.
Through horse rescue, rehabilitation, advocacy, and community support, the foundation works to protect vulnerable horses while building opportunities for meaningful connections between people and animals.
Website: Anita Balog Memorial Angel Horse Foundation
Location: Texas
Category: Equine & Farm Animal Rescues · Sanctuaries & Lifetime Care
Focus: Equine rescue · Quarantine · Rehabilitation · Sanctuary and rehoming
Fonzy’s Farm rescues and rehabilitates horses, including animals from auctions and kill pens. Quarantine and decompression services support recovery before placement or continued sanctuary care.
The organization also educates horse owners about care and rehabilitation. Quarantine program proceeds help fund rescue operations.
Website: Fonzy’s Farm
⭐ Featured as a Rescue of the Month by The Green Muse
Location: Spring, Texas
Category: Equine & Farm Animal Rescues · Sanctuaries & Lifetime Care
Focus: Complex medical cases · Hospice care · Auction and neglect rescue · Rehabilitation
Forever Freedom Reins rescues horses from auctions, neglect, and owner surrender. Care includes quarantine, veterinary diagnostics and treatment, and behavioral rehabilitation.
Horses are placed in adoptive homes when appropriate, with lifetime sanctuary for those who cannot be rehomed. Rescue updates document recovery and transformation.
Website: Forever Freedom Reins
Location: Texas
Category: Equine & Farm Animal Rescues · Sanctuaries & Lifetime Care
Care model: Permanent farm animal sanctuary
Focus: Rescued farm animals · Lifelong care · Animal rights education
Rowdy Girl Sanctuary rescues farm animals and provides permanent care. Educational programs and public speaking encourage understanding of animal agriculture and plant-based living.
Its advocacy promotes compassionate, sustainable food systems.
Website: Rowdy Girl Sanctuary
Location: Glen Rose, Texas
Category: Equine & Farm Animal Rescues
Focus: Neglected equines · Auction rescue · Medical recovery · Responsible placement
Sweet Mercies Rescue Ranch helps horses affected by neglect and other at-risk circumstances. Its work includes veterinary treatment, rehabilitation, training, and rehoming support, with continued care when needed.
Website: Sweet Mercies Rescue Ranch

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.

Location: Texas
Category: Equine & Farm Animal Rescues · Sanctuaries & Lifetime Care
Focus: Equine rescue · Quarantine · Rehabilitation · Sanctuary and rehoming
Fonzy’s Farm rescues and rehabilitates horses, including animals from auctions and kill pens. Quarantine and decompression services support recovery before placement or continued sanctuary care.
The organization also educates horse owners about care and rehabilitation. Quarantine program proceeds help fund rescue operations.
Website: Fonzy’s Farm
⭐ Featured as a Rescue of the Month by The Green Muse
Location: Spring, Texas
Category: Equine & Farm Animal Rescues · Sanctuaries & Lifetime Care
Focus: Complex medical cases · Hospice care · Auction and neglect rescue · Rehabilitation
Forever Freedom Reins rescues horses from auctions, neglect, and owner surrender. Care includes quarantine, veterinary diagnostics and treatment, and behavioral rehabilitation.
Horses are placed in adoptive homes when appropriate, with lifetime sanctuary for those who cannot be rehomed. Rescue updates document recovery and transformation.
Website: Forever Freedom Reins
⭐ Featured as a Rescue of the Month by The Green Muse
Location: Texas
Category: Dog Rescues · Sanctuaries & Lifetime Care
Focus: Street dogs · Medical recovery · Rescue partnerships · Permanent care
Just A Girl Saving Dogs provides rescued street dogs with medical care, spay/neuter, and a calm environment for recovery. Established rescue partners help dogs reach adoptive homes.
Its “Lifer” program provides permanent care for dogs whose medical or behavioral needs prevent adoption. The organization also offers pet-retention support.
Website: Just A Girl Saving Dogs
Location: Cedar Creek, Texas
Category: Dog Rescues · Sanctuaries & Lifetime Care
Care model: No-Kill rescue, rehabilitation, and sanctuary
Focus: Medical and behavioral recovery · Adoption · Long-term protection
Layla’s Heart Ranch and Rescue provides medical care, rehabilitation, and adoption support, with sanctuary care for dogs needing ongoing protection.
Its foster-to-adopt option allows prospective adopters to learn how a dog adjusts to their household before finalizing placement.
Website: Layla’s Heart Ranch and Rescue
Location: Near Whitney, Texas
Category: Dog Rescues · Cat Rescues · Sanctuaries & Lifetime Care
Focus: Multi-species rescue · Rehabilitation · Caregiver assistance · Permanent care
Paws Place Rescue provides medical care, rehabilitation, and training for animals in need. Animals who cannot be placed may receive lifelong sanctuary.
Its caregiver program offers guidance and resources to people caring for animals while working toward suitable placement.
Website: Paws Place Rescue
Location: Texas
Category: Equine & Farm Animal Rescues · Sanctuaries & Lifetime Care
Care model: Permanent farm animal sanctuary
Focus: Rescued farm animals · Lifelong care · Animal rights education
Rowdy Girl Sanctuary rescues farm animals and provides permanent care. Educational programs and public speaking encourage understanding of animal agriculture and plant-based living.
Its advocacy promotes compassionate, sustainable food systems.
Website: Rowdy Girl Sanctuary
Location: Royse City, Texas
Category: Dog Rescues · Sanctuaries & Lifetime Care
Focus: Senior dogs · Complex medical needs · Behavioral challenges · Special-needs care
The Pawerful Rescue helps dogs requiring additional medical, behavioral, or age-related support. Its programs include fostering, adoption, and care for sanctuary residents.
Volunteers and donations support animal care and sanctuary development.
Website: The Pawerful Rescue

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.

We haven’t added an organization to this category in Texas 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.

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