Please consider contacting the places listed below before surrendering your pet:

Pet rehoming: list your pet to attempt to rehome prior to surrendering

Home to Home: Online interactive pet placement platform that helps pet owners find new homes (permanent or temporary) for their pets.

No Kill Network: We can help find a new home for your pet. Post to our website for free in just a few minutes.

Paws Atlanta: Giving up your pet is a difficult decision, and PAWS Atlanta is here to help. First and foremost, remember that your pet depends entirely on you to do what's best for their future. There are also thousands of other cute, smart, and well-trained pets waiting in shelters, so placement will take time, effort, and patience.  Contact: info@pawsatlanta.org or 770-593-1155

PetFinder: Taking the time to find a new home for your pet yourself is the best, healthiest, most responsible thing you can do. It will give your pet a much smoother transition to its new life without you. 

PetRehomer: For most people, rehoming a pet is a really difficult but necessary decision. We know you want the best for them so we’re here to help. 

Rehome by Adoptapet: Rehoming your pet should be easy and stress free both for you and your pet. Our experts at Adopt-a-Pet.com have created a simple, reliable program to help you place your pet from your loving home directly to another.

Pet Rescues: cats & dogs

Angels Among Us: Dedicated to saving dogs and cats from shelters and high-risk situations in Georgia. Contact: info@angelsrescue.org and 877-404-5874

Atlanta Animal Rescue Friends (AARF): We work tirelessly to rescue and care for homeless, abused, and neglected animals in our community and to help pets stay with the families who love them. Contact: info@aarfatlanta.org and 678-534-3483

Atlanta Humane Society: The Atlanta Humane Society is a no-kill shelter providing sheltering and adoption, veterinary care, and community outreach to the Atlanta Metro. 

Cherokee County Humane Society: For almost fifty years, CHS has rescued thousands of felines and canines from shelters, euthanasia, and cruel, uncaring owners. For cat/kitten adoptions or surrenders, contact Mark at cats@cherokeehumanesociety.org or call 470-587-3247. For dog/puppy adoptions or surrenders, contact Irene at dogs@cherokeehumanesociety.org or call 404-372-9545

Furkids: Furkids operates the largest cage-free, no-kill shelter in the Southeast for rescued cats and Sadie’s Place, a no-kill shelter for dogs. Furkids also operates one of the only facilities in the Southeast dedicated to the care of FIV positive cats. The Furkids mission is to rescue homeless animals, provide them with the best medical care and nurturing environment while working to find them a forever home. Contact: info@furkids.org and 770-613-0880 (cats) and 678-624-1003 (dogs).

Homeless Pets: The Homeless Pets Foundation is dedicated to saving the lives of cats and dogs that have run out of time at public shelters. We utilize social networks, host adoption events, and place pets in loving foster homes until their forever families are found.

Northwest Georgia Humane Society: Our vision is a community where no healthy adoptable pets are euthanized. If you have a dog or cat to surrender, you must text detailed information about the animal and pictures. Text 706-607-2904 (cats) or 615-714-2446 (dogs).

Cat rescues

Cat Rangers: CatRangers has rescued over 6000 cats and kittens and placed them in loving homes, provided medical care for countless others, and assisted many families in feeding and caring for their furry family members. This includes many seniors and special needs kitties who would truly have no other place to go. That’s why CatRangers was founded as the 'Special Forces' of cat rescue. Contact: adoptions@catrangers.org and 770-831-5513

Fancy Feline Rescue of the South: Small rescue organization with a big heart for the "Fancy Feline" breeds – particularly Persian, Himalayan, Exotic, Ragdoll, Birman, Maine Coon, Siamese, Sphynx, and other CFA- and TICA-recognized breeds and mixes. While we do focus on purebred cats, we also take in domestics if we have space available. Contact: FancyFelineResQ@bellsouth.net and 678-522-2152

Good Mews: Offers an alternative to traditional animal shelters in the Metro-Atlanta area by providing a no-kill, cage-free, limited admission haven for homeless, abused, or abandoned cats until placing them in permanent, loving homes. Contact: placement@goodmews.org and 770-499-CATS (770-499-2287)

Kitty Angel Rescue: PLEASE RECONSIDER! There are many resources available to help you keep your pet! However, after exhausting all of these resources and still wish to relinquish ownership of your pet, please complete the Cat Placement Application and we will contact you within 24 hours. Contact: kittyangelrescueinc@gmail.com and 404-272-8962

Purr Nation: Rescue run by dedicated people who volunteer their personal time to find loving forever homes for unwanted and neglected cats. We receive hundreds of requests per month to take unwanted pets. We regret that we can welcome only a very small percentage of these pets into our program. Contact: 470-285-CATS (470-285-2287)

Dog rescues

Alcovy Pet Rescue: Founded in 2005, we are Georgia state-licensed all-breed rescue. We are a group of volunteers who have united together for the sole purpose of saving homeless, unwanted, and abused animals. All animals are examined by our veterinarians, microchipped, and given all their necessary vaccines, including rabies. All of our animals will be spayed or neutered prior to adoption. Contact: 770-580-0502 (automated response)

Bosley's Place: Bosley's Place rescue, launched in March 2015, is a nursery and sanctuary for homeless and orphaned neonatal puppies that provides bottle feeding and 24 hour care. Contact: info@bosleysplace.com and 404-565-4025

Mutt Maddness: No-kill dog rescue serving our community. Contact: info@muttmaddness.org and 404-406-6322

Our Pal's Place: We do not accept owner surrenders. We will help you rehome your dog or cat by posting and alerting potential adopters of them. Contact: helpanimals@ourpalsplace.org and 678-795-0202

Priceless Pets: Accepts small breeds only. Contact: 770-351-7377

Frankie & Andy's Place (seniors only): Senior dogs, many of whom gave years of service to their owners, only to be cruelly tossed aside in later years are all chosen from kill shelters or from local rescues. They visit the physically handicapped, mentally handicapped, seniors in assisted living who aren't allowed a pet, the depressed, the lonely....anyone who needs them. Contact: intake@frankieandandysplace.org 

You Lucky Dog Rescue: Dedicated to the rescue of homeless and abandoned dogs from the high-kill shelters of North Georgia. Contact: info@youluckydogrescue.org and 678-466-6476

Dog rescues: Breed-specific

Bully breeds

Braveheart Bulliez Rescue: We create tailz of courage by rescuing, rehabilitating, and rehoming severely abused, neglected, and homeless dogs whose adversities serve to inspire humans.

Friends to the Forlorn: Our mission is to promote responsible pitbull ownership, provide breed education, combat pet overpopulation, fight unfair legislation, find qualified homes for sound pitbull-type dogs and other dogs in need in Georgia, and help people and animals within our community.  Contact: info@friendstotheforlorn.org and 866-962-3883

Dobermans

Georgia Doberman Rescue: Dedicated to rescuing and re-homing abandoned or homeless Doberman Pinschers from shelters or owners who have surrendered them. By working with volunteers, foster homes, veterinarians and trainers, we are able to place these dogs in loving temporary homes for assessment and rehabilitation, and then into carefully screened forever homes. We are an educational resource for the Doberman owner, and provide information on responsible pet ownership, good nutrition, positive behavioral training and the importance of spaying and neutering pets. Contact: contact@georgiadobermanrescue.com and 678-666-2166.

German Shepherds

Canine Pet Rescue (German Shepherds only): Focuses on saving German Shepherds from high kill shelters in the South. Our dogs are housed in both foster homes as well as in our cozy 7-run kennel located on a horse farm. Contact:  intake@caninepetrescue.com and 855-HELPGSDS (855-435-7473)

Golden Retrievers

Adopt A Golden: Dedicated to finding warm, loving permanent homes for Golden Retrievers [both purebred and high golden mixes] in order to prevent them from becoming strays or adding to the shelter overpopulation. Contact: info@adoptagoldenatlanta.com and 404-DOGLESS (404-364-5377).

Golden Retriever Rescue of Atlanta: Provides veterinary care, comprehensive evaluation, and foster and adoptive homes to Golden and Labrador Retrievers who are abandoned, mistreated, neglected, or left in shelters throughout Georgia. Emergency phone numbers: 404-594-2248 or 678-310-3114

Husky/Malmutes

Releashed Rescue (Husky/Malmutes only): Dedicated to rescuing huskies and other working dogs from high-kill shelters, rehabilitating those that need training and rehoming them into permanent loving homes. Releashed Rescue will provide food, shelter, basic necessities, medical treatment including shots and spay or neuter, and work to train any animal going through our program. Our goal is to find the right family to love and care for the animals for their lifetime. Contact: releashedrescue@gmail.com

Weimaraners

Atlanta Weimaraner Club Rescue: Composed of Weimaraner enthusiasts and owners in the state of Georgia. Contact: Rescue@AtlantaLovesWeims.org and voicemail: 678-561-0891​

Exotic Pets

Papayago Rescue House, Inc. (Birds only): Our mission is to support the well-being and maintenance of parrots in our community through rescue, rehabilitation, retraining, and rehoming. Currently, we are not accepting birds but you may still submit your form for assistance and/or waitlist. Contact: 678-346-5217

Kindness Matters Ferret Rescue: We are based in a private home where our ferrets are free roam. Visits are by appointment only. This is a no-kill shelter, meaning that no ferret will ever be killed because there are too many.  Contact: kmferretrescue@comcast.net (preferred) and 770-235-0070

Oakhurst Guinea Pig Rescue: Dedicated to finding forever homes for unwanted, abused and neglected guinea pigs. Contact: Thomas.Pederson@ogpr.org

Georgia House Rabbit Society: Rescue organization serving the metro Atlanta area and beyond. Currently, we are only accepting rabbits that were adopted from GHRS. Contact: 678-653-7175

Georgia Herpetological Association & Rescue (Reptiles only): Dedicated to educating and providing forever homes for reptiles. Our organization offers experienced foster homes and veterinary care for reptiles in need. Contact: gharescue@gmail.com

Scaley Addictions: We focus on education from keeping reptiles as pets to having a respect for them in their natural habitat. Due to various circumstances, we also take in rescues and surrenders as well.  Once we establish their health with a minimum of 30 days quarantine, we then work to find that animal a new forever home. Contact: scaleyaddictions@gmail.com and 678-787-5194

Southeastern Reptile Rescue: Contact: 404-557-2470