Local Shelters & Rescue Organizations

Shelters are a wonderful place to find a new best friend.  Older pets often do not need the training a puppy or kitten requires and become just as closely bonded, if not more so, than young pets.  If you are looking for a new pet, or trying to locate a lost one, we highly recommend starting with one of the following:

Petfinder.com is the Internet resource to search your local shelters and rescue groups for a new pet to adopt.

Denver Dumb Friends League is the largest animal welfare organization in the Rocky Mountain region and shelters and adopts out thousands of animals each year.

MaxFund is a no-kill animal shelter and adoption center in Denver.

Denver Animal Shelter is the City and County of Denver’s animal shelter and adoption center.

Foothills Animal Shelter is an adoption facility and educational resource for animal care in Golden. They serve the communities of Jefferson County.

Aurora Animal Shelter is an adoption facility and provides animal care and control services for the city of Aurora. 

Humane Society of Boulder Valley provides shelter and care to more than 9,000 animals a year.

The Cat Care Society accepts homeless and abused cats into their cage-free shelter.

The Good Samaritan Pet Center is a network of foster parents that provide an alternative to shelter life for pets awaiting a permanent home.

All Breed Rescue Network, Inc. is dedicated to finding breed-appropriate homes for homeless pets.

Big Dogs Huge Paws’ focus is giant breed rescue.

Senior Dogs Project works to find senior dogs loving homes.