Local Animal Welfare Resources
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CAT RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS
Community Cats (spay and neuter feral cats only) 775.720.8067
Feline Rescue Of Northern Nevada, 775.544.4475
Pet Pals of Reno, Chuck or Pat 775.747.5940
Plumas Animal Welfare Society, 530.283.5433 or quincycathouse@hotmail.com http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/catspaws.htmlR
The Judy Project, Dayton, NV 775.246.0659
DOG RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS
ABC Rescue, Aussie Border Collie Rescue, Clint 775.843.4314
Afghan Hound Rescue, Michele Attaway 775.787.8748
Auntie Renee’s Munchkins, Renee Cariglia 775.750.0265
Beagle Rescue, Connie Gomez 775.246.7977
Bonanza Kennel Club, Joan Newman 775.887.8822
Bearded Collies and Schipperkes, Jana Dozet 775.972.6555
Boston Terriers, Robbie Cetina 775.577.2157
Brittany Rescue, PJ Wangsness, 775.828.0748 www.dogtrainingbypj.coml
Bulldog Club of America, Patti Hawkinson 775.972.6497
Chesapeake Bay Retriever Rescue, Linda Anderson 775.867.KENL
Chihuahua Rescue, PJ Wangsness, 775.828.0748 www.dogtrainingbypj.com
Companion Dogs, Carol Reichman 775.853.2400
Doberman Rescue, Loneagle Dobermans 775.425.3157
Dog Town Canine Rescue, 775.230.3703 www.dogtownrescue.com
German Shepherd Rescue, Doris Estabrook 775.265.1703
or Cindra Smith 775.849.9301
German Shepherd Rescue of Sacramento Valley, 916.655.3125 http://www.gsrsv.org/
German Shorthaired Pointer Rescue, Cindy Smullen 775.849.2920
Great Dane Rescue of Northern California www.gdrnc.org
Jack Russel Terriers Michael Williams, williams0130@sbcglobal.net 775.287.4117
Newfoundland Health & Rescue June Gibson 530.676.4545
NNV Shiba Inu Rescue, Jack Owens, http://myshibainu.com/ 775.322.5400
NV Greyhounds Unltd., Gay Johnson, 775.577.2414 http://www.nevadagreyhounds.org/
Old English Sheepdog Rescue, Sheila (Reno) 775.425.4070
or Connie (Fernley) 775.835.8488
Papillons, Shelties, Belgian Tervurens, Carolyn Goepner 775.849.1102
Reno Kennel Club-Bull Mastiff Rescue 775.321.4265
San Francisco Samoyed Rescue, SFSR.org 415.451.7175
Saints of the West, St. Bernard Rescue, Ken or Lori Juenke 775.475.0420
SW Airedale Terrier Rescue Network, Rusty LaFrance 800.688.1402
Vizsla Dog Rescue, Christine Hotz 775.677.9773
Weimaraner Rescue, Arlene Marshrey 775.972.7804 or Sarah Chvilicek 775.972.5447
Westie Rescue of Northern Nevada, Rory Litch 775.575.6071
Yorkie Rescue (UYR), Doreine, 775.626.7342 www.unitedyorkierescue.org
HORSE RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS
Alliance of Wild Horse Advocates, Sheila, aowha.org 775.782.6128
BLM Wild Horse & Burro Program, Susie Stokke 775.861.6623
High Desert Equine Rescue 775.671.0268
Lucky Horse Rehabilitation Project, Shirley Allen, 775.246.7636 www.whmentors.org
Nevada Commission for the Preservation of Wild Horses and Burros 775.849.3625 www.whbe.com
Nevada Department of Agriculture, George 775.848.2187
The Wild Horse Rescue Center, Cindy Lawrence, 775.853.4182 www.whbe.com
Virginia Range Wildlife Protection Association (wild horses) 775.881.2288
Wild Horse Spirit (Mustangs), Bobbi Royle, 775.883.5488 http://www.wildhorsespirit.org/
OTHER RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS
Animal House Shelter & Sanctuary, dog & cat rescue 775.340.5884
or animal-house.petfinder.org 775.777.8233
Best Friends Animal Society, Julie Snyder, 435.644.2001 http://www.bestfriends.org/
CockadoodleMoo, a farm animal sanctuary www.cockadoodlemoo.org
Dayton Valley Wildlife Restop, Evelyn Pickles 775.246.0470
Douglas Animal Welfare Group (DAWG), 775.267.7325 www.dawgrescue.com
Exotic Birds, Ramona McClure 775.841.0969
Fallon, City of, Animal Shelter 775.423.2282
Feeding Pets of the Homeless, Genevieva, 775.841.7463 http://www.petsofthehomeless.org/
Fernley, City of, Animal Control 775.784.9801
Ferrets with Soul(e) Rescue/Shelter Linda Soule, 775-265-6744 nvferretrunner@yahoo.com
(FOCCAS) Friends of Castaway Companions Animal Shelter, 775.625.4356 or www.foccas.petfinder.com
For Pets’ Sake, Sara Petersen, 775.852.7111 http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/forpetsakereno.html
Phunny Pharm - Farm animal rescue 530.827.3282
High Sierra Animal Rescue, 530.832.4727 http://highsierraanimalrescue.org/
Humane Society of Tahoe-Truckee, 530.587.0667 http://www.hstt.org/
Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care, Cheryl or Tom Millham 530.577.2273
Lake Tahoe Wolf Rescue, 775.833.2066 http://laketahoewolfrescue.com/
Nevada Humane Society 775.856.2000 http://www.nevadahumanesociety.org/
Palomino Valley Pet Rescue, palominovalleypetrescue@charter.net 775.358.5527
Pet Network Animal Friends, Incline, NV (companion animals) 775.832.4404
Prairie Dog Town Rescue, Dani 775.772.2357
Reno Tur-Toise Club, Darlene Pond or Cheryl Darnell 775.972.8532
Saved by the Belle Rescue Animal Services & Transportation,
Sherry da Roza 530.368.6471
Shakespeare Animal Fund, Jennifer Webb, 775.342.7040
or www.ShakespeareAnimalFund.org
Silver Springs Spay/Neuter Project, Lee Blomquist 775.577.3518
SPCA of Northern Nevada (dogs and cats), 775.324.7773 http://spcanevada.org/index.shtml
U.S. Wolf Refuge 775.475.0510 or www.uswolfrefuge.org
Washoe County Regional Animal Services, 775.353.8900
Wild Animal Infirmary for Nevada (WAIF), Nancy Laird 775.849.0345
Willows Change, willowschange.petfinder.org 775.971.9547
Wind & Willows Ferret Rescue & Hospice, Lisa Watson, fallonferts@yahoo.com
Wylie Animal Rescue Foundation (WARF), 775.833.2319 http://tahoewarf.com/
A vibrant, thriving, sustainable community includes healthy animals and pets!
CAT RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS
Community Cats (spay and neuter feral cats only) 775.720.8067
Feline Rescue Of Northern Nevada, 775.544.4475
Pet Pals of Reno, Chuck or Pat 775.747.5940
Plumas Animal Welfare Society, 530.283.5433 or quincycathouse@hotmail.com http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/catspaws.htmlR
The Judy Project, Dayton, NV 775.246.0659
DOG RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS
ABC Rescue, Aussie Border Collie Rescue, Clint 775.843.4314
Afghan Hound Rescue, Michele Attaway 775.787.8748
Auntie Renee’s Munchkins, Renee Cariglia 775.750.0265
Beagle Rescue, Connie Gomez 775.246.7977
Bonanza Kennel Club, Joan Newman 775.887.8822
Bearded Collies and Schipperkes, Jana Dozet 775.972.6555
Boston Terriers, Robbie Cetina 775.577.2157
Brittany Rescue, PJ Wangsness, 775.828.0748 www.dogtrainingbypj.coml
Bulldog Club of America, Patti Hawkinson 775.972.6497
Chesapeake Bay Retriever Rescue, Linda Anderson 775.867.KENL
Chihuahua Rescue, PJ Wangsness, 775.828.0748 www.dogtrainingbypj.com
Companion Dogs, Carol Reichman 775.853.2400
Doberman Rescue, Loneagle Dobermans 775.425.3157
Dog Town Canine Rescue, 775.230.3703 www.dogtownrescue.com
German Shepherd Rescue, Doris Estabrook 775.265.1703
or Cindra Smith 775.849.9301
German Shepherd Rescue of Sacramento Valley, 916.655.3125 http://www.gsrsv.org/
German Shorthaired Pointer Rescue, Cindy Smullen 775.849.2920
Great Dane Rescue of Northern California www.gdrnc.org
Jack Russel Terriers Michael Williams, williams0130@sbcglobal.net 775.287.4117
Newfoundland Health & Rescue June Gibson 530.676.4545
NNV Shiba Inu Rescue, Jack Owens, http://myshibainu.com/ 775.322.5400
NV Greyhounds Unltd., Gay Johnson, 775.577.2414 http://www.nevadagreyhounds.org/
Old English Sheepdog Rescue, Sheila (Reno) 775.425.4070
or Connie (Fernley) 775.835.8488
Papillons, Shelties, Belgian Tervurens, Carolyn Goepner 775.849.1102
Reno Kennel Club-Bull Mastiff Rescue 775.321.4265
San Francisco Samoyed Rescue, SFSR.org 415.451.7175
Saints of the West, St. Bernard Rescue, Ken or Lori Juenke 775.475.0420
SW Airedale Terrier Rescue Network, Rusty LaFrance 800.688.1402
Vizsla Dog Rescue, Christine Hotz 775.677.9773
Weimaraner Rescue, Arlene Marshrey 775.972.7804 or Sarah Chvilicek 775.972.5447
Westie Rescue of Northern Nevada, Rory Litch 775.575.6071
Yorkie Rescue (UYR), Doreine, 775.626.7342 www.unitedyorkierescue.org
HORSE RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS
Alliance of Wild Horse Advocates, Sheila, aowha.org 775.782.6128
BLM Wild Horse & Burro Program, Susie Stokke 775.861.6623
High Desert Equine Rescue 775.671.0268
Lucky Horse Rehabilitation Project, Shirley Allen, 775.246.7636 www.whmentors.org
Nevada Commission for the Preservation of Wild Horses and Burros 775.849.3625 www.whbe.com
Nevada Department of Agriculture, George 775.848.2187
The Wild Horse Rescue Center, Cindy Lawrence, 775.853.4182 www.whbe.com
Virginia Range Wildlife Protection Association (wild horses) 775.881.2288
Wild Horse Spirit (Mustangs), Bobbi Royle, 775.883.5488 http://www.wildhorsespirit.org/
OTHER RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS
Animal House Shelter & Sanctuary, dog & cat rescue 775.340.5884
or animal-house.petfinder.org 775.777.8233
Best Friends Animal Society, Julie Snyder, 435.644.2001 http://www.bestfriends.org/
CockadoodleMoo, a farm animal sanctuary www.cockadoodlemoo.org
Dayton Valley Wildlife Restop, Evelyn Pickles 775.246.0470
Douglas Animal Welfare Group (DAWG), 775.267.7325 www.dawgrescue.com
Exotic Birds, Ramona McClure 775.841.0969
Fallon, City of, Animal Shelter 775.423.2282
Feeding Pets of the Homeless, Genevieva, 775.841.7463 http://www.petsofthehomeless.org/
Fernley, City of, Animal Control 775.784.9801
Ferrets with Soul(e) Rescue/Shelter Linda Soule, 775-265-6744 nvferretrunner@yahoo.com
(FOCCAS) Friends of Castaway Companions Animal Shelter, 775.625.4356 or www.foccas.petfinder.com
For Pets’ Sake, Sara Petersen, 775.852.7111 http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/forpetsakereno.html
Phunny Pharm - Farm animal rescue 530.827.3282
High Sierra Animal Rescue, 530.832.4727 http://highsierraanimalrescue.org/
Humane Society of Tahoe-Truckee, 530.587.0667 http://www.hstt.org/
Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care, Cheryl or Tom Millham 530.577.2273
Lake Tahoe Wolf Rescue, 775.833.2066 http://laketahoewolfrescue.com/
Nevada Humane Society 775.856.2000 http://www.nevadahumanesociety.org/
Palomino Valley Pet Rescue, palominovalleypetrescue@charter.net 775.358.5527
Pet Network Animal Friends, Incline, NV (companion animals) 775.832.4404
Prairie Dog Town Rescue, Dani 775.772.2357
Reno Tur-Toise Club, Darlene Pond or Cheryl Darnell 775.972.8532
Saved by the Belle Rescue Animal Services & Transportation,
Sherry da Roza 530.368.6471
Shakespeare Animal Fund, Jennifer Webb, 775.342.7040
or www.ShakespeareAnimalFund.org
Silver Springs Spay/Neuter Project, Lee Blomquist 775.577.3518
SPCA of Northern Nevada (dogs and cats), 775.324.7773 http://spcanevada.org/index.shtml
U.S. Wolf Refuge 775.475.0510 or www.uswolfrefuge.org
Washoe County Regional Animal Services, 775.353.8900
Wild Animal Infirmary for Nevada (WAIF), Nancy Laird 775.849.0345
Willows Change, willowschange.petfinder.org 775.971.9547
Wind & Willows Ferret Rescue & Hospice, Lisa Watson, fallonferts@yahoo.com
Wylie Animal Rescue Foundation (WARF), 775.833.2319 http://tahoewarf.com/