Rescue organizations

Orem Animal Shelter

Lindon, UT

Municipal animal shelter providing adoption services and animal control for the Orem community. Over 13,000 pets have found new homes since 2013.

Whiskers

Home-based / foster network — serves the Salt Lake City, UT area

Whiskers is a 100% volunteer-run nonprofit cat rescue that provides medical care and support for senior, special needs, and at-risk cats from municipal shelters in Davis, Weber, and Salt Lake counties. The foster-based program works to place cats in forever homes while educating the community on com

Best Friends Animal Sanctuary

Kanab, UT

The largest no-kill animal sanctuary in the U.S., providing permanent healing homes for up to 1,600 dogs, cats, birds, bunnies, horses, pigs, and other animals. Many animals are available for adoption, while those with special needs receive lifetime care.

Best Friends Animal Society

Kanab, UT

Mission is No More Homeless Pets

Best Friends Animal Society - Salt Lake City Pet Adoption Center

Salt Lake City, UT

A foster-based pet adoption center working collaboratively with animal rescue groups and city shelters to make Utah a no-kill state. Best Friends takes in over 2,500 animals annually including neonatal kittens, dogs, and cats, and provides community resources.

Community Animal Welfare Society

Home-based / foster network — serves the Salt Lake City, UT area

PAWS (Providing Animals With Support)

St. George, UT

A local nonprofit 501(c)(3) dog and cat rescue serving Southern Utah for over 24 years, dedicated to rescuing homeless animals, promoting adoption, and encouraging proper health care.

Ruff Patch Rescue

WEST JORDAN, UT

Ruff Patch Rescue is a non-profit organization focused on finding loving homes to animals in need of a new start. Help us change the lives of beaten, battered, starving and neglected pets by finding them a better place to call home. Our organization operates out of a network of dedicated foster fami

Second Chance for Homeless Pets

Salt Lake City, UT

The Humane Society of Utah

Murray, UT

The Humane Society of Utah is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing adoption, spay/neuter clinics, foster programs, humane education, and community pet retention services across Utah.

Weber County Animal Shelter

Ogden, UT

Weber County Animal Shelter strives to transform lives through providing animal care, educating and promoting responsible pet ownership, and finding every healthy and treatable animal a home. Committed to becoming a no-kill community with compassion and care for all animals.