Scout Missouri

4 Paws 4 Rescue

Fenton, MO

4 Paws 4 Rescue is an all foster home rescue. We are dedicated to saving animals that are in need, whether they be from high kill shelters, strays, abandoned animals, or owner surrenders. We strive to find suitable permanent homes for our animals and to help eliminate animal overpopulation through spay and neuter programs. We also provide education to pet owners for each animal we place in new and loving homes.

Advocates 4 Animals Pet Food Pantry

Hillsboro, MO

Our organization is a pet food pantry who assists those in the community feed their pets and prevent them from being dumped at a shelter or having to get rid of them due to financial hardships. In addition, we take in pregnant moms and babies who have been dumped and care for them from birth through adoption. I do the things I do, to give back to those in the community needing assistance. The fostering I do because I love watching the moms and puppies grow up healthy and happy.

All Paws Rescue, Inc.

O Fallon, MO

All Paws Rescue, Inc. is an all volunteer non-profit animal rescue organization based in St. Charles County, Missouri. Our mission is to rescue homeless, abused and neglected dogs and cats, provide any necessary medical care or behavioral help they need, and then place them into loving permanent homes. All Paws is made up entirely of foster homes, which allows us to better evaluate each animal and... place them in homes that are well-suited to their needs and the needs of their future owners. All animals are spayed/neutered, vaccinated, heartworm tested (dogs) or FIV/FeLV tested (cats), and microchipped before being placed for adoption. In addition to our adoption program, All Paws also offers multiple services to our community, including low-cost spay/neuter services and placement assistance for owners needing to re-home their pets.

Country Acres Rescue

Manchester, MO

My name is Ruth Parrish, I am the executive director. I would be the second contact for our group. My e-mail is parrishre65@att.net Nicole Thompson is the founder and 1st contact. We rescue stray cats & dogs without homes, we will do euthanasia rescues from a couple shelters. Some owner turn ins as well, of dogs mostly. We do try and take back any animal that has been adopted from us as space permits if the adopter can't keep them. We want to help as many dogs & cats find homes as we can and help stop the overpopulation by getting everybody spayed & neutered.

Furry Kids Refuge

Lee's Summit, MO

Kansas City Retired Greyhounds as Pets

Kansas City, MO

Greyhounds are notoriously over bred to support the racing industry. According to industry breeding reports published in The Greyhound Review, there were 77,852 litters registered by the National Greyhound Association between 1989 and 2000. Multiplied by a conservative average of 6.52 pups per litter, the result shows that more than 507,596 greyhounds were born curing that twelve-year period. Their lives are difficult from the outset. In order to track the dogs for racing, greyhound puppies are tattooed by three months of age and are individually registered by 18 months. Of those born, only 78% of those puppies were individually registered during the same twelve-year period. Because very few are ever found wandering, the 22% not registered are presumed dead. On average, a revolving baseline of 1,000 dogs is needed to sustain a racetrack operation. In 2000, approximately 26,500 greyhounds entered the racing system, and an equal or greater number of greyhounds, aged between 2 and 5 years old, exited the system. Approximately 13,000 dogs were retired to rescue groups for adoption, leaving approximately 13,500 unaccounted for. This sport has conservatively claimed the lives of more than 1,000,000 greyhounds in its 75-year U.S. history. KCREGAP is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization. KCREGAP is dedicated to finding loving homes for retired greyhounds. Since its inception, 4000 greys have been adopted into loving homes in the KC Metro area and beyond. The reality is that, because of poor track standards, many beautiful greyhounds come to us with health issues requiring veterinary attention. The adoption fee charged by KCREGAP does not cover the actual costs incurred in treating these dogs. Costs often climb into the thousands of dollars.

M'Shoogy's Famous Emergency Animal Rescue

Savannah, MO

With a strict no-kill policy, several hundred dogs, cats and other animals of all ages and sizes call M'Shoogy's home. It costs approximately $50.00 per month per animal, excluding medicine, and approximately $500.00 per day to open the door. In over 19 years, we have saved more than 15,000 animals from certain death. Gary and Lisa Silverglat started M'Shoogy's and have given and lived a 24 hour commitment to the animals. They have had four days away from the Sanctuary in 19 years. They have never taken a salary for themselves, only given everything they have with no thought of monetary compensation. There are also other individuals, volunteers, and employees who help provide care and love for the animals. Several acres in the back are also dedicated to wildlife rehabilitation. Many animals are given medical attention and food until they are old enough and/or well enough to be reintroduced into the wild. Summer and spring brings around a large amount of raccoons and possums. Fox, owls, deer, squirrels and ducks have all called M'Shoogy's home for a little while. M'Shoogy's also provides educational tours and talks for groups to teach the importance of treating animals with dignity and respect. Permit laws and legislation against animal abuse have also been passed with M'Shoogy's help.

Needy Paws Rescue

St. Louis, MO

Needy Paws Rescue, located in St. Louis, MO, is devoted to saving animals in need whose lives are in danger at high kill animal shelters and animal controls, those who are strays, and dogs who have been abandoned or whose family has faced an extreme emergency, regardless of their size or breed. We are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization run entirely by donations. Our organization is made up of volunteers who have been involved in various animal rescues in the St. Louis area and we use our knowledge and experience to make a difference. We believe spaying and neutering is a very important step in keeping pets healthy and happy, plus it helps decrease overpopulation. All of our rescued animals will be spayed or neutered, they will be microchipped to ensure they are identifiable if lost or stolen, and they will be current on all of their vaccinations before going to their forever homes. We are foster-based and all pets stay in approved foster homes that have passed inspections, reference checks and are qualified to take care of our rescued animals while they wait for their forever family. We are dedicated to finding the best forever homes and will be making home visits and conducting veterinarian checks and reference checks to ensure the pets will have a safe, loving, happy home. Forever families will be taught how to care for their pet and learn how to get the most out of their relationship with their new family member. Our rescue is run entirely on donations so if you'd like to donate to help pay for vetting & supplies, we'd be very appreciative! Our PayPal address is needypawsstl@gmail.com or if you'd prefer to donate through a PayPal Donate button, you can find one at www.needypaws.org at the bottom of the page. Thank you!

Ozark Haven Rescue, LLC a Not for Profit Organization

Cabool, MO

Ozark Haven is a 5013c recognized, Limited Liability Corporation, MO State Lisc. Animal Rescue. We have our paws in many projects for Southern Missouri Dogs. In addition to our Foster Care Program for homeless dogs to seek adoption into forever homes, our sister site www.petfinder.com/shelters/MO207.html is our Safety Forum. This site features dogs in our communities. These dogs are not in foster care but remain in their original situation. Ozark Haven is part of a huge network and often the dogs in the Safety Forum are seen by other rescues and find safety. In our continued work with CARE, a Not for Profit Homeless Dog Transport we can offer SO MO dogs a chance to reach populations where they arent as common and have better adoption potential. Dogs that live rurally in the forest communities of Southern Missouri dont have municipalities or other agencies to help them. They often burden the hillsides and face horrible violent fates. Our Safety Forum provides those dogs fair and equal web exposure to find safe screened options for life!! Our Dominicks Honor program addresses the deadly practice of tethering. People will tie anything around a dogs neck. Our local rural administrations are not concerned with the deadly act of tethering. As a charity we cannot lobby but we sure can offer light weight harnesses and cables to improve the life of dogs that are tethered. While sharing the gift of painless tethering, we always offer our Safety Forum services in hopes of moving these dogs to a home with appropriate care practices. Our Littering the Ozarks Program has been a successful one, we plan to build on this in the New Year. We will offer screened placement of unwanted litters in the community if the owners of the mother will consent to allow us to spay her. This program has been well received in our communities and is a targeted program for growth in 08. And finally, our Feral Dog Project MO. Feral dogs are a symptom of "dumping". Abandonment plaques our communities. With limited options for unwanted pets, dumping on a country road is common place. The survivors of these dumpings often find disease, starvation, conficts with wildlife and violent deaths are their only reward. The strongest survivors may be a natural enemy to fielded livestock, chickens or local small game such as rabbits and squirrels, at which time they become hunted themselves. They threat our farmers and burden our food chain. Feral Dog Project MO supports the use of humane trapping, rehabbing and placement of these dogs. In the future we hope to build a compound for feral dogs that will not make human companions. Here they could continue to live "wild" but with safety and care. These would be the exception as many is the time these lost terrified souls make wonderful pets!!

Phelps County Animal Welfare League

Rolla, MO

Rescue Angels

Kansas City, MO

STRAY PAWS RESCUE

St. Peters, MO

Stray Paws Rescue is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit, foster-based rescue. Our organization believes it is our moral responsibility to protect and improve the lives of rescue dogs. We pull animals from high kill shelters on their final minutes and off the streets in St. Louis. We feed strays and sets humane traps for the lost and dumped pets and rescue dogs from unsafe home environments to bring them to safety. We provide spay and neuter services and any necessary medical care our rescue dogs need. Many times the dogs we rescue dogs have been neglected or have lived on the streets for so long they need vet care and special treatments. We work with some of the top veterinarians in St. Louis. Our mission is to save lives, keep our community informed on humane education, training and loving treatment of our companions, and finding the best fit for both the animals in our care and potential forever families! We are an all-volunteer, foster-based rescue organization we do NOT have a shelter. We are funded solely by donations and adoption fees and continually need contributions to continue our crusade to help as many homeless, abandoned animals as possible. We are all very dedicated to saving as many dogs as possible. We love all animals and hate to see abused and neglected dogs that no one wants.

Shelter Friends St. Charles MO

St. Charles, MO

Shelter Friends is a nonprofit organization established to promote the health and welfare of homeless animals in St. Charles, MO. We are not a rescue group; we are a shelter assistance and networking group whose purpose is to help homeless animals located in animal control to escape euthanasia by finding rescue or adoption. We help care for the animals at the shelter, take them to and from vet appointments, assist with funds for vetting, and network the animals through email and social media to help find homes or rescue.

Smelly Cat Rescue

Lake Saint Louis, MO

Smelly Cat Rescue saves the lives of cats and kittens, especially the outdoor smelly ones, through rescue, adoption, spay/neuter services and community programs.

St. Animal Pet Adoptions

St. Ann, MO

St. Animal Pet Adoptions aka SAPA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to local strays and surrenders in finding forever homes and a family to love them as they should be loved. We also work on educating people about the breeds The St. Animal Pet Adoptions vision is to fulfill our mission statement to increase the number of adoptions and to start an education program. The vision is to have a pet adoption program up and running immediately with obtaining our 501(c)3 status within one year of the date of inception. To bring the number of adoptable animals sent to a kill shelter to zero. To enclose the area next to the shelter to give the animals kept in the pound a place to exercise. To start an education program to help, not only educate regarding spay/neuter and the no kill method; but to instill the importance of advocacy for something you believe in, and volunteering for your community. Reduce the number of animals euthanized by re-homing more animals and increasing the adoption rate in our community. Educate the community on adequate care and control of their pets with emphasis on the importance of spaying/neutering their pets and staying up to date on the vaccinations.

The Cat Network, Inc.

St. Louis, MO

The Cat Network is an all-volunteer, not-for-profit, 501(c)3, no-kill and life-enhancing cat rescue group. Since 1991, we have rescued and placed thousands of abandoned, abused, stray and shelter cats and kittens in St. Louis, Missouri and surrounding areas. After their rescue, the cats and kittens are provided medical care, tested for Feline Leukemia and FIV, micro-chipped and spayed or neutered. Cats and kittens are kept in foster care and then placed in loving permanent homes whenever possible.

Thistle Hill Rescue

Mountain View, MO

Whisker Stop

Rolla, MO

Whisker Stop is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping local animals in need. We serve the Phelps County and surrounding areas, of Missouri. Our mission is to decrease the population and lessen the suffering of unwanted and feral animals in the Phelps County Missouri and surrounding areas, through spay/neuter programs, adoptions, and other no-kill alternatives.