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FLORIDA PET ADOPTION -
Animal Shelters in Florida,
Florida SPCA, SPCA Florida,
Florida Humane Society
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Abandoned Pet Rescue Adoption Center
Abandoned Pet Rescue
(serving Fort Lauderdale &
South Florida)
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Animal Services Unit
Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office
(serving Sarasota County &
Sarasota)
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THE FLORIDA HUMANE SOCIETY
The Florida Humane Society
(serving Boca Raton)
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Gadsden County Humane Society
Gadsden County Humane Society (GCHS)
(serving Gadsden County &
Tallahassee)
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GAINESVILLE PET RESCUE
Gainesville Pet Rescue, Inc. (GPR)
(serving Alachua County & Gainesville)
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Gulf Coast Humane Society
Gulf Coast Humane Society
(serving Southwest Florida,
Lee County & Ft. Myers)
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HUMANE SOCIETY of Broward County
Humane Society of Broward County (HSBC)
(serving Broward County &
Fort Lauderdale)
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Humane Society of Greater Miami & Adopt-A-Pet
Humane Society of Greater Miami/Adopt-A-Pet (HSGM)
(serving Miami-Dade County &
Greater Miami)
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HUMANE SOCIETY of manatee county
Humane Society of Manatee County, Inc.
(serving Manatee County &
Bradenton)
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The Humane Society Naples
The Humane Society of Collier County
(serving Collier County &
Naples)
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Humane Society of Pinellas, Inc.
Humane Society of Pinellas, Inc.
(serving the Tampa Bay area
& Clearwater)
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The Humane Society of Sarasota County, Inc.
The Humane Society of Sarasota County, Inc. (HSSC)
(serving Sarasota County &
Sarasota)
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Humane Society of Tampa Bay
Humane Society of Tampa Bay (HSTB)
(serving the Tampa Bay area
& Tampa)
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LEON COUNTY Humane Society
Leon County Humane Society (LCHS)
(serving Leon County &
Tallahassee)
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The SPCA of Central Florida
SPCA of Central Florida
(serving Orange, Osceola,
Seminole, Lake & Volusia Counties with
shelters in Orlando & Sanford)
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Suncoast Humane Society
Suncoast Humane Society
(serving Southwest Florida
including portions of Sarasota, Charlotte &
Lee Counties & Englewood)
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CAT RESCUE IN FLORIDA,
Florida Cat Adoption
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DOG RESCUE IN FLORIDA,
Florida Dog Adoption
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The Akita Rescue Society of Florida
Akita Rescue Society of Florida, Inc. (ARSF)
(serving Jacksonville & the States of Florida,
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi & Louisiana)
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COASTAL BOXER RESCUE of FLORIDA
Coastal Boxer Rescue of Florida, Inc. (CBR)
(serving the Florida East Coast
including Flagler, Volusia,
Brevard,
Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, Palm Beach,
Broward &
Miami-Dade Counties)
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Emerald Coast Golden Retriever Rescue
Emerald Coast Golden Retriever Rescue, Inc. (ECGRR)
(serving the Florida Panhandle)
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Everglades Golden Retriever Rescue, Inc.
Everglades Golden Retriever Rescue, Inc. (EGRR)
(serving South Florida
including the counties of Palm Beach, Broward,
Miami-Dade, Monroe, Lee & Collier)
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FLORIDA BASSET RESCUE
Florida Basset Rescue, Inc.
(serving Parrish & the
State of Florida)
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florida BOXER rescue
Florida Boxer Rescue, Inc. (FBR)
(serving West & Central Florida)
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Golden Rescue in Naples, Inc.
Golden Rescue in Naples, Inc.
(serving the State Of Florida
with emphasis on Collier, Lee, Hendry, Charlotte,
Desoto, Manatee & Sarasota Counties)
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Golden Rescue South Florida
Golden Rescue South Florida
(serving Southern Florida)
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GPA - Tampa Bay
Greyhound Pets of America - Tampa Bay
(serving Northern Manatee to
Hernando Counties, including the greater Tampa Bay
area)
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Great Dane Rescue of Tampa Bay, Inc.
Great Dane Rescue of Tampa Bay, Inc.
(serving the Tampa Bay area
& the State of Florida)
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GRRMF - Golden Retriever Rescue of Mid-Florida, Inc.
Golden Retriever Rescue of Mid-Florida, Inc. (GRRMF)
(serving the State of Florida)
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Labrador Retriever Rescue of Florida, Inc.
Labrador Retriever Rescue of Florida, Inc. (LRRoF)
(serving the State of
Florida)
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HORSE RESCUE FLORIDA,
FLORIDA HORSE ADOPTION
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Back In the Saddle Horse Adoption, Inc.
Back In the Saddle Horse Adoption, Inc. (BITS)
(serving Jacksonville, Florida,
& the entire U.S.)
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HORSE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION OF FLORIDA
Horse Protection Association of Florida, Inc. (HPAF)
(serving Micanopy,
Marion County & the State of Florida)
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North Florida Horse Rescue
(An Animal Disaster Response Organization)
Habitat for Horses, Inc./North Florida Horse Rescue
(HfH/NFHR)
(serving Nassau, Baker, Duval,
Clay &
St. John’s Counties &
surrounding areas)
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Pure Thoughts, Inc
Pure Thoughts, Inc.
(serving the State of
Florida & the U.S. for rescue &
Loxahatchee, Wellington & the State of
Florida for adoption)
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Sterling Silver Farm EQUINE RESCUE
Sterling Silver Farm Equine Rescue, Inc. (SSFER)
(serving Silver Springs,
Marion County & the State of Florida)
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People have come together worldwide to assist a special class of
friends unable to speak for themselves — our pets and companion
animals. These people have formed humane societies and animal adoption
and rescue agencies of local, regional, national and even international
scope.
Most humane societies and animal rescue agencies are not-for-profit
organizations, relying upon donations, grants and volunteer assistance.
The focus and goals of each agency vary, but as a group they serve to
perform and promote the following important functions:
- Protection, rescue and placement (through adoption or return to owner)
of lost, endangered and abused domestic animals;
- Education of pet owners and prospective pet owners regarding the
health, safety and proper care of pets;
- Operation of clinics to insure that even low-income pet owners can have
their animals innoculated against common diseases;
- Sponsorship of humane programs to limit or reduce populations of
domestic animals that have, through abandonment and subsequent
overbreeding, become feral (wild); such programs typically include
sterilization (neutering) and redomestication;
- Introduction and sponsorship of legislation regarding protection of
animals.
If you would like to become a pet owner (Pet caretaker is a better
term; if you are a true pet lover you realize that pets should not be
treated as property and that your pets really own you.), believe you can
do so responsibly (See our
Pet
Health & Safety Tips.), and wish to adopt a pet in Florida,
please consider pet adoption from animal shelters in Florida or from a
Florida SPCA, Florida humane society or Florida pet rescue. When you
adopt a dog, cat, or other pet, you provide love and care to an animal who
might otherwise never find a home. Tens of thousands of abandoned or
lost pets are euthanized annually in Florida alone because no one comes to
their aid and the cost to maintain them in animal shelters is simply
too high. Dogs and cats are the preferred pets of Americans; sadly,
this makes them the most abundant and hence, as a group, the most
neglected. Let’s each do our part to help all of our
“fur-footed” friends find the good homes they so richly
deserve; adopt a dog, cat or other pet, donate to or volunteer at a
Florida animal rescue.
Authored by Kenneth L. Anderson.
Original article published 17 June 2006.
Follow links to the right to learn more about animal protection organizations in
the State of Florida, which include dog adoption and rescue agencies,
cat adoption and rescue agencies, and other pet adoption and rescue
agencies such as humane societies and S.P.C.A.s.
At the left margin, Related Links address topics of interest
pertaining to pets and companion animals. View the
Pet Adoption & Rescue SiteMap
for a complete list of animal adoption agencies, humane societies and pet placement topics.
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