Dog Adoption

Adopt-a-pet – An online database of pets needing homes.

Amanda Foundation For over 30 years, Amanda has been rescuing dogs and cats from city and country shelters around Los Angeles and finding them loving homes. We are a safe haven for homeless dogs and cats where they receive the care and love they deserve as well as the medical attention so many need.

Angel City Pits Angel City Pit Bulls has dogs that fall under the generic term 'pit bull' who demonstrate stable, fun, people-oriented, outgoing personalities - making them fantastic family dogs. Online adoption questionnaire.

Bullies and Buddies At Bullies and Buddies we are dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating and finding loving homes for bullies and other buddy breeds in Southern California.

California Animal Rescue & Education Sanctuary (CARES) Antelope Valley Dog Adoption Fees* - Adults $150 - $250 / Puppies $300. They require a home check to make sure that your home is safe for the animal you are adopting.

Community Effort Animal Rescue (CEAR) - Community Effort Animal Rescue (CEAR) is a large animal rescue and sanctuary based in Littlerock in the Antelope Valley. They are a licensed facility and non- profit, home to approximately 130- 140 sanctuary and adoptable dogs, cats and horses.

Deity Animal Rescue and Foundation When bringing dogs into the Deity family, we do not discriminate against breed, age, sex, ability, or medical needs, but rather, that dog's potential to be a great companion and family member.

Dogs Without Borders Dogs Without Borders is a foster-based rescue in Los Angeles, pulling small breed dogs from LA area shelters, as well as working with international rescue partners to re-home dogs in need.

Downtown Dog Rescue Our goal is to match you with the best dog to fit your lifestyle. To get started, please fill out our brief adoption questionnaire and we will get back to you to set up a meet and greet. After meeting our dog(s) and you are ready to forward with adoption, we will provide you with resources to help you get ready for your new dog and arrange a home delivery.

Home to Home - is an online interactive pet placement platform that helps pet owners find new homes (permanent or temporary) for their pets. Home To Home™ believes pets that need a new home do best if they can be transitioned directly from their current home to a new, loving home and avoid the stress of a stay in an animal shelter.

I Stand With My Pack ISWMP’s domestic efforts focus on the successful removal of dogs from LA city and county as well as other parts of California high risk kill shelters, assisting them through the rehabilitative process and successfully placing them in their forever homes.

It’s the Pits We specialize in American Staffordshire Terriers (“Am Staffs”), Staffordshire Bull Terriers ("Staffy's"), and American Pit Bull Terriers, but will do our best to help all breeds. We are located in San Diego county, as are all of our foster homes.

Lange Foundation Lange Foundation saves animals in danger of being euthanized at city and country shelters. We are devoted to finding loving, lifetime homes for every rescued pet and place a high emphasis on matching the right animal with the right family to ensure a fulfilling relationship for all involved. Appointments required. Rescues cats and dogs and has two facilities Halfway Home Kennel in West Los Angeles and St. Bonnie’s Sanctuary in Canyon Country. Meet and greets are by appointment only.

Live Love Animal Rescue We take in dogs from all situations and often find ourselves rescuing the most extreme behavior and medical cases. Live Love Animal Rescue is dedicated to ensuring these dogs are healed and brought to the greatest possible quality of life and placed in loving, responsible, committed foster and then permanent homes.

Love Leo Rescue We are dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating abused, injured, abandoned and forgotten dogs. We provide medical care, training, and other services to the dogs in our rescue to help prepare them for adoption and forever homes. Many dogs we rescue require complicated surgeries and costly medical care.

Much Love Animal Rescue Our primary focus is finding safe, loving homes for unwanted, neglected and/or abused animals. We rescue dogs and cats from Los Angeles area shelters who could be loving pets, but are about to be put to sleep due to overcrowding, illness or disease.

NKLA The NKLA Pet Adoption Center is now open EVERY DAY from 12PM - 4PM. NKLA [No-Kill Los Angeles] is an initiative led by Best Friends Animal Society, to turn Los Angeles into a no-kill city.

One Mutt at a Time - Based in Riverside, CA. We are a 501c3 organization of dedicated volunteers who want to make a difference in the lives of lost, abandoned, and homeless dogs. One Mutt at a Time, we will help eradicate the needless euthanasia of shelter animals. We are a foster based rescue. Our dogs get to know what family life is like before they become yours!!! Our dogs come to you vetted, vaccines UTD, spay/neuter, microchipped and full of love.

Ozzie and Friends Rescue - Yearly Ozzie and Friends Rescue places an average of 300-400 dogs from all backgrounds with loving families.

Paws for Life Paws For Life K9 Rescue pulls its dogs from city and county shelters. Often, we choose dogs in need of socialization and training which we place with our incarcerated trainers throughout California State Prisons. We do this because our program is creating a wholesome training environment that dedicates significant time toward rehabilitation, ensuring the best possible outcomes. After several months of training, our dogs are ready for family life after completing their AKC Canine Good Citizen (CGC) certification. Some are trained to become service animals for military veterans with PTSD.

Perfect Pet Rescue Perfect Pet Rescue has many wonderful dogs for adoption. Pure breeds, mixes, small, medium, and large.

Petfinder - Petfinder is an online, searchable database of animals who need homes.

Pet Orphans of Southern California - based in Van Nuys, charitable organization dedicated to the advancement of companion animal welfare and to combating overpopulation, abandonment, and the need for euthanasia.

Rescue Train We rescue dogs and cats from city and county shelters and find them loving homes. We save all breeds, and we don’t shy away from senior animals or animals with treatable medical conditions. We pride ourselves on matching the right pet with the right owner, resulting in a lifetime of love and companionship.

Santé D’Or Foundation - is a volunteer run animal adoption center and community focused rescue located in Los Angeles.

2nd Chance Dog Rescue - 2nd Chance Dog Rescue is a fostered/volunteered based nonprofit located in the Antelope Valley. We are committed to making more adoptions a long-term success by giving dogs a second chance in a new, loving home. We rescue the dogs from local high kill shelters and help them decompress and get acclimated to the home environment. This allows us time to see if the dogs are good with young/older kids, smaller dogs, and cats, so that they are matched with the right foster or adopter.

The Dawg Squad We rescue at-risk animals who are homeless or have been abandoned and are in need of medical care. We provide medical attention, training, rehabilitation, loving foster and permanent homes.

Voice for the Animals - devoted to creating respect and empathy for animals through education, rescue, legislation, and advocacy.

Wags and Walks Wags and Walks is focused on advocating for wrongfully stereotyped bully breeds, medical dogs, and mamas + puppies that are often overlooked and at-risk due to overcrowding. We do not select dogs based on their size, age, or breed. We select our dogs on a case-by-case basis, factoring in our ability to help and their likelihood of thriving when placed in the right home. Our Adoption Center is open to the public.