Find your local Humane Society or private animal shelter in Delaware.
This page is devoted to helping you find your local Delaware Humane Society shelter. Most of these websites give you pictures and descriptions of their dogs and cats, so you can see if they have the dog or cat you’re looking for. However, most websites are not kept up-to-date, so there may be more dogs available for adoption than you see in the pictures. And the picture you fall in love with may already be adopted by someone else. Please call ahead if you want to avoid disappointment.
How to Add Your Shelter to the List…
If your Delaware Humane Society or Animal Shelter is not listed below, use the form at the bottom of this page to add your listing.


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Foster home network rescuing and caring for pets in need. Rescue news, foster needs, contact information, and photographs of available cats and dogs.
A non-profit group in Frankford. Pictures of adoptable cats and dogs and contact information. Also provides assistance to seniors and terminally ill people struggling to care for their pets.
Adopts out homeless dogs and cats. Upcoming events, sponsorship opportunities, lost and found information and resources, and wishlist. Located in Wilmington.
Since l873, the Delaware Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals supports and defends the humane treatment of all animals through education, adoption, neutering, legislation and enforcement.
Contact information, list of adoption fees, and photographs of dogs and cats in need of homes. Located in Georgetown.
Contact information, wish list, how to help, and photographs of available animals. Located in Wilmington.
Adoption hours, adoption policies, directions to the shelter, information on upcoming events, membership opportunities, and their rabies clinic schedule.
Rescue organization in Selbyville. Photographs of dogs and cats available for adoption and contact information.
Helping to place dogs, cats and small/exotic animals. Calendar of events, success stories, pet tips, wish list, volunteer and foster opportunities, and photographs of pets in need of homes. Located in Bear.