Minnesota Humane Society and Animal Shelters

by Jonni



Find your local Humane Society or private animal shelter in Minnesota.

This page is devoted to helping you find your local Minnesota 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 Minnesota Humane Society or Animal Shelter is not listed below, use the form at the bottom of this page to add your listing.

Adopt-A-Pet

Animal rescue on a farm outside of Buffalo that takes in cats, dogs, ferrets, guinea pigs, bunnies, and the occasional chicken. Directions, adoption policies and hours, photographs of available pets, and ways to help.

Adopt-A-Pet of Fargo-Moorhead

Non-profit organization placing rescued pets in loving homes. Lists available cats and dogs as well as adoption times.

Animal Allies Humane Society

Non-profit organization dedicated to finding homes for cats, dogs and rabbits. Located in Duluth. Includes photos of available animals, success stories, and newsletters.

Animal Ark

Providing medical treatment, care and shelter to homeless and abandoned pets until each is placed in a loving home. Photographs of adoptable animals, articles, and frequently asked questions. Located in Hastings.

Animal Humane Society

Services include educational and therapeutic programs, humane shelter and adoption services. Pet help hotline, resource library, lost and found listings, and pictures of all types of available pets. Located in Golden Valley.

Beltrami Humane Society

No-kill, private shelter. Directions to shelter, list of needed supplies, pictures of pets in need of homes, and information on making a donation.

Carver-Scott Humane Society

Cat and dog rescue in southwest suburbs of Minneapolis. Happy endings, volunteer and foster needs, photographs of available pets, calendar of events, newsletter archive, and wish list.

Cause For Paws

All-volunteer, nonprofit organization whose main purpose is to raise funding for essential medical services for stray dogs and cats. They often have cats and dogs available for adoption as a result of their work. Photos of pets and upcoming events. Located in Roseville.

Crossroads Animal Shelter

Non-profit all volunteer organization serving the Wright County area. Offers photos of available pets and information about adoption, upcoming events and products for sale.

Gentle Touch Animal Sanctuary

Minneapolis nonprofit organization. Includes photos of available animals, information about volunteer opportunities, and event details.

Grant County Humane Society

Volunteer organization adopting out stray animals. Contact information and photographs of available animals.

Headwaters Animal Shelter

A non-profit organization dedicated to improve the quality of life for companion animals. Mission statement, membership form, list of upcoming fundraising events, and pictures of available animals. Located in Park Rapids.

Heart of Minnesota Animal Shelter

Devoted to the care of unwanted, stray or abused animals in the form of providing veterinary care, housing and adoption in the McLeod County area. Profiles of available dogs and cats, event details, and newsletter.

Hibbing Animal Shelter

Contact information and photographs of available animals.

Home For Life

Non-profit corporation which operates an animal sanctuary. Includes a photo gallery and information about various programs. Based in Stillwater.

Homeward Bound

No-kill dog and cat rescue and adoption organization. Photos and descriptions of available animals (including those with special needs), wishlist, frequently asked questions, and success stories. Located in Monticello.

Humane Society for Companion Animals

Runs shelter for stray or unwanted pets, has an adoption center and a pet cemetary. Information on volunteering, special events, newsletter, alumni letters, and humane investigations. Located in Saint Paul and Woodbury.

Humane Society of Freeborn County

Foster network caring for dogs and cats and helping them find a home. Contact information, rescue news, adoption policies, and photographs of available animals.

Humane Society of Polk County

Non-profit, no-kill animal shelter. Photos of available animals, donation information, and volunteer opportunities.

Humane Society of Swift County

Foster network taking in stray animals and finding them homes. Adoption policies, rescue news, and photographs of available animals.

Humane Society of Wright County

Operates a no-kill shelter in Buffalo and offers foster care for animals with special needs. Site includes information about programs and services, list of events, pet care tips, and photos of pets up for adoption.

K-9 Rescue

Rescue and placement organization dedicated to helping re-homing homeless dogs and cats in the Twin Cities area. Pictures of homeless pets, ways to help, and recent news articles.

Lake of the Woods Humane Society

Contact information and photographs of available pets. Located in Baudette.

Last Hope

An all volunteer, no-kill, foster-based rescue located in Farmington. Adoption day schedule, information on fostering an animal, and pictures of adoptable animals.

Minnesota Mixed-Breed Rescue

Foster home network placing animals into loving homes. Adoption policies, information on their mobile adoption unit, and photographs of animals up for adoption. Located in Anoka.

Minnesota Valley Humane Society

Serves the animals and people of Dakota and Scott Counties and the surrounding area. Pictures and descriptions of animals awaiting adoption, upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, and information on their pet parent classes.

Mower County Humane Society

Volunteer operated dog and cat shelter. Information on upcoming events and fundraisers, description of adoption procedures, and photographs of animals in need of homes.

Noah's Bark

Animal orphanage in Canton. Photographs of pets up for adoption and contact information.

Northern Lights Animal Rescuers

Specializes in rescuing harder to adopt animals like large breed dogs, pregnant or nursing dogs and cats, and infant animals. Photographs of available cats and dogs, adoption policies, and contact information. Located in Twig.

Northern Lights Animal Rescuers, Inc. (NLAR)

A non profit animal rescue organization dedicted to saving the lives of adoptable animals. With available animals, policies, fees, services, and events. Based in Twig, Minnesota.

Park Grove Pet Hospital

Full service veterinary hospital as well as the impound facility for Cottage Grove. Adoption schedule and photographs of available animals.

Pet Adoption of Cannon Valley

No-kill, volunteer-run animal shelter. Photographs of dogs and cats in need of homes, volunteer needs, and directions to the shelter.

Pleading Paws Pet Rescue

Foster-based organization rehoming impound, abused, and neglected animals. Images of available cats and dogs and information on how to make a donation. Located in Zimmerman.

Safe Haven Pet Rescue

Includes adoption procedures and donation information. Located in Rochester.

Southwest Metro Animal Rescue

Foster needs, photographs of animals awaiting new homes, volunteer needs, and contact information. Located in Chaska.

Add Your Shelter or Kennel

How to Use the Form

Put the name of your organization in the "Name" box. If you have a website, include the full URL (including http://). Email is required, but will not appear in your listing.

All listings are moderated, so it will take a few hours before your listing shows up on the site. If you need to change or delete a current listing, please contact me.

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