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Where to find your new pet


If you’re looking to adopt a rescued animal, there are tons of shelters in the Capital Region. Below are just a few of the area’s active breed rescues.

The American Kennel Club also has affiliated rescue organizations for every breed, from affenpinschers to Yorkshire terriers. Not every city has a breed representative; some work out of regional offices. If you are interested in fostering or adopting a breed not listed here, visit akc.org/akc-rescue-network.


DOGS

Dante’s Hope, danteshope.com

Friends of the Animals Baton Rouge, friendsoftheanimalsbr.org

Looking Fur Love Dog Rescue, lookingfurlovedogrescue.com

Second Chance Dog Rescue, secondchancedogrescuela.org

BY BREED

Basset hounds
Looziana Basset Rescue, loozianabassetrescue.org

Beagles
Hokie’s Hounds, find them on Facebook

Boxers
Louisiana Boxer Rescue, louisianaboxerrescue.org

Dobermans
Gulf Coast Doberman Rescue, gulfcoastdobermanrescue.org

German shepherds
Red Stick German Shepherd Rescue, redstickgermanshepherds.org

Golden retrievers
Gulf South Golden Retriever Rescue, gulfsouthgoldens.com

Great Pyrenees
Rolling River Ranch Rescue, find it on Facebook

Labrador retrievers (yellow, chocolate and black)
Labs4Rescue, labs4rescue.com

Poodles
Creole Poodle Rescue, find it on Facebook

Weimaraners
Weimaraner Rescue of the South, weimrescue.com

CATS

Cat Haven, cathaven.org

RABBITS AND GUINEA PIGS

Magic Happens Rabbit Rescue, magichappensrescue.com

MULTIPLE SPECIES AND BREEDS

A range of cats, dogs, rodents, lizards, pigs, horses, etc., depending on the shelter

Animal Protection and Welfare Society, apawspets.org

Capital Area Animal Welfare Society, caaws.org

Companion Animal Alliance, caabr.org

Cara’s House, carashouse.com

Feliciana Animal Welfare Society, find it on Facebook

Northside Humane Society, find it on Facebook

Pen Pals/Dixon Correctional, find it on Facebook

Rescue. Rehome. Repeat (formerly Livingston SPCA), rrrofsouthla.com


Click here to read more from our February Pet Issue.

This article was originally published in the February 2018 issue of 225 Magazine.