Local
- Bay area animal shelters & rescue
- Golden Gate Labrador Retriever Rescue
- North Bay Canine Rescue & Placement
- We Care Animal Rescue (dogs & cats)
- Forgotten Felines
- Kitty Committee
- Bad Rap (pitbulls)
- German Shepherd Rescue of Northern California
- NorCal Boxer Rescue
- Give a Dog a Bone – SF
- Hopalong & Second Chance Animal Rescue (dogs & cats)
- Big Dog Rescue – Penngrove
National
- Petfinder.com (search for adoptable pets in your area – watch video)
- Pit Bull Rescue Central – “A virtual shelter & resource for owners & caretakers” of pit bull-type breeds.
- PetHarbor.com (search for adoptable pets in your area or find a lost pet)
- Educate yourself about puppy mills.
General adoption info
- Adopt a senior pet
- “Top 5 Signs You’re Not Ready for a Pet” (Houston Chronicle, 12/16/08)
Chained dog resources
- Dogs Deserve Better (rescue & info)
- Unchain Your Dog (rescue & info)
- “Facts About Chaining or Tethering Dogs” (HSUS)
- “What to do About a Dog Who’s Left Outside” (HSUS)
- “Do You Chain Your Dog?” (HSUS)
Wildlife rescues
- Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue – mammals & birds
- Wildlife Fawn Rescue – Sonoma County
- Wildlife Center - Kenwood – raptors & other wild birds
Wildlife safety – for wildlife, humans & pets
- Info on “backyard birds” & “living with local wildlife“ (PeninsulaHumaneSociety.org)
- “How to Keep Your Cat Away from Birds” by Jane Kelley (catster.com, 5/7/10)
- “If your dog crosses path with a skunk, here’s what to do” – by Mariana Greene, 3/22/10.
- “What to do when your cat has been skunked” by Dr. Dawn Ruben for petplace.com.
- “I Found a Baby Mammal. Now What?” – from “Healers of the Wild: People Who Care for Injured and Orphaned Wildlife” by Shannon K. Jacobs
- “I Found a Baby Bird. Now What?” - from “Healers of the Wild: PeopleWho Care for Injured and Orphaned Wildlife” by Shannon K. Jacobs
- “Urban Wildlife” – brochure pdf from wingsrehab.ca
- “Living humanely with wildlife” – Dos & don’ts for encounters with deer, bats, skunks, squirrels, raccoons, & rabbits – from americanhumane.org.
- “What to do if a snake bites your pet” by Linda Cole, 5/25/10.
- “Awareness & avoidance prevent snake bites” by Stacey Kerr, MD for pressdemocrat.com, 5/16/10.
