We are the world's largest no-kill animal rescue and adoption organization.
Take Us Home
Every year, an estimated 2,000,000 homeless pets are euthanized. Our goal: a no-kill world where all homeless pets find loving homes.
Our Mission
Our Impact
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Animals Saved
Since 1944, more than 1 million animal lives saved.
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Exams Performed
In a single year, our medical staff performed 58,000 exams and vaccinated 65,000 animals.
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Pets Placed
On average, we place nearly 18,000 pets into loving homes each year.
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Students Reached
Our Mutt-i-grees® Curriculum reaches more than 3 million students to create future generations of informed and empathetic adopters.
Something to Bark About
Now in our 24th year, we're teaming up with partner shelters around the world to find homes for shelter and rescue pets. Find a shelter near you and adopt your new best friend!
Join us on June 13, 2018 as we honor the contributions of people, organizations, and Mutt-i-grees® who inspire us and further the goals of animal welfare.
At first this story broke my heart. Then it gave me hope. The owners of a 7-year-old FIV-positive cat named Toby gave him away. Toby must have thought they’d made a terrible mistake. Until they betrayed him again.
Tour For Life came to a close in New York at NYCB LIVE: Home of The Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, wrapping up with more than 2,000 adoptions across 37 states!
Our program makes donating your automobile, truck, boat or even plane fast, easy and hassle-free—and it earns you tax credits—while offering another great way to help support our no-kill mission.
Get Your Rescue On with our Rescue Cuff and Rescue Tag, and tell the world that supporting and adopting rescue pets is the only option.
All shelter pets are Mutt-i-grees® – beautiful and healthy dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens who are waiting to find loving homes. By choosing to adopt one of these adorable animals, you’ve become part of the Mutt-i-grees® Movement. Now be counted.
Join Team Animal League by running a Tough Mudder in your town. Make some great muddy memories and help raise funds and awareness to our no-kill mission.
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Share Your Story
Share your story on social #GetYourRescueOn or on our Family Album!