Where to Adopt a Cat or Dog in Brooklyn: For Birthdays, Mothers or Fathers Day
What could be nicer as a Mothers Day gift than to give mom someone (else) to love? If Mom is an animal lover, she might go bananas over a new pup, little cat or even a rabbit. Here are some places in Brooklyn where you can find rescued animals for Mothers Day, Fathers Day, or a very special birthday gift.
See also 9 Top Neighborhood Animal Rescue Groups in Brooklyn: Adopt, Volunteer, No Kill
Adopt NY is an umbrella group of animal rescue groups working to make New York No Kill. As of 2013 they had an association of 45 rescue groups and a website that features some 2,000 adoptable dogs and cats. You can also see them on Facebook (facebook.com/adoptny).
Events are listed online too, here. They run frequently, across the city.
Adopt NY's members include: Abandoned Angels Cocker Spaniel Rescue, Adopt A Boxer, All Sentient Beings, Amsterdog Rescue, Anarchy Animal Rescue, Anjellicle Cats Rescue, Bobbi and the Strays, Bruised Not Broken, Bully Project, Dog Habitat Rescue, Forgotten Friends of Long Island, Heavenly Angels Animal Rescue, Kent Animal Shelter, Long Island Bulldog Rescue, NY Pet I Care, Posh Pets Rescue, Project Pet, Inc., Ready for Rescue, Rebound Hounds ResQ, Red Hook Dog Rescue, Reefuge Animal Rescue, Rescuzilla, Ruff House Rescue, Ruff Start Rescue, Sean Casey Rescue, Second Chance Rescue, Select A Rescue, Social Tees Animal Rescue, Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter, Unwanted NYC Pets, Waggin Train Rescue, Yonkers Animal Shelter, Zani’s Furry Friends.More »
See also 9 Top Neighborhood Animal Rescue Groups in Brooklyn: Adopt, Volunteer, No Kill
1. Adopt NY
Adopt NY is an umbrella group of animal rescue groups working to make New York No Kill. As of 2013 they had an association of 45 rescue groups and a website that features some 2,000 adoptable dogs and cats. You can also see them on Facebook (facebook.com/adoptny).
Events are listed online too, here. They run frequently, across the city.
Adopt NY's members include: Abandoned Angels Cocker Spaniel Rescue, Adopt A Boxer, All Sentient Beings, Amsterdog Rescue, Anarchy Animal Rescue, Anjellicle Cats Rescue, Bobbi and the Strays, Bruised Not Broken, Bully Project, Dog Habitat Rescue, Forgotten Friends of Long Island, Heavenly Angels Animal Rescue, Kent Animal Shelter, Long Island Bulldog Rescue, NY Pet I Care, Posh Pets Rescue, Project Pet, Inc., Ready for Rescue, Rebound Hounds ResQ, Red Hook Dog Rescue, Reefuge Animal Rescue, Rescuzilla, Ruff House Rescue, Ruff Start Rescue, Sean Casey Rescue, Second Chance Rescue, Select A Rescue, Social Tees Animal Rescue, Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter, Unwanted NYC Pets, Waggin Train Rescue, Yonkers Animal Shelter, Zani’s Furry Friends.More »
2. Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals
Started in 2003, the NYC Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals, a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity, is, according to their website, the "sole umbrella organization for animal welfare in NYC" with a coalition of one hundred and fifty rescue groups and no-kill shelters. Their stated goal is to transform NYC into a no-kill community by 2015.About Groups in this Organizations: What the Do
Participating organizations range in size from the ASPCA to little grassroots groups in a given neighborhood. All do take in dogs and cats (and sometimes other animals) from the public, and/or retrieve animals from Animal Care & Control of NYC (AC&C). All have adoption programs. Some offer spay/neuter programs.More »3. Brooklyn Animal Resource Coalition (BARC)
The above two organizations are huge, umbrella groups. But the real action comes at the local level. To get the sense of this, you can check out any of the above. A good example of a grassroots, community based organization dedicated to animal welfare is BARC in Williamsburg. You can come look at pets for adoption every day of the week, from noon until 5 PM at this long-standing community activist-pet haven. Like many other small animal advocacy, rescue and re-sheltering groups, it's a great place to find animals to take home, and meet a community of other pet lovers.- BARC, 253 Wythe Avenue, Williamsburg
- For more information, call (718) 486-7489, or visit the BARC website.