RESCUE GROUP CONTACTS
Updated April 2014
DOGS
Afghan Hound
Tidewater Afghan Hound Rescue
Tina McGuigan [email protected] (757) 599-1242
Linda (757) 496-2250
Akita
Akita Rescue Mid-Atlantic Coast, Manassas, VA
Lisa Grey [email protected] www.akitarescue.org
Hillary LaMay [email protected]
Puller Lanigan [email protected] (301) 680-0788
Jodi Marcus (703) 730-0844
Rakki-Inu Akita Rescue [email protected]
Fur Frenzy Pet Spa, Virginia Beach
Kira (757) 233-6495 [email protected]
American Eskimo Dog (Eskimo Spitz)
[email protected]
Denise [email protected]
Marsha White [email protected] (804) 598-8382, (804) 873-1169
American Eskimo Dog Rescue
Mid South Eskie Alliance, Inc., TN www.midsoutheskiealliance.rescuegroups.org
Beth Farmer [email protected] (931) 259-5869
Eskie Rescuers United www.eskierescuers.org
Darlene Maslar Director, NE Region [email protected] (570) 960-2967
Nichole Hedden, Asheville, NC [email protected]
Asian Dog Rescue (Pug, Peke, Shih Tzu, Japanese Chin, Lhasa, Chinese Crested, etc.)
Linda Cribb [email protected]
Asian Dog Rescue, TN [email protected]
East Coast Asian Dog Rescue, NJ www.asian-dog-rescue.org
(609) 476-2476, (609) 476-2486 [email protected]
Australian Cattle Dog (Blue Heeler)
Australian Cattle Dog Rescue Assn.
Erin Crouch [email protected] (757) 288-3872
Australian Shepherd
Aussie Rescue and Placement Helpline, Inc.
P.O. Box 5305, New Castle, PA 16105 (877) 277-4779 [email protected]
Chevy Hall [email protected] Gloucester, VA
Gayle Lay [email protected] Chester, VA
Bassett Hound
Basset Rescue of Old Dominion, Suffolk www.brood-va.org
John Farlow [email protected] (757) 635-4817
Helen Seldon [email protected] (757) 539-3195
Deborah Strickland [email protected] (757) 203-7582, (757) 810-8099
Barbara Sesek [email protected]
Basset C.A.R.E. [email protected]
Beagle
Safe Hounds Beagle Rescue, Inc. www.safehounds.com New Jersey
Karen Philhower [email protected]
SandHill Beagles Rescue Pinetops, North Carolina www.sandhillbeagles.com
[email protected] (252) 266-8895
Beagles to the Rescue Chesapeake (757) 204-4411
Rita Phoenix [email protected] (757) 204-4411, (757) 547-0404, (757) 718-8800
Laurel Uhlar [email protected] (757) 374-0004, (757) 583-1309
Amy Roberts [email protected] (757) 583-2082
Belgian Malinois
Angela McCalla [email protected]
Belgian Tervuren
Carol Praissman [email protected] (757) 548-0505
Bichon Frise
Tidewater Bichon Frise Rescue Suffolk
[email protected] (757) 986-2275
Bloodhound
Southeast Bloodhound Rescue www.southeastbloodhoundrescue.net
Lori Regal [email protected]
Border Collie
Atlantic Region Central Border Collie Rescue, Inc. www.arcbcr.org [email protected]
Sandy Wright [email protected] (804) 852-9946, (804) 556-4330
Emily Adham
[email protected] (804) 506-4015
Judy Colvin (804) 405-2576
Janice Bryant [email protected]
Boston Terrier
Boston Terrier Rescue of North Carolina www.BTRNC.org Greensboro, NC
Betsy Myers [email protected] (336) 339-4368
Boxer
Hampton Roads Boxer Rescue [email protected]
Leonard & Michelle Campbell, Chesapeake, VA (757) 287-3016
Boxer Rescue and Adoption, Inc.
Dianne Spessard (703) 620-5566 [email protected]
Boxer Angels Rescue
Debbie Sprenger [email protected]
Barks and Wiggles Boxer Rescue www.barksandwigglesboxerrescue.com
P.O. Box 198, Conover, NC 28613
Samantha Hodge [email protected]
Brussels Griffon
National Brussels Griffon Rescue www.brusselsgriffonrescue.org
Sharon Kirkpatrick [email protected]
Bulldog (American)
Jodi Specter [email protected]
Bulldog (English)
On the Rebound Bulldog Rescue [email protected]
Chip Hanbury [email protected] (757) 617-1010
Cairn Terrier
Colonel Potter Cairn Rescue Network www.cairnrescue.com
Denise Gallucci [email protected] or [email protected]
Catahoula Leopard Dog
Amy Durden [email protected] North Carolina
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Cavalier Rescue USA www.CavalierRescueUSA.org
Karen Thomas Kolber [email protected] (757) 425-8895
American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Rescue Trust
Betty Ann Brown [email protected] Leicester, NC (828) 768-0061
Chesapeake Bay Retriever
Chessie Rescue of Virginia www.chessierescueva.org
Ann Montague [email protected]
Mark Montague [email protected] (757) 373-0385
Christy Harrison [email protected] (757) 484-6507, (757) 288-9291
Chesapeake Safe Harbor www.chesapeakesafeharbor.com
Jane Peabody (207) 529-4127, (207) 529-4511 Bremen, ME
Chow Chow
Chow Chow Rescue
Mary Lou Mays Maryland/Metro DC area (410) 876-7683
Adopt-A-Chow Rescue
P.O. Box 2015, Falls Church, VA
Cocker Spaniel
Sonja Arrington [email protected] (757) 581-2300, (252) 335-7808 (ext. 113)
Oldies But Goodies Cocker Rescue
Karen Bryson (703) 971-5333 [email protected] (703) 533-2373
American Spaniel Club Foundation Rescue Committee
Sharon Elliott [email protected]
Joie Hall [email protected]
Collie and Sheltie
Collie and Sheltie Rescue of Southeastern VA www.collieandsheltierescue.com
[email protected] (757) 587-5512
Tani Uglum [email protected]
Kathy O’Pezio [email protected] (757) 638-2046, (757) 719-5988, (757) 413-7413
Diane Zaba [email protected]
Chesapeake [email protected]
Collie Rescue, Inc.
Chantilly, VA (703) 579-9931 [email protected]
Corgi
Pembroke Corgi (757) 426-5593
Brett and Blair Skipper (757) 490-3066
Susan Gieger (610) 869 -0384
Dachshund
Dachshund Rescue of North America www.drna.org
Judy Wright [email protected] Norfolk (757) 287-5078, (757) 489-3730
All American Dachshund Rescue Columbia, TN www.allamericandachshundrescue.org
[email protected]
Almost Home Dachshund Rescue Chesapeake, Va. www.almosthomerescue.org
(757) 851-7138, (757) 833-7043
Yolanda McIntyre [email protected]
[email protected]
Dalmatian
Adopt A Spot Dalmatian Rescue, Inc. www.adoptaspotdalrescue.com
Debbie Kidd [email protected] Chesapeake, VA (757) 484-2940, (757) 537-3322
Doberman
Doberman Assistance, Rescue and Education, Inc. (DAR&E) www.dobe.net
Donna, Dog Intake Coordinator [email protected] (410) 663-1694
Michele Suttle [email protected] (757) 287-7875
Grace Scarpa [email protected]
Silke Satzenger [email protected]
Triad Dobe Rescue (336) 621-3433 [email protected]
Shane Scott (757) 456-9612
Nanci Rankin (757) 426-2486 [email protected]
Dutch Shepherd
North American Dutch Shepherd Rescue
Christie Meyer [email protected] (248) 763-6616
English Setter
Save Our Setters Inc. Virginia Office
Lovettsville, VA [email protected]
Above and Beyond English Setter Rescue [email protected]
Another Chance for English Setters Trish Sowers (866) 681-7084
German Shepherd Dog
Virginia German Shepherd Rescue
Diane Diaz [email protected] (757) 672-8327
Cindy Stephenson [email protected]
Mid-Atlantic German Shepherd Rescue (410) 644-7763 www.magsr.org
Rebecca Toler [email protected]
Caroline - Intake Coordinator [email protected]
German Shorthaired Pointer
Mid Atlantic German Shorthaired Pointer Rescue
Kathy Crow [email protected]
Golden Retriever
SEVA Golden Retriever Rescue www.sevagrreat.org (757) 827-8561
Rose Bennett [email protected] and [email protected] (804) 740-1384, (804) 399-4212
Laura Spink [email protected]
Melissa Pence [email protected] and [email protected]
Katie Show [email protected]
Paulina Thompson [email protected] (757) 288-3663, (757) 827-8562 (intake hotline)
Largo Elston [email protected]
AARF Animal Adoption and Rescue Foundation Richmond (Labs and other retrievers)
Rick Northam [email protected] (804) 301-2414
Great Dane
Great Dane Rescue of the Commonwealth (757) 435-6306 www.gdroc.com
Linda Boyd [email protected] Chesapeake
Wendy Settlemire [email protected]
Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League-Southern VA Chapter
Linda Sutphin (757) 464-4655 [email protected] or [email protected]
Sherry Eaton (757) 422-8133, (757) 961-3381
Stacey Gilbert [email protected] (757) 478-0440
Giant Hearts Giant Dog Rescue, Inc. www.giantheartsdogrescue.com
Hamilton, VA (804) 442-6801 [email protected]
Katrina Manter [email protected]
Great Pyrenees
Great Pyrenees Rescue
Kathleen Murray [email protected] (757) 438-6790
Appalachian Great Pyrenees Rescue www.agprescue.com
Victoria Marshman [email protected] (804) 795-7847
Big Fluffy Dog Rescue www.bigfluffydogs.com (Great Pyrenees, Saint Bernard, Newfoundland and their mixes)
Jean Harrison [email protected]
Greyhound
Virginia Greyhound Adoption www.virginiagreyhounds.org
(703) 288-4649 (866) 353-4649
National Greyhound Adoption
Gay Latimer [email protected] (757) 486-7956
Cassandra McQuagge [email protected]
[email protected]
Colonial Greyhound Adoption, Inc. Williamsburg
[email protected] (757) 221-8332
Greyhound Friends of Virginia
Carl and Julie Brumbaugh (757) 766-2422 [email protected]
Husky (Siberian Husky)
Southern Siberian Rescue Raleigh, NC
Rachel Peyton [email protected]
Siberian Huskies in Need Everywhere (S.H.I.N.E.) (757) 303-1309
Alexis Rabon
[email protected]
Erica Mascarello [email protected]
Siberian Huskies in VA Rescue
Suzie Parsons (757) 547-4608 [email protected]
Irish Setter
Deanna Cuchiaro
[email protected]
Jack Russell Terrier
Russell Rescue, Inc. www.russellrescue.com
James Felarca (757) 726-7115 Norfolk
Virginia Russell Rescue www.angelfire.com/va3/russellrescue
Kris Wagher [email protected] (540) 330-4632
Sandy Cryder [email protected] (540) 421-2511
Mid Atlantic Jack Russell Rescue www.MAJR.org
Keeshond
Keeshond Rescue
Marilyn Johnson [email protected]
Labradoodle and Goldendoodle
Doodle Owners Group (IDOG) Rescue http://idog.biz/IDOGRescue.html
Marsha Taylor (309) 697-4337, (309) 678-3880 [email protected]
Labrador Retriever
Lab Rescue of the LRCP, Inc.
Sterrie Weaver [email protected] (757) 876-2103, (757) 830-2185
Pat Connelly [email protected] (757) 489-4179
AARF Animal Adoption and Rescue Foundation Richmond (Labs and other retrievers)
Rick Northam [email protected] (804) 301-2414
Lhasa Apso
Lhasa Apso Rescue
Susan Giles (804) 749-4912 [email protected]
Malamute (Alaskan Malamute)
Chesapeake Area Alaskan Malamute Protection www.chaamp.org
Lezlie Crosswhite [email protected]
Angela Brown [email protected]
Mastiff
Southern States Mastiff Rescue www.sosmastiffrescue.org
Lonna Harrison [email protected] (757) 410-8851
Marguerite Matter [email protected]
Chesapeake Mastiff Club
Kelly Schmidt [email protected] (757) 572-1798
Paula Qaro 282-6569 [email protected]
Mastiff Rescue
Linda O'Neill, [email protected] (757) 986-2731 Suffolk
Giant Hearts Giant Dog Rescue, Inc. www.giantheartsdogrescue.com
Hamilton, VA (804) 442-6801 [email protected]
Katrina Manter [email protected]
Min Pin
Miniature Pincher Service (757) 636-1871, hotline (877) 646-7461
Janice [email protected]
Friends of Penny Min Pin Rescue www.rescueminpins.com
Jennifer Anielski [email protected] (888) 685-6613, Greensboro, NC
Newfoundland
Big Fluffy Dog Rescue http://www.bigfluffydogs.com (Great Pyrenees, Saint Bernard, Newfoundland and their mixes)
Jean Harrison [email protected]
Colonial Newfoundland Club Rescue (301) 223-6365 www.cncnewfs.com
Colonial Newfoundland Rescue
Donna McConn (703) 967-1000 [email protected]
Giant Hearts Giant Dog Rescue, Inc. www.giantheartsdogrescue.com
Hamilton, VA (804) 442-6801 [email protected]
Katrina Manter [email protected]
Norfolk Terriers and Pugs
Locklan Norfolks and Pugs
Meg Lockwood [email protected] (757) 749 9328 Poquoson
Papillion
Papillion Haven www.paphaven.org
Jan Jorolan [email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Pekingese
Potomac Valley Pekingese Club
Linda Maxwell [email protected] (757) 424-8486, (757) 589-1381
Pitbull
Ring Dog Rescue www.ringdogrescue.org Henrico, VA (804) 622-4200
Misunderstood Pit Bull Rescue (757) 222-4478
BullyPaws Pit Bull Patriots Fredericksburg [email protected]
Virginia Paws for Pits Staunton, VA www.virginiapawsforpits.com
Page Hearn [email protected] or [email protected]
(540) 290-0690, (540) 255-4577, (540) 887-7109
Pointer
Tabitha [email protected]
Pomeranian
Pom Posse www.pomposse.org
Diane Kelley [email protected]
Gail Wells
[email protected]
Loushel Troxell [email protected] (757) 578-4771
Pomeranian Club of Central Virginia, Inc.
Diana M. Downey [email protected]
Bosley's Pom Posse
Ronda Sweet [email protected]
Donna Lowe [email protected]
Poodle
Ruth Piel [email protected] (757) 471-5546
Tidelands Poodle Club Rescue
Jane Carroll Williamsburg, VA (757) 258-9322
Alexa Wilson [email protected]
Mid Atlantic Poodle Rescue
Cindy [email protected] (410) 963-0079 (no calls before 8 am or after 8 pm)
Jane (757) 258-9322
Pug
Mid-Atlantic Pug Rescue www.midatlanticpugrescue.org (704) 452-7841
Allyzabethe Ramsey [email protected]
Charlene Moss (804) 337-6134 [email protected]
Pug Rescue of North Carolina www.pugrescuenc.org
Cathleen Codling [email protected] (757) 240-0815
Cindy Smith [email protected]
Pugs U Gotta Save, Dutton, Va. [email protected]
Rottweiler
North Carolina Rottweiler Rescue www.ncrottierescue.net
Barbara May (919) 282-6169 [email protected]
NoVa Rottweiler Rescue (301) 258-5054
Judy [email protected]
Rescue Richmond Rottweilers
Sandi Barrett [email protected] (804) 428-6484
Southern States Rottweiler Rescue [email protected]
Lisa Sims [email protected]
Bob Leonard (757) 588-8741
Atlantic Rottweiler Rescue Foundation
(206) 888-2773 [email protected]
Stephanie Zannin [email protected]
Rottweiler & Neapolitan Mastiff Rescue/ Eastern Shore of Va.
P O Box 985, Eastville, Va. 23347
Phone: (757) 678-5438 [email protected]
Saint Bernard
Mid Atlantic St. Bernard Rescue (757) 717-8774 www.saintrescue.org
Katrina Manter [email protected]
Liz Counselman
[email protected] (757) 749-7738
Stephanie Osler [email protected] or [email protected] (757) 668-6945, (757) 619-3622
Saint Bernard Rescue Foundation www.saintrescue.org
Trina Souza (757) 488-5772 [email protected]
Big Fluffy Dog Rescue www.bigfluffydogs.com (Great Pyrenees, Saint Bernard, Newfoundland and their mixes)
Jean Harrison [email protected]
Giant Hearts Giant Dog Rescue, Inc. www.giantheartsdogrescue.com
Hamilton, VA (804) 442-6801 [email protected]
Katrina Manter [email protected]
Samoyed
Mid-Atlantic Samoyed Rescue, Inc.
Danielle Buchheister [email protected]
Jeanne
[email protected] (410) 535-9451
Tarheel Samoyed Club Rescue
Carol Hjort [email protected]
Nancy [email protected]
Schipperke
The Colonial Schipperke Club www.schipperkes.org
Susan Fogleman [email protected] (757) 926-4467 Newport News
Emergency: (757) 814-3430
Terry Ward [email protected] (757) 926-4467
Rebecca Blackburn, Glen Allen, VA (804) 690-0878 [email protected]
Schnauzer
Schnauzer Rescue
Anya Whitney [email protected] (804) 447-2057, (804) 986-8927
Joe and Marcella Beard Suffolk [email protected] (757) 638-0133, (757) 286-7079
Schnauzer Rescue of the Carolinas
(828) 726-1510 [email protected]
Shar-Pei
Shar-Pei Rescue of VA, Inc. (757) 399-PEIS
[email protected] [email protected]
SO Sharpei (757) 687-PAWS
Vicki Goldrich [email protected] (757) 491-1141, (757) 630-4653
Shiba Inu
Shiba Rescue Mid-Atlantic [email protected]
Northern Calif. Shiba Rescue (will arrange transfer)
Red Young [email protected]
NYC Shiba Rescue nycshibarescue.org
Jennifer Mauro [email protected] (856) 207-1081, (212) 658-9657 (fax)
Shih Tzu
Gail Hayes [email protected]
Springer Spaniel (English Springer Spaniel)
Mid Atlantic English Springer Spaniel Rescue www.maessr.org (301) 362-0423
Gina Lasky [email protected] (215) 896-8238
Lisa Nuzzaci [email protected]
Elizabeth Smith [email protected]
[email protected]
Mary Baker (252) 435-6879 [email protected]
Weimaraner
DC Area Weim Rescue/Mid-Atlantic Weim Rescue
Andrea Boone [email protected] (252) 264-3558, (252) 312-7000
Karin Bakken [email protected] Manassas (703) 220-7334
Mid-Atlantic Weimaraner Rescue Virginia Beach, (757) 289-2700
West Highland Terrier, Scotties, Cairn Terrier
Westie, Cairn, Scottie and Scruffafluff Rescue [email protected]
Fuzzy Face Rescue [email protected]
Nancy [email protected]
Westie Rescue Mid Atlantic www.westierescue.com/
Dunn Loring, VA (703) 671-1039 24 Hour Info Line [email protected]
Whippet
Whippet Rescue and Placement, Inc.
Smithfield (Virginia Beach/Norfolk area)
Kristen Frederick [email protected] (757) 371-6610
Yorkshire Terrier
Yorkshire Terrier Rescue Network, Inc. http://www.yorkshireterrierrescue.net
(336) 349-4918 fax: (336) 349-7639
Rescue Me - Yorkie Rescue , serving PA, NJ and some of DE, MD, VA, CT, NY
Jen Quigley, Chambersburg, PA (717) 264-9799 [email protected]
http://www.yorkierescueme.com
United Yorkie Rescue
Judy McCann (434) 294-2986
ALL BREED
Animal Adoption and Rescue Foundation
Cindy Smith [email protected] Richmond
Animal Aid Society www.animalaid-va.org
(757) 865-0511 8 Butler Farm Road, Hampton, VA 23666
Lisa Carter [email protected]
Linda Buchert [email protected]
Animal Assistance League (757) 548-0045 Chesapeake
[email protected]
Animal Resources of Tidewater (757) 456-1354 [email protected]
Debra Griggs [email protected]
Susan Corbitt [email protected] (757) 404-6032
Dogs Deserve Better
Smithfield, VA (757) 357-9292
Furever Home Rescue
Moyock, NC and Virginia Beach, VA www.petfinder.com/shelters/NC819.html
[email protected].
Gone to the Dogs www.gonetodogs.com
[email protected]
GO Rescue (757) 432-9222
Georgia Obenaus [email protected]
Happy Tails Refuge www.happytailsrefuge.com
Dawn Duffy (757) 416-4387 Virginia Beach
Heritage Humane Society Williamsburg
www.heritagehumanesociety.org (757) 221-0150
Hope For Life Rescue (757) 491-4609 www.hopeforliferescue.com
[email protected]
Pauline Cushman [email protected] (757) 288-4468
K-9 Justice League (757) 226-8354 www.k9justiceleague.com
Jessica Wilde and Tiffany Gray [email protected]
K-9 New Life (757) 721-BARK www.k9newlife.org
Kathy Horton [email protected] (757) 455-5117, (757) 749-4109
Norfolk SPCA (757) 622-3319
Kari Vincent [email protected]
Partners Among Cats and Canines www.pacconline.org
P.O. Box 1133, Franklin, VA 23851 (757) 562-0202
[email protected] or [email protected]
Portsmouth Humane Society
4022 Seaboard Ct., Portsmouth, VA 23701 (757) 397-6004
Sara Shellman [email protected]
Rainbow Animal Rescue
Esther and Dallas Williams [email protected]
Esther WiIIiams (757) 583-8777; DaIIas WiIIiams (757) 472-1585; MeIony EIIington (757) 404-8151
CATS
Animal Resources of Tidewater (757) 456-1354
Debra Griggs [email protected]
Susan Corbitt [email protected] (757) 404-6032
Cat Rescue, Inc.
Shawne Owen [email protected] (757) 237-6112
Charlene Brassington [email protected] (757) 777-2900
Frances Cook [email protected] (757) 854-4354, (757) 664-6692, (757) 432-9345
Debbie Donour [email protected]
Hope For Life Rescue (757) 491-4609 [email protected]
Pauline Cushman [email protected] (757) 288-4468
Partners Among Cats and Canines
[email protected]
Siamese Cat Rescue (757) 486-8169
Kim Low-Briener [email protected]
The Cat Corner Hampton, Va. (757) 722-0590
RABBITS
Virginia Rabbit Inc.
John Doub [email protected]
(757) 547-7151, (757) 478-4999, (757) 572-1360
Tidewater Rabbit Rescue, Inc.
P.O. Box 8015, Portsmouth VA
Diane Tyson (757) 483-2014 [email protected]
FERRETS
Ferret Haven By the Sea
Lisa Leidig (757) 481-9604 [email protected]
GUINEA PIGS
Guinea Pig Rescue
Sharon Coffey (757) 420-2376 [email protected]
REPTILES
VA Reptile Rescue www.vareptilerescue.org
PO Box 641, Bristow, VA
Bonnie Keller (540) 605-5640
Tidewater Reptile Association
1808 Goldeneye Drive, Chesapeake, VA
Douglas James Jr (757) 313-3770
Foundation for Iguana Rescue Safety and Training, Inc. www.iguanafirst.com
PO Box 8122, Virginia Beach, VA
Cindy Hiddemen (757) 431-9174 [email protected]
Reptile Rescue Rehab
24 Warren Drive, Newport News Virginia, VA
Sybille Castro (757) 877-7147
WILDLIFE
Evelyn's Wildlife Refuge www.evelynswildrefuge.org
Evelyn Flengas [email protected] (757) 430-2886
Sacred Friend Wildlife Rehabilitation
Pearl and Jimmy Beamer (757) 855-2922
6412 Natrona Ave, Norfolk
(call between 7 am and 8 pm)
Virginia Beach SPCA
Barbara Gipson (757) 427-0070 [email protected]
Wildlife Response, Inc. (757) 543-7000
Lisa Barlow [email protected] (757) 420-7879, (757) 235-3189
ASSISTANCE TO MILITARY FAMILIES
Dogs on Deployment
http://dogsondeployment.org/
Military Pets FOSTER Project http://www.americanhumane.org/animals/adoption-pet-care/issuesinformation/fostering-military-pets.html
Operation Noble Foster https://www.facebook.com/OperationNobleFoster