Adopting? Check Out These Local San Diego Pet Rescues
Does your home feel empty or lonely? You may benefit from adopting a pet — and there are plenty of animals out there that need a home! There are numerous pet rescues in San Diego to check out.
There are plenty of benefits to adopting a pet. Having a pet in the home can decrease stress levels. It can lower blood pressure. They can help you kids develop emotional and social skills. Having a pet in the home can even improve your mood, and the need to take your dog for a walk, for instance, will get you out of the house more often for some fresh air.
San Diego is home to numerous pet rescues and organizations that help dogs, cats, and other animals find new homes. So, if you’re someone who’s been thinking of opening your home to an animal in need, there’s no shortage of places to look. While each organization differs in several ways — the animals they care for, adoption fees, etc. — a quick look at each of them can help you choose the right rescue for you.
While it is not an exhaustive list, or in any particular order, check out these local pet rescues in the San Diego area!
Lucky Pup Dog Rescue
Website: https://www.luckypupdogrescue.com/
Address: PO Box 3484 San Diego, CA 92163
Phone: 619-333-1345
Lucky Pup Dog Rescue is based in San Diego, and was established in 2010 by founders Christine and Steve Haslet. It’s a small organization that focuses on saving small and medium-sized dogs from shelters around Southern California. It spays and neuters the dogs it rescues, and is staffed by a team of volunteers.
Second Chance Dog Rescue
Website: https://secondchancedogrescue.org/
Address: 4284 Cass St, San Diego, CA 92109 (no animals on the premises)
Phone: 619-721-3647
Second Chance Dog Rescue is another San Diego-based rescue, but does not have a boarding facility or kennel — instead, all of its animals are fostered in private homes. It’s a non-profit that focuses its work on saving homeless dogs. It was founded in 2008, and according to the organization’s website, “we rescue, rehabilitate and rehome dogs, primarily from local shelters, as well as dogs surrendered by their owners for various reasons, and dogs from Baja California, Mexico. Once we receive a dog, we provide medical care, including spay and neuter, and any necessary rehabilitation.”
San Diego Humane Society
Website: https://www.sdhumane.org/
Address: 5500 Gaines St, San Diego, CA 92110
Phone: 619-299-7012
The San Diego Humane Society is a relatively large organization, with numerous locations and campuses in and around the San Diego area, including in Escondido, El Cajon, and Oceanside. The organization serves more than 40,000 animals in the area, and to avoid confusion, is a private, independent, non-profit organization that isn’t affiliated with other humane societies around the country.
The Animal Pad
Website: https://theanimalpad.org/
Address: 4620 Avocado Blvd La Mesa, CA 91941
Phone: N/A
The Animal Pad’s mission is to save animals from high-kill shelters across the border in Mexico. The organization’s office is in La Mesa, and as a part of its rescue activities, gets animals medical care, and then places them in foster homes.
Amazing Strays Rescue
Website: https://www.amazingstraysrescue.org/
Address: PO Box 151648 San Diego, CA 92115
Phone: N/A
Amazing Strays, like the other rescues discussed, is a volunteer-based non-profit organization, and one that focuses on helping homeless, at-risk dogs and cats find homes. It sponsors and holds numerous adoption and outreach events in and around San Diego, and has numerous pets available for adoption or fostering.
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