| Operation Paws for Homes | N. Chesterfield, Va. | 703-344-7320 | All Breeds | Rescues from the South; supports shelter partners with resources and adoptions. | Virginia, District of Columbia, Maryland, South Carolina, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Pennsylvania | info@ophrescue.org |
| Safe Haven Dog Rescue | Elburn, Ill. | (708) 351-4926 | All Breeds | All-volunteer nonprofit rescuing and rehabilitating dogs; relies on foster homes until adoption. | Southern States | safehavendogsil@yahoo.com |
| Southern States Bully Rescue | Ormond Beach, Fla. | (386) 585-2744 | Bully Breeds | Focused on bully-type breeds with foster homes providing training and rehabilitation. | Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana | haley0076@gmail.com |
| Wright-Way Rescue | Morton Grove, Ill. | (847) 728-5434 | All Breeds | Manages five facilities; rescues over 5,000 animals annually; focuses on medically vulnerable dogs and mothers with litters. | Rural U.S. | rescue@wright-wayrescue.org |
| Lucky Pup Rescue | Keenebunkport, Maine | None | All Breeds | Rescue dogs get placed into a foster home where they leanr house manners prior to being adopted | New England Area | luckypuprescue@yahoo.com |
| Maine Coast Animal Rescue | PO Box 670 | 844-364-5433 | All Breeds | Rescues dogs regardless of their disability or need for medical care. They are a foster based rescue. | Maine | mainecoastanimalrescue670@gmail.com |
| Miles to Freedom Animal Rescue | Oxford, Maine | 207-418-7986 | All Breeds | The nonprofit helps homeless dogs regardless of age, breed, or medical care. | Southern States | adopt@milestofreedomanimalrescue.org |
| Passion for Pets Rescue | Brunswick, Maine | 207-798-1262 | All Breeds | Rescues dogs and puppies from high-kill shelters and provides them veterinary care. | Southern States | info@pprorg.com |
| New Rattitude | Online/National | (404) 692-7288 | Rat Terriers | New Rattitude, a nationwide non-profit charitable corporation, is a 100% volunteer-operated organization dedicated to the rescue and rehoming of abandoned, abused, neglected, sick, and unwanted Rat Terriers and Rat Terrier mixes. | National | inquiry@newrattitude.org |
| 3 Dogs Rescue | Berwick, Maine | 207-715-0153 | All Breeds | Rescues homeless, abandoned, and surrendered animals; places them into foster homes while coordinating adoptions. | Mississippi | 3dogsrescue@gmail.com |
| Big Dog Ranch Rescue | Shorter, Ala. | 561-791-6465 | All Breeds | Offers quarantine, rehabilitation, medical care, and adoption facilities; transitional hub for Southern shelters to Northeast rescue partners. | Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas | saveadog@bdrr.org |
| Blessed Be the Bullies | Lewiston, Maine | Email only | Bully Breeds | Works to place hard-to-adopt bully breeds from Southern shelters into foster homes for socialization and training. | Southern States, Maine | blessedbethebullies@gmail.com |
| Border Tails Rescue | Northbrook, Ill. | (847)-813-5774 | All Breeds | Works with rural shelters nationwide; emphasizes reducing overpopulation through partnerships, spay/neuter programs, and education. | Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas | contact via online form |
| Carolina Boxer Rescue | Hampstead, N.C. | 910-799-5638 | Boxers | Rescues stray, abused, and owner-surrendered Boxers; focuses on severe medical cases. | North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia | cbrintaketeam@gmail.com |
| Ellie's Legacy Animal Foundation | Portland, Maine | Online only | All Breeds | This organization often takes in the more complicated medical and surgical cases in hope of turning their lives around. | Texas | info@elafmaine.org |