Contra Costa County, California Animal Rescue Organitions, Pet Rescue Shelters and Animal Welfare Agencies..

There are many pet and animal rescue organizations and pet/animal shelters in Contra Costa County California that provide excellent pet and animal welfare services. In addition to county and state resources, there are several privately funded and non-profit animal welfare entities in Contra Costa County, CA that strive real hard to make a difference. Considering that the Contra Costa County Animal Services Agency -which is funded by taxpayer dollars -is primarily set up to to meet the county's animal control needs, it does not have the capacity needed to rescue and care for the alarmingly large number of pets and animals that need to be rescued and care for in the entire Contra Costa County.

Therefore, if you are located in Contra Costa County area, and are intersted in contacting a local pet/animal welfare organization, you may want to consider contacting any of the following pet/animal rescue organizations:

• Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF)
  ARF is a private, non-profit, animal welfare organization, which is dependent on donations. ARF works closely with the Contra Costa County Animal Services to save as many lives a possible. However, considering its limited resources, ARF is often unable to rescue and care for many pets and animals that is recieves requests for.
  
  
• Friends of Animal Services
  FOAS is an animal welfare organization that focues on rescuing and helping homeless animals. It helps find loving homes for many rescued dogs, cats and small animals.
  
  
• Contra Costa Humane Society - Lafayette, CA
  Animal Welfare Organization facilitates pet/animal adoption. Thir website features informational profiles of dogs and cats available for adoption, as well as spay/neuter information, and humane education.
  
  
  Feel free to Email Us if you would like us to add a Contra Costa Country Animal Rescue Shelter or Contra Costa County Pet Welfare Organization listing on this page.