Adoptable pets around Sacramento

Find your fur-ever friend at one of these animal rescues.

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A pair of paw-some pals.

Photo via Happy Tails

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Bringing home a furry friend is always an exciting adventure full of love, snuggles, and a chewed up shoe or two. We think it’s the purrfect time to find your next pet or to just go peruse all the precious pups, kittens, and even bunnies.

We’ve done some digging to highlight seven local animal shelters looking for parents to bring a fur baby to their forever home.

Sacramento SPCA

  • 6201 Florin Perkins Rd.
  • Cats, kittens, dogs, puppies + small animals
  • Annabelle Lee | Terrier, American Staffordshire mix | 10-year-old female (adoption fee waived)
  • Gambit | Siberian Husky mix | 6-year-old male (adoption fee waived)
  • Support Sacramento SPCA
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How can you turn down a face like that?

Photo via Sacramento SPCA

Sacramento Shelter Pets Alive

  • 3350 Airport Rd.
  • Cats, kittens, dogs, puppies + small animals
  • Lady | Brown and white mix | 3-year-old female
  • Teddy | Tan and black mix | 2-year-old male
  • Donation Wish List

Front Street Animal Shelter

Happy Tails Pet Sanctuary

  • 6001 Folsom Blvd.
  • Cats, kittens, dogs + puppies
  • Cessna | Chihuahua mix | 10-year-old male
  • Sabine | Siamese shorthair | 5-year-old female
  • Donation Wish List
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Now there’s a snoot we’d like to boop.

Photo via Happy Tails Pet Sanctuary

Cats About Town Society

NorCal Cocker Rescue

  • 3540 Palmer Dr., Ste. 4-261, Cameron Park
  • Cocker spaniels and spaniel mixes
  • Simon | Black cocker spaniel | 2-year-old male
  • Snoopy | Black and white cocker spaniel | 6-year-old male
  • Donation Wish List

Sacramento Independent Animal Rescuers

  • P.O. Box 1049, Lincoln, CA
  • Cats, kittens, dogs + puppies
  • Griffin | Miniature Schnauzer mix | 1-year-old male
  • Bunker | Retriever + shepherd mix | 9-year-old male
  • Donation Wish List

See a paw-some pet you want to welcome home? Reach out to the organizations directly to inquire about adoption requirements and procedures.

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