LocalPetFinder aggregates adoptable dogs from 14 rescue shelters across Calgary and surrounding areas. Each shelter listed below operates independently — they handle all adoption applications, meet-and-greets, and final decisions. We update our listings regularly so you always see the latest available dogs.
Click on any shelter to see their currently available dogs, learn about their mission, and find a direct link to their website.
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AARCS
Founded in 2006, the Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society operates Safe Haven shelters in Calgary (5060 74 Avenue SE) and Edmonton with an on-site veter...
BARCS Rescue
Founded in 2012, BARC's Rescue is a volunteer-based Calgary-area charity that has transported close to 2,500 dogs across North America and internation...
Pawsitive Match
Pawsitive Match Rescue Foundation is a registered Canadian charity based in NE Calgary, formally incorporated in 2011 after founders began rescuing do...
Calgary Humane Society
Founded in 1922, the Calgary Humane Society is Calgary's primary humane society and has operated from its current facility since 2006. Programs includ...
Fur-Ever Homes Rescue
Fur-Ever Homes Rescue is a Calgary foster-based rescue handling dogs (sorted into puppy, adult, and senior pools), cats, and kittens. Intake comes fro...
Pause 4 Change
Founded in 2012, Pause 4 Change Rescue Foundation is a 100% volunteer-run, foster-based dog and cat rescue in Calgary serving animals from rural Alber...
ARF Alberta
The Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF) is a no-kill shelter in Alberta dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating, and rehoming animals in need....
Megan's Rescue Efforts
Megan's Rescue Efforts Society is a foster-based, 100% volunteer-run animal rescue in Calgary, Alberta, founded by Megan Steele. Operating with no cen...
Megan's Rescue Efforts
Megan's Rescue Efforts Society is a foster-based, 100% volunteer-run animal rescue in Calgary, Alberta, founded by Megan Steele. Operating with no cen...
Furball Force
Furball Force is a Calgary-based animal rescue focused on saving dogs from high-risk situations, operating through a foster network and community part...
Calgary Animal Rescue
Calgary Animal Rescue Society is a foster-based volunteer rescue operating without a central facility, matching dogs and cats from Alberta, across Can...
CB Rescue Foundation
CB Rescue Foundation is a registered non-profit dog rescue based in Calgary, Alberta, founded in April 2017 by Belinda and Colin Morrison, who began r...
Wag-a-Muffin
Wag-a-Muffin Rescue is a small, dedicated Calgary-area rescue that focuses on saving and rehoming dogs through their foster network....
Rocky Mountain Animal Rescue
Rocky Mountain Animal Rescue is a Calgary-based, foster-only registered Canadian charity (since 2000) that rehomes dogs and cats through approved fost...