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Calgary Humane Society

31 pets available

Founded in 1922, the Calgary Humane Society is Calgary's primary humane society and has operated from its current facility since 2006. Programs include adoption, a spay/neuter clinic, behaviour training and consultations, foster care, animal protection and cruelty investigations, and community supports like the pet food bank and emergency boarding. Adopters can find dogs, cats, rabbits, and small animals on-site.

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AARCS

109 pets available

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 veterinary hospital, placing 6,000+ animals a year. Foster-based intake covers rural northern Alberta surrenders, owner relinquishments, and overflow from municipal shelters. (Note: AARCS closed its Edmonton North Haven location in 2025.)

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ARF Alberta

34 pets available

The Animal Rescue Foundation of Alberta, known simply as ARF, is a no-kill rescue dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating, and rehoming animals in need. The Calgary-based foundation places its dogs through foster care and adoption.

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Pawsitive Match

56 pets available

Pawsitive Match Rescue Foundation is a registered Canadian charity based in NE Calgary, formally incorporated in 2011 after founders began rescuing dogs from high-kill Mexican shelters in 2006. Originally a foster-only rescue, the organization moved into its own private shelter facility in July 2019 and in 2026 is transitioning from 100% volunteer-run to hiring its first paid staff. Dogs and cats are sourced from across Canada, the U.S., and internationally.

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BARCS Rescue

112 pets available

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 internationally, rescuing animals from shelters where they face euthanasia or breed-specific legislation. Operating exclusively through a foster network in Alberta and eastern BC, BARC's sources dogs by bus, car, and plane; as of mid-2026 the organization is relocating and its new physical address has not yet been announced.

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Calgary Animal Rescue

1 dog available

Calgary Animal Rescue Society is a foster-based volunteer rescue operating without a central facility, matching dogs and cats from Alberta, across Canada, and internationally with forever homes in Calgary and surrounding areas. The organization partners with rescues province-wide and beyond, and conducts school outreach to promote compassionate pet ownership.

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