This dog, Eve, was found walking near the LIE on New Year’s Eve, 2004, was grabbed up by one of the borough’s shelters, and saved from an early death thanks to the help of those who look out for the borough’s lost and stray animals.
Animal Shelters And Rescue
This dog, Eve, was found walking near the LIE on New Year’s Eve, 2004, was grabbed up by one of the borough’s shelters, and saved from an early death thanks to the help of those who look out for the borough’s lost and stray animals. |
Pet overpopulation is caused by abandonment, cruelty and improper medical care. The New York ASPCA is committed to helping those animals in Queens and the rest of the city that have been abandoned, born on the street and/or mistreated and to making New York City a kill-free shelter state. If you want to adopt a pet, have found an animal on the street, can no longer care for your pet or see any form of animal cruelty, here are some organizations and numbers you can call.
American Foundation for Animal Rescue, Inc.
Queens Community Animal Shelter
Animal Behavior Center of New York
89-10 Eliot Ave., Rego Park
Phone (718) 205-0200, Fax (718) 205-3962
The American Foundation for Animal Rescue (AFAR) educates the public about companion animal welfare issues and care-giving, the link between domestic violence, child abuse and animal abuse and more. This is a no-kill animal rescue shelter that provides medical care and low-cost spay-neuter services and training for animals.
Animals Can’t Talk
PO Box 630408, Little Neck
(718) 393-7535
An animal shelter, rescue and placement agency for the Little Neck and the greater borough area.
Animal Haven, Inc.
35-22 Prince St., Flushing
(718) 886-3683
A no-kill shelter, source for family pets, and sanctuary for dogs and cats that cannot be placed.
Bobbi & The Strays
P.O. Box 170129, Ozone Park
(718) 845-0779
This organization finds permanent homes for dogs and cats. Some of the pets have been given up by their owners; others come from animal shelters or are strays.
CSM Stray Foundation
Kew Gardens
(917) 846-0934
E-mail: csmstray@aol.com
A nonprofit, feral cat, protection group that originated in the Kew Gardens area of Queens.
For Our Friends
P.O. Box 203 , Oakland Gardens
(718) 595-2161
E-mail: FOFadopt@aol.com
They are a nonprofit, no-kill rescue group that keeps dogs on-site until the animals are adopted.
Francis’s Friends
25-02 23rd Ave., Astoria
(347) 393-3649
E-mail: ffirescue@yahoo.com
A network of homes that rescue, make healthy and find people to adopt cats and kittens.
Kitty Caretakers of Queens, Ltd.
(Queens: Woodside, Sunnyside, Long Island City, Astoria)
Patty Kline (718) 779-8402
Linda Bryant (718) 205-1792
A group of volunteers working together to help reduce the suffering of stray cats in New York City.
NYC Animal Care and Control
92-29 Queens Blvd., Rego Park
(212) 788-4000
New York City Animal Care & Control (AC&C) is the only animal care organization in New York City that never turns away animals. The AC&C is responsible for New York City’s municipal shelter system, rescuing, caring for, and finding loving homes for homeless and abandoned animals. They operate facilities in all five boroughs and maintain 15 vans to pick up lost and abandoned animals throughout the city.
S.A.V.E.- Silent Animal Voices Echo
Animal Rescue, P.O Box 570173, Whitestone
(718) 358-0774
A non-profit, no-kill, all volunteer rescue group that rescues strays and finds them homes. They also provide spay, neutering and medical care. Some animals are in vet offices or foster homes until they are adopted. This is not an animal shelter.