RESCUE GROUPS (mostly Northern VA area)
- Alliance for Stray Animals & People - WDC
- Advocats - Madison, VA
- A Forever-Home Rescue Foundation - Chantilly, VA
- Animal Allies - Fairfax Station, VA
- Barkshire Woods - Pr William, Stafford, Fauquier, Culpeper Counties
- Casey's House - Bluemont, VA
- Castle Cats - Fairfax/Annadale, VA
- Cats Are Tops - Annandale, VA
- Commonwealth Cat Rescue Inc. - Centreville, VA
- Companion Animal Resource Exchange (CARE) - Bethesda, MD
- Dewey Animals - Chantilly, VA
- Fancy Cats Rescue Team - Herndon, VA
- Fairfax City Adopt-A-Pet
- Fairfax County Animal Shelter
- Fauquier County SPCA - Casanova, VA
- Field Rescue - Manassas, VA
- Feline Foundation of Greater Washington
- Feline Network - Springfield, VA
- Four Paws Rescue Team - VA, MD, DC
- Friends of Homeless Animals - Merrifield, VA
- Furry Suits Rescue - Herndon, VA
- HART - Homeless Animals Rescue Team - Fairfax, VA
- Home Alone Feline Rescue - Arlington, VA
- Home Stretch Animal Rescue - Reston, VA
- Homeward Trails Animal Rescue - Arlington, VA
- Humane Society of Fairfax County
- Humane Society of Loudoun County
- Janet's Rescues and Placements - Dale City, VA
- King Street Cats - Alexandria, VA
- Last Chance Animal Rescue - MD, DC, VA
- Little Buddies - Centreville, VA
- Lost Dog & Cat Rescue Foundation - NoVa
- Middleburg Humane Foundation - Marshall, VA
- Neuter Now Inc - Fairfax, VA
- Noah's Ark Foundation - Woodbridge, VA
- Northern Virginia Animal League - Manassas,VA
- NOVA SPCA (*NOT A FERAL CAT RESCUE GROUP*)
- Paws & Claws - Reston, VA
- Persian Rescue - Ashburn, VA
- Pet Assistance League of Virginia - Stafford, VA
- Pet Harbor Siberian Husky & Cat Rescue - Central & No VA
- Purebred Cat Breed Rescue - Nationwide
- Riverside Rescue - Baileys Crossroads, VA
- Save a Dog, Save a Cat (SADSAC) - Dumfries, VA
- Siamese Cat Rescue Center - Locust Dale, VA
- Saint Seton's Orphaned Animals - Arlington, VA
- Shiloh Project - Fairfax, VA
- Whiskers & Wags - Fredericksburg, VA
- Cats In Crisis - Special Needs Cats, Mountville, PA
- Virginia Reptile Rescue
- Bunny Lu Adoptions Rabbit Rescue - Manassas, VA
- House Rabbit Society - Nationwide
- All Breed Rescue
- Dream Catcher Farm Horse Sanctuary - Rocky Mount, VA
- Animal Allies - Spartanburg, S.C.
- Traveller's Rest Equine Elders Sanctuary - Spotsylvania, VA
- Mostly dog rescues - www.adoptarescuepet.org/virginia.htm
- Pets With Disabilities - Prince Frederick, MD
- Local Adoption Groups & Resources - http://www.petloverscompanion.com
- Beirut For the Ethical Treatment of Animals - Lebanon

SPAY/NEUTER, PET OVER-POPULATION
- Y2Spay
- Metro Ferals - WDC
- Spay/Neuter Info: http://operationnoblefoster.org/speuter/snvirginia.htm
- Capital Animal Care
- VA Vets
- SPAY VA
- Top 6 Reasons to Spay & Neuter
- Imagine Humane
- SPAY USA
- Friends for Responsible Pet Care - www.neuteryourpet.org
- Humane Alliance
- Spay, Inc - VA, WDC

LOW-COST VET CLINICS (Northern VA)
- Virginia Kincheloe Spay/Neuter Clinic - Fredericksburg VA - rates are on website
- Washington Animal Rescue League has a free clinic.
- Washington Humane Society
- MetroFerals - WDC - very affordable clinic is the 2nd & 4th Sunday of ea. month, rates
- are on website. No reservation required. See details on their procedures, etc.
- PG County SPCA - PG County, MD - rates are on website

Not discount clinics, but will handle ferals (Northern VA):
- Town & Country Animal Hospital - 9780 Lee Hwy, Fairfax, VA 22031 - 703-273-2110
- Tacketts Mill Veterinary Hospital - 12793 Harbor Dr, Woodbridge, 703-494-8293


CATS
- Why 2 Kittens Are Better Than 1
- Bringing A New Cat Home
- Introducing A New Cat
- Safe Cat Campaign
- Rescued Chinese Cats
- Chinese Cats
- Lost Cat Behaviour - Article by Kat Albrecht, Pet Detective - Recover your lost cat
- Why Cats Should Be Kept Indoors

DECLAWING
- The Real Declaw Hall of Fame
- Why Cats Need Claws
- Tenectomies & Laser Declawing
- The Paw Project
- www.homevet.com/petcare/declaw.html
- http://amby.com/cat_site/declaw.html
- www.declawing.com
- www.purrfectpaw.com
- www.hdw-inc.com/declaw.htm
- HSUS - More Than Just a Manicure
- http://cats.about.com/od/declawing/tp/reasonsnot.htm

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FERAL CATS
- Alley Cat Allies
- Metro Cat Action Team
- Feral Cat Coalition
- Alley Cat Rescue
- Prince George’s Feral Friends - PG County, MD
- Shadow Cat Advocates - Fredericksburg, VA
- Fast Food Ferals
- Feral Cat Network
- MetroFerals - Arlington, VA/WDC
- Wild About Cats
- www.vetcentric.com/magazine/magazineArticle.cfm?ARTICLEID=1768%20
- www.bestfriends.org/archives/forums/feralcats.html
- www.bestfriends.org/archives/forums/ferals.html
- www.bestfriends.org/archives/forums/political.html
- Indy Ferals
- Operation Catnip
- Meower Power
- National Feral Cat Day
- Feral Friends - Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX
- Aggie Feral Cat Alliance of Texas - TX
- Oasis de los Gatos - NC


WINTER SHELTERS FOR FERAL/OUTDOOR CATS
www.pacthumanesociety.org/core/WinterShelter.htm
www.neighborhoodcats.org/info/wintershelter.htm
www.feralcatcaretakers.org/Caretaking/FeedStations.html
www.spayandstay.org/wintershelter.htm
www.pacthumanesociety.org/core/winterferalhouseMI.htm
Mylar blankets for cat shelters
www.feralvilla.com
www.urbancatleague.org/Shelters.html
www.indyferal.org/index.php?page=shelters&
www.ticknthistle.com/outdoor_cat_shelter/index.htm
www.seefido.com/cats/html/cat_shelter_building_plans.htm
www.cozycatfurniture.com/cat_houses/outdoorcathouse.html
www.alleycat.org/resources_care.html#4

HUMANE TRAPS, Equipment
- Tru-Catch Traps
- Tomahawk Live Trap Manufacture
- ACES - Animal Care Equipment & Services
- Friendly Fence


MOBILE VETS (Northern VA)
Dr. Nicole Brook, DVM
Homeward Bound Mobile Veterinary Services
P.O. Box 855, Fairfax, VA 22038
703-475-5330
Serving: Fairfax & the surrounding areas

Dr. Marisa Gerth, DVM
Critterfixer's Mobile Veterinary Care
571-451-7827
Serving: Arlington, Alexandria, Mt. Vernon, Burke, Springfield, Woodbridge, and surrounding areas

Dr. Juan Villar, DVM
Home Veterinary Care
703-451-9504, Emergency Pager: 866-743-8356

Around Town Mobile Veterinary Clinic
703-753-7988
9030 Sainsbury Court, Bristow, VA 20136


EMERGENCY CLINICS & VETERINARY SPECIALISTS (Northern VA)
- South Paws Vetarinary Specialists & Emergency Center - Fairfax, VA
- Regional Veterinary Referral Center - Springfield, VA
- Eastern Exotic Veterinary Center - Fairfax, VA

 

PET/ADOPTION RESOURCEShttp://ruralshelterhelp.blo gspot.commmmmMMMMMMMMMMMMMMmback to top
- Petfinder.com
- Rural Shelter Rescue
- Pets In Need-Virginia
- No More Homeless Pets D.C.
- Home 4 The Holidays
- Pet Lovers Companion
- PetSavers
- www.adoptarescuepet.org/virginia.htm
- Pet Network
- Pets911
- Adoption - www.adoptapet.com
- Fairfax City Animal Shelter
- Adopt a Research Cat
- MetroPets Online - WDC
- Cats With No Name
- How Could You?
- Rehoming Your Companion Animal
- Military Pets Foster Program
- Senior Citizens & Pets
- Bunny Basics
- Smoking is Bad for Birds

RESCUE SANCTUARIES
- Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary - Poolesville, MD
- Rikki’s Refuge - Orange, VA
- Pigs, A Sanctuary - Shepherdstown, WV
- Performing Animal Welfare Society
- Farm Sanctuary - Watkins Glen, NY
- Best Friends Animal Society - Kanab, Utah
- Equine Rescue League - Leesburg, VA
- Days End Farm Horse Rescue - Lisbon, MD
- Caring for Creatures - Palmyra, VA
- Rude Ranch - Harwood, MD
- Primarily Primates - San Antonio, TX
- American Tortoise Rescue
- M*A*S*H Rescue (horse & premarin foal rescue) - CA

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ADVOCACY, ACTIVISM, EDUCATION
- Animal Protection Institute
- All Creatures
- Action For Animals Network - Alexandria, VA
- Animals Asia
- The Animals Voice
- Animal Abuse Database - www.pet-abuse.com
- About The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act
- International Fund for Animal Welfare
- Animal Concerns
- Animal News
- ASPCA
- Avian Welfare Coalition
- Animal Legal Defense Fund
- Best Friends Animal Society
- Companions for Life
- Compassion Over Cruelty
- National Humane Education Society
- Miami SeaPrison
- In Defense of Animals
- Kinship Circle
- Humane Charity Seal of Approval
- Animal Exploitation Photo Gallery
- Undercover TV
- Animal Exploitation Pictorial
- Last Chance for Animals
- Korean Animal Protection Society
- Jane Goodall Institute
- HSUS Legislative Fund
- Humane Society of the US
- Dr. Michael Fox, DVM - http://tedeboy.tripod.com/drmichaelwfox
- ASPCA - Fight Animal Abuse
- How to Help Animals
- League of Humane Voters
- United Humanitarians
- United Animal Nations
- Virginia Voters for Animal Welfare
- HSUS - http://video.hsus.org
- http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/25/content_3262974.htm
www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=408053&in_page_id=1811
- www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id= 407435&in_page_id=1770
- Author of “Dominion” - www.matthewscully.com


PET HEALTH
- http://talktothevet.com
- Vaccine Concerns - www.theanimalspirit.com/vacines.html
- Hartz Products - http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5905/know_the_dangers_of_hartz_flea_tick.html
- Hartz Products - www.pets-haven.com/hartz_proucts.htm
www2.dgsys.com/~ermiller/FeLV.html

DOGS
- Outside dogs - HSUS
- Dogs Deserve Better
- Help A Chained Dog
- France - www.seashepherd.org/news/media_050818_1.html
- Greece - www.abolitionist-online.com/interviewissue05_street.animals.greece.marijo.g.shtml
- China - www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/08/01/world/main1855386_page2.shtml
- Real Men Don’t Lynch Dogs
- Iditarod - www.helpsleddogs.org
- Yukon Quest
- Greyhounds
- Citizens Against Greyhound Racing
- Greyhound Protection League
- Grey2K


PUPPY MILLS
- Petstore Cruelty
- Prisoners of Greed
- Puppy Mill Information - www.dachshund.org/puppymill.html
- Hearts United For Animals
- Puppy Mill Pictures
- Puppy Mill Rescue
- Puppy Mill Videos
- Puppy Mill Protest
- Puppy Mill Abuse: Breeding For Bucks
- Pets By Nature
- RatBone Rescue
- United Against Puppy Mills
- Stop Puppy Mills
- Boycott Petland
- PuppyMills.com
- Prisoners for Profit
- Puppy Mills: What You Can Do
- Puppy Mill Fighters
- No Puppy Mills
- HSUS - puppy mill info
- Say No To Animals In Pet Shops
- IDA - puppy mill info
- www.samsmiles.org/petstore.html
- North PA Puppy Mill Watch
- Puppy e-Mills Churn Out Sick Dogs - article
- Wisconsin Puppy Mill Project, Inc.
- Fairfax Petland Guilty
- ASPCA - Fight Cruelty - Puppy Mills


HORSES: Racing, Premarin, Rodeo, Slaughter
- SHARK - horse slaughter
- SHARK - rodeo cruelty
- SHARK - Cheyenne rodeo cruelty
- Premarin Mare Rescue
- Premarin & PMU Farms
- HSUS - Facts About Premarin
- Premarin - Contributing to Cruelty
- United Pegasus Foundation - Premarin Horse Rescue
- Premarin Alternatives (Equine Rescue)
- Equine Rescue Premarin Info
- ASPCA - Premarin Mares
- Horse Slaughter - www.marynash.org
- HSUS - horse slaughter
- Just Say Whoa
- Carriage Horses - www.equineadvocates.com/carriage.html
- Premarin - www.equineadvocates.com/premarin.html
- Equine Rescue League
- Dream Catcher Farm Horse Sanctuary
- US Equine Rescue League
- Equine Advocates, Inc. - horse slaughter
- Equine Protection Network - horse slaughter
- Horse Inc. - horse slaughter
- Omak Suicide Race - HSUS
- Omak Suicide Race - http://usesr.org/Omak-Suicide-Race.html
- Omak Suicide Race

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FARMED ANIMALS
- www.farmanimalshelters.org/index.htm
- United Poultry Concerns
- Farm Sanctuary
- Sentient Beings

FOIE GRAS
- Stop Force Feeding - Ban Foie Gras
- The Truth About Foie Gras- www.gourmetcruelty.com

FUR
- Import Stop
- Dog & Cat Fur Trade
- Fur Kills
- HSUS - Betrayal of Trust - The Global Trade in Dog & Cat Fur
- HSUS - How Do Fur Animals Die?
- Karakul Wool - Fetal Lambs Killed For Their Fur
- Food Not Fur
- Coats for Cubs - Donate your old furs to wildlife rescue
- Fur is Dead
- Chinchillas - www.peta.org/feat/chinchilla/index.html
- Fur is Dead - Chinese Fur Farms
- http://en.epochtimes.com/news/7-2-21/51905.html
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaXmRSvn2Oo


BULLFIGHTING
- SHARK - www.sharkonline.org/?P=0000000423
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/12/20/wbulls20.xml

MARINE LIFE
- Seals - www.seashepherd.org/seals
- Stop The SealHunt
- Dolphins - Japanese dolphin slaughter
- www.bluevoice.org/sections/dolphins/save.shtml
- Shark Finning
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2UKgLsOhRM
- www.sharkattacks.com/sharksvictims.htm
- Blue Voice

CIRCUS ANIMAL ABUSE
- www.starbreezes.com/11/circusabuse.html
- Circuses.com
- PETA - www.readthehook.com/stories/2006/09/28/NEWS-circusabuse-c.doc.aspx
- www.wesh.com/news/6835927/detail.html
- http://elephant.elehost.com/News/General_News/About_Circuses/about_circuses.html
- www.peta.org/mc/factsheet_display.asp?ID=66

ANIMAL TESTING
- March of Dimes Concerns
- Helping Animals in Research
- Smoking Animals
- Working for Animals used in Research Drugs & Surgery - www.ouranimalwards.org
- Procter & Gamble Animal Testing
- Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics

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ECOLOGY / ENVIRONMENT
- Your Ecological Footprint
- Everyday Activist
- Envirolink

VEGETARIAN / VEGAN
- Animal Place
- The Vegetarian Site
- Vegan Recipes
- Vegetarian Society of DC
- Sunflower Vegatarian Restaurant - Vienna, VA
- Vegan Outreach
- Vegetarian Cooking Classes in NoVa
- Vegetarian Shoes & Bags
- Veg Info - www.veganswers.com
- International Vegtarian Union
- Vegetarian Resource Guide
- Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine
- Pangea Vegan Products
- Vegan Wares
- Veggies Unite! - http://www.vegweb.com

WILDLIFE
- Wildlife Rescue League - 703-440-0800 - NORTHERN VA
- Defenders of Wildlife
- http://www.savealaskawolves.org
- http://www.tld.net/users/fconserv/List.htm
- Wildlife Incidents
- Co-Existing with Canada Geese
- Buffalo Field Campaign
- American Tortoise Rescue
- Mass Extinction - www.well.com/user/davidu/extinction.html
- Chinese Bear Bile Farms - Animals Asia
- Chinese Bear Bile Farms - http://justnicephotos.homestead.com/AnimalsAsia.html


TRAPPING
- STOP INHUMANE TRAPS

LOCAL BUSINESS (Northern VA)
- Pet Pantry Express
- Pet First Aid Classes
- All Friends Pet Care Pet Sitting & Dog-Walking
- Lost Dog Cafe, Arlington VA
- Stray Cat Cafe, Arlington VA
- Bark 'n' Bubbles Self Service Dog Wash

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