Animal Shelters & Rescues | Doggy Dynasty World

These shelters work with lost, abandoned, stray, or surrendered pets and provide care, foster, or adoption services:

Shelters with Open Animal Intake / Surrender Options

SPCA Florida Adoption Center – Lakeland, FL • Full-service sheltering, adoption, medical care, and enrichment for dogs, cats, exotics.

Note: SPCA Florida may require surrender applications and has procedures for intake.
Humane Society of Broward County – Fort Lauderdale, FL • Large community shelter providing care and placing adoptable strays.
Florida Humane Society – Pompano Beach, FL • Established humane society supporting care and rehoming of homeless pets.
Friends of Strays Animal Shelter – St. Petersburg, FL • Community animal shelter with rehoming programs.
Greyhound Pets of America – Largo, FL • Breed-focused rescuer that often works with shelter dogs including strays.
All ‘Bout Cats – Seminole, FL • Small community shelter focused on cat rescue (strays & abandoned). All ’Bout Cats
Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center – Bradenton Beach, FL • Rehabilitation center that may assist wildlife and found pets when appropriate. Wildlife Rehabilitation And Education Center

(These organizations help abandoned, stray, or surrendered pets. Procedures vary — some require appointments or coordinate with county services.)

Regional or County Animal Services

Palm Beach County Animal Care & Control – Open admission shelter that accepts strays by appointment.
Levy County Animal Services – Accepts strays and holds them to allow owners to reclaim before adoption intake.
Marion County Animal Services (Ocala) – Public shelter that accepts stray pets.

Humane Societies & Shelters

Humane Society of Tampa Bay – Provides sheltering for homeless or at-risk animals.
Halifax Humane Society (Daytona Beach) – Community animal shelter with adoption services.
Humane Society of North Central Florida (Gainesville) – Community sheltering and adoption programs.
The Humane Society of St. Lucie County (Fort Pierce) – Local shelter for homeless animals.

No-Kill Shelters & Specialized Rescues

Abandoned Pet Rescue (Fort Lauderdale) – No-kill shelter focusing on rescue and rehoming.
Satchel’s Last Resort (No-Kill Shelter) – Provides rescue, rehab, and rehoming for dogs/cats with special needs.
Everglades Angels Dog Rescue Inc. – Focuses on rescuing abandoned dogs, including feral and remote areas.
Florida Urgent Rescue – Helps scared, injured, and medically challenged dogs and works with limited-resources shelters.
MarrVelous Pet Rescues & Adoptions (Florida Keys) – Foster-based rescue for abandoned and stray animals.
Good Karma Pet Rescue of South Florida – Accepts pets into foster care and rehomes them.
Saving Sage Animal Rescue (South Florida) – Volunteer-run rescue supporting adoption and care.

Call ahead: Many shelters require appointments or have waitlists for intake — especially for owner surrenders or strays that are not under animal control jurisdiction.
Animal Control: County animal services often pick up found strays and hold them for a period before transfer to a shelter.
Health & behavior: Some shelters assess health and temperament before intake; others focus on foster-based intake.