KANSAS CITY AREA RESCUE GROUPS
If you would like to list your breed rescue contact information, please email to
westwoodanimalhospital@gmail.com
Below is a list of people in our area who are dedicated to helping a particular breed of dog or cat,
or other critters such as rabbits, hamsters, birds and farm animals.
Contact them to get information about a particular breed or to adopt a pet.  
CATS
 Second Chance  (Puppies, cats, kittens, small dogs)
www.2ndchancepets.net 913-814-7471  secondchancepets@hotmail.com
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DOGS
Small Breed, Mixed Breed, Rare Breed Rescue Groups
Furry Kids’ Refuge   www.furrykidsrefuge.org/category/adopting/  email :  info@furrykidsrefuge.org
Small Breed Rescue  1-888-216-5827
Small Paws Bichon Rescue www.smallpawsrescue.org
Second Chance  (Puppies, cats, kittens, small dogs)  www.2ndchancepets.net 913-814-7471     secondchancepets@hotmail.com
LL Dog Rescue  816-926-0242 
Mixed Breed And Pure Breed – All Sizes Pet Connection  Olathe , KS  913-671-7387
Rare Breeds  Susan Bass  816-796-6444
Service Dog  Susan Bass  816-796-6444
Purebred Rescue Groups
American Eskimo  We do not have a current listing.  If you know of a contact in the area, please let us know.
Airedale  We do not have a current listing.  If you know of a contact in the area, please let us know.
Akita   Midwest Akita Rescue Society (MARS) marsfba@gmail.com  www.akitas.org
Australian Shepherd  We do not have a current listing.  If you know of a contact in the area, please let us know.
Basenji  Vicky Jacobs  785-379-5430
Basset Hound  Western Missouri Bassett Rescue: Chris Bly 816-353-5643 chris@wmbri.org
        Basset and Beagle Rescue of the Heartland (BBRH)      www.bassetandbeagle.orgbbrh@bassetandbeagle.org
Beauceron Susan Bass  816-796-6444
Beagle  Basset and Beagle Rescue of the Heartland (BBRH)  www.bassetandbeagle.org bbrh@bassetandbeagle.org
Belgian Sheepdog  Barb Clauson  785-842-6884
Belgian Malinois  Barb Clauson  785-842-6884
Bloodhound  Doris Coleman  816-356-9868
Borzoi (Russian Wolfhound)  Dawn Kelley 913-677-3296
Border Collie  Mo-Kan Border Collie Rescue,www.mokanbcrescue.org  bcrescue@mokanbrescue.org
Boston Terrier  Donna Ronan  816-560-5327 www.adoptaboston.com  jus4dg@kc.rr.com
Bouvier  We do not have a current listing.  If you know of a contact in the area, please let us know.
Boxer  Mo-Kan Boxer Rescue  785-979-2679 www.midwestboxerrescues.com  Joyce Peckhammokanboxerrescue@yahoo.com
Brittany   American Brittany Rescue—Midwest Region www.americanbrittanyrescue.org
Bulldog (French)  Charlotte Kreely 617-742-9300 www.frenchbulldoglastchance.org  fblcrescue@gmail.com
Bulldog (English)  Mid-America Bully Breed Rescue (MABBR) www.mabb.org
Bull Mastiff  Izetta Wright  913-533-2413
Chihuahua   LL Dog Rescue  816-926-0242
Clumber Spaniel  Judy Rickey  913-724-1054
Chow Chow  We do not have a current listing.  If you know of a contact in the area, please let us know.  
Collie  We do not have a current listing.  If you know of a contact in the area, please let us know.
Daschund  LL Dog Rescue  816-926-0242 
Dalmation  Janice Boyanchek 314-842-8958
Dalmation  Shirley Allen  816-444-1820
Doberman  Janice Thom  KC Doberman Rescue  816-505-2275
Elkhound  Renee Schmidt 913-856-3886  *no rescues, referrals only
English Springer Spaniel  English Springer Rescue America – Midwest Region  816-803-8962  msamuel@arrowtruck.com 
English Setter  We do not have a current listing.  If you know of a contact in the area, please let us know.   
German Shepherd       Ann Mackey  816-363-0121     Fred Fosnacht  fosnacht@me.com        mogsrescue.rescuegroups.org
German Shorthaired Pointer MAK GSP Rescue  (MO, AR, KS)
German Wirehaired Pointer  Mary Murray      
Golden Retriever  Golden Rescue Group  816-228-2458
Golden Retriever  www.goldenrecovery.org  Pat Campbell  816-220-2983  or  816-228-1458  pcampbelll@goldenrecovery.org
Gordon Setter  Missouri Valley Gordon Setter Club Rescue http://mvgsc.net/index.html   Sue Hawkins mshawkins@cox.net  402-659-6130
Great Dane  Janet Quick  816-589-1946
Great Pyrenees Jane Signorelli  816-361-9262
Greyhound  (R.E.G.A.P.)  Bill & Cher Oliver  816-763-3333
Greyhound Support in Kansas City   3900 N. 99th Street , Kansas City , KS 66109
      Kate 913-334-1678  kate@greyhoundsupport.org  www.greyhoundsupport.org
Irish Wolfhound Sue or Bev Stobart 816-540-4842
Jack Russell Terrier Jerry Waelterman jkrusel@blackburnjacks.com 573-484-0030
Keeshond Jennifer: jkisser@kcstar.com www.keeshondlovers.com Judy: jahintzie@sunflower.com
Lab Rescue  We do not have a current listing.  If you know of a contact in the area, please let us know.
Lhasa Apso  LL Dog Rescue  816-926-0242
Mastiff  Great Plains Mastiff Rescue (GPMR)  www.greatplainsmastiffrescue.org
Miniature Pinscher  
Newfoundland We do not have a current listing. If you know of a contact in the area, please let us know.
Papillion  Micra 913-381-3272
Pitbull  MO Pitbull Rescue         mpr@pitbullinfo.net
Pointer  (German Short Hair)  Midwest Pointer and Weimaraner Rescue (Midwest PAWS)
Pomeranian  Judy Hill 913-441-0581
Poodle, Toy  LL Dog Rescue  816-926-0242    
Poodle, Standard  Melissa Bass  1-636-366-4417
Pug  Midwest Pug Rescue      luvforpugs@aol.com
Rat Terriers Steve & Ceci Giacoma 
Rhodesian Ridgeback   Lacy Rawlings  913-645-7856
Rottweiler  We do not have a current listing.  If you know of a contact in the area, please let us know.    
Saint Bernard Marci Renick  573-259-4485 sdcsaintbernardrescue@gmail.com
Schnauzer  Miniature Schnauzer Rescue of Illinois and the Midwest 
Scottie Vicki Frazier vlfrazier@sbcglobal.net  314-383-5778
Sharpei  We do not have a current listing.  If you know of a contact in the area, please let us know.
Sheepdog  Joan Long 913-385-0362
Sheltie  Kansas City Sheltie Rescue, P.O. Box 57 , Mission , KS 66201   kcsheltierescue@yahoo.com  913-384-0366
Shih tzu  Furever Shih Tzu Rescue  Davida Cohen  SteveC1915@aol.com
Silky Terrier  Mary Estrin  816-942-2427
Spitz  We do not have a current listing.  If you know of a contact in the area, please let us know.
Springer Spaniel (see English Springer)  We do not have a current listing.  If you know of a contact in the area, please let us know.
Vizsla Rescue Meghan Tallman 816-756-1849
Weimaraner  Laura Roehich  913-385-0815
Welsh Terrier  We do not have a current listing.  If you know of a contact in the area, please let us know.
West Highland Terrier  Westie Rescue of Missouri
Whippet  Whippet Rescue and Placement (WRAP)   Libby Rice  (KCMO area)  816- 510-2260 wipits@sbcglobal.net
Yorkshire Terrier Sue Carey 913-772-8701
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Other:
Bird   Micra  913-381-3272
Bird   Julie Burge, DVM  816-356-4700
Duck  Sandy Leonard  913-706-0411
Farm (ducks, goats, chickens, etc.)  We do not have a current listing.  If you know of a contact in the area, please let us know.
Ferret  Kansas City Ferret Hotline Association and Rescue  816-569-3472  
Guinea Pig  We do not have a current listing.  If you know of a contact in the area, please let us know.
Hamster Rescue  House Rabbit Society  816-356-3900
Rabbit Rescue  House Rabbit Society  816-356-3900
Wild Animals
    Operation Wildlife of KS & MO   913-631-6566
    Lakeside Nature Center (KCMO)  816-513-8960