This is a directory of animal welfare groups for Nebraska. If you know of
an organization that’s missing or out of date, please
let us know.

General Services

• FUR Animal Rescue (formerly For the Love of Paws), animal transport, North Platte (map)
• Blue River Pet Rescue (Seward) (map)
• Domesti-Pups (service dogs, Lincoln) (map)
• Joining Forces Saving Lives (coalition, Lincoln)
• Lost Pets of Lancaster County (lost pets)
• Pets in Omaha (education, Omaha)
• Raptor Recovery (injured or orphaned birds of prey, Bellevue) (map)
• Underground Railroad Kitten Network (national)
• Voice for Companion Pets (Grand Island) (map)
• Wildlife Rescue Team (orphaned or injured wildlife, except birds of prey, Lincoln)

Pet Food Bank

• Coalition for Pet Protection (Lincoln)
• Food Bank of Siouxland (Sioux City, Iowa) (map)
• Homeward Bound in the Heartland (Omaha) (map)
• Nebraska Humane Society (Omaha) (map)
• North Platte Pet Food Bank (North Platte)
• Paws Up of Nebraska (Lincoln & Beatrice) (map)
• Skipper’s Cupboard (Gering, Western Nebraska) (map)

Low-Cost Spay/Neuter

• All-Feline Hospital (Lincoln, in February, cats only) (map)
• Capital Humane Society (Lincoln, limited to three cats) (map)
• City of Lincoln Animal Control (contact Patti, 441-7900) (map)
• Clay Center Critter Care (Clay Center) (map)
• Feline Friendz (stray/feral cats only, Omaha) (map)
• Hearts United for Animals (Auburn) (map)
• Nebraska Humane Society (Omaha) (map)
• North Shore Animal League America’s Spay USA (national)
• Pawsitive Partners (North Platte) (map)
• Pit Bull Rescue Central (outside of Lancaster County)

Medical Assistance

• Animal Control (map)
• Cause for Paws (Lincoln) (map)
• Coalition for Pet Protection (cats)
• CareCredit Card
• Hearts United for Animals (map)
• Sadie Dog Fund (emergency medical needs, Lincoln)

Trap-Neuter-Release Groups

• Feline Friendz (Omaha) (map)
• Feral Cats of Papio Creek (Omaha)
• Friends of Feral Cats (Blair)
• Husker Cats (Lincoln)
• Nebraska Stray Cat, Spay & Neuter Project (Chappell)
• Loper Cats (Kearney)

Dog Rescues

• Big Dogs Huge Paws (multi-state foster network)
• Furever Home (Fremont) (map)
• NE No Kill (Lincoln, foster-based)
• Paw Prints (Cozad)
• Paws Up of Nebraska (Wymore) (map)
• RUFF Rescue (small dogs, Omaha)
• Safe Haven Rescue (Pawnee City)
• Second Chance Pups (Lincoln)
• Nebraska Rescue Council (breed-specific rescues)

Cat Rescues

• The Cat House (Lincoln) (map)
• Catnip & Tales (Omaha)
• Heartland Cats (Omaha)
• Homeless Cats No More (Fairbury) (map)
• Omaha Wags to Riches (Omaha)
• Platypus Feline Rescue (Beatrice)
• SOLAS (Council Bluffs/Omaha)

Cat & Dog Rescues

• Adopt a Dog Rescue (Chappell, cats too!) (map)
• Adopt A Pet (York) (map)
• Beatrice Humane Society (Beatrice) (map)
• Dolly’s Legacy Animal Rescue (Lincoln, foster-based)
• Furbaby Rescue (Norfolk) (map)
• FUR Animal Rescue (formerly Fur the Love of Paws, North Platte) (map)
• Hearts United for Animals (Auburn) (map)
• Helping Hand for Animals (Ralston)
• Homeward Bound in the Heartland (Omaha) (map)
• Muddy Paws (Omaha/Lincoln) (map)
• Revolution Rescue (Lincoln, foster-based)
• Saunders County Lost Pets Rescue (Wahoo) (map)
• Start Over Rover (Hastings) (map)
• Town and Country Animal Rescue (formerly Town & Country Humane Shelter, Papillion) (map)

Horse Rescues

• Epona Horse Rescue (Crete) (map)
• Hooves and Paws (Glenwood, Iowa) (map)
• L5 Youth Ranch (Roca)

Other Rescues

• Nebraska Parrot Rescue (Bellevue)
• Raptor Recovery (Fontenelle Forest) (map)

Puppy Mill Advocates

• Bailing Out Benji (Ames, Iowa)
• Harley’s Dream (Berthoud, Colorado)
• Puppy Mill Free Nebraska (statewide advocacy)

Wildlife Rescues

• Nebraska Wildlife Rehab (Omaha) (map)
• Wildlife Rescue Team (Lincoln)