Have you been thinking finding yourself a new 『flatmate』, or your kids start asking a new furry family member? Instead of buying from a pet shop, how about adopting one from an animal shelter! There are actually more than 1,000 cats and dogs looking for a new home in Shanghai.
By adoption you not only rescue them from a grim fate, you also get a grateful companion that will love you as long as it lives.
Or maybe you just simply want to volunteer and help out in an organization? That’s also great!
Here are some amazing animal shelters and rescue organizations in Shanghai, let’s support them by adopting or volunteering!
Shanghai Animal Rescue is founded by six true animal lovers who work hard on rescuing stray dogs. To facilitate and take care of the animals, they have constructed a pet shelter as well. Focusing on adoption, SAR have already help more than 700 dogs finding a new home.
To Adopt/sponsor/volunteer, contact them through their WeChatID: ShanghaiAnimalRescue
To find out more about export or register your dog, visit: www.shanghai-animal-rescue.com
Eleventh Hour Rescues Shanghai
A small organization of rescuers living in Shanghai. Coming from all over the world, they met one another through their individual work in the Shanghai rescue community. Since the organization was formed, they have rescued, rehabilitated, and rehomed hundreds of dogs across the globe.
To Adopt/sponsor/volunteer, visit: www.ehrshanghai.com
Dedicated to controlling the cat population and stopping the spread of feline diseases, here’s FelineFixShanghai! They help improving the health and welfare of cats through education, advocacy, adoption and events. If you want to learn more about how to better take care of cats and what to do when you find a stray, definitely check it out !
You can learn, adopt and sponsor animals through WeChatID: felinefixshanghai
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Best Friend China is the biggest bilingual animal welfare group based in Shanghai to promote adoption and responsible pet ownership.
If you want to find an animal to adopt, try the BFC Adoption Wechat App! It might be the easiest way for you to find a pet anywhere in China. Or you can simply add an animal to help him/her find a home.
To become a volunteer and/or adopt, contact them through WeChatID: bestfriendschina
Founded in 2007 in Shanghai, Paw Pals Animal Rescue is a non-profit cat shelter created by a group of animal rescuers. So far they have helped thousands of cats find a new home, and even abroad. They have a cat-apartment where they collect all the rescued cats waiting for a new home. Volunteers are needed to take care of the cats.
To become a volunteer, contact them through: karen0608
For more information about adoption, WeChat account: PPAR_sh
Who is in for cute little rabbits? Care4Bunnies is a dedicated team of bunny lovers working together to improve the lives of domestic rabbits in Shanghai and throughout mainland China, by helping to share the knowledge of how to correctly raise a bunny, educating the public about proper bunny diet & care , promoting bunny adoption and most importantly, spreading bunny love.
To take a bunny home, contact them through WeChat ID: tutuaixinzhijia
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