Rescue Groups

ACC partners with many local, regional and national rescue groups.

The rescue groups listed below have submitted applications to ACC and are authorized to adopt animals from us. These groups also assist us by caring for animals that have special needs and would otherwise not find a home.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank these groups for their continued support and encourage you to contact them if you cannot find the type of pet you are looking for on our website.

If you are the owner/founder/or part of a rescue group and would like to become a certified rescue group partner with ACC, and on adoptcharlotte.org as well as in our list below, please visit the Rescue Portal tab below for more information.. We'd love to partner with you!

Other Rescue Groups We work with:

Carolina Waterfowl Rescue: this is a non-profit organization that rescues and rehabs waterfowl birds but also takes in so much more. Farm animals (birds, pigs, ect) and small pets (lizards, rabbits, etc).

Carolina Wildlife Conservation Center: This amazing organization provides care to injured, orphaned, ill and displaced native wildlife. They preserve wildlife through rescue, rehabilitation, and release. Their mission is to create a world where people and wildlife live in productive harmony.

Fairytale Farm Rescue This is a local rescue that cares for small animals and provides them with the necessary medical treatment, rehabilitation, and love they need to thrive. They take in rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs, rats, etc. They also work to educate the community about animal welfare.

The rescue portal was created just for 501(c)3 rescues who want to become a partner to take in pets from our shelter.

Cat Rescues

Dog Rescues (All Breeds)

Dog Rescues (Specific Breeds)

AUSTRALIAN CATTLE DOG

AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD

BASENJI

BICHON FRISE

BORDER COLLIE

BOSTON TERRIER

BOXER

BRITTANY SPANIEL

CAIRN TERRIER

CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIELS

DACHSHUND

DOBERMAN PINSCHER

DUTCH SHEPHERDS

ENGLISH SETTER

GERMAN SHEPHERDS

GOLDEN RETRIEVER

GREAT DANE

JACK RUSSELL TERRIER

LABRADOR

MALINOIS

MALTESE

MIN PIN

PEKINGESE

PIT BULL

POODLES

PUG

RAT TERRIER

ROTTWEILER

SCHNAUZER

SHARPEI

SHELTIE

SHIH TZU

WEIMARANER

WESTIES

WHIPPET

Rescue Portal

Rescue Partner Animal Search Portal

This page is for ACC Rescue Partners only. If you are NOT a rescue partner and you want to see the animals available for adoption, visit our Adopt A Pet page. Any ACC rescue partner that is already approved/signed up with our facility can come to the shelter and pull any animal(s) in open adoption any time during normal business hours. If you are the head of a rescue and would like to become an approved rescue, keep reading!

Dear Rescue Partner Applicant,

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Animal Care & Control Division Rescue Partner Program will work jointly with approved 501c3 rescue groups to provide safe and loving placement to animals in need. The success of the program depends on the support of groups like yours, so please read and complete the following information so that we can begin working with your organization right away.

We thank you for your interest and commitment to improving the lives of animals in our community!

Sincerely,

The Staff & Volunteers of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care & Control Division

If you need a printed version of this application, Rescue Group Agreement, and/Code of Conduct to fill out and send in, OR if you have any questions before filling out the form, please email our rescue coordinator at amy.yeager@cmpd.org.

If you agree to the terms above, continue to the Resuce Group Appliction.

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