Adoption and Rescue Resources:

Petfinder.com allows you to search for over 200,000 adoptable pets, locate shelters and rescue groups all over the country. You can also browse their resource library, post classified ads and read some heart warming stories.

Best Friends Animal Society located in Southern Utah is a non-profit organization that provides sanctuary for homeless pets from all over the world and is a leader in animal rights, rescue and active in working with individual and humane groups to bring about a time when there are no more homeless pets. Their web site provides numerous resources and information.

The Rolling Dog Ranch Animal Sanctuary in Montana rescues and shelters disabled animals who have been given up on. Their residents include blind dogs, cats and horses, deaf dogs, and others with medical issues like muscular dystrophy. Please visit their website to see what wonderful work these people are doing.

All 4 The Animals Rescue is an animal rescue organization dedicated to saving and caring for homeless animals....specifically dogs (especially those in danger of being euthanized). It is our mission to give them a second chance to live a good, healthy life with a loving forever family.

Animal Behavior Resources Institute provide articles, videos, information and resources to enhance the relationships of people and their animals.

Collie Rescue, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization. Our mission is to place stray, abandoned and surrendered collies into loving and permanent homes, educate the public about the collie breed, and promote responsible pet care. Our goal is to provide a safe and healthy haven for all dogs placed in our care until loving, adoptive homes can be found.

Oldies but Goodies Cocker Rescue, Inc, (OBG) is an all-volunteer non profit animal rescue organization based in Washington DC that is dedicated to the prevention of cruelty to animals. We do this through the rescue, medical care, rehabilitation and placement by adoption of homeless and/or abandoned cocker spaniels and cocker spaniel mixes to good homes in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Golden Retriever Rescue - GRREAT is a non-profit. all volunteer staffed organization dedicated to the rescue. foster-care and placement of Golden Retrievers in MD, DC and No VA, South Central PA, Eastern West VA and Delaware.

Maine Coon Rescue is a very small, family-run group in Frederick, MD specializing in placing rescued maine coon mix cats into loving homes.

Mid-Atlantic Pug Rescue, Inc is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, dedicated to providing for the short and long term needs of abandoned or surrendered pugs. We give rescued pugs veterinary care, a nurturing foster environment, and permanent placement into a loving home.

RABBITWISE is primarily concerned with promoting the welfare and increasing the quality of life of an individual, group, and/or class of domestic rabbits

Virginia Greyhound Adoption (VAGA) is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with extensive experience placing retired racing greyhounds in loving homes. Our mission is simple: we want to place as many retired racing greyhounds as we can in permanent, responsible homes where they will get the love and care they truly deserve.

General Information:

Pets 911 is a comprehensive resource of community-specific and general per-related information in the U.S. and Canada. The information is accessible via phone at 1-888-PETS-911 (1-888-738-7911) or www.pets911.com.

The ASPCA Poison Control Center is the foremost animal poison control center in North America. Its animal poison-related emergency service is available 24 hours a day every day of the year. Their phone number is 1-888-426-4435. A $50 consultation fee may be applied to your credit card.

The ASPCA is the preeminent resource for animals throughout North America. Their web site is filled with information, resources, educational programs, legislation, news, blogs, available adoptions, and law enforcement opportunities and even shopping. Please visit www.ASPCA.org.

Spay/Neuter programs are near and dear to our hearts at LUCAS. Did you know more than 20 million unwanted & homeless companion animals will be destroyed in the U.S. this year? At least 100,000 of those will be in D.C. and Virginia alone. Please help reduce this outrageous statistic. Spay or neuter your pets and urge all your friends and neighbors to do the same. For information on low-cost spay/neutering, please go to www.spay.org or www.spayusa.org.

The Prince William SPCA is a local group of volunteers that works with the veterinary industry, the local business community, county government officials and other nonprofits in protecting domestic animals from cruelty, neglect, and abandonment, and stopping the unnecessary overpopulation of companion animals. LUCAS works closely with the PWSPCA and encourages you to visit their web site at www.pwspca.org.

The Dog Hause - Free downloadable spay neuter graphics - http://www.doghause.com/spaygraphics.asp

The Animal Rescue Site - Feed a Stray Click Everyday. By clicking on "Feed An Animal In Need", The Animal Rescue Site through its corporate sponsors provides food to homeless shelter animals throughout the United States. The site features hundreds of gift items for sale that when purchased, provide additional bowls of food.

Books Worth Reading:

"Dr. Pitcairn's New Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats", by Pitcairn & Pitcairn

"Food Pets Die For: Shocking Facts About Pet Food" by Ann N. Martin

"Natural Nutrition for Dogs and Cats" by Kymythy Shultze

"The Nature of Animal Healing" by Martin Goldstein, DVM