South Carolina – Upstate Animal Rescue Organizations

Upstate Animal Rescue Organizations

These animal rescue organizations – located in the upstate of South Carolina – provide care and refuge for cats, dogs, horses, rabbits, and other domestic animals.

If you have a wild animal that is injured or orphaned, please visit our SC Wildlife Rescue page.

SC Upstate Animal Protection and Rescue Organizations

AARRFF - Cowpens
Adopt-a-Kitty - Greenville
All God's Creatures Pet Rescue and Adoption - Johnston
Anderson County Animal Shelter - Anderson
Anderson County Humane Society - Anderson
Animal Allies - Spartanburg - low cost spay neuter clinic
Animal Angels - York
Animal Rescue Fund of South Carolina - Seneca
Animal Rescue Pickens County - Easley
Animal Welfare of Laurens County - Laurens
Ararats Doxie Haven - Spartanburg - rescuing purebred Dachshunds
Boykin Spaniel Rescue - Greer
Carolina Poodle Rescue - Spartanburg
Cherokee County Animal Shelter - Gaffney
The Community Pet Project - Simpsonville - raising funds to help those that cannot pay for pet care
Concerned Citizens for Animals - Simpsonville
Critter Connection - Spartanburg
Crossroads Animal Hospital - Seneca - adoption program for homeless pets
Diamond in the Ruff Rescue & Rehab - Seneca
Enoree River Rescue - Taylors
Fast Paws Haven Rescue - Westminster - helping dogs
The Fathers House International - Animal Rescue Division - Westminster - helping dogs
Feline Urgent Rescue - Greenville - FUR
Foothills Golden Retriever Rescue - Greenville
Forthehounds - Clemson - greyhound, whippet, borzoi rescue
Four Paws & a Plan - Clinton
4Petsake Animal Rescue - Anderson
Freedom Train Animal Rescue Transports - Anderson - volunteers transport at-risk animals to safe locations
Global Rescue Welfare League - Inman
Golden "S" Rescue - Liberty
Greater Abbeville Humane Society - Abbeville
Greenville County Animal Care - Greenville
Greenville Great Pyrenees Rescue Shelter
Greenville Humane Society - Greenville
Greyhound Crossroads - Greenwood
Greyhound Pets of America - Electric City Chapter - Anderson
Happy Hearts - Laurens - specializing in handicapped and disabled cats and dogs
Hollow Creek Farm Equine and Canine Rescue - York County
The Hounds Of Peaceful Place - Travelers Rest
Humane Society of Greenwood - Greenwood
Humane Society of Lancaster
Humane Society of McCormick County - McCormick
Humane Society of York County - Fort Mill
KitsNKats Rescue - Easley
Large Animal Emergency Rescue - Clemson University
Laurens County Animal Control - Laurens
Laurens County SC Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - Laurens
LEARN Horse Rescue - Meggett - accepts rescues statewide
Lucky Dog Rescue - Gaffney
Mauldin Animal Shelter
Miracles with Paws - Rock Hill
Nalleys Nards - Liberty - St. Bernards plus other breeds
New Beginnings Shepherd Rescue - Pelzer
Oconee County Animal Control & Shelter - Seneca
Oconee County Humane Society - Walhalla
Operation CARE - Rock Hill
Palmetto Equine Awareness and Rescue League - Sandy Springs - PEARL
Paws4Progress Canine Rescue - Chester
PAWSitive Effects - Anderson - working to keep dogs from being chained
Pet Haven of South Carolina - Greenville
Pet Tender Angels Rescue and Rehabilitation - Greenville
Phoenix Rising Border Collie Rescue
Pilots N Paws - Landrum - pilots and other volunteers help transport rescue animals by air
PomRescue.com - Drayton, Spartanburg County
Project Zero - Gaffney
Pug Lovers Rescue - Rock Hill
Pups & Persians - Anderson - other breeds too
Purrs, Paws, and Claws - Belton
Recycled Pets - Rock Hill
Richardson Rescue - York
Road To Home Canine Refuge - Fort Mill
Second Chance Farm - Chester
Spartanburg Humane Society - Spartanburg
Speak for Animals - Greenville
St. Francis Animal Rescue - Rock Hill
Sue's Critters - Seneca
Sundance Mountain Stables Animal Rescue - Tamassee - cats, dogs, horses
True Care Humane Society - Union
Upstate Animal Rescue Foundation of South Carolina - working in Anderson, Pickens, Greenville, and Oconee counties