Animal Shelters & Rescues near Irvine, CA

At Chewy, we share your passion for pets. You can help us make an even greater impact by donating items to your local shelter or rescue through their Wish List or opening up your heart and home by adopting. Together, we can make a bigger difference.

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Irvine Animal Care Center

6443 Oak Cyn, Irvine, CA 92618 (0 mi from Irvine, CA)

The Irvine Animal Care Center is committed to providing a safe, clean, enriching and caring environment focused on increasing animal adoption into responsible homes while promoting healthy human and animal relationships. All donations help us provide... Learn More

9 Cats to Adopt

13 Dogs to Adopt

64 Wish List Items

8 People Favorited

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Southern California Pomeranian Rescue

Irvine, CA (1 mi from Irvine, CA)

Did you know that SCPR is all volunteer-run and the majority of our work is paid for by individual contributions? We are not funded by the state, city, or federal government. We could not do what we do without the generous support of the public. Whe... Learn More

3 Dogs to Adopt

$250.00 - $450.00 Adoption Fee

4 Wish List Items

3 People Favorited

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Noble Friends Foundation for OC Animal Care

Tustin, CA (4 mi from Irvine, CA)

Our mission is to inspire our OC communities to come together in recognizing the important values of love, loyalty and dedication that our pets bring to our lives - making them worthy of the greatest quality of care and protection. Learn More

9 Wish List Items

1 Person Favorited

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Orange County Animal Rescue Coalition

Irvine, CA (4 mi from Irvine, CA)

Founded in 2001, Orange County Animal Rescue Coalition (OCARC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit. OCARC is 100% volunteer driven and organized specifically to promote humane treatment and quality of life for all animals, rescue animals in need, reduce overpo... Learn More

$175.00 Adoption Fee

24 Wish List Items

4 People Favorited

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Girls of Dog Rescue

Tustin, CA (5 mi from Irvine, CA)

Girls of Dog Rescue is a volunteer-powered nonprofit dog rescue located in Orange County. Our rescue is a foster-based rescue where dogs go directly into foster family homes, that provide a safe and loving environment until they find their forever h... Learn More

14 Dogs to Adopt

$750.00 - $900.00 Adoption Fee

9 Wish List Items

1 Person Favorited

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Hanaeleh

Lake Forest, CA (5 mi from Irvine, CA)

Hanaeleh is a non-profit horse rescue, located in Orange County, CA. Hanaeleh rescues horses who are slaughterbound, neglected or in need of a loving home. Often these horses are abused, neglected, untrained or just drew a bad lot in life- whatever ... Learn More

16 Wish List Items

4 People Favorited

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Coastal German Shepherd Rescue of Southern California

23615 El Toro Rd, Suite X #276, Lake Forest, CA 92630 (6 mi from Irvine, CA)

Founded in 2004, Coastal German Shepherd Rescue is a non-profit 501(c)3 public charity based in Orange County, California. We are an all volunteer run organization, with no paid employees, and are dedicated to finding loving homes for abandoned dogs ... Learn More

36 Dogs to Adopt

$0.00 - $500.00 Adoption Fee

39 Wish List Items

12 People Favorited

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Friends of Newport Beach Animal Shelter

20282 Riverside Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92660 (6 mi from Irvine, CA)

Our organization is committed to keeping pets safe, happy and healthy while they wait to be placed in a forever home. Learn More

8 Wish List Items

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Save SomeBunny Rabbit Rescue

Santa Ana, CA (6 mi from Irvine, CA)

Our mission is to improve the welfare of rabbits in and around Orange County by combating the problems that lead to rabbit homelessness, supplying information to current and prospective rabbit owners to set them up for success, and by providing medic... Learn More

$60.00 - $100.00 Adoption Fee

17 Wish List Items

3 People Favorited

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Orange County Animal Allies

Santa Ana, CA (6 mi from Irvine, CA)

Our organization is to providing innovative resources and financial assistance to Orange County, California pets and their owners in an effort to provide care and support to keep them in their loving homes. Learn More

10 Wish List Items

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Shamrock Rescue Foundation

13882 Hewes Ave., Santa Ana, CA 92705 (6 mi from Irvine, CA)

Shamrock Rescue Foundation saves dogs and other animals who are in danger of being put to death in public shelters. These animals often have little to no hope of a better life, or of a life, period. Without our intervention, many animals now living h... Learn More

$150.00 - $400.00 Adoption Fee

6 Wish List Items

4 People Favorited

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The Little Red Dog Inc

23046 Avenida de la Carlota, Suite 600, Laguna Hills, CA 92653 (6 mi from Irvine, CA)

The Little Red Dog fights for all the dogs, red, blue, tan, white, brown, black and all colors in between. We do not discriminate against ANY breed; that's because we are a real rescue, and we will help as many animals as we can. Our primary goal is ... Learn More

8 Cats to Adopt

134 Dogs to Adopt

20 Wish List Items

11 People Favorited

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Lovebugs Rescue

Lake Forest, CA (6 mi from Irvine, CA)

Lovebugs Rescue is a foster-based animal rescue located in Southern California. We began our mission in October 2010, founded by Heather Peterson. Our team continues to grow with dedicated volunteers who take their time out of their personal lives to... Learn More

$150.00 - $500.00 Adoption Fee

1 Wish List Item

2 People Favorited

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Home Free Animal Rescue & Sanctuary

20302 Riverside Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92660-0240 (6 mi from Irvine, CA)

Our goals are quite simple: to save as many animals as possible from being killed in America’s shelters. More than 9000 animals are killed every day, which equates to more than 4 million each year. This is an atrocious number. If we all work together... Learn More

31 Wish List Items

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The Pet Adoption Center of Orange County

Lake Forest, CA (6 mi from Irvine, CA)

Our Mission The Pet Adoption Center of Orange County connects adoptable pets with loving people and the resources they need to be a family for life. Our Vision A community that cares so deeply for the welfare of its pets that it finds shelter euthana... Learn More

$200.00 - $475.00 Adoption Fee

23 Wish List Items

3 People Favorited

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Baby Kitten Rescue

Newport Beach, CA (7 mi from Irvine, CA)

Baby Kitten Rescue is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit animal rescue that focuses on neonatal, critical care and special needs kitten rescue in Los Angeles, California. We believe every life matters, no matter how small or how much extra care is needed. Learn More

19 Wish List Items

20 People Favorited

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Locks 4 Paws

Aliso Viejo, CA (7 mi from Irvine, CA)

Locks 4 Paws does all we can to keep pets with their people. Pets are more than just animals, they are family and all family matters. Over 33% of pets abandoned are because their owners are no longer able to care for them like they know the pet sho... Learn More

51 Wish List Items

1 Person Favorited

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Basset Hound Rescue of Southern California

Newport Coast, CA (7 mi from Irvine, CA)

Basset Hound Rescue of Southern California is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization offering sanctuary, healing and forever families to distressed, abandoned, injured or homeless hounds. We work to raise funds to save as many hounds as possible and const... Learn More

6 Wish List Items

7 People Favorited

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OC Shelter Pets

806 Wesleyan Bay, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 (7 mi from Irvine, CA)

OC Shelter Pets is a Charitable Organization that provides support for animals who have spent a significant amount time in our Orange County shelters, or will be euthanized if no one steps up and pitches in. Our goal is to help find forever families... Learn More

2 Wish List Items

2 People Favorited

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Diamond's Friends Pet Rescue

Newport Beach, CA (7 mi from Irvine, CA)

Launched in 2021, Diamond's Friends Pet Rescue is a Newport Beach-based 501(c)(3) animal rescue organization. Our mission is to help as many homeless dogs and cats as possible find loving and compassionate adoptive families. We accomplish this by be... Learn More

8 Wish List Items

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