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Freeport, FL

Alaqua Animal Refuge

Alaqua Animal Refuge is a one-of-a-kind, no-kill facility founded in 2007. Located on 100-acres in Freeport, FL, the Refuge is located about 20 minutes north of the Emerald Coast. Their mission is to be a leading advocate for all animals, to maximize the healing power animals have on the human spirit, and to provide shelter, safety, and second chances to animals in need. Since... Read more...

Morriston, FL

Beauty’s Haven Farm and Equine Rescue, Inc.

We started Beauty’s Haven Farm and Equine Rescue, Inc. in Morriston FL as a nonprofit IRS 501(c)(3) public charity, to rescue horses in need in 2006. Unlike other rescues, we take in the difficult cases that take a lot of time and money for care. We have taken in horses from less than 12 hours to more than 38 years... Read more...

Wauchula, FL

Center for Orangutan & Chimpanzee Conservation, Inc. (dba: Center for Great Apes)

The Center for Great Apes’ mission is to provide a permanent sanctuary for orangutans and chimpanzees who have been rescued or retired from the entertainment industry, from biomedical research, and from the exotic pet trade. For nearly 25 years, the Center for Great Apes has provided compassionate care with dignity in a safe, healthy, and enriching environment for 60 great... Read more...

Palm City, FL

Equine Rescue and Adoption Foundation, Inc.

We rescue horses from abused, abandoned, neglected and slaughter-bound situations. We rehabilitate and re-train and find loving homes for these animals. We depend totally on donations, fundraisers and grants. Read more...

Vero Beach, FL

Equine Welfare Network, FL

Equine Welfare Network Inc. is a group of professionals, equine organizations and volunteers working together to promote and ensure a standard of care for horses throughout Florida. Our primary focus is advocacy, awareness and education. Our mission is to develop a network of resources throughout our communities to assist struggling owners and their horses. We also strive to support the... Read more...

Southwest Ranches, FL

F.R.I.E.N.D.S. Horse Rescue & Sanctuary

F.R.I.E.N.D.S. provides sanctuary to all horses accepted into our fold. We will accept any horse in immediate need of assistance in Broward County and surrounding areas. Also accepted, are all asymptomatic carriers of Equine Infectious Anemia(EIA) within the state of Florida. Our priority is to prevent the needless destruction of horses. Our primary financial goal is to acquire sustainable funding... Read more...

Cocoa, FL

Hidden Acres Rescue for Thoroughbreds

OUR VISION HART for Horses is committed to being the voice for Off-the-Track Thoroughbreds (OTTBs), to finding them their forever homes, and to stewarding a mutual journey of self-discovery for all of our horses and the people that connect with them. OUR MISSION Our mission is to rescue and re-home off the track thoroughbreds. We believe that education and outreach... Read more...

Micanopy, FL

Horse Protection Association of Florida, Inc.

To provide equine rescue, rehabilitation, education and adoption services within the state of Florida. To provide assistance to law enforcement and animal agencies with cruelty investigations and the care and placement of horses. To promote and teach horse care and humane, natural methods of training for horses. Read more...

Citra, FL

Kindred Spirits Sanctuary

Kindred Spirits is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to ending the abuse and suffering of farm animals through rescue, advocacy and education. Farm animals are exploited every day in our society, and are subject to some of the most horrendous forms of harassment, abuse and neglect. Industrialized or factory farming operates on the basic premise that farm animals are mere... Read more...

Punta Gorda, FL

Little Bear Sanctuary

Little Bear Sanctuary provides a permanent home for farm animals that have been abandoned or can no longer be cared for by the owner in order to allow them to live out the remainder of their lives in a cruelty free environment. We are committed not only to a vegan lifestyle but the much needed education of pigs as pets.... Read more...

Ft. Pierce, FL

Save the Chimps

Save the Chimps is one of the largest chimpanzee sanctuaries in the world, providing a permanent home to over 220 chimpanzees rescued from research laboratories, the pet trade, and the entertainment industry. Save the Chimps’ mission is to provide life-long refuge and exemplary care to chimpanzees in need. Residents at our 150-acre sanctuary in Fort Pierce, Florida, live on twelve... Read more...

Ona, FL

Sixteen Hands Horse Sanctuary

Sixteen Hands Horse Sanctuary, Inc. (SHHS) is a 501 (c)3 organization that provides rescue, rehabilitation and lifetime sanctuary to abused, abandoned, neglected and unwanted horses. It also promotes awareness of the principles of natural horsemanship through educational programs and provides outreach assistance to horse owners in the community. The sanctuary, which was founded in 2007 and is located on a... Read more...

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