The Best Nebraska Dog Rescues & Shelters in 2025

Nebraska Humane Society

The Nebraska Humane Society was founded in 1875. It is the fifth oldest humane society in the nation, and, today, is also one of the largest. We offer shelter to animals who have no place to call home and provide vital services to them and to the people who love them. Every year, more than 24,000 animals, including wildlife, find their way to our doors. Through our programs, we touch the lives of more than 200,000 people annually with our message of compassion and humane treatment for all living creatures. We are housed on a 13-acre campus with four buildings, 170 dedicated staff members and 500 volunteers.

Beatrice Humane Society

For many years, BHS (Beatrice Humane Society) has been sheltering abandoned animals, fighting cruelty and neglect, and working to build a caring, compassionate community here in Beatrice, Nebraska. Although we have lots of volunteers and members, we are really nothing more than a single entity saying “Yes, I want to help!” Help us to help you and a pet friend… check out what cats and dogs are available, or find out more about volunteering or donating to help the pets still awaiting families!

Paws & Claws Adoption Center

Epona Horse Rescue

Epona Horse Rescue is located just outside Crete, Nebraska. We are located on roughly 10 acres of pasture land, with a 4 stall barn and plans to add an additional barn soon. "SAVING LIVES OTHERWISE LOST..." Epona Horse Rescue is an organization based on the premise that all equine and other animals should live freely from cruelty, neglect and abuse. Many horses simply end up in a rescue situation due to lack of training or being too young or too old to be of use to mankind. Epona is dedicated to the care and rehabilitation of unbroken or unhandled horses and to the very young and the aged equine that are often rejected. We strive to educate the public on the fate of many of America's horses and ask for the support of the American public. Money is always a pressing need in the rescue. Feed, hay, shelter and veterinary care are the largest of expenses. We also need farrier care, office support and volunteers to continue the work. Your support can help the rescue continue to rescue and rehabilitate these wonderful animals. We are a non-profit organization under the IRS 501 (c)(3) regulations.

Start Over Rover

Start Over Rover is the only no-kill, non-profit animal rescue and shelter located in Hastings, NE. Rover is operated primarily by volunteers and is beginning it’s 10th year of operation! We rely solely on donations from the general public and local/regional businesses and groups. Our first priority is finding good homes for unwanted companion animals, whether they are abandoned, neglected, abused, strays, puppy mill “cast offs”, or simply unwanted by their current owners. Another priority of Rover’s is reducing the pet overpopulation without euthanization. We pay for the spay or neuter, medical care, vaccinations, and daily care of each animal that enters Rover.

Heartland Pet Connection

The Heartland Pet Connection has been serving the homeless animals of south central Nebraska since October 2004. Our facility provides a safe haven for lost and surrendered pets and an opportunity for many families to find the perfect companion. Animal control is provided by the Hastings Police Department and the Adams County Sheriff’s Department. At the shelter, animals are cared for with compassion and kindness. The safety and health of these animals is a priority for staff and the many volunteers that work at the shelter. Each animal receives veterinary care as well as necessary vaccinations and tests to ensure that it is in the best health before ever being put up for adoption. It is our goal to provide the best care possible for the homeless animals that need it the most. Our History The Heartland Pet Connection is owned and operated by the Hastings Animal Shelter Association, Inc., a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2001. We are a non-profit organization, not managed by city or county government. The concepts of changing the community’s animal shelter was originally introduced to the community as the WAGS project – Wonderful Animals – Great Space. It was born out of the compassion felt by many of Hastings area residents who wanted to improve the lives of hundreds of animals that passed through the dilapidated city animal shelter. The original WAGS Project was a grassroots effort that has expanded into a variety of avenues all carefully designed to serve the needs of people and animals in this community.

McCook Humane Society

The McCook Humane Society was formed in 1983 by a group of citizens concerned by the housing that was being used by the City of McCook to house and care for stray animals. The first efforts focused on finding new homes for the strays and making their stay a bit more comfortable while impounded. Through a lot of diligent efforts, donations of money and many hours of volunteer labor the Animal Shelter was built on South Street and a lease agreement with the City of McCook was established. The shelter has been improved through the years and is a facility to be proud of. These improvements have been possible through donations and other fund raising projects throughout the years. The effort continues to insure that neglected and unwanted animals of the area are taken care of and new homes provided. MHS is a nonprofit organization supported by voluntary donations and remains an independent organization dedicated to finding permanent, loving homes for abused, neglected, and abandoned animals in Southwest Nebraska and Northwest Kansas. Three Memory Boards are on display at the shelter: • One has the names and or businesses that have been donors or volunteers that have been instrumental in the construction and continuing operation of the Animal Shelter. • Another is in memory of deceased animal lovers that have either left monies in their wills or instructed their loved ones to donate to the humane society. • A third has the names of beloved pets that the owners have given memorials in their name to be remembered. Visitors and volunteers are always welcome. The McCook Humane Society is located at 100 South Street. Please find our current open hours at the bottom of every page in the footer. If you need to surrender an animal, please call first during business hours to set up an appointment to bring the animal in.

Animal Shelter of Northeast Nebraska

The Animal Shelter of Northeast Nebraska* (ASNN) was founded in 1995 in Northeast Nebraska by a group of dedicated volunteers. These volunteers created a network of foster homes and caring families to care for the abandoned animals in the area. All expenses are paid by the donations from the community and local businesses. There was a general lack of facilities in our five-county area (Madison, Pierce, Wayne, Stanton and Cuming counties) to respond to the issues of unwanted or abandoned dogs and cats. Because of the rural nature of our environment many of these animals were simply turned free near farms where they were not wanted. Farmers or people living in the country, for their part, and understandably, did not have a shelter near them and were forced to either take the animals to a shelter farther away or have them euthanized or even kill them themselves. As a response to this urgent need we began the foster/adoption program as a stopgap to meet the critical current need. We finally opened the doors to our shelter in March of 2016 and, for the most part, stopped our foster program and now house an average of 100 cats and dogs at a time with a few exotics on the side. We currently average 70 adoptions per month and, thanks to our community, can and will continue to grow. * The Animal Shelter of Northeast Nebraska is formerly known as Northeast Nebraska Humane Society - we have no affiliation with the Humane Society of the United States.

Dolly's Legacy Animal Rescue

Dolly’s Legacy Animal Rescue is a foster-based rescue in Lincoln, NE. Our mission is to save orphaned and abandoned pets from overcrowded shelters and find them loving, forever homes. Dolly's Legacy Animal Rescue's mission is to save orphaned and abandoned pets from overcrowded shelters where they are out of time & out of hope to make it out alive. Far too many pets are facing a cruel death at high-intake, high-kill animal control facilities, some still using a gas chamber as a means of euthanasia. We rescue dogs, puppies, cats & kittens, and place them into loving foster homes while they receive all the vet care needed, including spay/neuter, heartworm testing & treatment, vaccinations, microchipping, treatment for parasites, surgical intervention, and hospitalization.

Haven Animal Rescue Nebraska

Haven Animal Rescue Nebraska is located in Omaha, NE with approved foster homes in surrounding areas. We do not have a physical facility, so potential adopters are able to meet our available animals through appointments after their applications are approved. Our organization is composed entirely of dedicated volunteers. We are always looking to add committed volunteers and fosters to the Haven family that are like minded in their passion for saving animals! We value honesty, integrity, and respect for all living creatures as well as transparency in throughout our entire organization. Please see our volunteer tab to join the Haven family!

Big Red Rescue of the Heartland

Big Red Rescue of the Heartland has been organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes. Specifically helping abandoned, surrendered, abused, neglected animals - providing safe, loving foster homes and providing necessary rehabilitation for them to be adopted to a forever home. Education To educate owners and the public on responsible pet ownership. Providing education to the public on the animal welfare and responsible pet guardianship. Adoption Finding a forever home for animals in need. Ensuring no animal shall be adopted for the purposes of breeding or scientific/medical experimentation. Rescue Rescuing and socializing abandoned, neglected, abused, orphaned and/or surrendered animals by providing temporary, safe shelter and medical/dental treatments as needed.

Nebraska Boston Terrier Rescue

Boston Terrier Rescue in Nebraska was founded in 1998. In 2004, it evolved into Nebraska Boston Terrier Rescue, Inc., a 501(c)(3) Non-profit Organization. We operate as an all-volunteer based organization and run strictly on donations. Our volunteers are dedicated to rescuing Boston terriers from shelters and individuals and finding them forever homes. We do not have a physical shelter that you can visit. All of our dogs are fostered in volunteers homes until they find their new safe, happy and FOREVER home. Boston terrier mixes are considered on an individual basis. Nebraska Boston Terrier Rescue serves the states of Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Minnesota, South Dakota and Wyoming. Other states are considered if we can find the appropriate help in that state or we will refer you to a Boston Rescue closer to you.

Harbor of Hope Dog Rescue

We are a non-profit dog rescue that is comprised entirely of dedicated and compassionate foster homes ready to provide a safe haven from life’s storms. We cannot stop the world from being cruel, but we can offer a safe, loving and restorative place where dogs are protected from the harshness of life and given a chance to recover and heal. We promise to provide them with complete vet care, nutritious food, enrichment and training opportunities, all while surrounding them with love and hope. When we look at their faces, we see endless possibilities. We offer them love to show them that life isn’t always about merely surviving. It is about thriving. We offer them time to let their guard down long enough to learn how to be loved.

MidAmerica Rottweiler Rescue

MidAmerica Rottweiler Rescue (MARR) was founded in March 1999. This rescue organization was formed because we saw a need for a rescue network in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Wisconsin. While some of these states have strong and successful rescue groups, there are gaps in area coverage and some states have no rescues at all. MARR is supported solely through charitable donations and the fundraising efforts of its members and is a nonprofit corporation, recognized as a public charity with federal nonprofit 501(c)(3) status. All donations are fully tax-deductible allowable by federal income tax code. We are always looking for Rottweiler enthusiasts of all experience levels who are interested in breed and a desire to help. There is something for everyone to do!

NALA Rescue - Nebraska's Animal Loving Advocates

Nebraska’s Animal Loving Advocates We believe that every living thing deserves a life of being loved. We take the animals no one wants–the injured, the scared, the feral and the misunderstood. We support and re-home feral cats and pit bulls and work hard to change those stigmas. We are supported by a licensed veterinarian and lend support to local rescues. NALA Rescue works directly with pharmaceutical companies to provide low-cost and no-cost life-saving medications to our animals and those in need at local rescues. We work with other animal rescues to provide low- to no-cost health care as well as spay and neutering services. We want to help the helpers, help the helpless. We are shaking up the system and expanding access to affordable care–we are causing a commotion and are unwavering in our mission. We are advocates, not only for pets, for but their loved ones too! We strive to educate the public on the damage puppy mills do–both directly to the animals and indirectly to our society by affecting our cultural views on pets. We strive to provide loving homes for furry family members who have found themselves with no other place to go. We believe all pets have a perfect home out there waiting for them and we work hard to find their forever homes. We do not believe in excessive red tape and overly burdensome applications. There are animals dying every single second, of every single day, because there are too many animals without homes. We offer a solution to place deserving animals with loving homes. We are 100% grassroots, volunteer-driven organization, fueled by our founders, and motivated by our love for animals.

Wag N Train Terrier Rescue

We are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization located in Omaha, Nebraska. Adoption donations and donations made by generous individuals represent our sole source of funding. With these funds, our rescue dogs are brought up-to-date on vaccinations, are spayed or neutered, and are provided with ongoing veterinary care as needed. What sets us apart from other rescue organizations? Our "Sanctuary Sweethearts" - dogs that will stay in rescue for the remainder of their lives because of advanced age or serious health issues. Wag N Train provides all medications, supplements, dog food and required therapy for these dogs so that they may spend the rest of their lives in comfort. Private donations are the only source of funding for our "Sanctuary Sweethearts." We do adopt outside our state, but require the adopter to travel to Omaha, Nebraska to pick up their newly adopted dog. We do not transport or fly our rescue dogs. Our volunteers are available to help you from start to finish by offering: • Counseling before adoption • Training recommendations throughout your pet's lifetime • Grief counseling when that time does come

Bullies-N-Beyond ResQ

Bullies-N-Beyond ResQ (BNBR) is a 501c3 non-profit organization located in Omaha, Nebraska that is 100% volunteer operated. Since we are a foster based rescue only, we do not have a physical location. All of our available dogs reside with us while we work with them on getting them ready for their forever home. You can meet our dogs at various meet and greets throughout town, so be sure to follow our events! BNBR envisions a compassionate world where all dogs reside in responsible, loving homes and for the bully breeds to a positively restored image in the community. Our mission to provide adoptive homes for every dog that comes into our care and to advocate for the bully dog breeds through education and partnerships within the community.

Nebraska Dachshund Rescue

Nebraska Dachshund Rescue was formed in the fall of 2007 by several dachshund lovers who were part of a dachshund-only play group. The group would be informed about dachshunds in kill-shelters, dachshunds being surrendered by families, dachshunds that were 'free' on craigslist, dachshunds retiring from puppy mills, etc... There was not a dachshund breed-specific local rescue group to help find homes for some wonderful little dogs who deserved a second chance at life. Nebraska Dachshund Rescue is a 501(c)(3) non-profit AVO (All Volunteer Organization) dedicated to saving dachshunds. The dachshunds in need can come from a variety of different situations, such as; animal shelters, owner surrenders, puppy mill throw-aways, strays, etc... NDR does not discriminate based on age, size, health, or any other reason. Our goal for each and every dachshund is to be placed in a safe, loving forever-family. Until that goal is reached, they live with a foster family, who will love them ‘as one of their own’. Any needed vet care is provided and paid for by NDR during the interim between surrender and adoption. Vet care can range from minor needs, such as shots...to special needs, such as ‘back surgery’....and every dog that is placed in a forever home will also be spayed or neutered before they leave our care. NDR does not have a shelter. We rely on a network of foster families to take in a new dog. While the new dog is with the foster family, they will receive their vetting. The foster family also assesses the new dog so that it can be placed properly. This assessment includes temperament, social skills with other pets, potty training progress, personality, etc... Without our wonderful foster families, NDR would not be able to ‘stay in business’! Foster families are ALWAYS needed! NDR is dedicated to: • Helping abandoned, surrendered, abused, neglected dachshunds and dachshund mixes. • Providing a safe loving foster home and providing necessary rehabilitation to be adopted to a forever home. • Educating owners and public on responsible pet ownership. • Finding a forever home to dachshunds and any animal in need. • Rescuing and socializing abandoned, neglected, abused, orphaned and/or surrendered dachshunds and dachshund mixes by providing temporary safe shelter and medical/dental treatments as needed. • Procuring temporary foster homes and permanent new homes for rescued dachshunds that will provide a safe and nurturing home environment. • Ensuring no dachshund shall be adopted for the purposes of breeding or scientific/medical experimentation. • Providing education to the public on the dachshund breed, puppy mills, and responsible pet guardianship including, but not limited to, humane animal care and spay/neuter practices. • Displaying courtesy, respect and fellowship toward all volunteers in appreciation of services and support rendered to dachshund rescue and to promoting enhanced teamwork among all rescuers.

Basset and Beagle Rescue of the Heartland

Basset and Beagle Rescue of the Heartland (BBRH) is an approved 501(c)3 non-profit rescue group, all donations are tax-deductible. Our organization is devoted to rescuing and rehoming bassets and beagles in Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and Iowa. BBRH also puts great emphasis on educational efforts regarding these breeds and responsible pet ownership.

Nebraska No Kill Canine Rescue

Nebraska No Kill Canine Rescue (NNKCR) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that was originally formed in 2010 by a handful of volunteers who wanted to provide a foster-based no-kill option for all dogs regardless of breed. We utilize a network of foster homes who volunteer their time. To date, Nebraska No Kill has rehomed more than 800 dogs, with a success rate of 97 percent on adoptions. We are inspired and affirmed on a daily basis by the support received from the Lincoln community, where most of our fosters and adopters reside. Nebraska No Kill Canine Rescue strives to collaborate with other local rescues and has developed a strong relationship with the Capital Humane Society and other shelters across the state, often working together on hard-to-place dogs. Our rescue group is striving for the day when every dog has a safe and loving home. It’s pretty simple. The more fosters and funding we have, the more dogs we can save! Those two factors are the keys to our whole operation. Our network is growing, but the influx of dogs in need of a foster home continues. Fostering is a great way to help a dog along in his or her life’s journey with no long-term commitments and little or no financial obligation. Foster dogs are fully vetted prior to placement, and medical expenses are paid for by Nebraska No Kill Canine Rescue until an adopter is found. Consider opening your home and your heart to a foster dog, and we’ll work hard to find a great match!

Brave Animal Rescue

Founded in 2020 by a group of animal advocates in Lincoln, Nebraska, Brave Animal Rescue is a nonprofit 501(C)(3) volunteer-based animal welfare organization dedicated to rescuing homeless kittens, cats, dogs, and puppies. By working with a network of volunteer advocates, foster caregivers, local veterinarians, and shelters, Brave Animal Rescue is able to help hundreds of animals every year by pulling animals from high-kill shelters, by working hands-on rescuing orphaned kittens, by aiding in local Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) efforts, and by helping those who are no longer able to care for their pets. We provide these animals with care and temporary homes until we are able to place them in permanent homes. Brave also aims to serve as a resource to our community by providing information about pet ownership, spaying and neutering, veterinary care, and TNR. The founders of Brave Animal Rescue are life-long animal advocates who have several years of experience working with other nonprofit animal groups throughout the Midwest. Through these experiences on the forefront of rescue, the founders quickly began to recognize a need in the community for a neonatal-focused rescue. The vast majority of animals that are surrendered to animal shelters are under the age of 18 months old. According to The Humane Society of the United States, 80% of kittens are born outside. Without intervention, these kittens go on to procreate, get killed (by disease, vehicles, predators, etc.), or end up in shelters. Unfortunately, kittens and puppies under 8 weeks old are the population most at-risk for being euthanized in shelters due to a lack of resources and foster homes. With a passion for newborn kittens and puppies, and drive to help the community, the founders of Brave Animal Rescue aim to end the cycle of unwanted companion animals through education, rescue, and spaying and neutering.

Little White Dog Rescue

Little White Dog Rescue (LWDR) is a non-profit dog rescue organization that consists entirely of foster homes rather than a shelter. Founded in 2007, LWDR originally began as a West Highland Terrier rescue group – thus the name! These days, we take in small dogs of all kinds. Like all rescue groups, our goal is to find loving, forever homes for small dogs who have been displaced through no fault of their own. Our dogs come to us from city shelters, commercial breeding facilities, and owners who can no longer care for them. We are an all-volunteer group deeply committed to offering a chance at a good life to the dogs in our care. We provide a loving foster home, medical care, and quality food to each of our little dogs and begin training them to become beloved house pets. As a final gift to each of our dogs, we work diligently to make the best match for them with a new family. Little White Dog Rescue is a 501c3 organization that relies solely on donations to fund our mission to rescue, rehabilitate and re-home small dogs. There are many other ways individuals and corporations can help us in our mission! Please see the Volunteer Page to find out how you can become involved with LWDR.

FurEver Home, Inc.

FurEver Home, Inc. is an animal rescue located in Fremont, Nebraska. Our team of volunteers is passionate about improving the lives of pets and their owners through adoptions, fostering, owner support, training, and education. Our team helps divert animals from unstable situations and places them in forever homes where they are happy, healthy, and loved. We work with surrounding area shelters to house strays, help rehome, and save animals from euthanization across the Midwest. We also work with our community to educate pet owners on how best to care for their furry friends and empower them to provide their pets with the best possible life. By educating individuals on the importance of vaccinations, spay/neuter programs, microchipping, and training that promotes lasting good behavior, we ensure both owners and their pets share a long, happy, and healthy life together. Whether you’re looking for a new pet to add to your family, need assistance in finding a safe temporary home for a pet, need some extra support in training your pet, or a connection to financial resource options such as grants or emergency food supplies, etc. - the FurEver Home, Inc. team is here to support you.

Town and Country Animal Rescue

Midwest Dog Rescue Network

Midwest Dog Rescue Network was founded in 2007 by four dedicated women who wanted to make a difference in our community. We all had experience volunteering with rescues and working at shelters and vet clinics. Midwest Dog Rescue Network is an acronym of our names, Monica, Dee, Rose and Nikki. We are an all-breed 501(c) non-profit rescue licensed in the state of Nebraska. We are based out of the Omaha metro area. We have no employees so all proceeds go directly to the care of the animals. We do not have a shelter but foster our rescued dogs in local homes. Fosters homes are an important part of our rescue group. Without foster homes, only a fraction of the animals would be saved. The Network part of our name is important because it really does take a Network of people to run a rescue and help save animals. We work with local shelters and other rescues to help save animals. Many of our dogs come from over-crowded shelters that are limited in space and ask for help. Some dogs in shelters are simply “out of time” or need additional veterinary care that the shelter can not provide. At Midwest Dog Rescue Network, we are dedicated to helping homeless and abandoned animals in the Midwest find their forever homes. We work hard to make sure the animals in our care get the best medical attention, nutrition and love. We are passionate about helping animals in need and making a difference in the lives of the animals that come into our rescue. At Midwest Dog Rescue Network, we believe that every dog deserves a second chance at a forever home.

Pug Partners of Nebraska

Pug Partners of Nebraska is a 501c3, non-profit organization comprised of dedicated volunteers who are committed to rescuing and re-homing pugs in need. We believe that all pugs deserve a chance to be loved and to love a human companion. The majority of our rescue pugs come from what is called a puppy mill (a mass breeding facility), and we are very dedicated to these special dogs and providing them with the life they deserve. Our main purpose is to provide all of our rescue pugs with a loving foster home, quality dog food, medical care, and any other need that they may have while in our care. Our ultimate goal is to place each pug into a forever family that will continue to show the pug love, attention, and provide the care that they each deserve. We strive to educate our adopters and the public about our wonderful pug breed. Although pugs are quite different from most breeds, we want to show people how amazing these small dogs can be, and how they are great companions. Vision Statement Pug Partners of Nebraska provides a service to the community for pugs in need, by rescuing purebred pugs that are in shelters, puppy mills, whose owners can no longer care for them, and for those who have become lost/abandoned and to place them in a loving and safe permanent home where they will be loved and cared for as companion pets. Goals of Pug Partners of Nebraska To accomplish our mission, Pug Partners of Nebraska strives to: • Rescue adoptable pugs from a variety of situations and place them into loving foster homes until their permanent home can be found • Treat all pugs like our own, by giving them behavioral and medical attention that they need • Act as advocates by protecting and advancing the pug breed by encouraging responsible pug ownership and by rescuing pugs from unsafe or abusive situations • Carefully screen all volunteers to ensure that the most knowledgeable pug experts in the community are on board with pug Partners’ mission • Help reduce the pet over-population crisis by ensuring that all pugs adopted through our rescue are spayed or neutered • Have useful information available to those interested in adding a pug to their family • Provide the community with superior knowledge of the pug breed • cooperate and network with other animal rescue organizations in the community and world-wide • Incorporate programs to help the rescue succeed and involved more volunteers Pug Partners History One random July evening in 2008, Jessica Kamish was surfing the web looking for a sister for her current 3 year old pug Rocky. She came across the website for Midwest Pug Rescue where a banner read, “Foster homes needed in Omaha, NE.” As Jessica was the president of the Omaha Pug Club, with membership of more than 150 pug lovers, she was sure that she could find a couple of fellow pug lovers who would open their homes and hearts to a pug in need and foster for the rescue. An email was sent out to the address listed on the website, and an email was quickly received back that there was a 6 year old female who was found in O’Neil, Nebraska who needed a foster home. At this point Jessica sent an email to the pug club asking for foster homes. One couple replied immediately, Megan and Josiah (Si) Hollibaugh. They had just adopted two pugs from another rescue and wanted to help out a pug in need. With much contemplation, Jessica and her fiancé Matt decided to go ahead and take on this 6 year old puppy mill pug and give fostering a try. They named their foster pug Lily. Lily changed Matt and Jessica’s life. As a puppy mill survivor she had never experienced life outside of a kennel. There were so many firsts, and they found glory in the small things. The experience touched them both and they wanted to become more involved. Shortly after deciding this, Lily became part of their family. Jessica soon began getting emails about all the pugs needing rescued in Nebraska and Iowa. At this time, the only pug rescue in the area was Midwest Pug Rescue in Kansas City, MO, and it was obvious that the rescue need was great in the Nebraska and Iowa area as well. Jessica continued to seek out additional foster homes to help with the influx of pugs that needed rescued in the area. Megan and Si were the first foster home to take in a foster pug after Jessica. Their first foster was Yoda, a three year old mostly blind male who was surrendered to the Council Bluffs Animal Shelter. They too were touched by their fostering experience and wanted to find a way to help the pugs in need even more. After finding it hard to stay in contact with the pug rescue in Kansas City, Jessica, Matt, Megan and Si decided that it would be best to start up their own rescue and run it the way that would work best for them. Pug Partners of Nebraska was created in December 2008, and the EIN number request was filed with the IRS. In January 2009, a generous Omaha lawyer agreed to help the group file their 501(c)(3) paperwork. On January 30, 2009 the state certified Pug Partners of Nebraska’s Articles of Incorporation. Since then, Pug Partners of Nebraska has rescued over 900 pugs. We have over 20 foster homes, many volunteers, and have countless happy-ever-after stories about the pugs PPN has rescued. As the rescue has increased in size, Pug Partners added new positions to better help them rescue more pugs in need. In July 2009, positions were added to include a foster qualifier, foster coordinator, adoption qualifier, and adoption coordinator. In January 2010, these roles were further condensed to include a foster director and an adoption director. In March 2010, the positions began evolving once again and will continue to evolve as the rescue continues to grow.

Revolution Rescue

Revolution Rescue is a volunteer & foster-based company out of Lincoln, NE, and is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit group. Our Story The backbone of this rescue started as a small network of friends who were determined to help end and prevent cruelty by lessening the number of animals in need, especially the ones in the shelter systems. The euthanasia statistics are staggering. Far too many animals are not given a chance, mainly due to lack of space, and we are changing that...one by one. We will continue to fight Breed Specific Legislation (BSL) towards the many dogs that carry the unfair stigma of being a “bully breed”. If more people can open their minds and their hearts, and give these amazing animals a chance, we can reduce the number being held (and not making it out of) our shelters. We are a team devoted to each other and to animal rescue. To learn a bit about our members, click on "Board" below! Our Promise We are dedicated to making a positive difference for any and all animals that come into Revolution Rescue, so that the transition to their forever home will go as smoothly as possible. We encourage everyone to save the life of a shelter pet by adopting. Supporting breeders by purchasing animals from pet stores, etc…only adds to the problem and is how so many end up facing certain death. We promise you won’t be sorry. Rescue is the best breed! Revolution Rescue. Raising the bar for shelter animal rescue.

The Good Life Bulldog Rescue

We are dedicated to the rescue and care of bulldogs (English and Olde English) until a loving, adoptive home can be found with a focus on breed education. We work paw in paw with rescues, vets and shelters throughout the Midwest and in cooperation with the Bulldog Club of America Rescue Network (BCARN).

Heartland German Shepherd Rescue (HUGS)

Heartland German Shepherd Rescue (HUGS) is a Nebraska-licensed, all-volunteer, 501c3 non-profit dog rescue organization founded May 7th, 2015. We operate out of the Omaha-Lincoln, Nebraska area. Our focus is to save German Shepherd dogs at risk of being euthanized in shelters or other dire situations. We also help Australian Cattle Dogs and other herding breeds and mixes in need, as much as we are able to. While our focus is on purebred German Shepherds, we also help other injured dogs, puppies and/or moms with their litters, who are out of time at overcrowded shelters or small rural shelters with a high euthanasia rate. Many are sick or injured. Many of them are Shepherd mixes or other herding breeds including Australian Shepherds (Aussies) and Australian Cattle Dogs (Heelers). And these adorable, forgotten pups couldn't be more needy or deserving of our compassion and help. You can help too by opening your heart and fostering, adopting or donating. German Shepherds are highly intelligent, yet sensitive and intuitive dogs. We firmly believe that they respond best to positive reinforcement and a firm but always kind hand. German Shepherds thrive on structure, consistency, and mutual respect. They respond very well to reward-based training (treats, praise). Being heavy-handed, rough, or using force or inappropriate training tools is not only unkind, but it can often lead to distrust and can result in behavioral issues.

Great Plains Pointer Rescue

Great Plains Pointer Rescue was founded in 2008. Here at Great Plains Pointer Rescue, we take pride in helping German Shorthairs in many situations. All of our dogs receive full vet care in our program from minor to major medical issues. We provide all vetting records to adopters. Our main goal is to find loving and committed homes for our dogs. We take adoption seriously. Most of the dogs that enter our program have already been abandoned, bounced from home to home, or from different shelters. Our rescue program consists of foster homes where the dogs live indoors with families and receive training, social skills, and love. Adopters are able to ask questions and understand how a dog is in a home environment.