Dan Cosgrove Animal Shelter

Our mission is to protect the public, provide excellent animal care, find good homes for our animal guests, to promote responsible pet guardianship, to work to end the overpopulation of feral cats in our community, and to run a well organized, efficient shelter with rehabilitation through education philosophy.

Welcome to Branford's- Dan Cosgrove Animal Shelter! We have been helping homeless animals along the Connecticut shoreline and vicinity since April 2003. Hundreds of displaced animals come through our doors each year and it takes a lot of time, rehabilitation and veterinary care to place them into new homes. With such great support from the Town of Branford, our dedicated staff and our terrific volunteer base, we provide some of the best animal control & shelter services available in the state. We are so much more than a traditional shelter! We offer many programs and services to educate, inform and inspire people to take responsible care of their pets and to treat them with the kindness they deserve. With the support from people from all over Connecticut and beyond, we are helping to create a better community for all.
Some of our great accomplishments this year!!:
-Spot our Missouri dog
-Bambi our baby fawn
-Blind baby skunk
-Fox hit by car
-Dale our Chug
-Muscovy duckling
-Raccoon in bay window napping
-Fourteen newborn puppies abandoned in a cooler

Kitty

Meet Kitty! She is an 8 year old domestic shorthair cat who was surrendered to us because the other cat...

Hickory

Meet Hickory! He is a year old domestic shorthair cat who was found abandoned at a feral cat colony. He...

Skye

Meet Skye! She is a two year old calico domestic short hair cat. Skye was originally surrendered to us with...

Chloe

Meet Chloe! She is a year old black and white domestic shorthair cat who was surrendered to us with 5...

Shadow

Meet Shadow! He is a 3 year old domestic shorthair cat who was found abandoned at a feral cat colony....

Hojo

Meet Hojo! He is a two year old domestic short hair cat who was abandoned by his previous owner. He...

Oso

Mellow

Oreo

Meet Oreo! He is a two year old domestic short hair cat who was surrendered to us with 5 other...

Dino

Clover

Jolene

Meet Jolene! She is a two year old pitbull mix. Jolene was an incredible mom to her 8 puppies that...

Bert Jones

Julia

Meet Julia! She is a two year old domestic shorthair who is a total lovebug! She loves to headbutt your...

Babe Ruth

Marmalade

Figgy

Meet Figgy! She is a year old domestic shorthair cat who came to us from another rescue. She is a...

Dove

Meet Dove! She is estimated to be about a year old domestic short hair. She came to us from a...

Toungsten - #23-262

Tyson

Poppy

Meet Poppy! He is a six year old boxer mix. Poppy is looking for a quiet home where he can...

Cassie #21-476

Blaze

Amelia #23-172

Amelia came to us from another organization called Fix and Feed in North Haven. She is around 5 years old....

Arugula

Meet Arugula! She is a year old cat who originally came to us after giving birth to her kittens under...

Colby #20-213

Colby is quite shy and enjoys hiding, but with time he may come around. Lots of patience and effort would...

Snoot #20-19

Snoot is very shy and reserved, but with lots of time and patience she will become more comfortable. She gets...

Dora - #22-324

Meet Dora! She was trapped and brought to us by a rescue partner. She is still very timid around humans...