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

Honda

Robby

Meet Robby! He is a seven month old cattle dog mix who is true to his breed! Robby is a...

Helen

Hazel

Coco

Meet Coco! He is a four year old maltese mix who was abandoned at a local grooming business. He is...

Hogan

Snuggles

Meet Snuggles and Luna! They are a bonded two year old duo who were surrendered after their previous owner could...

Bruno

Meet Bruno! He is a two year old pitbull mix who was found abandoned here in town. Bruno is a...

Luna

Rambo

Meet Rambo! He is a two year old mix breed dog who was abandoned at a grooming business. He is...

Hannah

Harper

Daisy

Meet Daisy! She is a 2 year old pitbull mix who was found abandoned in a local town. She is...

Loki

Meet sweet Loki! Loki is a 7-8 year old Silken Terrier mix who has had a rough start to life....

Bunnie

Lily

Bobby

Meet Bobby! He is a four year old hound mix who was a part of a local hoarding case. Bobby...

Josie

Ginger

Harvey

Star

Madea

Meet Madea! She is a two year old Boxer, English Bulldog mix who was found abandoned here in town. She...

Arnold

Naples

Puff

Buddy

Meet Buddy! He is a twelve year old terrier schnauzer mix. Buddy is an anxious guy, and he likes to...

Emmett

Meet Emmett! He is a three year old domestic shorthair cat who was found abandoned at a local cat colony....

Sammy

Meet Sammy! She is a ten year old domestic longhair cat who was surrendered to us along with her 2...

Marmalade

Figgy

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

Toungsten - #23-262

Dora - #22-324

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

Blaze

Amelia #23-172

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

Colby #20-213

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

Cassie #21-476

Bocconcini #20-211

Snoot #20-19

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