Dedicated to the Rescue, Sanctuary (Foster Homes) and Adoption of Companion Animals in Northern California since 1998. Over 14,000 lives saved!

Dedicated to the Rescue, Sanctuary and Adoption of Companion Animals.
-Volunteer home fosters.
-Adoption to forever matched homes.
-We feed and advise to feed "Holistic Quality" foods & treats.
-Holistic Care vs big commercial toxins.
-Assist and partner with many Bay Area Animal Shelters. See our website shelter page.

Furry Friends Rescue (FFR) is an all-volunteer non-profit Bay Area companion animal rescue organization, comprised entirely of experienced and dedicated volunteers who collectively have rescued over 500 (now over 12,000) companion animals and placed them in loving homes for life.

United and inspired by our compassion for all animals, we focus our talents on saving dogs and cats destined to be euthanized in Bay Area shelters. Each rescued animal is provided veterinary attention, including examination, immunizations and spay/neuter. Then the rescued dog or cat is placed into one of our safe haven foster homes where he receives lots of TLC and basic family member training. Most of our dogs and cats are well behaved and are ready for adoption. A few may need special care to recuperate from medical, mental or physical neglect/abuse; or to regain their confidence and trust in people.

Since November 1998, we have saved over 12,000 animals and the numbers are growing every day—along with 6000+ Guardian, Shelter & Rescue Assists! Our volunteer home foster about 120 dogs and cats (of all ages from young to senior and special medical/behavior needs) year round. We rescue and find forever homes for about 1000 animals per year. Please see some of our Purple Heart "Miracle Club" animals.

Our successful team is based on core values of friendship, integrity, honor and mutual respect for each other as a team. Our shared love for our furry friends binds us to our common goal. FFR's primary focus is to utilize our talents and energies in innovative ways to save even more innocent lives by expanding our Foster Home Network while we pursue funding for our ultimate goal, a Bay Area Safe Haven Sanctuary!

A key part of FFR's philosophy and practice is to build alliances and network with other reputable shelters, rescue organizations, veterinarians, doggie day cares, trainers, media and caring companies. By working together, we can save more lives together and help to eliminate the unnecessary deaths of so many adoptable animals while enhancing the lives of people as well.
We pride ourselves on our great team work. It takes a village of volunteers to save thousands of dogs and cats and find them their forever family homes. Please see photos of the FFR volunteers in action on our photo galleries on our website: FurryFriendsRescue.org

If you would like to be part of our team, please check our Volunteering page. To donate, please see our Donations page. For more information, email info@furryfriendsrescue.org.

In the USA annually, 6 to 8 million dogs and cats are placed in shelters, and 3 to 4 million of them are euthanized because they are unable to be placed in homes. "Every Nine Seconds" was an awareness campaign that began several years ago to promote pet rescue and adoptions. The awareness campaign is called "Every Nine Seconds" because in a typical year, as many as 405 lost animals are euthanized every hour, or one Every Nine Seconds. Because this is an important subject to all dog and cat lovers, we urge everyone to visit www.novoiceunheard.org.