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Animal Shelters & Rescues in Utah

77 of the 333 dog parks, shelters, trainers and boarding kennels we track in Utah are shelter and rescue services. Full listings for every city are on the Utah page.

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333locations statewide

Organizations vary between open-admission municipal facilities and private, foster-based rescues that do not operate a public viewing kennel. Choosing where to adopt depends on whether you want to walk through on-site kennels or submit an application online before meeting dogs in private homes. Adoption fees, home visit requirements, and hold periods for stray animals differ significantly across locations.

Salt Lake City 7

  1. Second Chance For Homeless Pets

    200 E Gordon Ln, Salt Lake City, UT 84107-2715

    Wed-Fri 11am-6pm, Sat 11am-4pm

    Call Website All Salt Lake City

  2. Salt Lake County Animal Services

    511 W 3900 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84123-1345

    Call Website All Salt Lake City

  3. Best Friends Animal Society

    2005 S 1100 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84106

    Call Website All Salt Lake City

  4. Ruff Haven Crisis Sheltering

    264 S 1135 W, Salt Lake City, UT 84104

    Call Website All Salt Lake City

  5. Best Friends Pet Adoption Center - Salt Lake City

    2005 S 1100 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84106

    Call Website All Salt Lake City

  6. Wildlife, Inc.

    32 W 200 S PMB 207, Salt Lake City, UT 84101-1603

    Call All Salt Lake City

  7. Best Friends Kitten Nursery

    2605 S West Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84115-3036

    All Salt Lake City

Ogden 6

  1. Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern Utah

    332 Washington Blvd, Ogden, UT 84404

    Call Website All Ogden

  2. Weber County Animal Services

    1373 N 750 W, Ogden, UT 84404-3426

    Mon-Fri 12pm-5:30pm

    Call All Ogden

  3. South Ogden Animal Control

    5594 S 600 E, Ogden, UT 84405

    Call Website All Ogden

  4. The Spirit Rescue

    664 S 7500 W, Ogden, UT 84404-8554

    Call All Ogden

  5. Pack N' Pounce

    333 2nd St Ste 8, Ogden, UT 84404-7429

    Call All Ogden

  6. Ogden-Weber County Humane Society

    1490 E Park Blvd, Ogden, UT 84401-0800

    Call All Ogden

Kanab 4

  1. Best Friends Animal Society

    5001 Angel Canyon Rd, Kanab, UT 84741-5000

    Call Website All Kanab

  2. Best Friends Animal Sanctuary

    Kanab, UT

    Call Website All Kanab

  3. Best Friends Animal Sanctuary Welcome Center

    755 Angel Canyon Rd, Kanab, UT 84741-5000

    Call Website All Kanab

  4. Best Friends Animal

    233 W Center St, Kanab, UT 84741-3449

    Call All Kanab

St George 4

  1. P.A.W.S. Adoption Center

    1125 W 1130 N, St George, UT 84770

    Wed-Sat 10am-4pm

    Call Website All St George

  2. RSQ

    1838 W 1020 N Ste b, St George, UT 84770

    Call Website All St George

  3. St. George Animal Shelter

    605 East Waterworks Drive, St George, UT 84770

    Call All St George

  4. PAWS Adoption Center

    1125 W 1130 N, St George, UT 84770

    Call All St George

West Valley City 4

  1. Avian Sanctuary and Protection

    1232 W Parkway Ave, West Valley City, UT 84119

    Mon-Sat 9am-2pm, Sun 12pm-4pm

    Call Website All West Valley City

  2. West Valley City Animal Services

    4522 W 3500 S, West Valley City, UT 84120

    Call Website All West Valley City

  3. Taylorsville Animal Control

    4522 W 3500 S, West Valley City, UT 84120

    Call All West Valley City

  4. allaboutdogs

    2903 W Sussex Pl, West Valley City, UT 84119

    Call All West Valley City

Cedar City 3

  1. Dust Devil Ranch Sanctuary for Horses

    3305 S 6500 W, Cedar City, UT 84720

    Call Website All Cedar City

  2. Iron County Sheriff's Animal Shelter

    Iron Springs Rd, Cedar City, UT 84721

    Call Website All Cedar City

  3. Cedar City Animal Control

    1303 Kitty Hawk Dr, Cedar City, UT 84721

    Call All Cedar City

Logan 3

  1. Cache Humane Society

    2370 W 200 N, Logan, UT 84321

    Mon-Thu 10am-6pm, Fri-Sat 12pm-5pm

    Call Website All Logan

  2. Ynot Save A Sam Rescue

    333 W 100 N, Logan, UT 84321

    Call Website All Logan

  3. Cache County Sheriff Animal Services

    1165 W Gtwy Dr, Logan, UT 84321

    Call Website All Logan

Sandy 3

  1. Utah Animal Adoption Center

    8465 S 700 E, Sandy, UT 84070-0501

    Call Website All Sandy

  2. Utah Wildlife Foundation

    550 W 9560 S, Sandy, UT 84070

    Call Website All Sandy

  3. Sandy Animal Services Department

    8715 S 700 W, Sandy, UT 84070

    Call Website All Sandy

Draper 2

  1. Hoof and Paw Animal Response Team

    138 E 12300 S Ste 824, Draper, UT 84020

    Call Website All Draper

  2. K9 Rehab Center

    12959 S Fort St, Draper, UT 84020-8695

    Call All Draper

Heber City 2

  1. Heber Valley Animal Shelter

    635 W Airport Rd, Heber City, UT 84032

    Call Website All Heber City

  2. Paws For Life Utah

    89 N 100 E, Heber City, UT 84032-1921

    Call All Heber City

Herriman 2

  1. Bulldog Club of Utah Rescue

    14490 Majestic Oaks Ln, Herriman, UT 84096

    Call Website All Herriman

  2. Outreach Pawsabilities

    5526 W 13400 S # 445, Herriman, UT 84096-6919

    Call Website All Herriman

Moab 2

  1. Moab Animal Shelter

    956 Sand Flats Rd, Moab, UT 84532

    Mon-Thu 8am-5pm, Fri 8am-12pm

    Call Website All Moab

  2. Moab Humane-Society

    956 Sand Flats Rd, Moab, UT 84532-2827

    Call Website All Moab

Murray 2

  1. Humane Society of Utah

    4242 S Commerce Dr, Murray, UT 84107-1415

    Call Website All Murray

  2. Murray Animal Shelter

    5624 S 300 W, Murray, UT 84107-5901

    Call Website All Murray

South Jordan 2

  1. Angels Dogs & Cats

    4589 W Harvest Sun Ln, South Jordan, UT 84009

    Call Website All South Jordan

  2. South Jordan Animal Shelter

    10882 S Park Rd, South Jordan, UT 84095

    Call Website All South Jordan

South Salt Lake 2

  1. South Salt Lake Animal Services

    2274 S 600 W, South Salt Lake, UT 84115

    Call Website All South Salt Lake

  2. Wildlife Center Of Salt Lake

    3335 S Main St, South Salt Lake, UT 84115

    Call Website All South Salt Lake

West Jordan 2

  1. West Jordan Animal Shelter

    5982 W New Bingham Hwy, West Jordan, UT 84081-7815

    Water access
    Call Website All West Jordan

  2. The Farm Animal Rescue

    1300 West 7911South (approximately, West Jordan, UT 84088

    Call Website All West Jordan

Bountiful 1

  1. Best Friends Pet Adoption Center

    602 E 500 S, Bountiful, UT 84010-3805

    Call Website All Bountiful

Brigham City 1

  1. Brigham City Animal Shelter

    1220 W Forest St, Brigham City, UT 84302

    Call Website All Brigham City

Castle Dale 1

  1. Emery County Animal Shelter

    490 W State Road 29, Castle Dale, UT 84513-4531

    Call All Castle Dale

Enoch 1

  1. Enoch City Animal Shelter

    4918 N 600 E, Enoch, UT 84721-7671

    Call All Enoch

Helper 1

  1. Second Chance Wildlife Rehabilitation

    1910 W 2000 N, Helper, UT 84526

    Call Website All Helper

Hurricane 1

  1. Hurricane Animal Shelter

    2084 S 700 W, Hurricane, UT 84737

    Water access
    Call Website All Hurricane

Kaysville 1

  1. Animal Care of Davis County

    1422 E 600 N, Kaysville, UT 84037

    Call Website All Kaysville

La Sal 1

  1. Mt Peale Animal Sanctuary & Healing Center

    1415 E Highway 46, La Sal, UT 84530-7730

    Call All La Sal

La Verkin 1

  1. Laverkin Animal Shelter

    281 W 300 S, La Verkin, UT 84745

    Call Website All La Verkin

Lindon 1

  1. North Utah Valley Animal Services

    193 N 2000 W, Lindon, UT 84042

    Mon-Fri 10:30am-5:30pm

    Call Website All Lindon

Magna 1

  1. West Valley Animal Shelter

    4063 S 7200 W, Magna, UT 84044-2633

    Call Website All Magna

Millcreek 1

  1. Old Farm Pets

    3968 S 200 E, Millcreek, UT 84107

    Call All Millcreek

Parowan 1

  1. Parowan Animal Assistance League

    N Arpt Rd, Parowan, UT 84761

    Call All Parowan

Price 1

  1. Carbon County Animal Shelter

    2900 E Airport Rd, Price, UT 84501-3605

    Call All Price

Riverton 1

  1. Volunteers with Riverton Animal Control

    13673 S 3200 W, Riverton, UT 84065

    Mon-Thu 8am-6pm, Fri 8am-5pm

    Call All Riverton

Roosevelt 1

  1. Roosevelt City Animal Shelter

    680 W 650 South, Roosevelt, UT 84066

    Mon-Thu 7:30am-5:30pm

    Call Website All Roosevelt

Roy 1

  1. Roy City Animal Services

    5051 S 1900 W, Roy, UT 84067-2936

    Mon-Thu 8am-5pm, Fri 8am-12pm

    Call All Roy

Salina 1

  1. Fullmer Menagerie Animal Rescue

    1309 Old Hwy 10, Salina, UT 84654

    Call Website All Salina

Sigurd 1

  1. Sevier County Animal Shelter

    2555 S Old Hwy 89, Sigurd, UT 84657

    Call Website All Sigurd

South Ogden 1

  1. Best Friends Animal Society

    5640 Wasatch Dr, South Ogden, UT 84403-4902

    Call All South Ogden

Spanish Fork 1

  1. South Utah Valley Animal Shelter

    582 W 3000 N, Spanish Fork, UT 84660-8509

    Mon 10am-5pm, Tue 10am-6pm, Wed 10am-5pm, Thu 10am-6pm, Fri 10am-5pm

    Call Website All Spanish Fork

Torrey 1

  1. Color Country Animal Welfare

    1200 W Highway 24, Torrey, UT 84775

    Call Website All Torrey

Tremonton 1

  1. Tremonton City Animal Shelter

    300 E 1200 S, Tremonton, UT 84312-9764

    Call Website All Tremonton

Trenton 1

  1. Safe Pastures Horse Rescue

    855 E 800 S, Trenton, UT 84338-9609

    Call All Trenton

Vernal 1

  1. Uintah County Animal Shelter

    1387 E 335 S, Vernal, UT 84078

    Call All Vernal

Vernon 1

  1. Bunny's Kittens

    81 Sharp Rd, Vernon, UT 84080

    Call Website All Vernon

Washington 1

  1. Washington City Animal Shelter

    95 E Industrial Rd, Washington, UT 84780

    Call Website All Washington
Check visitor policies early. Municipal facilities usually allow walk-in visits during public hours, but private rescues often require an approved application before scheduling a meet-and-greet.

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Good to know

What is the difference between an animal shelter and a rescue organization?

Shelters typically operate a physical facility that houses stray or surrendered animals directly on site. Rescue organizations are often run by volunteers using network foster homes, meaning animals live in private residences until adoption.

How much does it typically cost to adopt a dog?

Adoption fees typically range from $50 to $350 depending on the organization and the age of the dog. Puppies usually carry higher fees, while standard fees generally include spay or neuter surgery, initial vaccinations, and a microchip.

Can I bring my current dog to meet a potential rescue dog?

Most organizations require or strongly encourage a controlled meet-and-greet between your existing dog and the rescue dog before finalizing an adoption. Staff or foster parents usually facilitate this interaction on neutral ground at the facility or a local park.

How long is a dog in heat?

A dog's heat cycle typically lasts for several weeks, averaging about three weeks in total. During this period, female dogs should be kept away from communal spaces across Utah to avoid accidental breeding. Owners can explore 77 dog parks in Utah to plan future visits once the cycle ends.

How long does a dog stay in heat?

Female dogs usually stay in heat for about three weeks, during which they can attract male dogs from significant distances. To ensure safety, restrict outdoor play to private, fully fenced yards throughout Utah. Our guide lists 77 dog parks in Utah for safe exercise options after the heat cycle completes.