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Tri-State Rescue Directory

Supporting the amazing organizations that give pets a second chance. Rescues, shelters and sanctuaries across Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana, organized by county.

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All three pages in one PDF, sized to print on US Letter.

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Updates since this directory was printed

A few web addresses and one phone number have changed. Use these instead of what the printed pages show. If any other address doesn't load, search the organization's name.

New web addresses

Save the Animals Foundation: staf.org (printed as savetheanimalsfoundation.org)
Heartt Animal Refuge: hearttanimalrefuge.org (printed as hearttanimals.org)
Peppermint Pig Animal Rescue: peppermintpiganimalrescue.org (printed as peppermintpigrescue.org)
Tri-State Noah Project: tristatenoahproject.com (printed as tristatenoahproject.org)
League for Animal Welfare: lfaw.org (printed as lawpets.org)
Campbell County Animal Services: campbellcountyky.gov (printed as campbellcountyanimals.org)

Phone number correction

Cincinnati Animal CARE (both campuses): 513-541-7387 (PETS). The printed 513-541-6100 is SPCA Cincinnati's number.

Please don't visit these printed addresses

These web addresses no longer belong to an animal organization:

Greyhound Rescues: greyhoundpets.org
Bracken County Animal Shelter: brackencountyky.com

Tri-State Rescue Directory, page 1 of 3: Hamilton County and Cincinnati. Lists 24 rescues and shelters with city, animal type, phone number and website, including Cincinnati Animal CARE, SPCA Cincinnati, Save the Animals Foundation, The Scratching Post, Ohio Alleycat Resource, HART, Louie's Legacy, Arrowhead Reptile Rescue and the Tri-State Noah Project. — Hamilton County / Cincinnati
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Tri-State Rescue Directory, page 2 of 3: Clermont County and the east side, Butler County including Hamilton and Middletown, and Warren County. Lists 21 rescues and shelters with city, animal type, phone number and website, including the League for Animal Welfare, RAPTOR Inc., Animal Friends Humane Society and the Humane Association of Warren County. — Clermont, Butler & Warren Counties
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Tri-State Rescue Directory, page 3 of 3: Northern Kentucky, Dearborn County and Southeast Indiana, plus additional rescue types across the Tri-State. Lists county animal shelters in Boone, Campbell, Kenton, Grant, Gallatin and Bracken counties, the Stray Animal Adoption Program, PAWS of Dearborn County, and breed-specific, farm, bird, reptile and wildlife rescues. — Northern Kentucky, Southeast Indiana & more
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