We run Last Chance Pet independently and pay for it out of our own pocket. It is not a nonprofit, and it is free for everyone.

Find shelter pets before their time runs out.

Shelters post lists of pets they can no longer hold. We keep those lists in one place, updated every morning and evening, so rescues and fosters can act in time.

29,995pets tracked from shelter urgent lists
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What the labels mean. These come from what each shelter posts about a pet or its list.

Code Red

Most urgent. The shelter flags this pet as immediate or gives it 3 days or less. Act now.

Urgent

Shelter deadline within about a week. Time is short.

At-Risk

On the shelter's at-risk list. More time, but still needs a rescue or foster.

Capacity Alert

The shelter is over capacity. No individual deadlines, but crowding raises the risk.

No Deadline

Listed at an open intake shelter with no stated deadline. A stay is never guaranteed.

About Last Chance Pet

Shelters across the country post lists of the pets they can no longer hold, scattered across hundreds of separate websites, PDFs, and social pages. Last Chance Pet pulls those lists into one place and updates them through the day, so a foster, rescue, or adopter can find a pet before the shelter runs out of options.

We show what shelters publish, nothing more. Every listing links back to its shelter, and the urgency labels come straight from each shelter’s own posting.

We do our best to keep these records accurate, but we cannot guarantee accuracy. Even with multiple updates a day, details can be reported incorrectly or change between updates. Always confirm a pet’s status directly with the shelter.

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Some states are not listed yet. We only show shelters that publish their own at-risk lists, and many states do not post one in a searchable format. We are adding more over time, so check back.