State associations, shelters and organisations that stand by animals and the people who help them – soon joined by everyone who adds themselves.
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Animal shelter in Stuttgart-Botnang run by the Stuttgart animal welfare society: adoptions, found animals and a retirement home for senior dogs.
Furtwänglerstraße 150, 70195 Stuttgart
Baden-WürttembergShelter of the Munich animal welfare society (Tierschutzverein München): adoptions, found animals, help with animal cruelty cases and its own wildlife station.
Riemer Straße 270, 81829 München
BayernShelter of the animal welfare society for Nuremberg-Fürth and surroundings, in Nuremberg: adoptions, found animals and advice.
Stadenstraße 90, 90491 Nürnberg
BayernShelter of the animal welfare society for Berlin and surroundings (Tierschutzverein für Berlin): adoptions, found animals and animal welfare advice.
Hausvaterweg 39, 13057 Berlin
BerlinShelter of the Bremen animal welfare society (Bremer Tierschutzverein): adoptions, found animals and emergency help for animals in Bremen.
Hemmstraße 491, 28357 Bremen
BremenShelter of the Hamburg animal welfare society (Hamburger Tierschutzverein): rehoming of dogs, cats and small pets, found-animal intake and an animal rescue service.
Neue Süderstraße 25, 20537 Hamburg
HamburgShelter of the animal welfare society for Frankfurt and surroundings in Frankfurt am Main: adoptions and found animals; personal visits by appointment only.
Ferdinand-Porsche-Straße 2-4, 60386 Frankfurt am Main
Available: Phone Mon–Fri 10am–1pm and 2pm–4pm, Sat 10am–12pm and 2pm–3.30pm
HessenShelter of the Hanover animal welfare society in Langenhagen: adoptions by appointment, found animals and advice.
Evershorster Straße 80, 30855 Langenhagen
Available: By phone Mon–Sat 8am–4pm
NiedersachsenShelter of the Groß-Essen animal welfare society, not a municipal facility: adoptions, found animals and advice for Essen.
Grillostraße 24, 45141 Essen
Available: Tue–Fri 1pm–5pm, Sat 11am–2pm
Nordrhein-WestfalenShelter of Cologne's animal welfare society (founded 1868) in Köln-Zollstock: adoptions, found animals and advice; by phone only during opening hours.
Vorgebirgstraße 76, 50969 Köln
Available: Mon, Wed–Fri 2pm–5pm, Sat 10am–1pm
Nordrhein-WestfalenDuisburg's municipal animal shelter in Duisburg-Neuenkamp, run by Tierschutzzentrum Duisburg e.V.: found animals and adoptions by appointment.
Lehmstraße 12, 47059 Duisburg
Available: By phone Mon–Sun 10am–4pm
Nordrhein-WestfalenShelter of the animal welfare society for Düsseldorf and surroundings: rehoming of dogs, cats and small pets and intake of found animals.
Rüdigerstraße 1, 40472 Düsseldorf
Nordrhein-WestfalenMunicipal animal shelter of the state capital Dresden: found animals and rehoming of dogs, cats and small pets; visits by appointment only.
Zum Tierheim 10, 01157 Dresden
SachsenAnimal shelter in Leipzig: adoptions and found animals. With only one phone line, enquiries by email are preferred; night-time emergencies via the emergency control centre (Rettungsleitstelle).
Gustav-Adolf-Allee 35, 04158 Leipzig
SachsenThe Baden-Württemberg state association of the Deutscher Tierschutzbund (German Animal Welfare Federation): connects and advises local animal welfare societies and shelters and names regional contacts.
Unterfeldstraße 14b, 76149 Karlsruhe
Baden-WürttembergThe Bavaria state association of the Deutscher Tierschutzbund (German Animal Welfare Federation): connects and advises local animal welfare societies and shelters and names regional contacts.
Postfach 1106, 84122 Dingolfing
Available: Weekdays 9am–11am and 2.30pm–4.30pm
BayernThe Berlin state association of the Deutscher Tierschutzbund (German Animal Welfare Federation): connects and advises local animal welfare societies and shelters and names regional contacts.
Hausvaterweg 39, 13057 Berlin
BerlinNationwide animal welfare organisation based in Berlin: supports animal shelters and stray cat projects, among other things; the Munich animal rescue (Tierrettung München) belongs to it.
Jüdenstraße 6, 13597 Berlin
Available: Mon–Fri 10am–5pm
BerlinThe Brandenburg state association of the Deutscher Tierschutzbund (German Animal Welfare Federation): connects and advises local animal welfare societies and shelters and names regional contacts.
Mittelweg 5a, 06917 Jessen (Elster)
BrandenburgThe Bremen state association of the Deutscher Tierschutzbund (German Animal Welfare Federation): connects and advises local animal welfare societies and shelters and names regional contacts.
Hemmstraße 491, 28357 Bremen
BremenThe Hamburg state association of the Deutscher Tierschutzbund (German Animal Welfare Federation): connects and advises local animal welfare societies and shelters and names regional contacts.
Neue Süderstraße 25, 20537 Hamburg
HamburgInternational animal welfare organisation with its German office in Hamburg: campaigns and runs projects for pets, wildlife and farm animals.
Lübecker Straße 128, 22087 Hamburg
HamburgThe Hesse state association of the Deutscher Tierschutzbund (German Animal Welfare Federation): connects and advises local animal welfare societies and shelters and names regional contacts.
Waldstraße 51, 64846 Groß-Zimmern
HessenThe Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state association of the Deutscher Tierschutzbund (German Animal Welfare Federation): connects and advises local animal welfare societies and shelters and names regional contacts.
Zum Tierheim 1, 23972 Dorf Mecklenburg
Available: Mon and Tue 8am–10am, Wed 4pm–6pm
Mecklenburg-VorpommernThe Lower Saxony state association of the Deutscher Tierschutzbund (German Animal Welfare Federation): connects and advises local animal welfare societies and shelters and names regional contacts.
Im Hagen 3, 29559 Wrestedt
NiedersachsenNationwide animal welfare society based in Cologne.
Iddelsfelder Hardt, 51069 Köln
Nordrhein-WestfalenNationwide animal rights federation based in Zülpich (NRW), campaigning through politics and public education for the rights of animals.
Severinusstraße 52, 53909 Zülpich
Available: Mon–Thu 9am–1pm
Nordrhein-WestfalenNationwide animal welfare federation with its head office in Moers: animal welfare education, its own shelter and neutering projects in Germany and abroad.
Karlstraße 23, 47443 Moers
Nordrhein-WestfalenUmbrella organisation of animal welfare societies and shelters in Germany, based in Bonn. Shelter finder, guidance on animal emergencies and the FINDEFIX pet register.
In der Raste 10, 53129 Bonn
Nordrhein-WestfalenThe North Rhine-Westphalia state association of the Deutscher Tierschutzbund (German Animal Welfare Federation): connects and advises local animal welfare societies and shelters and names regional contacts.
Vinckestraße 91, 44623 Herne
Available: Mon–Thu 8am–5pm, Fri–Sat 8am–12.30pm
Nordrhein-WestfalenThe Rhineland-Palatinate state association of the Deutscher Tierschutzbund (German Animal Welfare Federation): connects and advises local animal welfare societies and shelters and names regional contacts.
An der Brunnenstube 15/1, 55120 Mainz
Rheinland-PfalzThe Saarland state association of the Deutscher Tierschutzbund (German Animal Welfare Federation): connects and advises local animal welfare societies and shelters and names regional contacts.
Glockenstraße 57, 66787 Wadgassen
SaarlandThe Saxony state association of the Deutscher Tierschutzbund (German Animal Welfare Federation): connects and advises local animal welfare societies and shelters and names regional contacts.
Wolfener Straße 17, 04155 Leipzig
SachsenThe Saxony-Anhalt state association of the Deutscher Tierschutzbund (German Animal Welfare Federation): connects and advises local animal welfare societies and shelters and names regional contacts.
Nicolaiplatz 1, 39124 Magdeburg
Sachsen-AnhaltThe Schleswig-Holstein state association of the Deutscher Tierschutzbund (German Animal Welfare Federation): connects and advises local animal welfare societies and shelters and names regional contacts.
Fischergrube 44/8, 23552 Lübeck
Schleswig-HolsteinThe Thuringia state association of the Deutscher Tierschutzbund (German Animal Welfare Federation): connects and advises local animal welfare societies and shelters and names regional contacts.
August-Bebel-Platz 27, 99734 Nordhausen
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