Pet-Friendly Domestic Violence Shelters
Last updated: February 2023
This is a listing of domestic violence shelters that accept FAMILY pets.
This list DOES NOT include shelters that only accept service animals or emotional support animals requiring a doctor’s note. All U.S. shelters are required to welcome service animals pursuant to the American’s with Disabilities Act.
There is no guarantee that a shelter can help, so please check with each shelter regarding what pets are welcome and availability. Some shelters may also take out-of-state residents.
Because SAF-T understands the concern about confidentiality of shelter locations, the shelters listed here have been contacted and given consent to be listed on this website. If you do not see a shelter listed in your area, please contact your local shelter as they may be able to help you with your pet.
If you cannot locate any pet-friendly domestic violence shelters from this list below, please check out A Safe Place for Pets that also has off-site housing options for pets.
United States
Alabama
2nd Chance Inc. (Anniston) 256-236-7233
Safe Place (Florence) 800-550-9215
New Life Center Domestic Violence Shelter (Goodyear) 623-932-4404
Daybreak (Jasper) 205-387-1157
The Lighthouse (Robertsdale) 800-650-6522
Alaska
Safe and Fear-Free Environment (Dillingham) 907-842-2320
South Peninsula Haven House (Homer) 907-235-8943
The LeeShore Center (Kenai) 907-283-7257
Arizona
Northland Family Help Center (Flagstaff) 877-634-2723
Kingman Aid to Abused People (Kingman) 928-753-4242
Page Regional Domestic Violence Services (Page) 928-645-5300
Colorado River Regional Crisis Shelter (Parker) 1-888-499-0911
New Life Center (Phoenix) 623-932-4404
Sojourner Center (Phoenix) 888-886-8793
Mt. Graham Safe House (Safford) 928-645-5300
Family Promise of Greater Phoenix (Scotsdale) (480) 659-5227
Verde Valley Sanctuary (Sedona) 928-634-2511
Yuma Safe House (Yuma) 928-782-0077
Arkansas
Serenity, Inc. (Baxter & Marion Counties) 870-424-7233
Peace at Home Family Shelter (Fayetteville) 877-442-9811
Spring River Adult & Child Services (Highland) 870-856-3500
Women & Children First (Little Rock) 800-332-4443
Options (Monticello) 870-460-0684
Stone County Abuse Prevention (Mountain View) 870-269-4888
Second Chance D.V. & S.A. Shelter (Wynne) 870-587-8044
California
Stand Up Placer (Auburn) 800-575-5352
Catalyst Domestic Violence Services (Butte County/Chico) 800-895-8476
Interface (Camirillo) 800-636-6738
Harrington House (Crescent City) 707-465-3013
YWCA Glendale/Sunrise Village Emergency Shelter (Glendale) 888-999-7511
Community Beyond Violence (Grass Valley) 530-272-3467
Operation Care (Jackson) 800-675- 3392
Haven Hills (Los Angeles) 818-887-6589
Lake Family Resource Center (Kelseyville) 888-775-8336
Mountain Crisis Services (Mariposa) 888-966-2350
Haven Women’s Center (Modesto) 888-45-HAVEN
WTLC (Orange County) 877-531-5522
RISE (Paso Robles) 855-886-7473
WEAVE (Sacramento) 916-920-2952
The Resource Center: Calaveras Crisis Center (San Andreas) 209-736-4011
Next Door (San Jose) 408-279-2962
RISE (San Luis Obispo) 855-886-7473
Rainbow Services (San Pedro) 310-547-9343
Sojourn Domestic Violence Services (Santa Monica) 310-264-6644
High Desert Domestic Violence (Victorville) 760-843-0701
Empower Yolo (Woodland) 530-662-1133
Colorado
Gateway Battered Women’s Services (Aurora) 303-343-1851
My Bright Future Foundation (Avon) 970-949-7086
PeaceWorks – Mountain Peace Shelter (Bailey/Conifer) 303-838-7176
Renew, Inc. (Cortez) 970-565-2100
Arising Hope (Eastlake) 303-28-3180
Crossroads Safehouse (Fort Collins) 970-530-2353
Summit Advocates (Frisco) 970-668-3906
Homeward Bound/Homeward Hounds (Grand Junction) 970-256-9424 (homeless shelter that welcomes survivors of DV with pets
Arkansas Valley Resource Center (La Junta) 719-384-1938
Safe Shelter of St. Vrain Valley (Longmont)
Alliance Against Domestic Abuse (Salida) 719-539-7347
Connecticut
Safe Futures (New London) 860-701-6001
Florida
Family Life Center (Bunnell) 386-437-3505
Quigley House (Clay County) 904-406-0885
Another Way (Columbia County) 866-875-7983
Women in Distress of Broward County (Deerfield) 954-761-1133
Peace River Center (Lakeland) 800-627-5906
Another Way (Levy County) 866-875-7983
Shelter for Abused Women & Children (Naples) 239-775-3862
Micah’s Place Domestic Violence Center (Nassau County) 800-500-1119
Shelter House Domestic Violence Center (Okaloosa & Walton counties)
Harbor House of Central Florida (Orlando) 800-500-1119
Serene Harbor (Palm Bay) 321-726-8282
Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center (Sarasota) 941-365-1976
Dawn Center (Spring Hill) 352-686-8430
CASA of St. Pete (St. Petersburg) 727-895-4912
Refuge House (Tallahassee) 800-500-1119
The Spring (Tampa) 813-247-SAFE
Georgia
Project Safe (Athens) 706-543-3331
S.A.F.E. (Blairsville) 800-334-2836
Glynn Community Crisis Center/Amity House (Brunswick) 912-264-4357
Circle of Hope (Cornelia) 706-776-4673
Circle of Love Center (Greensboro) 800-33-HAVEN
Heart Haven/NE Georgia Council on Domestic Violence (Hartwell) 800-33-HAVEN
Project Renewal (Rockdale/Newton/Walton Counties) 770-860-1666
Citizens Against Violence, Inc./Safe Haven (Statesboro) 912-764-4605
Idaho
Family Services Alliance of SE Idaho (Bear Lake/Franklin/Power Counties) 208-251-4357
Advocates Against Family Violence (Caldwell) 208-459-4779
Safe Passage (Coeur d’Alene) 208-664-9303
Family Safe Network (Driggs) 208-354-7233
Advocates for Survivors of Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault (Hailey) 208-788-6070
Oneida Crisis Center (Malad) 208-766-4412
OASIS Program (Post Falls) 208-733-1080
Priest River Ministries Advocates for Women (Priest River) 208-290-6529
Family Crisis Center (Rexburg) 208-356-0065
Mahoney House (Salmon) 208-940-0600
Voices Against Violence (Twin Falls) 208-733-0100
Illinois
Quanada (Quincy) 800-369-2287
Indiana
Alternatives, Inc. (Anderson) 866-593-9999
A Better Way Services (Muncie) 765-747-9107
Iowa
Domestic Violence Intervention Program (Iowa City) 800-373-1043
Kansas
Options (Hays) 800-794-4624 (allows emotional support animals with documentation)
Safehome (Overland Park) 888-432-4300)
Crisis Resource Center of Southeast Kansas (Pittsburgh) 620-231-8251
Domestic Violence Association of Center Kansas (Salina) 800-874-1499
Kentucky
Safe Harbor of Northeast Kentucky (Ashland) 606-329-9304
Greenhouse 17 (Lexington) 800-544-2022
Center for Women and Families (Louisville) 844-237-2231
Women’s Crisis Center Buffalo Trace (Mayville) 800)-928-6708
Louisiana
Metropolitan Center for Women and Children (Jefferson) 504-837-5400
Jeff Davis Communities Against Domestic Abuse (Jennings) 337-616-8418
Faith House (Lafayette) 337-267-9422
Calcasieu Women’s Shelter (Lake Charles) 800-223-8066
Maine
Safe Voices (Auburn) 800-559-2927
Next Step Domestic Violence Project (Ellsworth) 800-315-5579
Maryland
Mid-Shore Council on Family Violence (Easton) 800-927-4673
Dove Center (Oakland/Garrett County) 800-656- 4673
Massachusetts
Transition House (Cambridge) 617-661-7203
Harbor Cove (Chelsea) 617-884-9909
Michigan
Branch County Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (Coldwater) set-up in progress
LACASA Emergency Shelter (Howell) 517-548-1350
Shelter House (Midland) 877-216-6383
HAVEN (Oakland County) 248-334-1274
First Step (Plymouth/Wayne County) 734-722-6800
Blue Water Safe Horizons (Port Huron) 888 -985-5538
Underground Railroad, Inc. (Saginaw) 888-399-8385
Minnesota
HOPE (Aitkin) 888-276-1720
Women’s Center of Mid-Minnesota (Brainerd) 218-828-1216
Safe Haven Shelter (Duluth) 218-728-6481
Women’s Shelter, Inc. (Rochester) 507-285-1010 or 800-438-6439
Anna Marie’s Alliance (St. Cloud) 320-253-6900
Mississippi
Domestic Abuse Family Shelter (Laurel) (601) 428-1707
Center for Violence Prevention (Jackson/Pearl) 601-932-4198
Missouri
Polk County house of Hope (Bolivar) 417-399-6744
Hope Haven of Cass County (Harrisonville) 816-380-4663
Rose Brooks Shelter (Kansas City) 816-861-6100
Hope House (Independence and Lee’s Summit) 816-461-4673 and 816-468-5463
Children and Family Center of Northwest Missouri (Maryville) 660-562-232
North Star Advocacy Center (Maryville) 866-382-7867
Lydia’s House (St. Louis) 314-771-4411 – transitional housing
Montana
Community Support Center (Dillon) 800-253-9811
SAFE, Inc. (Hamilton) (406) 363-4600
Saves (Lewiston) 406-535-2303
SAFE Harbor (Ronan) 406-676-0800
Nevada
Noah’s Animal House at The Shade Tree (Las Vegas) 703-385-0072
SafeNest (Las Vegas) 702-646-4981
Noah’s Animal House and Domestic Violence Resource Center (Reno) 775-329-4150
Safe Embrace (Sparks) 775-322-3466
New Hampshire
RESPONSE (Berlin) 603-752-5679
New Jersey
Center for Family Services (Cumberland Cty) 800-225-0196
Center for Family Services (Gloucester Cty) 866-295-7378
180 Turning Lives Around (Hazlet) 800-843-9262
Domestic Violence Advocacy Center (Mt. Holly) 856-630-8642
Domestic Abuse & Sexual Assault Crisis Center (Washington) 908-453-4181
New Mexico
Family Crisis Center (Farmington) 888-440-9192
The Nest (Ruidoso Downs) 866-378-6378
Community Against Violence (Taos) 575-758-9888
New York
Long Island Against Domestic Violence (Central Islip – Suffolk County) (631) 666-8833
Urban Resource Institute (New York City – Brooklyn, Manhattan, and The Bronx) (7 of URI’s 12 shelters are pet-friendly) 646-588-0030
A New Hope Center (Owego) 800-696-7600
Grace Smith House (Poughkeepsie) 845-471-3033
Willow Domestic Violence Center (Rochester) 585-222-SAFE
Unity House (Troy) 518-274-2607
North Carolina
SAFE Inc. of Transylvania County (Brevard) 828-885-7233
U Care (Clinton) 910-596-0931
REACH of Macon County (Franklin) 828-369-5544
SAFE of Harnett County (Lillington) 910-893-7233
Carteret County Domestic Violence Program (Morehead City) 252.728.3788
My Sister’s House (Rocky Mount) 888-465-9507
Mitchell County SafePlace (Spruce Pine) 828-765-4044
Families First (Whiteville) 910-642-5996
North Dakota
Domestic Violence Crisis Center (Minot) 701-852-2258
Ohio
Battered Women’s Shelter of Summit & Medina Counties 330-374-1111
My Sister’s Place (Athens) 800-443-3402
Survivor Advocacy Outreach Program (Athens) 740-591-4266
Domestic Violence Place (Canton) 330-453-7233
YWCA/Interfaith Hospitality Network (Cincinnati) 513-471-1100
First Step, Family Violence Intervention Services (Coshocton) 740-622-9533
YWCA Dove House (Hamilton) 800-618-6523
New Directions Domestic Abuse Shelter (Mt. Vernon) 740-397-4357
Harbor House (New Philadelphia) 330-364-1374
Lutheran Social Services Choices for Victims (Worthington) 614-224-4663
Family Violence Prevention Center (Xenia) 937-372-4552
Oklahoma
NW Domestic Crisis Services (Alva) 580- 327-6648
NW Domestic Crisis Services (Guymon) 580-338-2780
Marie Detty New Directions (Lawton) 580-357-2500
Women’s Resource Center (Norman) 405-701-5540
Ponca City Survivor Resource Network (Ponca City) 580-762-2873
The Springs (Sand Spring/Tulsa) 918-245-4075
Domestic Violence Intervention Services (Sapulpa & Tulsa) 918-743-5763
NW Domestic Crisis Services (Seiling, Shattuck & Woodward) 888-256-1215
Oregon
Saving Grace (Bend) 541-389-7021
New Beginnings (Christmas Valley) 800-850-4838
Oasis Shelter Home (Gold Beach) 800-447-1167
Helping Hands Against Violence (Hood River) 541-386-4808
Klamath Falls Crisis Center (Klamath Falls) 541-884-0390
Shelter from the Store (La Grande) 541-963-9261
Dunn House Shelter (Medford) 541-779-4357
My Sisters’ Place (Newport) 800-841-8325
Raphael House (Portland) 503-222-6507
Battered Person’s Advocacy/Peace at Home shelter (Roseburg) 800-464-6543
Center for Hope and Safety (Salem) 503-399-7722
Tides of Change/Women’s Resource Center (Tillamook) 503-842-9486
Monika’s House (Washington County) 1-866-469-8600
Pennsylvania
AWARE (Hermitage) 724-342-4934
Clinton County Women’s Center (Lock Haven) 570-748-9509
Crisis Center North (Pittsburgh) 412-364-5556
Women’s Center and Shelter (Pittsburgh) 412-687-8005
Alle-Kiski Area HOPE Center, Inc. (Tarentum) 724-224-1100
South Carolina
Meg’s House (Greenwood) 864-227-1890
Mary’s House (Greenville, Pickens & Spartanburg) 864-859-9191
South Dakota
WEAVE (Custer & Fall River Counties) 800-424-3574
Tennessee
Bridges Domestic Violence Center (Franklin) 615-599-5777
YWCA of Nashville and Middle Tennessee (Nashville) 800-334-4628
Texas
Family Support Services (Amarillo) 806-374-5433
Safe Austin (Austin) 512-267-7233
Kendall County Women’s Shelter (Boerne) 800-495807
The ARK Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Shelter (Brownwood) 325-643-2699
The Family Place (Dallas) 214.941.1991
Mercy House (Houston) 1-800-403-6120
Hill Country Crisis Council (Kerrville) 888-621-0047
Crisis Center of Comal County (New Braunfels) 1-800-434-8013 or 830-620-4357
Crisis Center of West Texas (Odessa) 866-627–4747
Family Violence Prevention Services (San Antonio) 210-733-8810
Haven for Hope of Bexar County (San Antonio) – homeless shelter that assists domestic violence victim 210-220-2100
Midcoast Family Shelter (Victoria) 800-870-0368
Utah
New Hope Crisis Center (Brigham City) 435-723-5600
Dove Center (St. George) 435-628-0458
Vermont
Project Against Violent Encounters (Bennington) 802-442-2111
Clarina Howard Nichols Center (Morrisville) 802-888-5256
Voices Against Violence (St. Albans) 802-524-6575
Virginia
Doorways for Women and Families Shelter (Arlington) 703-504-9400
Safe Journeys (Culpepper) 800.825.8876
Southside Center for Violence Prevention (Farmville) 888-819-2926
Samaritan House (Virginia Beach) 757-631-0710
Washington
Anacortes Family Center (Anacortes) 360-293-2993
ASPEN (Ellensburg) 509-925-9384
Domestic Violence Center of Grays Harbor (Hoquiam) 360-538-0733
Domestic Violence Services of Benton & Franklin Counties (Kennewick) 800-648-1277
Dawn Rising (Kent) 425-656-7867
Emergency Support Shelter (Longview) 360-425-1176
Dove House (Port Townsend) 360-385-5291
Turning Pointe (Shelton) 877-923-1212
Family Renewal Shelter (Tacoma) 888-550-3915
YWCA Pierce County Women’s Support Shelter (Tacoma) 253-383-259
YWCA Clark County (Vancouver) 360-696-0501
West Virginia
Women’s Resource Center (Beckley) 304-255-2559
YWCA Charleston (Charleston)
Wisconsin
Harbor House (Appleton) 800-970-1171
Embrace (Ladysmith) 800-924-0556
In Courage (Manitowac) 920-684-5770
Rainbow House (Marinette) 800-956-6656
The Bridge to Hope (Menominee) 800-924-9918
Family Advocates (Platteville) 800-924-2624
Women’s Resource Center (Racine) 262-633-3274
Center Against Sexual & Domestic Abuse (Superior) 800-649-2921 (only therapy & service animals allowed, no pets)
The Women’s Center (Waukesha) 262-542-3828
Wyoming
Crisis Intervention Services (Cody) 877-864-9688
Converse Hope Center (Douglas) 307-358-4800
Community Safety Network (Jackson) 307-733-3711
Albany County Safe Project (Laramie) 307-745-3556
YWCA Center for Families and Children (Rock Springs) 307-352-6635
International
Australia
Vinnies Women’s Crisis Centre (Adelaide, NSW Australia)
Dignity (Northmead, NSW Australia) 1300 332 334
Domestic Violence Service Management (Sydney, NSW, Australia) 02-9251-2405
Jessie Street Domestic Violence Services, Inc. (NSW, Australia) 02-9622-7999
Tamworth Family Support Services (Tamworth, NSW, Australia) 02-6763-2333
The Sanctuary for Women, Children and Pets (Elanora, Queensland, Australia)
Love Hope & Gratitude Foundation/Shelter (Brighton, South Australia) 043-889-9787
Canada
For a listing of Canadian domestic violence shelters that may be pet-friendly please visit ShelterSafe.ca
Alberta
Crossroads Resource Centre & Women’s Shelter (Fairview, Alberta) 877-835-2120
British Columbia
100 Mile House House & District Women’s Centre Society (1oo Mile House, BC) 800-563-0808
Ama Transition House for Older Women (Vancouver, BC) (604) 681-4437
Amber House (Prince George, BC) 250-562-5868
Ann Davis Transition House (Chilliwack, BC) 604-792-3116
Ann Elmore House (Campbell River, BC) 800-667-2188
Arbour House (Vancouver, BC) 604-895-5800
Passage Transition House: Northern Society for Domestic Peace (Smithers, BC) 250-847-2595
Howe Sound Women’s Center (Squamish, BC) 877-890-5711
Ksan House Society (Terrace, BC) 888-337-5726
WINS Transition House (Trail, BC) 888-353-CARE (2273)
SAGE Transition House/North Shore Crisis Services Society (Vancouver, BC) 604-987-3374
Ontario
Rainy River District Women’s Shelter of Hope (Atikokan, Ontario)
Bethesda House (Bowmanville, Ontario) 800-338-3397
Halton Women’s Place (Burlington, Ontario) 905-332-7892
Maplegate House for Women (Elliot Lake, Ontario) 705-461-9868
Huron Women’s Shelter (Goderich, Ontario) 800-265-5506
Interval house (Ottawa, Ontario) 613-234-5181
Saskatchewan
Sofia’s House (Regina, Saskatchewan) 306-565-6060
England
Juno Women’s Aid (Nottingham) 0808 800 0340
Netherlands
Blijf Groep Amsterdam – Oranje Huis (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Spain
For Pet-Friendly Domestic Violence Shelters locations, contact VioPet