With your help, each year we save 1200+ cats & dogs from under-resourced shelters; many of our pets were just hours from euthanasia. Join us!
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Adopt, foster, donate, volunteer ๐ถโฅ๐ฑ Our Mission: City Dogs & City Kitties rescues adoptable dogs and cats in overcrowded and high-kill shelters, where resources are severely limited. We offer a lifeline to as many of these wonderful animals as possible. Sadly, many of the dogs and cats that we take in are just days โ and sometimes hours โ away from being euthanized for no reason other than lack
of space. By finding these animals permanent and loving homes in the DC metropolitan area, we can enrich lives of humans and their pets. We welcome your help in any capacity, through volunteering, fostering, adopting, sponsoring and/or donating.
09/28/2025
๐จMISSING ADOPTABLE CDCK DOG๐จ
Adoptable Liesel is missing in Fairfax. Last seen at Van Dyck Park, she is dragging a retractable leash. Please share far and wide, using the poster here. She is a sweet but very shy girl, so please do not approach her and REPORT ALL SIGHTINGS ASAP!
09/27/2025
๐๐พ As our Foster a Dog Fall campaign comes to a close, we want to say a heartfelt THANK YOU to every foster, supporter, and advocate who helped give dogs a second chance this season. Because of you, countless pups got the love, safety, and fresh start they deserve. ๐
Fostering saves lives, and this fall, you made it happen. ๐ถโจ
09/27/2025
Check out round two of this week's dogs in need of fosters!
๐ Hutch: Hound Mix (M/1.5 Yr/40 Lbs). Needs foster ASAP
๐ถ Rocco: Bulldog Mix (M/5.5Yr/70Lbs). Needs foster ASAP
๐Cody: Elkhound Mix (M/1Yr/44Lbs). Needs foster 10/11-10/18
๐ถ Luke: Lab/Retriever Mix (M/2Yr/75Lbs). Needs foster 9/27
๐ Cardi: Lab Mix (F/3Yr/50Lbs). Needs foster 9/25-9/30
๐ถ Jasper: Hound Mix (M/6M/27Lbs). Needs foster ASAP
๐:Brooklyn: Boxer/Beagle Mix (M/1.5Yr/45Lbs). Needs foster ASAP
Interested in helping to take care of one of them for a bit? Please contact your FA or [email protected] if you can help!
09/27/2025
Check out round one of this week's dogs in need of fosters!
๐ Jake: Collie Mix (M/1Yr/55Lbs). Needs foster ASAP
๐ Finn: Boxer Mix (M/2Yr/47Lbs). Needs foster 10/21-10/25. 11/7-11/9, 11/11-11/15, AND 11/19-11/30
๐ถ Donald: Hound/Shepherd Mix (M/1.5Yr/52 Lbs). Needs foster 9/28
๐Thor: Hound/Shepherd Mix (M/1.5 Yr/61 Lbs). Needs foster 9/27
๐ถ Twix: Lab Mix (M/2 Yr/50 Lbs). Needs foster 9/25-9/28
๐ Cassidy: Shepherd Mix (F/1Yr/49 Lbs). Needs foster ASAP
Interested in helping to take care of one of them for a bit? Please contact your FA or [email protected] if you can help!
09/26/2025
Why is fostering so important? All of the pets you see here would say itโs because a foster home enabled them to avoid euthanasia, but here at City Dogs & City Kitties, we have two more reasons.
One- Every pet fostered saves two lives! The one you are welcoming into your home, and the one who now gets a space in the shelter. Thatโs double the impact every single time.
Two- We are a rescue, not a shelter, meaning all of the pets we rescue need to go to a foster home once they arrive in Washington, DC, as we donโt have a physical place for them to go.
We need fosters now more than ever! With so many dogs waiting for a foster home, now is the paw-fect time to welcome a foster dog into your home! Weโll even bring the dog to you if youโre our Perfect Match Foster!
Live in a quiet neighborhood in a single-family home with a yard? Love dogs over 30 lbs? Youโre in luck! Sign up now and get everything you need to save a dog, delivered right to your door!
๐HAPPY TAILS! ๐โโฌ ๐ฉ Congratulations to our newest City Dogs and City Kitties families!
09/25/2025
โจ Weโre officially counting down to the 10th Annual Online Auction! ๐ Get ready for incredible offerings โ from highlighting local businesses to once-in-a-lifetime adventures.
Today, weโre putting the spotlight ๐ฆ on some unforgettable trips:
โ๏ธ Round-trip airfare included
๐จ 4+ star accommodations
๐ No blackout dates for 3 years
๐ค Travel specialists to make booking a breeze
Pack your bags and mark your calendar for October 10th cause your next adventure starts here! ๐งณ๐
09/25/2025
Do you and your neighbor love dogs? You can be a Foster Buddy and share the foster responsibility with someone nearby!
Split walks, or days, and give a dog double the socialization and double the love!
Still have questions? Check out our story for some Fostering Q&A!
09/24/2025
Donโt let fostering myths get you down! Check out some of our most common foster hesitations, and learn the truth about fostering!
09/24/2025
๐๐พ Have you gotten your tickets for Howl-o-ween yet? You won't want to miss this adorable pet costume contest!
๐ป๐ถ Saturday, Oct. 11th at Dacha Navy Yard!
โจ $10 tickets | $20 contest entry
๐๏ธ Vendor Marketplace
๐ Contest kicks off at 2PM
๐ Paw-some prizes for winners
This fall, join our mission to save more lives than before.
Open your home to a foster dog, and weโll do the rest. Supplies, dog delivery (for our Perfect Match Fosters), and support. All you have to bring is love.
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City Dogs Rescue & City Kitties rescues adoptable dogs and cats in overcrowded and high-kill shelters, where resources are severely limited. We offer a lifeline to as many of these wonderful animals as possible. Sadly, many of the dogs and cats that we take in are just days โ and sometimes hours โ away from being euthanized for no reason other than lack of space. By finding these animals permanent and loving homes in the DC metropolitan area, we can enrich lives of humans and their pets. We welcome your help in any capacity, through volunteering, fostering, adopting, sponsoring and/or donating.
Six years ago, three people joined forces to bring one dog from Georgia, where he was just about to be euthanized, to DC, where he was adopted into a loving home within a week. More than 4,000 dogs (and now cats) later, City Dogs Rescue & City Kitties is known as the place to go when pet adoption is in view.
Here's why.
Working closely with high-kill shelters in rural communities with few resources, CDR&CK finds at-risk adoptable dogs and cats and saves their lives.
Once an animal is identified, a vast network of Facebook supporters raises funds for transportation to DC and for initial vet exams, vaccinations, and spay/neutering procedures.
Upon arrival in DC, the dog or cat has the companionship of a foster care provider and the support of an amazing team of volunteers until a permanent home is found. In 2016, we spent nearly $478,000 on medical fees alone for our rescue dogs and cats to provide additional injury and illness management, heartworm treatment, surgeries, and cancer treatments. We rely 100% on donations to fund this mission.
The demand for rescue services is huge and so are the rewards. Your support saves a dog or cat's life and brings unconditional love into a home today.