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Animal and wildlife agencies are all about helping those who cannot speak for themselves. Whether it’s finding loving homes for pets, creating safe havens for wild or endangered species, or training service animals to provide assistance to their human companions these agencies are doing some incredible work to support and protect all kids of furry and feathered friends.

Our mission is to improve the lives of pets and people by placing companion animals in permanent, loving homes and reducing pet overpopulation through sterilization.

Our mission is to encourage and facilitate spay/neuter of owned dogs and cats to prevent pet overpopulation and all the suffering that entails.

We are dedicated to the conservation of native Florida wildlife and habitats through education, rehabilitation and study. Together we can save the natural Florida we love.

Eliminate the needless euthanasia of healthy and treatable pets in North Central Florida.

Operation Catnip’s life-saving work improves the lives of cats and the communities in which they live by spaying, neutering, and vaccinating free-roaming cats, preventing the births of kittens, mentoring other programs around the country, and training veterinarians to save America’s community cats.

Our mission is to rescue dogs, cats, puppies and kittens in need and adopt them into loving, responsible homes. We serve the shelters and public of the Gainesville area and surrounding Counties.

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This year, UFCC is transitioning to a new giving site through GivePulse, a University-contracted platform that is already being used to connect and track volunteer and service-learning opportunities. The new giving site will make it easier for employees to explore participating nonprofits and make their gifts.

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