Animal rescue and adoption communities serve as beacons of hope for our furry friends in need in Shanghai.

These communities serve as shelters where animal lovers work together to improve the lives of animals and match them with loving homes.

If you're looking to expand your family or become a part of this effort, here are some communities to consider.

 

Shanghai Adoption Day

WeChat account: shanghailingyangri

Shanghai Adoption Day, established in 2017, is a local non-profit platform focusing on helping homeless pets find good homes.

As an advocate of using pet adoption to replace buying, the platform has organized adoption and pet care events and saved countless stray animals, granting them a new lease on life. It is also looking for volunteers to provide short-term or long-term shelter for stray animals.

Shanghai Adoption Day holds monthly onsite adoption events at major shopping malls across the city.

Adopting a stray animal at Shanghai Adoption Day is free. Most pets available for adoption have received vaccinations from their rescuers. For those interested in adopting a stray animal, Shanghai Adoption Day has strict screening criteria to ensure each animal will be well cared for.

People can delve into its official WeChat account to stay up to date on its ongoing endeavors.

Additionally, it has introduced a WeChat mini-program called "领宠宠" to circulate information regarding stray and lost pets.

 

TA Shanghai

WeChat account: TA-Shanghai

TA Shanghai is a platform for stray animal rescuers. It shares stories of small animal rescues and recounts the sagas of the dedicated rescuers.

It was founded in 2011 by Chris Lau, a Malaysian Chinese who has lived in Shanghai for over two decades.

This NGO operates two core programs: The "Halfway House" provides temporary shelter for animals awaiting adoption, serving as a critical transition hub; and the TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) program humanely treats stray animals through sterilization, offering an ethical alternative to culling.

Many of its volunteers, coming from all walks of life, are young people.

TA Shanghai has also worked with fashion brands and celebrities to promote a lifestyle where people and animals can live in harmony. In addition, it organizes regular in-person adoption events in collaboration with shopping malls, where rescued animals are brought in, allowing people to meet them.

 

ECNU Sunshine Animal Protection Society

WeChat account: yangguangdongbao

ECNU Sunshine Animal Protection is an animal rescue society founded by students at East China Normal University. Within the confines of the campus, diligent students orchestrate all operations and protective measures.

Volunteers feed animals regularly and take them to clinics for neutering. After ensuring their health, the students post photos and other information about the animals on the official account in the hope of finding homes for them.

 

China Small Animal Protection Association Shanghai Station

Weibo account: 中国小动物保护协会上海站

The China Small Animal Protection Association, founded in 1992, is the only national NGO registered with the Ministry of Civil Affairs that aims to protect animals and their right to life.

The Shanghai section of the association uses Weibo as an advertising platform to convey information about animal adoption and lost pets.

The association frequently uploads images of the animals rescued by its members, as well as updates and requests for adoption on Weibo. It also distributes adoption information from people who have rescued animals.

 

Xiao Ju Deng Urban Stray Cat Management Center

The Xiao Ju Deng Urban Stray Cat Management Center is the city's first stray cat management and education facility.

The center is dedicated to helping stray cats unable to live in communities. Stray cats are released into the "Cat Island", where they are neither caged nor confined, simulating their original community-living conditions while being provided with food, shelter, and basic medical care.

People can learn about the community TNR plan for stray dogs and cats, adopt stray animals, and participate in charitable activities at the "Cat Island".

The center also deploys mobile neutering vehicles to directly enter neighborhoods and communities to perform neutering surgeries on stray cats.

Location: No 3 Yulan Road in Laogang town, Pudong New Area

 

Cats First Aid（御猫苑）

WeChat: CatsFirstAid

Cats First Aid, a non-profit animal rescue organization in Shanghai, works to end pet homelessness and promote adoption.

It runs an adoption store where a diverse selection of cats and dogs await their future homes.

People can find stray cats, sometimes dogs, rescued by volunteers at the store, and those who meet the requirements can register for adoption onsite for free.

The store also sells pet food and items and offers pet photography services.

Additionally, Cats First Aid advocates for TNR programs, shares rescue updates on Xiaohongshu (RedNote), hosts pet-related social events, and recruits volunteers to engage the public in its mission.

Location: F3, China Resources Times Square, No 500 Zhangyang Road, Pudong New Area

 

JAR Stray Animal Rescue

WeChat: jargroup

JAR Stray Animal Rescue is a private charity adoption platform for stray animals in Shanghai.

Committed to securing permanent homes for rescued pets, the organization ensures all animals are vaccinated, dewormed, and neutered before being added to its adoption list.

It also releases information about cats and dogs awaiting adoption on its WeChat account and takes online applications.

Emphasizing responsible adoption practices, JAR advocates "adopt, don't shop" to raise public awareness.

 

Best Friends City

WeChat: BFC_520

Best Friends City is a bilingual non-profit organization that is dedicated to assisting and re-homing stray animals.

The organization was founded in 2013 by a group of like-minded Chinese and foreign volunteers.

Its goal is to provide a one-stop pet adoption solution and to assist animal rescue groups in Shanghai in sharing information and promoting adoption among the public.

It also aims to teach people about the rational rescue and scientific nursing of stray animals.

Best Friends doesn't ask for monetary donations and is completely run by volunteers.

 

Sources: City News Service, WeChat account of the CPC Huangpu district committee, thepaper.cn