The Best Labrador Rescues & Shelters in 2024

This list showcases the top labrador rescues and shelters, all making a significant impact on the lives of countless dogs. We've compiled this list by gathering heartfelt testimonials from both the Sniffspot community and the wider public, ensuring a well-rounded perspective on these exceptional organizations.

Southwest Oasis Labrador Rescue
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tucsonArizonaUS
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In late 2022, my 10 year old Chocolate Lab unexpectedly died. He was my heart. I woke to him gone. Still warm. My anger and grief paralyzed me. It's still impossible to accept him as gone. I came across Southwest Oasis Labrador Rescue in early 2023, as I was looking at possibly fostering a lab and to provide my youngest lab a buddy to play with and do some "good" at least. I "shopped" around in all honesty with other rescues. Every single person. Not an exaggeration. Every single person I interacted with was kind, was excited, was sincere. Plus they all were volunteers with full-time jobs, with large families, retired... It's a village. I went to my first event in June and met many of the great volunteers but got to meet the SOLR celebrity couple (at the time): Petey and Bunny who had just had their pups adopted through the Paws Program. I was star-struck. But, I also met around 6 other available labs. Each with their foster parent/family in tow. All taking hours out of their busy Saturday to find the right family for their foster dog. I raised my hand to volunteering and have been pretty active since. I've been a temp foster but focus mostly on designing marketing collateral and transport of dogs that have been saved from shelters e-list. It's all volunteer. Working nights, weekends. Just this Easter 2024, a team of volunteers where working around the clock to save a year old Labrador out of state. Also to spare Eleanor from being euthanized. This team of folks works cohesively and passionately for each dog. They are all named, tracked and shared within social media for their origin stories and ultimately celebrating their adoption. Please consider this wonderful team of volunteers for this honor. Thank you.Ivette Breto
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  Southwest Oasis Labrador Rescue

  #34 in United States, #3 in Arizona, #1 in Tucson
  #1 in labrador
  

  Labrador

  Tucson

  SOLR is a rescue organization dedicated to helping Labrador Retrievers and Lab mixes who have been displaced from their home environment find new loving homes for the remainder of their lives. SOLR is non-profit and depends entirely on our volunteers and donations.

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  "In late 2022, my 10 year old Chocolate Lab unexpectedly died. He was my heart. I woke to him gone...."

  — ivette b.

  Volunteer / foster, Supporter, Fan

  "We adopted our Black Labrador boy Tombstone from SOLR in April of 2020 and he is a great dog. ..."

  — tom m.

  Adoptee, Volunteer / foster

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Lu's labs
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richmondVirginiaUS
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We’ve adopted two from Lu’s. They rescue the worst cases from the Deep South such as Louisiana and Mississippi. Most are heartworm positive and have other health issues. The best recuse who will go to any length to help in any way possible to ensure success for the pup and the adoptee!!Terri Myers
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  Lu's labs

  #51 in United States, #1 in Virginia, #1 in Richmond
  #2 in labrador
  

  Labrador

  Richmond

  Lu's Labs is an all-volunteer, 501(c)3 non-profit, foster-based rescue for labrador retrievers and lab mixes. Our mission is to assist dogs who are in need of shelter, food, and medical care with the ultimate goal of finding them permanent, loving homes. We primarily intake from high-kill shelters throughout the southeast and rehome within 300 miles of Alexandria, Virginia. Since our founding in 2015, Lu's Labs has matched more than 1,600 dogs with their forever families.

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  "We’ve adopted two from Lu’s. They rescue the worst cases from the Deep South such as Louisiana and Mississippi...."

  — terri m.

  Adoptee, Volunteer / foster

  "Lu’s Labs takes unwanted labradors from southern states that have no hopes of being adopted there. She takes them into..."

  — shelley b.

  Supporter, Fan

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Labradors and Friends Dog Rescue Group
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san diegoCaliforniaUS
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  Labradors and Friends Dog Rescue Group

  #100 in United States, #26 in California, #13 in San Diego
  #3 in labrador
  

  Labrador

  San Diego

  Labradors and Friends Dog Rescue Group is a 501(c)3 animal rescue group whose mission is to help save the lives of homeless Labradors, Labrador-mixes, and Labrador "friends" from kill-shelters in California and across the southwest. Founded in 2007, our all-volunteer group of dedicated men and women have placed over 5,500 dogs in loving homes in Southern California and the surrounding areas. Over the past few years, Labradors and Friends Dog Rescue Group has noticed a dramatic increase in the number of senior dogs and dogs requiring medical care who are in need of rescue from high-kill shelters. In response to this need, Labradors and Friends Dog Rescue Group created two special funds to help these deserving dogs. The "Agnes Fund" was created to help cover the costs of caring for senior dogs and the "Paw Up" fund was created to cover the cost of both major and minor medical needs. Labradors and Friends Dog Rescue Group is dedicated to changing the fate of Labrador Retrievers, Labrador-mixes, and Labrador “friends” by placing them in loving forever homes. Labradors and Friends Dog Rescue group plays an important role in the local community by uniting people with their 4-legged companions and helping to complete families. Labradors and Friends Dog Rescue takes in approximately 350 dogs (adults and puppies) annually.

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Golden Gate Labrador Retriever Rescue, Inc.
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san franciscoCaliforniaUS
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  Golden Gate Labrador Retriever Rescue, Inc.

  #100 in United States, #26 in California, #3 in San Francisco
  #3 in labrador
  

  Labrador

  San Francisco

  GGLRR is an all-volunteer, nonprofit tax-exempt organization in the greater San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California. We've been placing unwanted Labs in loving homes since 1986! Our Lab Rescue team saves purebred Labrador Retrievers and Lab mixes from shelters, as well as assists people giving up their dogs for adoption. We provide foster homes, veterinary care, and rehabilitation when needed, and place them with loving, forever families. While GGLRR focuses on rescuing and rehoming Labrador Retrievers, some of our dogs are Lab mixes. Sometimes we know what they are mixed with; most times we do not. We may even have a dog up for adoption that has some physical resemblance of a Lab but turns out not to be a Lab at all (per a DNA analysis performed by the adopter). We endeavor to rescue/rehome Lab mixes that look mostly like a Lab and have the personality/temperament of a Lab. The younger a dog is, the more difficult it is to tell how Labby a dog will be when it is fully grown. We realize that people come to us to adopt a Lab. GGLRR cherishes the opportunity to provide new forever homes for all of the dogs that come into our program.

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Labs and More Dog Rescue
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san diegoCaliforniaUS
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  Labs and More Dog Rescue

  #100 in United States, #26 in California, #13 in San Diego
  #3 in labrador
  

  Labrador

  San Diego

  Labs and More Dog Rescue is San Diego's fastest growing and most active dog rescue organization. Since our inception, Labs and More Rescue, has been Volunteer-run and is committed to saving dogs from our shelter systems and strays dumped in Southern California. Labs and More rescues thousands of dogs each year, with over 400 of them needing life-saving medical care. Over the past decade, we are most proud of our long-term relationships with over 13,500 adopting families. Previous adopting families and their referrals account for over 50% of our adoptions, a high mark of achievement we are very proud of.

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