Welcome to AnimalSave

AnimalSave transforms the lives of cats and dogs by providing humane education, affordable spay and neuter services, and by finding loving homes.


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Our cat and kitten rescue program saves lives by finding them loving homes. We provide veterinary care and match each cat's personality with the perfect family. Join us in making a difference, one adoption at a time.

AnimalSave operates a renowned Low-Cost Spay & Neuter Clinic, dedicated to serving the residents of Nevada County with top-notch veterinary care while ensuring affordability.

The generous proceeds that we receive from the AnimalSave Thrift & Treasures Benefit Store play a crucial role in funding the various programs we offer to help animals in need.

Visit our bookstore, nestled in the heart of AnimalSave, where you can indulge in the joyous exploration of literature, board games, CDs, and a plethora of other captivating treasures that will transport you to new realms of imagination and knowledge.

AnimalSave's mission is to educate you about spaying and neutering your pet, feral cats, and a variety of other issues—especially those that affect us here in Nevada County, California.


November, 2023: Our message to you…

As we approach the end of another year, I want to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude for your unwavering support of AnimalSave. Thanks to donors like YOU, over the last 50 years we’ve helped transform the lives of countless animals in need.

Yet there’s still much more we can do together.

Thanks to your generosity and the $10,000 matching donation from our board of directors, last year AnimalSave raised almost $50,000 during our fundraising drive!

This year, our board has pledged to DOUBLE that matching amount, up to $20,000. That means the first $20,000 we raise between now and December 12 will be matched by our board members, effectively multiplying the impact of your gift and allowing it to make an even greater impact. We’ve set a goal of raising $75,000 during this year’s fundraising campaign . . . but why not shoot for the moon and work to raise $100,000—double last year’s donations!

You don’t have to do anything to have your contribution matched: just donate between November 14 and December 12, and your gift will be automatically doubled.

We know these are challenging times for everyone. We also know that today, our community’s needs are greater than ever. However, it’s during such difficult moments when our collective compassion can make the most significant impact. Your generous gift to AnimalSave will help us create together the positive changes that are so desperately needed in the lives of our companion animals.

We can’t begin to say how much that generosity means to us.

Your support has always been essential to our work of rescuing and finding loving homes for our community’s lost, abandoned, and mistreated animals. Now, during this limited period in our annual fundraising endeavor, your donation—large or small—will be multiplied by two, thus magnifying our efforts and bringing us that much closer to fulfilling our mission to better the lives of companion animals.

The challenges we all face now and in the years ahead are very real, and can sometimes feel overwhelming and irresolvable: raging wars, poverty and famine, dire climate crises, human suffering, social and political conflict . . . the list could go on and on. We’ve all had to learn how to sacrifice, adapt, and deal with the unknown.

Yet for me, one thing has remained the same through all the turmoil: the commitment we at AnimalSave have to shine a beacon of light into the darkness that so many innocent animals endure every day, and ignite a fire of change.

Throughout this year we’ve brought relief to the mistreated, healing to the ill and broken, and joy to hundreds of animals whose only wish was for the comfort of a loving home.

Now, it’s YOUR turn: your one gift can turn into a lifesaving act. Your support can bring food, warmth, care, and so much more to animals who are lost and suffering right now.

Today is the perfect time to give, during our annual year-end fundraising campaign. Use the included self-addressed envelope, or visit our website at www.animalsave.org and click on “Donate.” Not only will your gift be tax-deductible, but you’ll be helping to support an organization that’s been rescuing, defending, and caring for our region’s companion animals for half a century.

Join us in saving lives, one animal at a time.


Twelve years ago, Dave and Mary were browsing in the AnimalSave Thrift Store when they saw me taking two foster puppies outside for a break. The couple, both in their sixties, weren’t looking for a dog—much less a puppy!—but one of the little balls of fur captured their hearts, and they decided to adopt her. Little Maggie slept in Mary’s lap all the way home, and as the years rolled on, she continued to bring her gifts of love and joy into their lives. After Maggie died this year, Mary wrote that she and Dave will always be thankful to AnimalSave for believing in them as adopters, and for bringing sweet Maggie into their lives.

Changing the Lives of Animals

See how AnimalSave changes the lives of animals in this video created by Joan Merriam. Click here to watch the video!