8 organizations in San Francisco that take in and rehome beagles, hounds, and other dogs. Always call ahead to confirm current beagle availability.
San Francisco's eight rescue and shelter organizations span the full spectrum — from Muttville, a nationally recognized senior-dog specialist, to San Francisco Animal Care & Control, the city's open-admission shelter. You'll find beagles and beagle-mixes here with real regularity, especially older dogs and those needing a second chance. The catch is that in a city of 850,000 people, good dogs move fast, so the moment you spot one that fits, you need to move. Check the organizations on this page, call ahead to confirm what's available, and be ready to apply before lunch.
San Francisco, CA
Muttville is the country's first cage-free shelter and California's first senior dog rescue, devoted to changing how the world treats older dogs. Based in San Francisco with a colorful, comfortable on-site facility open Tuesday–Sunday, it rescues senior dogs and places them through adoption, foster, and hospice programs, plus education and advocacy. If you're looking to give an older beagle a second life, this is a meaningful option.
4.8★ (197 reviews)
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco's only open-admission animal shelter, accepting all animals regardless of temperament, medical condition, or species. SFACC rescues, reunites, and rehomes dogs, cats, and other animals across the city, working to protect them from abuse, neglect, and cruelty. Beagles and hound-mixes turn up regularly in an open-admission shelter, making it a solid place to check.
4.3★ (187 reviews)
San Francisco, CA
The San Francisco SPCA, founded in 1868, operates a full-service adoption center, world-class veterinary hospital, spay/neuter clinic, behavior clinic, and community veterinary programs across San Francisco and beyond. Its adoption center at 250 Florida Street takes in dogs and cats of all kinds, including hounds and beagle-mixes, and the organization has pioneered foster care and mobile adoption outreach. A no-kill leader with over 150 years of history, it remains one of the nation's most comprehensive animal-welfare agencies.
5.0★ (7 reviews)
San Francisco, CA
Paws Cause International is a San Francisco-based nonprofit that brings abandoned and stray dogs from the Caribbean (primarily St. Lucia and St. Thomas) into the United States for adoption and foster care. It offers a unique tax-credit program for foster parents covering their pet expenses, and forwards donor contributions to animal services in need. It's a transport rescue with a financial-incentive angle rather than a traditional shelter.
San Francisco, CA
A San Francisco dog shelter at 2253 Shafter Ave with walk-in adoption hours Tuesday–Friday 1–5pm and Saturday–Sunday 10am–4pm. Safe Paws runs adoption and foster programs alongside volunteer and sponsorship opportunities. Contact the shelter directly via its form or email to ask about current dogs available, including any beagles or hounds, and to set up an adoption appointment.
San Francisco, CA
The animal-control and welfare agency for San Francisco. As a municipal shelter it takes in strays and owner surrenders across the city, so beagles and hound-mixes pass through regularly. Its listing lacks detail here, so call ahead to ask what dogs are currently available for adoption and how the process works.
San Francisco, CA
Animal Care Donation, based in San Francisco, appears in this directory by name and location alone. Its exact focus and services aren't clear from this listing, so contact the organization directly to confirm whether it's a rescue, shelter, or support service — and if it handles dog adoption or foster placements, including any beagles currently available.
San Francisco, CA
A dog rescue or shelter in San Francisco. Details about its focus, size, and adoption process aren't available in this listing, so contact the group directly to ask what dogs it currently has, whether any beagles or hounds are among them, and how to foster or adopt.
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San Francisco's beagle availability is genuinely strong, but patience and speed work together — know what you want, call first, and expect to visit within hours of hearing about a dog. If nothing breaks loose locally in the next week or two, the North Bay suburbs are close enough: Mill Valley and San Anselmo are about half an hour north, and Daly City sits just south. Always confirm a beagle is actually waiting before you drive. Adopt one of the city's hounds and you're giving a dog the urban home it deserves, with fog, hills, and endless sniffing territory waiting at the door.