Beagle rescues & shelters in Pennsylvania
200 adoption, rescue, and shelter organizations across 156 cities in Pennsylvania that list beagles and hounds. Choose a city to see local groups.
Pennsylvania's beagle-adoption landscape is spread across 200 organizations in 156 cities, giving you real options no matter where you live in the state. Philadelphia anchors the network with 12 listed groups including ACCT and the Pennsylvania SPCA, while Pittsburgh adds seven more, and smaller cities from Lancaster to Erie fill in the gaps. You'll find everything from breed-focused rescues like Wet Nose Rescue and Retired Tails to large open-admission shelters that take in hounds constantly. Because Pennsylvania covers so much ground, this directory breaks down by city so you can start local and reach out to a few groups at once — don't wait to call.
- Philadelphia 12
- Pittsburgh 7
- Lancaster 1
- Levittown 2
- Harrisburg 2
- Erie 2
- Allentown 2
- Bensalem 1
- Grantville 4
- Lebanon 1
- Ephrata 2
- Greensburg 4
- Johnstown 2
- Stroudsburg 3
- Altoona 2
- Ardmore 1
- Honey Brook 1
- Indiana 1
- Warriors Mark 1
- West Chester 1
- Dillsburg 3
- Elkins Park 1
- Mechanicsburg 1
- Scranton 1
- State College 1
- Tarentum 1
- White Oak 3
- Williamsport 1
- Avondale 1
- Bedford 2
- Benton 2
- Blairsville 2
- Breinigsville 2
- Chambersburg 1
- Coudersport 1
- Darby 1
- Dresher 1
- Gettysburg 1
- Hawley 1
- Hermitage 1
- Hollidaysburg 1
- Honesdale 1
- Huntingdon 2
- Jenkintown 1
- Malvern 1
- Millerstown 1
- Montrose 1
- New Castle 1
- New Kensington 1
- Norristown 1
- Pine Grove 1
- Port Matilda 1
- Quakertown 1
- Shippenville 1
- Somerset 1
- Ulster 2
- Union City 2
- Warren 1
- Waynesboro 2
- West Mifflin 1
- Wexford 1
- Whitehall Township 1
- Abington 1
- Ambler 1
- Birdsboro 1
- Bradford 1
- Canadensis 1
- Centre Hall 1
- Chalfont 1
- Chester Springs 1
- Cheswick 1
- Clairton 1
- Clearfield 1
- Coatesville 1
- Columbia 1
- Conshohocken 1
- Curwensville 1
- Dallas 1
- Dauphin 1
- Delmont 1
- East Greenville 1
- Eighty Four 1
- Emporium 1
- Everett 1
- Falls Creek 1
- Ford City 1
- Franklin 1
- Garnet Valley 1
- Glen Mills 1
- Greenville 1
- Harrison City 1
- Hegins 1
- Hop Bottom 1
- Irwin 1
- Kennerdell 1
- Kittanning 1
- Landenberg 1
- Lansdale 1
- Latrobe 1
- Lewistown 1
- Limekiln 1
- Lock Haven 1
- Lower Gwynedd Township 1
- Marianna 1
- Mckean 1
- Mckeesport 1
- Meadowlands 1
- Meadville 1
- Media 1
- Melrose Park 1
- Milan 1
- Millville 1
- Monroeville 1
- Mont Alto 1
- Muncy 1
- Nazareth 1
- New Freedom 1
- New Hope 1
- New Stanton 1
- Newtown 1
- Palmerton 1
- Perkasie 1
- Pottstown 1
- Pottsville 1
- Radnor 1
- Renfrew 1
- Richboro 1
- Ridgway 1
- Sanatoga 1
- Seneca 1
- Shippensburg 1
- Shohola 1
- South Abington Township 1
- South Park Township 1
- Spring City 1
- St Marys 1
- St Thomas 1
- Thompson 1
- Thorndale 1
- Tioga 1
- Todd 1
- Towanda 1
- Townville 1
- Trevose 1
- Ulysses 1
- Uniontown 1
- Vandergrift 1
- Walnutport 1
- Wapwallopen 1
- Washington Crossing 1
- Waynesburg 1
- Weatherly 1
- West Middlesex 1
- Wilkes-barre 1
- Williams Township 1
- Youngwood 1
With this many organizations across the state, the advantage is yours: start in your region and expand toward Philadelphia or Pittsburgh if local options go quiet. Call ahead to confirm a beagle or hound-mix is actually available, and ask smaller rescues to add you to their waitlist — many fill dogs weeks before they appear online. Adopting a beagle from a Pennsylvania shelter means you're choosing a dog that needs a home over a breeder's puppy, and giving a hound a second chance. Make a few calls this week and you'll be amazed how quickly the right one surfaces.