Tim McCaslin
Location: Kearney, NE
Email: firstbassoon@yahoo.com
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Will take moderately healthy chins. Cages prefered, but not necessary. Prefer chins that get along with others. Can offer temporary foster care or permanant happy homes.
Other animals: Larger fish on a case by case basis

Jessica Bartunek
Location: Omaha, NE
Site: Draconis Rats and Chinchillas
Email: jncokix@yahoo.com
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Cages prefered but not required if chin is friendly with other chins.
Other animals: Ferrets and rats

Tim McCaslin
Location: Broken Bow, NE
Email: firstbassoon@yahoo.com (Please put "Chinchilla Rescue" in the subject line.)
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Will take moderately healthy chins on an emergency basis only. Can offer temporary foster care or can find permanant happy homes.
Other animals: Larger fish taken on a case by case basis.

Kara Miller
Location: Elko, NV
Email: kurlee1963@frontiernet.net
Phone: 775-753-8858
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Will take any animal that needs a home.
Other animals: Hedgehogs, guinea pigs, or ferrets

Andrea Kundrotas/Forever Feisty Chinchilla Rescue
Location: Enfield, CT
Site: Forever Feisty Chinchilla Rescue
Email: foreverfeistychins@sbcglobal.net
Phone: 860-844-0511
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Will take in chins in need of a good home. Good health preferred, but most health issues are not a problem. Behavioral problems such as shyness, fur chewing, spraying, etc. are acceptable. No breeding or selling of animals. Will pick up chins in CT, MA, RI, NH, and VT.

Abrah Goddard
Location: Northfield, NH
Email: cutey1981@aol.com
Phone: 603-286-7364

Jessica Scanlon
Location: Stanhope, NJ
Email: angelsj8503@yahoo.com
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Healthy chins only. Need notice to prepare for rescue's arrival.

William Thoden
Location: Delmont, NJ
Email: billfromdelmont@comcast.net
Phone: 856-785-2551

Kasie Ziebarth
Location: Binghamton, NY
Email: penguinpantz@hotmail.com
Other animals: Can take in almost any animal in need of rescue

Ziggy's Little Angels (Shannon)
Location: Putnam Valley, NY
Email: chinchillagirl@earthlink.net
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Willing to drive up to an hour and a half away. Healthy chins only.

Renee Dutcher (founder) and Kristy Graham (co-founder)
Location: Oceanside and Long Island, NY
Site: Monty's Place
Email: caddycoachqueen@yahoo.com (Renee) or Grahamkracker917@aol.com (Kristy)
Phone: 516-680-9271 (Renee) or 516-641-0022 (Kristy)
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Facilities to house, rehabilitate, and adopt out to good homes. Can assist in transporting and re-homing referrals. Can assist in other species rescue referrals on Long Island.
Other animals: Rabbits and guinea pigs

Barb Robinson
Location: Spencerport, NY
Email: AxSdnide@aol.com
Specifics regarding taking in chins: We won't adopt to a breeding environment. Careful screening before placement.

Raylene Carlson
Location: Fishkill, NY
Email: RjcMystic@aol.com

Kevin Swart
Location: Buffalo, NY
Email: kevin@goodshepherdsministries.com
Phone: 716-713-8814
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Accepting chins in Western NY and placing them in loving forever homes.

Lacy Conley
Location: Freedom, NY
Email: peppermint_kitten@yahoo.com
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Chinchillas taken in will not be bred and will be found suitable, loving homes. When leaving a chinchilla, please be sure to include what type/kind of food that it is used to.

Dee Bunk
Location: Belfast, NY
Site: Humble Acres Chinchillas
Email: info@humbleacreschinchillas.com
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Taking in chins from western NY, PA, and possibly eastern OH. Will aid in rehoming if chins cannot be taken in. Owner-surrender fee required.
Other animals: Rats or other small exotics

Dorothy Roark
Location: Cherokee, NC
Email: toto4177@msn.com

Chrystal Draper
Location: Beaufort, SC, but willing to travel to parts of NC to assist
Email: chrystald82@yahoo.com
Phone: 843-379-2277
Specifics regarding taking in chins: If you have any unwanted chins or chins that you just can't take care of for any reason, please email or call. Willing to drive to parts of SC, NC, GA, and FL.
Other animals: Sugar gliders and ferrets.

Tammy Svejkovsky
Location: Raeford, NC
Email: tinshee@msn.com
Phone: 910-848-4796
Other animals: Sugar gliders and squirrels.

Kayla Vorse
Location: Fayetteville, NC
Site: Lil Sugar Chinchillas
Email: Lsknc@hotmail.com
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Willing to pick up or meet halfway in NC, SC, or VA.

Mistletoe Chinchilla Ranch
Location: Fayetteville, NC
Email: pinkygirl7909@hotmail.com
Phone: 910-822-3141
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Located within an animal hospital in North Carolina. Willing to travel to various parts of NC, VA, and SC to pick up.

Kim Clayton
Location: Fayetteville, NC
Email: dirtysouthchins@animaldreamz.com
Other animals: Can also foster younger dogs/cats.

Nicole Rydza
Location: Charlotte, NC
Email: njrydza@yahoo.com
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Four years of experience with chinchillas. Can pick up within a limited area.
Other animals: Contact for possibilities.

Jennifer Mitchell
Location: Timberlake, NC
Email: jenniferjam9@aol.com
Phone: 336-364-3443
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Please email or call anytime. Will provide a loving home for unwanted chins or chins that can no longer be cared for.
Other animals: Sugar gliders, ferrets, hedgehogs, and squirrels.

Tiffany Yarboro
Location: Roxboro, NC
Email: tdwhitlo@ncsu.edu
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Will consider any chin in need.
Other animals: Sugar gliders, hedgehogs, ferrets, hamsters, and reptiles other than snakes.

Ashley Braun
Location: Fargo, ND
Email: ashleybraun9@hotmail.com
Phone: 605-290-3050
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Will take in or help place chins in need, but cannot take in sick chins due to the associated expense.
Other animals: Can help place healthy hedgehogs and sugar gliders.

Jessica Jorgensen
Location: Fargo, ND
Email: Jmjdolphin@aol.com
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Will take in any chins that are in need of help or are unwanted. Good vet available, so may be able to take sick chins, depending on the case.
Other animals: Small rodents and repitles, especially leopard geckos and amphibians. Ask about other animals.

Terri Coker
Location: Toledo, OH
Email: terbearluvsya@aol.com
Specifics regarding taking in chins: I wouldn't want anything that was going to be contagious to any of my chins or other animals, but would be willing to help anyone in need.
Other animals: I can take in any kind of other animals but need to ensure room and resources for them.

Carise Chenault
Location: Parma Heights, OH (Near Cleveland)
Site: ForCHINate Chins Chinchilla Rescue
Email: forchinatechins@yahoo.com
Phone: 440-623-6480
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Will adopt/foster chins for any reason. Can also board chins for those in need of temporary care.
Other animals: Rabbits.

Tawnya Adams
Location: Alliance, OH
Site: Minerva's Den
Email: minervasluv@yahoo.com
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Ill and special needs chins can be provied for.
Other animals: Reptiles, birds, rabbits, ferrets, etc..

Marsha Mitchell
Location: Akron, OH
Email: blazia@parrot.com
Phone: 330-715-7188
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Will take any unwanted chins, whether abused, fur chewers, or just unable to be cared for, but cages are required. Will find forever homes for chins taken in.

Julia Saffell
Location: Adena, OH
Email: fishblue@netzero.com
Phone: 740-546-3449
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Will take any unwanted chins.

Elene Olah
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Site: Velvet Chinchillas
Email: eleneolah@yahoo.com
Phone: 405-672-0137
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Will take sick, injured, abused, fur chewers, behavior problems, etc. All chinchillas are welcome and rehomed if possible. If a home is not found, they will live the remainder of their lives in a safe and loving home with lots of chinchilla friends, treats, toys, attention, play time and love. Please call or e-mail with any questions.

Nancy Zordel
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Email: poohbear23_26@yahoo.com
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Will take in healthy chinchillas of all ages, space allowing.

Myfanwy
Location: SE Portland, OR
Email: myfanwy@reed.edu
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Every effort will be made to rehome chinchillas after any necessary rehabilitation.
Other animals: Cannot take in any animals but chinchillas. However, if you do not feel comfortable leaving other pets with the OHS, please contact for assistance regarding other small mammals or reptiles.

Cheryl Blaha
Location: Central Point, OR (near Medford)
Email: nezumi009@earthlink.net
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Fostering males is preferred.
Other animals: Degus, hedgehogs, gerbils, rats, and guinea pigs.

Karen Snyder
Location: Salem, OR
Site: Willamette Valley Chins
Email: willamettevalleychins@yahoo.com

Casey Varner
Location: St. Helens, OR
Email: grouchy_13@hotmail.com
Phone: 503-396-6927
Other animals: Contact for more information.

Jaimee Trotta
Location: Freeland, PA
Email: jats@nationi.net
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Any chins welcome even with fur chewing, but no very costly medical problems because there is not a close by exotics vet.
Other animals: Hamsters and maybe another small dog if it likes other pets.

Kim Powell
Location: Hermitage, PA
Email: kimmyanne@adelphia.net
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Can provide fostering until a forever home is found.
Other animals: Can assist in fostering and rehoming rabbits.

Kenya Banks
Location: Altoona, PA
Email: petzhome87@yahoo.com
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Can only take in animals that are healthy or come with cages for quarantine.
Other animals: Sugar gliders, skunks, squirrels, etc.

Nichole
Location: Erie, PA
Email: N1ch0L392@aol.com
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Can only take in animals that are healthy until a forever home is found.

Macclendon VanDunk
Location: White Mills, PA
Email: vandunk82@hotmail.com
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Any chins, regardless of age, sex, or health. Can also accept multiple chinchillas.
Other animals: All small, furry animals.

Crystal Birch
Location: White Oak, PA
Email: PrfctChins@aol.com
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Any chins, regardless of age, sex, or health. Can also accept multiple chinchillas.
Other animals: Other small animals and reptiles may be taken in, depending on room availability. Contact for more information.

Megan Stalosky
Location: Summit Hill, PA
Site: Summit Hill Chins
Email: shchinchillas@yahoo.com
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Willing to take in almost any chin. Please include cages.

Emily Swan
Location: Chalfont, PA
Email: c_palley@yahoo.com
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Please contact regarding all chinchillas in need.

Angela Hopkins-Arrison
Location: Eddystone, PA
Email: Angelachopkins22@hotmail.com
Phone: 484-480-5456
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Accepting any chins. Medical problems not an issue. Excellent vet who cares for exotics very close by.
Other animals: Degus

Brittany Gordon
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Email: brittany41387@comcast.net
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Accepting any chins. Will return communication within 24 hours.

Kelly Ryan
Location: Weatherly, PA
Email: heavenleighsoaps@aol.com
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Willing to foster until a forever home can be found.
Other animals: Guinea pigs and hamsters

Andrea Kundrotas/Forever Feisty Chinchilla Rescue
Location: Enfield, CT
Site: Forever Feisty Chinchilla Rescue
Email: foreverfeistychins@sbcglobal.net
Phone: 860-844-0511
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Will take in chins in need of a good home. Good health preferred, but most health issues are not a problem. Behavioral problems such as shyness, fur chewing, spraying, etc. are acceptable. No breeding or selling of animals. Will pick up chins in CT, MA, RI, NH, and VT.

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