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Are you looking for a location near you that takes in rescue chinchillas? Do you think that adopting a rescue chin and giving it a forever home is a good option for you? Are you searching for a rescue organization to donate money or time? Chinchilla Rescues can help. This list of volunteers allows you to find someone near you who is familiar with chinnies to possibly take in rescues or provide you with a rescue chin. Use the contact information below to get in touch with rescuers near you. These people have volunteered to assist when it is possible. Not all volunteers listed are guaranteed to have space available at all times. Rescues that come with cages and food may be easier to place. Please contact these volunteers directly. Transportation may be arranged through rescue volunteers or through The Chinchilla Railroad. This information has been placed on The CHINformation Organization as a means of easier access to direct information. The CHINformation Organization cannot guarantee care for animals placed in rescue. It is your responsibility to determine whether or not the rescuer you contact is fit to take in an animal.

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The map below is interactive. Click on the state where you would like to find a rescue location and it will take you to each person who might be available to assist in that particular state. If you do not find a rescue location in your state, please check the surrounding states for possible locations.


South Carolina
Jennifer Browder
Location: Summerville, SC
Email: jb1003@sc.rr.com

Jamie Huggins
Location: Walterboro, SC
Site: Huggable Pets Shelter Program
Email: chinclub@lowcountry.com
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Can take in chinchillas as space is available if a cage is not provided. Please provide details if your chinchilla is sick or has been exposed to fungus so that additional precautions can be taken.
Other animals: Can take in other small animals on occasion as space allows. Experience in most small animals, except ferrets.

Chrystal Draper
Location: Beaufort, SC
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

Kayla Vorse
Location: Fayetteville, NC, but willing to travel to parts of SC to assist
Site: Lil Sugar Chinchillas
Email: coffeedrops2048@earthlink.net

Mistletoe Chinchilla Ranch
Location: Fayetteville, NC, but willing to travel to parts of SC to assist
Email: pinkygirl7909@hotmail.com
Phone: 910-822-3141
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Located within an animal hospital.

Kiara Graham
Location: York, SC
Email: babykensg@yahoo.com
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Health information and reason for rehoming is required.
Other animals: Almost all except farm animals, dogs, and cats

Marissa H.
Location: Summerville, SC
Email: Marissa.H.86@gmail.com
Phone: 843-832-0488
Other animals: Sugar gliders, rabbits, and ferrets

Tracy Seconi
Location: Aiken, SC
Email: tracyseconi@aol.com
Phone: 803-643-8448
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Would like reason for rehoming chin. Pregnant females are fine.
Other animals: Hedgehogs

South Dakota
Karla Summers
Location: Box Elder, SD
Email: summers58@rap.midco.net
Phone: 605-923-9007
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Limited room. Would love to help in any possible way.

Tennessee
Korey Creighton
Location: Monteagle, TN
Email: badcompanykc@yahoo.com
Phone: 931-924-3935

Rebecca Duncan
Location: Knoxville, TN
Email: beckyd1977@yahoo.com
Phone: 865-690-5122

Sherry
Location: Murfreesboro, TN
Site: Rock N Acres Animal Rescue
Email: Rnarescue@yahoo.com
Phone: 615-406-1793
Other animals: Rescue all animals in need, regardless of size.

Sydney Bryant
Location: Johnson City, TN
Email: SpiritSB12@aol.com
Phone: 423-928-4565
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Will take in chins that can't be handled, special need chins, and chins that just need to be placed.
Other animals: Will take in most rodents, reptiles, and birds

Sheri Moore
Location: Nashville, TN
Email: smoores@deloitte.com
Phone: 615-977-2384
Specifics regarding taking in chins: No chinchilla will be refused.
Other animals: Contact with specifics

Ashleigh Hogman
Location: Memphis, TN
Site: Fuzzy Tails Rescue
Email: fuzzytailsrescue@gmail.com
Phone: 901-215-8581
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Will take in any chinchilla, regardless of age, sex, color, or health.

Texas
Amanda Ramirez
Location: Marble Falls, TX
Site: Chinchillas Under The Rainbow
Email: chinchillasundertherainbow@yahoo.com
Phone: 830-385-9650
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Can occasionally foster chins and find them permanent homes. Due to special needs, may give chins a permanent refuge here. Available for consultion by email or phone, for those needing support and advice.
Other animals: Possibly other small caged animals. May be able to recommend resources for other types

Chole and Ray Boyett
Location: Rowlett, TX
Email: chole60@airmail.net or boyett36@airmail.net
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Will take in chinchillas that can be housed safely until they are healthy, at which time they will be rehomed.

Ruby
Location: Dallas, TX
Email: tiggergreen2001@aol.com
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Cannot take in chinchillas with contagious illnesses.
Other animals: Hedgehogs

Carla Wilkins
Location: Mexia, TX (Central Texas)
Email: carla@glade.net
Other animals: Experience with hedgehogs, hamsters, and other rodents. Contact to see if these other animals can be taken in.

Chase Simmons
Location: Mexia, TX (Central Texas)
Email: c_s_rabbitry@yahoo.com
Other animals: Most experienced with rabbits and guinnea pigs, but will take in other animals as space permits.

Lesli Jones
Location: Glen Rose, TX (North Central Texas)
Email: Lebojo@htcomp.net
Phone: 254-897-2395 (Home) or 254-396-2099 (Cell)
Other animals: Willing to take in ANY animal in need. Some experience in rehabilitation and special need animals. Several acres available.

Ashley Stephens
Location: Temple, TX
Email: ajsjfs@vvm.com
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Will take in any chin as long as it is not contagious.

Elizabeth Ordonez
Location: El Paso, TX
Email: sunwestemb@yahoo.com
Phone: 915-629-7988
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Will accept unwanted chins or will house them during emergency situations or board them during a vacation. Cages and accessories must be provided.

Penny Ghinaudo
Location: San Antonio, TX
Email: paghinaudo@yahoo.com
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Can do short term fostering and might be able to take in one chin permenantly.
Other animals: Small animals only, such as rodents and hedgehogs

Ellen Smith
Location: Austin, TX
Site: Kastle oeSTARa
Email: kastlestara@hotmail.com
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Will take in healthy chins and rehome them. Pet chins, fur chewers, and skittish/shy chins accepted. Short term fostering available. Cannot take in chins with contagious illnesses or that are seriously sick due to low funds. Please allow 24 hours notice in picking up or dropping off chins.

Jonathan Kahl
Location: Quinlan, TX
Email: jonathankahl@circlekrabbit-tree.com
Phone: 903-269-7527
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Taking in unwanted chins that will be kept or adopted out to others.

Daryl O
Location: Houston, TX
Email: Go3Pets@sbcglobal.net
Phone: 832-877-7387
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Cannot accept animals with fungus/ringworm problems.
Other animals: Parrots, quakers, cockatiels, parakeets, tortoise (no water turtles), and aquarium fish. No illegal animals accepted.

Utah
Broc Stutz
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Email: bearcat7295@hotmail.com
Other animals: Hedgehogs

Jared Zemp
Location: Provo, UT
Email: henhouse@gmail.com
Phone: 801-358-3184

Vermont
Nikki DeSarno
Location: Essex Junction, VT
Email: niksawyer@aol.com
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Will take in healthy chins, preferably with cage, and rehome them. Underweight, fur chewers, and skittish/shy chins okay.

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.

Kimberly Reeves
Location: Dewitt, VA
Email: chemdragonx1@netzero.net
Phone: 804-469-3142
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Will take in sick and biting chins if notified ahead of time. Will rehome rehabilitated and social chins. Will not adopt out chins that will have bad a temperment or bite.
Other animals: Limited experience with sugar gliders

Virginia
Jeanine Worden
Location: Washington, D.C. and VA and MD suburbs
Email: vachins@comcast.net
Phone: 703-294-4917
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Will assist in finding homes for chinchillas in Northern VA, Washington, D.C., and nearby MD.
Other animals: Hedgehogs

Shea Willis
Location: Grottoes, VA
Email: dark_archer@ravenwoodcompany.net
Phone: 540-249-9207
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Experienced and well-versed in taking in rescues of all kinds, from the everyday to the exotic. Has time to give attention and has room with cages already equipped with rocks, branches, hiding places, dust bath, etc.
Other animals: Possibility of accepting other animals for rescue. Dependant on individual animal and situation. Considerable experience with everything from dogs to tarantulas and everything in between. Will not take in an animal that poses a threat to other animals or people in the household. Also will not take in any critters that would not be compatible with the current mix of animals in the home.

Kayla Vorse
Location: Fayetteville, NC, but willing to travel to parts of VA to assist
Site: Lil Sugar Chinchillas
Email: coffeedrops2048@earthlink.net

Mistletoe Chinchilla Ranch
Location: Fayetteville, NC, but willing to travel to parts of VA to assist
Email: pinkygirl7909@hotmail.com
Phone: 910-822-3141
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Located within an animal hospital.

Cody Fluck
Location: Virginia Beach, VA
Email: jfluck@cox.net
Phone: 757-748-3047

Kim Reeves
Location: Dewitt, VA
Email: chemdragonx1@netzero.com
Phone: 804-469-3142
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Will keep some and rehome others after temperment or illness issues resolve. Will take in biters and sick chins if notified ahead of intake.
Other animals: Limited experience with sugar gliders

Washington
Donna Martin
Location: Walla Walla, WA
Email: donna@artful-magic.com
Phone: 209-525-4387
Other animals: Turtles

Joseph Spencer
Location: Port Orchard, WA
Email: umprats@yahoo.com
Phone: 360-674-8295
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Will house, rescue, and, if appropriate, adopt out to qualified homes.
Other animals: Bearded dragons and ferrets

Jeff Capell
Location: Bellingham, WA
Email: jcape@hotmail.com
Phone: 360-738-2926
Other animals: Other small animals may be possible

West Virginia
Debbie Johnson
Location: Hurricane, WV
Email: mommanoah@charter.net
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Open to all chins in need, including seniors and special needs.
Other animals: Hedge hogs, ferrets, and guinea pigs

Brittany Sears
Location: Frankford, WV
Email: britty218@hotmail.com
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Will take in any chin as long as it will not be a danger to other chins.
Other animals: Hamsters.

Annie Joseph
Location: Wheeling, WV
Site: Almost Heaven Chinchilla Rescue
Email: blacksettingsun@comcast.net
Phone: 304-242-1215 or 304-312-3709
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Willing to take in any chin. Willing to pick up chins.

Wisconsin
Jennifer Schluga
Location: Pewaukee, WI
Site: Wisconsin Chinchilla Rescue
Email: CometsFlame1@aol.com
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Case by case basis

Jen Cortinas
Location: Oshkosh, WI
Site: Jen's Chins
Email: jenschins@yahoo.com
Phone: 920-303-1211
Other animals: Occassional dogs and cats

Kryssy Robinson
Location: Shell Lake, WI
Email: robinsonscrazyhouse@hotmail.com
Phone: 715-468-4361
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Take in chins as surrenders, rescue chins from abusive homes, and take chins in shelters where they are not being properly cared for. Will not pay for chinchillas.
Other animals: Small animals such as hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs, sugar gliders, and hedgehogs

Jennifer Mulinix
Location: De Pere, WI
Email: missmulinix@yahoo.com
Phone: 920-217-3405
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Case by case basis
Other animals: It depends on the breed and the situation

Wyoming
Joe and Steph Hyne
Location: Gillette, WY
Email: jandshyne@msn.com
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Animals with cages preferred, but not necessary. Very expensive vet care may be provided with decisions made on a case by case basis. Prefer no contagious illnesses, but exceptions may be made. Biting, chewing, etc. are not factors in taking chinchillas in.
Other animals: Hedgehogs

Virginia Spindler
Location: Cheyenne, WY
Email: vspindler@earthlink.net
Phone: 307-637-4761



CANADA
Kingsboro Chinchillas (Ilse)
Location: Kingsboro, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Site: www.kingsborochins.com
Email: kingsborochins@yahoo.ca
Specifics regarding taking in chins: All chins that require a permanent, loving home or placement with a permanent home.

Melissa Keith
Location: Halifax & Kentville, NS, Canada
Phone: (902)678-1938
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Can help foster chinchillas and find them forever homes.
Other animals: Guinea pigs

Nancy
Location: Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Email: trill100@hotmail.com
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Cannot take in chinchillas that require expensive vet care.
Other animals: Hedgehogs and ferret.

Kim McKay
Location: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Email: chinsgalore@yahoo.ca
Phone: (519)744-7366
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Able to take in chinchillas in need of a home and TLC. May be able to pick up, if distance is not too extreme.

Baronian Alex
Location: Delta, B.C., Canada
Email: baronianalex@citygate.com
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Able to take in any chinchilla to be cared for until a forever home is found.

Susan Jensen
Location: Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada
Email: pharfly@hotmail.com
Other animals: Hedgehogs, fish, and some reptiles

Jennifer Delaney
Location: Welland, Ontario, Canada
Email: delaney_3@sympatico.ca
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Able to take all chins in need of a caring and loving home.

Joy-ann
Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Email: blue_fairy_joy@yahoo.com
Other animals: Birds, rodents, small reptiles, and other small animals that cannot be taken care of or are not wanted

Lizz Wilson
Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Site: Original Chinchillas
Email: theoriginalflyingl@excite.com
Specifics regarding taking in chins: All chinchillas in need of new homes, regardless of condition. Contact to determine if space is available.

Selena Sylvain
Location: Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Email: selbar@sympatico.ca
Phone: (519)651-0246
Specifics regarding taking in chins: Will take healthy chins and provide a forever home.



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