Our mission
ELRECS is a fundraising and strategy network for 21 animal welfare organizations across New York, North Carolina, and Connecticut. We pool community donations and money earned by the hotspot.guide, then turn them into steady funding they can count on.
Guides
One guide
Our members
21 rescues, wildlife rehabbers, and sanctuaries.
All the Kings Horses Equine Rescue
Animal Rescue · Northford, CTHas saved more than 150 equines since 2010, including wild mustangs off public lands.
Carolina Wildlife Sanctuary
Wildlife Rehabilitation · Concord, NCA purpose-built wildlife center that treated 651 animals last year at a 95% survival rate, on a budget under $20,000 with no paid staff.
Cherry Hill Farm Sanctuary
Animal Sanctuary · Batavia, NYLifelong care for senior, abused, and overlooked farm animals.
Close To Nature Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
Wildlife Rehabilitation · Wake County, NCRehabs injured and orphaned wildlife for release across the Raleigh Triangle.
Deer-Track Wildlife Rescue
Animal Rescue · Denver, NCAn RVS-certified wildlife center.
Family Addition Dog Rescue of Charlotte
Animal Rescue · Gastonia, NCAn all-foster dog rescue pulling high-risk dogs from local shelters.
Holly's Nest Animal Rescue
Animal Rescue · Sanford, NCRehabilitates injured and orphaned wildlife and returns it to the wild.
It Takes A Village
Animal Rescue · Sanford, NCPulls dogs from overcrowded southern shelters and transports them north, never turning away a hard medical case.
Lending Paws A Hand
Animal Rescue · Sanford, NCSaves cats and dogs from the small Lee County shelter, plus community outreach.
Love Always Equine Sanctuary
Animal Sanctuary · Barker, NYA safe landing where senior animals live out their years in comfort.
North Mecklenburg Animal Rescue
Animal Rescue · Charlotte, NCA no-kill rescue working to end pet abandonment, abuse, and neglect.
Right Meow Community Cat Allies
Animal Rescue · Holly Springs, NCRescues the most vulnerable cats, from euthanasia-list adults to orphaned kittens.
Ringtail Rescue and Sanctuary
Wildlife Rehabilitation · Pinebluff, NCRescue, rehab, and release for orphaned wildlife and displaced farm animals.
Roanchar Ranch Draft Horse Rescue
Animal Rescue · Varysburg, NYRescues, retrains, and rehomes draft horses bound for slaughter, and stays a forever home for those who can’t be placed.
Running for Rescues
Animal Rescue · Middletown, CTHelping shelters and rescue organizations nationwide pay their outstanding vet bills, funded by runners across the country, one mile at a time.
Spots and Stripes Forever Rescue
Animal Rescue · Northwest Lee County, NCA 30-acre farm for rescued dogs, cats, and equines, many pulled from kill pens.
The Donkey's Cross
Sanctuary · Bethlehem, CTA donkey-centered farm sanctuary that hosts free reading days and ag-science visits for local kids.
The Opossum Dude
Wildlife Rehabilitation · Walnut Cove, NCOpossum rescue, rehab, and release across 88 acres in Walnut Cove, North Carolina.
Turtle Rescue of North Carolina
Animal Rescue · Indian Trail, NCRescues, rehabilitates, and releases sick and injured native turtles, reptiles, and amphibians; more than 715 turtles helped since 2024.
Wildlife Wonderland
Wildlife Rehabilitation · Concord, NCWildlife rehab and a USDA-licensed education center for injured and orphaned animals.
WNY Raptor & Wildlife Care
Wildlife Rehabilitation · Orchard Park, NYFederally licensed raptor and wildlife rehab, grown from one enclosure to nine.