Guide
Adopt a pet in Pattaya
Pattaya has a real street-animal challenge — and a network of dedicated shelters and rescues. If you can offer a home, adoption is one of the most worthwhile things you can do here.
Last updated 30 May 2026
Thailand’s tropical cities have large free-roaming dog and cat populations, and Pattaya is no exception. The organisations below rescue, treat, sterilise and rehome animals — and they are almost always looking for adopters, fosters, volunteers and donors.
How adoption usually works
Most shelters follow a similar path: you meet the animals, talk to the team about what suits your home and lifestyle, and there is often a home check or an adoption agreement. Reputable rescues rehome animals already vaccinated and sterilised, and will be honest with you about an animal’s health and temperament. Expect questions — a good shelter cares where its animals end up. New owners should read dog registration in Thailand and microchipping once the pet is home.
If you cannot adopt
Fostering, volunteering, donating, or sponsoring an animal all genuinely help — and if you are leaving Thailand, some organisations can support adopters in flying an animal abroad. See fostering, how to help street animals, and our guide to exporting a pet from Thailand.
PattayaPets lists these organisations as a public-interest service. Details such as locations, opening times and current animals change — always confirm directly with the organisation. We are not affiliated with them and do not take payment from them.
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Shelters & rescue organisations (8)
Established dog and cat rescues operating in and around Pattaya.
Animal shelters in Pattaya
All rescues in one place — adoption, fostering and volunteering.
Hope for Strays
East Pattaya dog rescue shelter — several hundred dogs, open to visitors by arrangement.
Dog & Cat Rescue Pattaya
A Pattaya shelter rescuing dogs and helping the city's street cats.
Animal Army Foundation
Licensed Na Jomtien hospital & rescue since 1994 — ambulance, clinic and adoptions.
Pattaya Street Dogs (K9aid)
A rescue caring for street dogs and feeding temple-dog colonies.
Soi Dog Foundation
Thailand's best-known animal-welfare charity, with Pattaya work.
Malee's Animal Shelter
A large shelter rescuing dogs and cats across the Pattaya–Chanthaburi area.
Ady G. Second Chance Pattaya
A sanctuary for disabled and rescued dogs — Sukjai Soi 6, central Pattaya.
Helping beyond adoption (4)
Fostering a pet
Give a rescue animal a temporary home while it waits for adoption.
How to help street animals
Donating, volunteering, and what to do for an injured animal.
Getting a cat in Pattaya
Adopting, kittens and taking in a street cat.
Choosing a dog for the heat
Which dogs cope with Pattaya's climate.
More to read
Related guides on PattayaPets and sister sites in the Pattaya Authority network.