Rescue Network is a 100% foster-based rescue working across six Upper Midwest states, and South Dakota is one of our two core states. Dozens of our foster families live here, which means the dogs and cats below are in South Dakota right now — not waiting to be transported in from somewhere else.
Adopting from us works the same wherever you live: browse, apply, and meet your match. And if you would rather help without adopting, a South Dakota foster home is the single most useful thing you can offer us.
Fostered here. Waiting here.
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Adopting in Sioux Falls and across South Dakota.
No shelter to visit and no kennels to walk — just a foster who knows the animal and an application that takes a few minutes.
Find your match
Browse the animals above or the full listings. Every profile is written by the foster who lives with them, so what you read is what you get.
Apply online
One application covers our whole network. We review it, talk through your household and routine, and check the fit honestly.
Meet and adopt
We set up a meet-and-greet with the foster home. If it clicks, the adoption is finalized and they go home with you.
South Dakota questions.
The things people ask us most about adopting and fostering in SD.
Does Rescue Network adopt out dogs and cats in South Dakota?
Where are the animals kept in South Dakota?
Can I foster a dog or cat in South Dakota?
Do you have puppies for adoption in South Dakota?
Do I have to live in South Dakota to adopt an animal fostered there?
Foster in South Dakota.
A spare room in Sioux Falls saves a life in a shelter that ran out of them. We cover vet care, food, and supplies — you cover the couch snuggles. Every new South Dakota foster home lets us say yes to one more animal.