HALO Animal Rescue
Helping Animals Live On
Our mission is simple yet profound: we are dedicated to Helping Animals Live On through life-saving adoption, sterilization, and pet care education. We strive to make our community a safer, more compassionate world for every homeless dog and cat we serve.
Our Story and Commitment
Founded in 1994 by Michel Herstam and Heather Allen, HALO began in their Phoenix home and has grown into a vital safety net for thousands of animals each year. We believe in providing the same nurturing care within our shelter that you give to your own pets at home, ensuring every animal receives the essential veterinary support they need to thrive in their new life.
Our Care Model
Since our early days as a foster-based organization, we have evolved to combine professional shelter facilities with a dedicated network of support. Today, our 8,600-square-foot North Phoenix headquarters features indoor dog runs, play yards, and specialized spaces for cats, allowing us to offer a high standard of care. We are committed to never euthanizing an animal to make room for others, focusing instead on long-term wellness and successful transitions.
Your Partner in Adoption
We view adoption as the start of a beautiful, lifelong partnership. Our compassionate team of matchmakers is here to guide you through the process, helping you find a loyal companion that perfectly complements your home and lifestyle. Whether you are considering a permanent adoption or a Staycation to ensure a perfect love match, we are here to support you every step of the way.
Join Us in Making a Difference
Are you ready to meet your new best friend? We invite you to explore our available pets online or visit us at one of our many locations across the Valley. Your decision to adopt not only changes a life forever but also empowers us to continue our life-saving mission for animals in need.
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8/12 - PHOTOS: 16 pets up for adoption now in the Valley
Want to save the life of a shelter pet and bring a new best friend into your home? There are hundreds of adoptable cats and dogs awaiting a new home. Here are some of the pets waiting for a forever family at Maricopa County Animal Care and Control, Arizona Humane Society, Arizona Small Dog Rescue,…
7/22 - PHOTOS: 17 pets up for adoption now in the Valley
Want to save the life of a shelter pet and bring a new best friend into your home? There are hundreds of adoptable cats and dogs awaiting a new home. Here are some of the pets waiting for a forever family at Maricopa County Animal Care and Control, Arizona Humane Society, Arizona Small Dog Rescue,…
7/15 - PHOTOS: 20 pets up for adoption now in the Valley
Want to save the life of a shelter pet and bring a new best friend into your home? There are hundreds of adoptable cats and dogs awaiting a new home. Here are some of the pets waiting for a forever family at Maricopa County Animal Care and Control, Arizona Humane Society, Arizona Small Dog Rescue,…
7/8 - PHOTOS: 16 pets up for adoption now in the Valley
Want to save the life of a shelter pet and bring a new best friend into your home? There are hundreds of adoptable cats and dogs awaiting a new home. Here are some of the pets waiting for a forever family at Maricopa County Animal Care and Control, Arizona Humane Society, Arizona Small Dog Rescue,…
5/27 - PHOTOS: 20 pets up for adoption now in the Valley
Want to save the life of a shelter pet and bring a new best friend into your home? There are hundreds of adoptable cats and dogs awaiting a new home. Here are some of the pets waiting for a forever family at Maricopa County Animal Care and Control, Arizona Humane Society, Arizona Small Dog Rescue,…
5/20 - PHOTOS: 20 pets up for adoption now in the Valley
Want to save the life of a shelter pet and bring a new best friend into your home? There are hundreds of adoptable cats and dogs awaiting a new home. Here are some of the pets waiting for a forever family at Maricopa County Animal Care and Control, Arizona Humane Society, Arizona Small Dog Rescue,…
10/13 - ❤️🐾 FLINT IS STILL WAITING… AND WE JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY! We've shared Flint's story many times, but we're not giving up on finding this handsome boy his happily ever after! At 2 years old, Flint has been waiting since June of last year and is now one of HALO's longest residents. That's far too long for a young dog with so much life ahead of him! ❤️ Thanks to a recent day foster, we have a wonderful new video showing Flint enjoying some much-deserved time away from the shelter! Our Pit Bull/Shepherd mix is a lovable Energizer Bunny who enjoys walks, jogging when it's cooler, and keeping busy with peanut butter-filled Kongs and puzzle toys. Flint's ideal home: 🐾 An active family who loves adventures 🏡 A house with a yard (no apartments) ❤️ Children ages 13 and older 🐶 Resident dogs welcome to meet him first! Even better? Flint's adoption fee is WAIVED, and he's eligible for our Staycation – Foster to Adopt program! 🏡 We've celebrated so many longtime residents finding their families recently, and we want Flint to be next! ❤️ Please watch his video, share his story, and help us find his person! 🐾 HALO Main Shelter 3227 E. Bell Rd., Suite D151, Phoenix No appointment necessary! Come on, Flint! Your happy ending is long overdue! ❤️ #HALOAnimalRescue #AdoptFlint #LongTermResident #AdoptADog #StaycationFosterToAdopt #AdoptDontShop #SecondChances
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10/13 - National Adoption Week calls for all hands on deck! 🙋♀️ Who's ready to find homes for pets nationwide? Comment below if you're planning on adopting, or if you know a pet who's looking for their family next week. 😉
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10/10 - National Adoption Week is less than two weeks away: bust a move! 🕺 There’s no better time to adopt. Join us from October 19-25 at a @petsmart near you to find your dance partner.
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10/9 - Meet Nyx! Available for adoption @halorescue #shelterbreakout #76 #psalm147v9 #cattledogmix #shelterdog
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10/6 - Looking for the perfect, low maintenance, gentle companion to brighten up your world? Meet sweet girl Nyx! ☀️🐾🥰 Nyx is a 7.5-year-old Bluetick Coonhound / Australian Cattle Dog mix who is ready to spend her golden years with you. If you’re looking for a loyal girl who appreciates the simple, beautiful moments in life, Nyx is your girl. 🥹❤️ 🐾 Leash-trained and stays right by your side. 🦮 🐾 She loves hanging out with human friends and relaxing. 💤 🐾 Easy-going: She gets along wonderfully with other calm, slow-paced dogs. 🐶 Nyx is ready to bring peace and unconditional love to your home. 💕 Thank you for sharing to help find this sweet girl find her forever couch!🙏 📍 Meet Nyx at HALO Animal Rescue 3227 E. Bell Rd Ste D151 Phoenix, AZ 85032 🌐 www.halorescue.org (link in Bio) @halorescue #doggydayout #adoptdontshop #shelterdogsofinstagram #seniordogs #phoenixdogs
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10/3 - 250+ days in the shelter is 250 days too many. 💔 Let’s help Penny find her home! 🐾 Penny is a 1.5-year-old Husky/Cattle Dog mix looking for her forever Arizona adventure buddy. She’s smart, athletic, a little shy at first, but completely goofy and loving once she knows you. 🥰☀️ 🏃🏼♀️ Needs an active home with a yard! 💕 Thank you for helping share Penny! 🐾 📍 HALO Animal Rescue (Phoenix, AZ) @halorescue #shelterdog #dogadoption #fureverhome #phoenixdogs #arizonadogs
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10/2 - ❤️ Meet Angel & Sir William Edwards (Bill) — a bonded pair worth waiting for Angel and Bill are back at HALO’s Main Shelter after spending time in a loving foster home, and shelter life is a big adjustment for these two gentle souls. At 2 years, 5 months old, Angel and Bill are both naturally shy kitties. So if you meet them at the shelter, you may find them hiding or unsure of themselves. Please don’t let that first impression fool you. Their foster gave us a wonderful glimpse of who they are once they feel safe and learn that they can trust you. 🥹🐱 In their foster home, they began exploring, lounging out in the open and showing off their playful sides. They love soft toys, chasing and wrestling with each other, and Bill even became quite the little chatterbox! He also discovered the joys of watching bird and squirrel videos. 😂 These two have been through everything together and help one another feel safe and brave. Angel & Bill are a bonded pair and must be adopted together. ❤️ Their ideal family will understand that trust may take time. They’ll need a quiet place to settle in, plenty of patience and someone willing to let the relationship develop at their pace. Give them that chance, and you may get to watch two shy cats blossom right before your eyes. 🐾 Angel & Sir William Edwards “Bill” 🐱 2 years, 5 months old ❤️ Bonded pair — must be adopted together 🏡 Patient, quiet home preferred 🎉 Adoption fee WAIVED 📍 HALO Animal Rescue Main Shelter 3227 E. Bell Rd., Suite D151, Phoenix No appointment necessary! These aren't necessarily the kitties who will run to the front of their kennels asking for attention. They're the ones who need someone willing to see the potential behind the shyness. ❤️ Please share and help Angel & Bill find the patient family they deserve. 🐾🏡 #HALOAnimalRescue #AngelAndBill #BondedPair #BondedCats #AdoptACat #RescueCats #ShyCats #AdoptDontShop #PhoenixCats #ArizonaCats #ForeverHome #AdoptKindness #SecondChances #TogetherForever
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9/29 - ❤️ MADDIE & ZENA ARE STILL WAITING… TOGETHER 🐾 We were really hoping our sweet senior girls would find their family over the weekend, but Maddie & Zena are still waiting. These bonded best friends are 14 years young, fully housetrained and have wonderful manners in the home. And don’t let their age fool you—they still enjoy playing, having fun and, of course, relaxing together when playtime is over. 🥰 Maddie & Zena have spent their lives together, and that’s exactly how their next chapter needs to begin. They must be adopted together. ❤️ 🐾 Bonded pair 🐾 14 years old 🐾 Fully housetrained 🐾 Best as the only dogs in the home 🐾 Their adoption fee is WAIVED! They aren’t asking for much—just a comfortable home, someone to love them and the chance to spend their golden years side by side. 📍 HALO Animal Rescue Main Shelter 3227 E. Bell Rd., Suite D151, Phoenix ❤️ No appointment necessary! Please share Maddie & Zena. Somewhere out there is a family with room for two very special senior girls. 🏡❤️ #HALOAnimalRescue #MaddieAndZena #BondedPair #SeniorDogs #AdoptSeniors WaivedAdoptionFee PhoenixDogs AdoptDontShop
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9/28 - 🎉 47 PETS ADOPTED. 47 LIVES CHANGED. ❤️🐾 We are still in awe of what happened at yesterday’s FALL in Love Adoption Event! 47 HALO pets found their families in ONE DAY! 🏡❤️ And it was all made possible by the incredible generosity of The Husband & Wife Law Team, who covered the adoption fees for every single one of those 47 pets. Seeing animal after animal walk out our doors with a family of their own is why we do what we do—and yesterday was one of those days that filled our hearts in the biggest way. To The Husband & Wife Law Team: THANK YOU for believing in our mission, supporting our animals and helping 47 pets begin their happily ever afters. To our amazing HALO staff and volunteers who worked so hard to make the day run smoothly—this could not have happened without you. ❤️ And a huge thank you to Un Cafecito for keeping everyone caffeinated and to Natural Paws for sending our adopters home with a special wellness spray for their new family members. 47 adoptions. 47 families. So many happy tails. What. A. Day. ❤️🐾
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9/23 - Meet Maddi and Zena, a sweet bonded pair of senior girls (14yrs) looking for a loving home to spend their golden years together. These medium-sized best friends adore each other and can often be found playing side by side or relaxing together after a fun day. Zena and Maddi are fully housetrained and have wonderful manners in the home, making them easy companions for a calm and caring family. Because they share such a special bond, Maddi and Zena must be adopted together so they can continue enjoying each other’s companionship. They would also do best as the only dogs in the home, where they can receive all the love, attention, and comfort they deserve. Their compatibility with cats, babies, and toddlers is currently unknown. With patience, understanding, and a cozy place to call their own, these gentle seniors are ready to bring companionship, loyalty, and double the love to their forever home. You can meet these amazing seniors at the FALL in Love Event this Saturday, Sept. 26th 11a -5p and thanks to The Husband And Wife Law Team their fees are covered for not only Maddie and Zena, but all pets at HALO‘s main shelter, 3227 E Bell Rd, Ste D151 in Phoenix.
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9/22 - 🌟 CELEBRITY VIP OF THE WEEK: PACO! 🌟 Make way for the mighty Paco! 👑🐾 This 23-pound, 5 year oldChihuahua mix may be a little shy when you first meet, but give him some time to feel safe and you’ll discover one seriously goofy little guy underneath. Paco recently lost his owner, so life has changed quite a bit for him. ❤️ He’s looking for someone who will give him the patience and love he needs to settle in and let his personality shine. And what a personality it is! Paco loves tossing his stuffed toys into the air and catching them himself, playing chase with his favorite humans and, once you’ve earned VIP status, settling in for some cuddles. 🥰 Our adoption team has described Paco as both a “diva” and a “pretty little princess.” Apparently, the mighty Paco contains multitudes. 😂👑 Even better, Paco is eligible for our Staycation – Foster to Adopt program, giving you the opportunity to spend time together at home before making things official! 📍 Meet Paco at our HALO PetSmart Charities Everyday Adoption Center inside Deer Valley PetSmart ⏰ Open daily 11 AM–6 PM | Last adoption begins at 5:30 PM Come meet this week’s Celebrity VIP and see if Paco decides YOU are worthy of joining his entourage! 😂❤️🐾 #HALOAnimalRescue #CelebrityVIP #MeetPaco #Staycation #FosterToAdopt #ChihuahuaMix #AdoptADog #PetSmartCharities #PhoenixDogs @petsmart @petsmartcharities #AdoptDontShop @julia_drawsdogs
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9/21 - You’re looking for the perfect Arizona adventure buddy 🥰🌵🥾☀️... and she’s been waiting for you at the shelter for over 250+ days 🙏💔 Foster or adopter needed for sweet Penny!! 🥺 Help get Penny seen! 🐾 😊 ✨ 1.5 years old Husky/ Cattle dog mix ✨ Incredibly smart, highly food-motivated, and athletic 🤓🐶 ✨ A little shy in new places at first, but quickly opens up as the most playful, goofy, and loving soul! 🥰 Penny needs an active home with a yard where she can stretch her legs and run. 🏃🏼♀️ If you love hiking, exploring, or just having a loyal pup around, Penny is your girl. 🌸💦 Let’s get this girl OUT of the kennel for good! 🙏💕 Thank you for helping boost by sharing/liking/commenting! 📍 Meet Penny at HALO Animal Rescue Phoenix, AZ www.halorescue.org DM @halorescue
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