Rescuing since 1995

Every paw deserves a forever home.

Animal Aid for Vermilion Area pulls dogs and cats from a no-adoption, one-dog-per-cage shelter in Kaplan, Louisiana — and finds them families. We've been at it for 30 years. Help us keep going.

501(c)(3) non-profit 100% volunteer-run Donations fully tax-deductible
Our story

30 years of pulling pets off the kill list.

We're a 501(c)(3) animal rescue in South Louisiana — established 1995. Our mission is to rescue and rehome as many animals as we can from the local Animal Control facility in Kaplan, a strict rabies-control pound with no public adoption program. Without rescues like us, these pets don't make it out.

We worked through Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, reunited families with their pets, and helped pass the Pet Evacuation Bill that keeps service animals and pets from being left behind in disasters. We're still here. We're still pulling.

11,400+
Animals rescued since 1995
200+
Pulled from local shelter this year
30+
Years serving South Louisiana
100%
Volunteer-run, donation-fueled
AAVA volunteers and rescued animals
1995 Est.
South LA
Meet the family

Find your new best friend.

Every pet is vaccinated, spayed or neutered, and ready to go home. New faces added every week.

How you can help

Three ways. All of them matter.

Adopt

Open your home to a dog or cat ready to start their next chapter. Adoption fees cover their full vet workup.

Start adoption application 01

Foster

We supply food, crates, vet care. You supply a couch and a few weeks. Fostering literally doubles our capacity.

Apply to foster 02
Foster family relaxing on the couch with their foster beagle
Foster spotlight

You don't need a perfect home. You need a spare couch and lots of love.

Fostering is the single most important thing a regular person can do for our shelter pets. Every foster home opens a kennel for a pet still on death row. Yes, really — it's that direct.

  • We cover everything. Food, crate, leash, medical, training support — all on us.
  • Short-term or long-term. Two-week vacation backup or 8-week puppy stretch — both save lives.
  • You pick the pet. Tell us what fits — kid-friendly, low-energy, cat-tolerant — we'll match you.
Come get involved

Come hang out with us in real life.

Every Saturday we're out there doing the work — and we'd love your help.

Every
Sat
Saturday Time TBC
Volunteer Day

Weekly Volunteer Event

Join us every Saturday to walk dogs, socialize cats, clean kennels, and photograph animals at the Vermilion Parish Animal Control facility. No experience needed — just a willingness to help.

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More events coming soon

Adoption fairs, fundraisers, and community days. Check back or follow us on Facebook for updates.

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Organizations supporting our rescue work

Bissell Pet Foundation Bissell Pet Foundation Dog Tag Art Dog Tag Art