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Animal shelters in Switzerland
Database of animal shelters in Switzerland: 173 records with address and coordinates, postal code, phone numbers, website, email, social media, opening hours and chain — in all cantons, one file for 20 €. Also separately: a canton or a city — a share of the price of the category, from 10 €. Part of the “Home, pets and personal services” sector.
How many animal shelters are there in Switzerland?
173 records
As of November 7, 2026, our database contains 173 records in the “Animal shelter” category in Switzerland — 1% of the “Home, pets and personal services” sector. That is 1.9 per 100,000 inhabitants. Most are in the cantons of Zurich (28), Bern (21) and Aargau (19). 10 (6%) belong to chains; the largest are Swissgenetics (2), Tierschutzverein Niedersimmental (2) and Tierdörfli (2).
B2B contacts of animal shelters in Switzerland: contents
How often the fields are filled in this category.
| Field | Format | Filled | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Company name | text, as in the listing | 100% | |
| Sector and category | e.g. Health and medicine · Dentist | 100% | |
| Other categories | e.g. “Orthodontist, Dental hygienist” | 18% | |
| Address | text | 100% | |
| Postal code | 4 digits | 100% | |
| Canton, major region and city | 26 cantons, 7 major regions | 99% | |
| Coordinates | latitude and longitude | 100% | |
| Phone | +41 format, up to 5 numbers · unique numbers: 149 | 90% | |
| Mobile | mobile number flag | 23% | |
| Website | URL | 83% | |
| from the company’s website · unique addresses: 95 | 43% | ||
| Social media | Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn … | 29% | |
| Opening hours | published or not | 56% | |
| Chain | name of the chain; empty — independent | 6% |
List of animal shelters in Switzerland: data sample
Rows from the export — you can page through the table. Click a phone number, website or email: the contacts open after a free sign-up, up to 20 companies a day.
| Company | City | Phone | Website and email | Social media |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TI Tierheim Tierpension StrubeliBüelstrasse 12, 8604 Volketswil
Animal shelter
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VolketswilZurich | |||
TI Tierheim an der RonLeisibach, 6037 Root
Animal shelter Cat boarding service, Dog boarding kennel
|
RootLucerne | |||
BE Berner TierzentrumWohlenstrasse 55, 3032 Wohlen bei Bern
Animal shelter
|
Wohlen bei BernBern | |||
OA Oasis des vétéransLa Joux des Ponts 75, case postale 34, 1627 Vaulruz
Animal shelter Pet shop
|
VaulruzFribourg | |||
TI Tierheim AltnauZubenerstrasse 30, 8595 Altnau
Animal shelter Animal protection organization, Animal rescue service
|
AltnauThurgau | |||
TI Tierheim + Tierhotel ArcheRheinmühleweg 84, 7000 Chur
Animal shelter Dog day care center, Dog boarding kennel
|
ChurGrisons | |||
CE Centre Animalier du Nord VaudoisLe Champs des Bois, 1439 Rances
Animal shelter
|
RancesVaud |
mobile |
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SO Société Protectrice Des AnimauxChem. Combes-des-Enfers 1, 2400 Le Locle
Animal shelter
|
Le LocleNeuchâtel | |||
TI Tierferienheim FürbergUnterfeuerberg 186, 5064 Wittnau
Animal shelter
|
WittnauAargau |
mobile |
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RE Refuge de DarwynSuisse/Bernex CH, Chem. du Clos 15, 1233 Sezenove
Animal shelter
|
SezenoveGeneva |
mobile |
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NF NF Dogshome AGHeulösergangstrasse 26, 7310 Bad Ragaz
Animal shelter
|
Bad RagazSt. Gallen | |||
SU Susanne Klein Tier- und Pflegeheim TierdörfliAspweg 51, 4612 Wangen bei Olten
Animal shelter
Chain: Tierdörfli |
Wangen bei OltenSolothurn | |||
TI Tierheim an der BirsBirsfelderstrasse 45, 4052 Basel
Animal shelter
|
BaselBasel-Stadt | |||
TI Tierschutzverein ZugRiedmatt, 6319 Allenwinden
Animal shelter
|
AllenwindenZug | |||
TI Tierheim Burg, Tierschutzverein SchwyzSchlagstrasse 125, 6423 Seewen
Animal shelter Dog boarding kennel
|
SeewenSchwyz | |||
AS Associazione Casa OrizzontiVia Cantonale 42, 6526 Riviera
Animal shelter
|
RivieraTicino |
mobile |
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CH Chenil-Chatterie d'Octodure SàrlLes Petits-Chantons 4, 1920 Martigny
Animal shelter
|
MartignyValais |
mobile |
— |
|
KA Katzehuus PrattelnAugsterstrasse 24, 4133 Pratteln
Animal shelter
|
PrattelnBasel-Landschaft | — |
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TI Tierheim BuchbrunnenSchweizersbildstrasse 70, 8200 Schaffhausen
Animal shelter
|
SchaffhausenSchaffhausen | |||
TI Tierschutzverein Appenzeller VorderlandBlumenfeldstrasse 7, 9410 Heiden
Animal shelter
|
HeidenAppenzell Ausserrhoden | — |
Animal shelters by canton
Active records of the category in each canton and per 100,000 inhabitants. Click a column to sort.
| Canton ↕ | Records ↓ | Share ↕ | Per 100,000 inh. ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZurichZurich region | 28 | 16% |
1.7 |
| BernEspace Mittelland | 21 | 12% |
2.0 |
| AargauNorthwestern Switzerland | 19 | 11% |
2.6 |
| VaudLake Geneva region | 16 | 9% |
1.9 |
| ThurgauEastern Switzerland | 12 | 7% |
4.0 |
| NeuchâtelEspace Mittelland | 11 | 6% |
6.1 |
| St. GallenEastern Switzerland | 9 | 5% |
1.7 |
| SolothurnEspace Mittelland | 8 | 5% |
2.7 |
| LucerneCentral Switzerland | 8 | 5% |
1.8 |
| FribourgEspace Mittelland | 7 | 4% |
2.0 |
| TicinoTicino region | 5 | 3% |
1.4 |
| GenevaLake Geneva region | 5 | 3% |
0.9 |
| GrisonsEastern Switzerland | 5 | 3% |
2.4 |
| ValaisLake Geneva region | 4 | 2% |
1.1 |
| Basel-LandschaftNorthwestern Switzerland | 3 | 2% |
1.0 |
| SchwyzCentral Switzerland | 2 | 1% |
1.2 |
| Basel-StadtNorthwestern Switzerland | 2 | 1% |
1.0 |
| ZugCentral Switzerland | 2 | 1% |
1.5 |
| Appenzell AusserrhodenEastern Switzerland | 2 | 1% |
3.5 |
| JuraEspace Mittelland | 1 | 1% |
1.3 |
| SchaffhausenEastern Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
1.1 |
| Appenzell InnerrhodenEastern Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
5.9 |
| NidwaldenCentral Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
2.2 |
Where there are the most
Cities with the most records in this category.
Animal shelters: chains
Chains with locations in this category. Share — of all records of the category of Switzerland.
| Rank | Chain | Locations | Cantons | Market share | Addresses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |
SW SwissgeneticsAnimal shelter · 5 locations in Switzerland |
2 | 2 | 1.2% |
|
| 02 |
TN Tierschutzverein NiedersimmentalAnimal shelter · 2 locations in Switzerland |
2 | 1 | 1.2% |
|
| 03 |
TI TierdörfliAnimal shelter · 2 locations in Switzerland |
2 | 1 | 1.2% |
|
| 04 |
EA enerQipraxis Astrid Blümlein HugentoblerPet air transport service · 2 locations in Switzerland |
1 | 1 | 0.6% |
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Questions about the “Animal shelter” category
As of November 7, 2026, our database contains 173 animal shelters in Switzerland. 10 (6%) belong to chains; the rest are independent. The largest chains here are Swissgenetics (2), Tierschutzverein Niedersimmental (2) and Tierdörfli (2).
All animal shelters in Switzerland cost 20 € — one file for the whole country. The price depends on the number of records; a canton or a city is available separately, at the corresponding share of this price (from 10 €). The complete database of all sectors costs 620 €.
90% of the records have a phone number (40 with a mobile number), 83% a website, 29% social media and 56% published opening hours. 43% have an email address — it comes from the company’s own website. All rows have an address and coordinates.
XLSX and CSV (UTF-8, semicolon as separator), one row per company: name, sector, category and other categories, chain, canton, major region, city, postal code, address, coordinates, phone numbers, website, email, social media, published opening hours and the date the listing was added. The files appear in your account after payment.
Each update adds new listings and removes companies that the source marks as closed. The date of the data is shown at the top of every page.