Makazi ya kuhifadhi wanyama ni mahali ambapo wanyama waliopotea, walioachwa, hasa mbwa na paka, na wakati mwingine wanyamapori majeruhi au wagonjwa huhifadhiwa na kutibiwa. Ingawa kuna makazi yasiyoruhusu wanyama kuuliwa , kuna wakati mwingine sera ya kuua wanyama wagonjwa au wanyama wasiochukuliwa haraka na wamiliki wao hutumika. Huko Ulaya, nchi 30 zilijumuishwa kwenye utafiti, ni nchi nne tu ambazo zinaruhusu mauaji ya mbwa wenye afya waliopotea. Nchi hizo ni Jamhuri ya Czech, Ujerumani, Ugiriki na Italia. "No Kill[dead link]. 246/1992 Coll. LAW Czech National Council to protect animals against cruelty (paragraph 13). World Society for the Protection of Animals & The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals International (2007). Report Stray Animal Control practices (Europe) An investigation of stray dog and cat population control practices across Europe, 18.  shelters/ Historia ya sayansi na makazi ya kuhifadhi wanyama[dead link]