Animal Shelters
Animal Shelters Near You — Give a Pet a Second Chance
Every year, millions of dogs, cats, and other animals end up in shelters across the United States — many of them healthy, loving, and eager for a forever home. Petzooie makes it easy to connect with local animal shelters so you can explore adoptable pets, volunteer your time, or donate to support the animals in your community.
Why Adopt from a Shelter?
Adopting from a shelter is one of the most rewarding decisions a person can make. You are not just gaining a companion — you are directly saving a life and making room for another animal in need. Shelter pets come in all sizes, breeds, ages, and personalities. Many are already house-trained, spayed or neutered, vaccinated, and microchipped, which can significantly reduce your initial costs.
What to Expect When Visiting a Shelter
- An intake process where you complete an adoption application
- Meet-and-greet sessions with animals to find the right personality match
- Transparent health history and behavioral assessments for each animal
- Adoption fees that typically cover spay/neuter, vaccines, and microchip
- Post-adoption support from shelter staff
Types of Animal Shelters
Municipal (Government-Run) Shelters
These are operated by local governments and often accept all animals regardless of space. They are open-admission facilities and typically serve the widest geographic area.
Private Nonprofit Shelters
These organizations raise their own funding and often have more resources for animal enrichment, behavioral rehabilitation, and long-term care. Some are no-kill facilities.
Rescue Organizations
Rescues are typically foster-based and specialize in specific breeds or species. They operate without a physical shelter, placing animals in temporary homes until adoption.
Beyond Adoption: How You Can Help
- Fostering — temporarily house animals while they await adoption
- Volunteering — walk dogs, socialize cats, assist with events
- Donating — food, blankets, toys, and financial contributions are always needed
- Spreading the word — sharing adoptable animals on social media saves lives
Find Shelters on Petzooie
Browse local shelters and rescues using the search tool above. Filter by location, type of animals available, and services offered. Whether you are ready to adopt, want to volunteer, or simply want to know what is available in your area, Petzooie connects you to the resources you need.
6461. Ozark Animal Control Shelter
- Monday09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Tuesday09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Wednesday09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Thursday09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Friday09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Saturday09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- SundayClosed
A subsidiary of the Ozark Police Department, the Ozark Animal Shelter is committed to aggressively rescuing cats, dogs, and other animals, giving them high-quality treatment, and acting as a safe haven until adoptive homes can be located.
6462. Daphne Animal Shelter
- Monday09:00 AM - 04:00 PM
- Tuesday09:00 AM - 04:00 PM
- Wednesday09:00 AM - 04:00 PM
- Thursday09:00 AM - 04:00 PM
- Friday09:00 AM - 04:00 PM
- SaturdayClosed
- SundayClosed
Every year, the City of Daphne Animal Shelter takes in between 800 and 1000 animals. Most have either wandered off or been left behind.Adopting a pet from a shelter can provide the animal a fresh start in a caring environment and provide the adopter with a devoted friend. At special events or during kennel hours, you can go see an animal and adopt it.
6463. Humane Society of Elmore County
- Monday10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
- Tuesday10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
- Wednesday10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
- Thursday10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
- Friday10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
- Saturday09:00 AM - 03:00 PM
- SundayClosed
The Humane Society of Elmore County's mission is to protect animals from suffering, prevent animal cruelty, end pet overpopulation, work toward the humane care, treatment, and well-being of all animals through education and information, and to advance public health and safety in regards to interactions between people and animals.
6464. Escambia County Animal Shelter
- Monday12:00 PM - 05:00 PM
- Tuesday12:00 PM - 05:00 PM
- Wednesday12:00 PM - 05:00 PM
- Thursday12:00 PM - 05:00 PM
- Friday12:00 PM - 05:00 PM
- Saturday11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
- SundayClosed
Animal Control and the Animal Shelter sections make up Escambia County Animal Welfare. In order to establish a community that is safe, healthy, and compassionate for both people and animals, Animal Welfare collaborates with the locals. The section supports public safety, appropriate pet ownership, and overpopulation of animals through education. In Escambia County and the city of Pensacola, Animal Control enforces and looks into violations of Florida state laws and Escambia County's animal control bylaws.
6465. Pike Animal Shelter
- Monday09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Tuesday09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Wednesday09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Thursday09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Friday09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- SaturdayClosed
- SundayClosed
Located in Troy, Alabama, the Pike Animal Shelter can house up to 75 animals. The Pike Animal Shelter wants to promote a good relationship between the locals and the cats and dogs that might be available for adoption. In order to maintain a healthy environment inside and outside the shelter, our facility regularly collaborates with county and city animal control officials as well as members of the general public.
6466. City of Mobile Animal Services
- Monday12:00 PM - 04:00 PM
- Tuesday12:00 PM - 04:00 PM
- Wednesday12:00 PM - 04:00 PM
- Thursday12:00 PM - 04:00 PM
- Friday12:00 PM - 04:00 PM
- SaturdayClosed
- SundayClosed
The goal of the City of Mobile Animal Services is to balance the requirements of both people and animals in terms of health, safety, and welfare. Through our mission, we hope to: raise awareness of responsible pet ownership among the general public; aggressively investigate cases of animal cruelty; show compassion and care for unwanted, abused, and abandoned animals in our City; administer dog licenses; provide adoptable animals with a second chance at finding a forever home; and humanely euthanize animals when necessary and appropriate.
6467. Mobile County Animal Shelter
- Monday10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
- Tuesday10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
- Wednesday10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
- Thursday10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
- Friday10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
- Saturday10:00 AM - 02:00 PM
- SundayClosed
The Mobile County Animal Shelter accepts stray animals brought into our facility from Mobile County's unincorporated areas, but due to space restrictions and limited funding, some animals must be put to death. We work hard to place adoptable animals that we have here at the shelter in loving homes, but with the number of animals being dumped off everyday expanding, we find this to be a more and more difficult task.
6468. Baldwin County Animal Shelter
- Monday09:00 AM - 04:30 PM
- Tuesday09:00 AM - 04:30 PM
- Wednesday09:00 AM - 04:30 PM
- Thursday09:00 AM - 04:30 PM
- Friday09:00 AM - 04:30 PM
- SaturdayClosed
- SundayClosed
The county's animal control facility and adoption hub is the Baldwin County Animal Shelter in Baldwin County, Alabama.
6469. Monroe County Animal Shelter
- MondayClosed
- Tuesday10:00 AM - 03:00 PM
- Wednesday10:00 AM - 03:00 PM
- Thursday10:00 AM - 03:00 PM
- Friday10:00 AM - 03:00 PM
- Saturday11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
- SundayClosed
Anyone who has lost or found a pet should notify the shelter right away. The staff at the Monroe County Animal Shelter makes an effort to return lost animals to their owners. We want to find homes for as many stray animals as we can, but we don't have a lot of money. We gratefully accept monetary gifts or donations of materials. (To inquire about current requirements, call the shelter.) The public's involvement is strongly valued, and guests are welcome at the shelter!
6470. North Baldwin Animal Shelter
- Monday01:00 PM - 06:00 PM
- Tuesday01:00 PM - 06:00 PM
- Wednesday01:00 PM - 06:00 PM
- Thursday01:00 PM - 06:00 PM
- Friday01:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Saturday01:00 PM - 06:00 PM
- SundayClosed
In order to create an adoption-guaranteed shelter that provides care for stray animals until they may be reunited with their owners or adopted into permanent homes as well as shelter animals that would otherwise be put to death, North Baldwin Animal Shelter, Inc. was created.
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