Adoption Centers

Animal Shelters

There's a place in your community where the hungry are fed, the homeless are sheltered, and the abandoned are comforted. It's your local animal shelter, where care is provided for your area's homeless animals.

Shelters also offer many other services for pets and their owners—and even for people without pets. To do all this, they rely on the support of people like you. Whether you're here to simply find your local shelter or you have concerns about animal issues in your community, we can help. Follow the links below to get all the information and resources you need.

What The HSUS Does for Shelters - The Humane Society of the United States

How to Find Your Local Animal Shelter
How to Volunteer at Your Local Animal Shelter
A Day in The Life: Animal Shelter Workers Share Their Stories

Where to go to Adopt A Cat

Animal shelters are good places to go to adopt a cat. You can find a wonderful kitten or lovable adult cat companion and feel good knowing you saved her life. Shelters require a small fee, references and answers to questions about your home and life style. They will require you to neuter or spay your pet (See: Cat Care: A Dream Kitten is Born/Spaying and Neutering) if that has not already been done. This agreement has the intention of reducing the population of homeless cats.

Kittens or adult cats for adoption can also be found through private party listings in the newspaper, on bulletin boards at local pet stores or at schools. These animals are generally well-cared for and are in people's homes. If you are calling a newspaper ad, make sure that the kitten is at least 8 weeks old. Kittens taken from their mothers younger than that often suffer serious psychological or health problems. Ideally, a kitten should stay with its mother until at least 12 weeks old. If the mother cat was accidentally mated, ask the person offering the kittens if she has since been spayed. An affirmative answer will give an indication that these are responsible people who care for the mother-- and for her kittens.

Although persons looking for a pedigreed kitten should never buy one at a pet store, pet supply stores that work with local rescue organizations and shelters to help place cat "orphans" are to be commended. These pet supply stores will often advertise "pet adoption days" at their facilities.

Kitten or Cat?

Kittens are adorable, but they have disadvantages. They need more care, training and supervision. They go through "wild phases", like the "terrible sixes" at six months when they go tearing through the house with un-relentless energy. They need vaccinations, checkups and neutering or spaying. Their future looks and personality is a big "question mark".

With an adult cat, you know what you are getting. Their personalities are completely developed and it is likely they are already altered. Adult cats usually have no difficulty adapting to new homes and bonding with their owners. They are often so grateful to have a secure home!

PetSmart Charities Adoptions - Happiness is saving a Pets Life

PetSmart and PetSmart Charities are committed to partnering with animal welfare agencies that are passionate about finding loving families for pets in need. In 2004, more than 373,000 pets found homes through the PetSmart Charities Adoption Centers. The Centers offer pet adoptions to customers year-round during regular store hours. Adoption costs and pet availability varies from store to store. Contact your local PetSmart store for details

Store Locator: http://stores.petsmart.com/petsmart/

How to become a partner - As a national support network, PetSmart Charities Adoption Partner programs help local humane and rescue groups raise money to extend their community reach, increase awareness of the pet overpopulation issue and promote pet adoptions. As an Adoption Partner, youäre joining more than 2,700 animal welfare agencies and rescue groups in North America that rely on these opportunities to meet their goals.

Partner Program: http://www.petsmart.com/adoptions/how_to_become_a_partner.shtml

Find Out More: http://www.petsmart.com/adoptions/index.shtml

CAT Adoption Team

In May 1998, Evan Kalik opened a safe haven for unwanted and abandoned cats and kittens called the Cat Adoption Team (CAT).

On an average day, the Pacific Northwest’s largest non-profit, no-kill cat shelter and hospital cares over 350 cats of all breeds and personalities. During the summer months, this number can increase to up to 600 cats and kittens. Nearly 250 cats are housed at the shelter, 50-55 at various outreach sites throughout Portland, and 50 - 300 (depending on kitten season) in our foster care program. CAT works closely with other shelters, animal control agencies, veterinary offices and other rescue organizations to rehabilitate many cats or kittens whose medical needs may otherwise lead to euthanasia. CAT cares for our furry friends while they wait to be placed in safe, loving, indoor-only homes.

Adoption Outreach Locations

If you can’t make it out to CAT’s Sherwood shelter at 14175 SW Galbreath Drive, visit CAT at one of the PETsMART Charities Adoption Centers or at Pet Loft in Portland. Cats are on-site 7 days a week.
Adoption hours at Petsmart are Saturday and Sunday, Noon to 4:00 p.m. or by appointment.

PETsMART Clackamas, 9450 SE 82nd Avenue
PETsMART Hillsboro, NE 25th/NE Cornell
PETsMART Tigard, 7500 SW Dartmouth
PETsMART Wilsonville, 8311 SW Jack Burns Blvd

Pet Loft, 6333 SW Macadam Avenue, Portland - Adoption Hours are during regular store hours - 503-244-9538

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CAT ADOPTION CLINICS

Cat Adoption Clinics—visit Kitty City! Just remodeled, Albuquerque’s only cageless cat emporium located inside Clark’s Pet Emporium on Menaul and Juan Tabo. Here you can visit our cats 7 days a week and view them interacting in an open, social and loving environment, this is a MUST SEE! Adoption clinic hours are Saturday s from 9am to 4pm. We also have cat adoption clinics at the Clark’s on Lomas just west of San Mateo Saturday s from 11am to 4pm.

Find Out More: http://www.specialtymile.com/paca/adoption_centers.htm

Michigan Human Society

The Michigan Humane Society (MHS) is a private, nonprofit organization serving the animals and people of metro Detroit and beyond since 1877.

The largest animal welfare organization in Michigan and one of the largest in the country, the Michigan Humane Society receives no government funding and is not a United Way agency. Instead, the generosity of individual and corporate supporters allows the continued operation and growth of the MHS’ many programs and services. The MHS provides services for more than 100,000 animals each year.

The MHS has set a goal of 100% adoption of adoptable animals by 2010. With your support, we will continue to progress toward this goal!.

Find Out More: http://www.michiganhumane.org/site/PageServer

Cat Haven Inc. - Cat Haven Inc. is a non-profit organization located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It was established in 1999 to rescue and place cats and kittens in loving homes. In just a few years, we have rescued and found homes for over 3,500 cats. We make it possible for area residents to find the perfect cat or kitten by hosting adoption events every Saturday and Sunday in the Baton Rouge area. All cats adopted through Cat Haven have been spayed or neutered, tested for feline leukemia and feline immunodeficiency virus, and have received age appropriate basic vaccinations.

In addition to finding good homes for cats and kittens, Cat Haven has an active program to reduce the number of stray feral cats in our community. We have trapped, neutered and released almost 2000 cats. The Feral Program reduces the potential for more stray cats and saves hundreds of kittens from the cycle of wild life outdoors by transferring them to Cat Haven's adoption program.

Find Out More: http://www.cathaven.org/index.htm#

The Rescue House

The Rescue House is a non-profit, all volunteer-based organization dedicated to assisting cats through its rescue, foster and adoption activities. We find loving homes for unwanted, abandoned, homeless and abused cats. We open our arms to socialized, domestic cats that need assistance, regardless of age and often regardless of handicap. We find good homes for every cat that we take in – we are a true no-kill cat rescue organization.

Since our inception in 1999, we have rescued over 5,700 cats. We find loving, permanent homes for them through our 9 adoption centers in San Diego County, located in pet stores that work with us and share our philosophy.

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Adoption Centers in the San Diego Area

Del Mar Heights
The Daily Pet
12845 El Camino Real, San Diego, CA
(Del Mar Highlands Town Mall)
(858) 481-2065
www.TheDailyPet.com

Encinitas & La Costa
PETCO
154 Encinitas Blvd.,
Encinitas, CA
(760) 632-6600

Carlsbad
PETCO
3239 Camino De Los Coches
Carlsbad 92009
(Near La Costa Blvd. & Rancho Santa Fe Dr.)
(760) 753-0814

La Mesa
PETCO
8501 Fletcher Parkway,
La Mesa, CA
(619) 337-0701

Mission Gorge
PETCO
10410 Friars Rd
San Diego CA
(619) 563-0071

San Diego
PETCO
Carmel Mountain Ranch
11160 Rancho Carmel Drive
San Diego, CA 92128
Phone: 858-451-8347

PETCO
3394-A Clairemont Mesa Blvd.
San Diego, CA
(Clairemont Town Square)
(858) 483-4100

PETCO
8290 Mira Mesa Blvd.
San Diego CA
(858) 693-1131

PETCO
1210 W Morena Blvd.
San Diego, CA
(619) 275-5100

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Pet Adoption Agencies in Kentucky

Kentucky Humane Society Dog & Cat Adoption Centers
Clarksville, Dixie, Fern Creek, Hikes Point, Preston, Springhurst and St. Matthews
During Regular Store Hours

Shamrock Foundation Cat Adoptions
Daily at Baxter and Middletown during regular store hours.
Shamrock volunteers are at Baxter with additional adoptable cats every
Saturday from 1 pm to 4 pm and Middletown from 2 pm to 4 pm

Animal Protection Association and
Clark County Humane Association Cat Adoptions
Daily at Clarksville during regular store hours

Floyd Co. Animal Rescue League Cat Adoptions
Daily at New Albany during regular store hours

Grayson Co. Humane Society
Dogs and cats, 11 am to 2 pm at E-town
December 23

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Louisiana Spca 1700 Mardi Gras Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70114 (504) 368-5191 Website: http://www.la-spca.org Email: info@la-spca.org. The Louisiana Spca is the oldest & most comprehensive animal welfare organization in the State of Louisiana providing Animal Control for the City of New Orleans & offering Pet Adoptions, Low Cost Spay & Neuter & Wellness Clinics, Feral Cat Program, Volunteer Opportunities & Humane Education.

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Bide-A-Wee Animal Refuge Center Adoptions

Since 1903, Bide-A-Wee has been dedicated to a simple mission: to shelter and care for homeless cats and dogs until they can be adopted. Bide-A-Wee -- the name comes from a Scottish phrase for "stay a while" -- is one of the nation's oldest and most respected humane organizations.

Over the years, Bide-A-Wee has placed more than one million dogs, cats, puppies and kittens. Our dedicated staff takes pride in evaluating the personalities of pets and helping to make the best possible matches with people.

All pets in Bide-A-Wee's care are housed in clean, climate-controlled, indoor facilities. They eat a high-quality diet, and they receive loving attention, daily play, and exercise from caring staff and volunteers.

The three Bide-A-Wee adoption centers in Manhattan, Wantagh and Westhampton are all no-kill sanctuaries. There is typically a waiting list for new pets to be admitted to the adoption centers, and people are called as soon as space becomes available.

If you need to place your pet, or you know someone whose pet is facing homelessness or abandonment, please call to make an admissions appointment. Or send email to info@bideawee.org

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