Adopt A Pet Miami Dade Shelter

If you are certain that you are willing and able to devote yourself to providing a loving permanent home for one of our furry friends please visit our adopt a dog and adopt a cat pages to start your pet adoption journey.

Adopt a pet miami dade shelter. Dozens of rescue groups also have cats and dogs for adoption. Dogs and cats over four months come with all vaccinations de worming spay or neuter surgery microchip heartworm test over six months of age rabies license tags for miami dade county residents only and felv test for cats. Search for dogs for adoption at shelters near miami fl. This is a testament to the incredible hard work of the shelter team every day and the addition of new lifesaving programs to include partnerships with rescue organizations improved pet welfare foster programs off site adoption events surrender prevention and more.

Adoption fees for dogs over 4 months are 65. Adopting a shelter pet is a economical personally satisfying alternative to purchasing a pet from a pet store. An adoption counselor will contact you to discuss your application and the animal you are interested in adopting. You may ask our staff any question you may have by calling.

Once you ve identified a pet you re interested in please email adoptmiamipets miamidade gov with the subject line virtual adoption and the name and id number of the pet. Miami dade animal services s adoption process if you are 18 years of age or older you can adopt a pet from our pet adoption and protection center. You must be a miami dade county resident to foster a dog or cat from the pet adoption and protection center. An adoption counselor will answer any questions you have about that pet and can even set up a skype video call with the pet.

Please allow up to 72 hours for us to get back to you. Fostering can be for as short as one week or as long as several weeks depending on the pet. Adoption fees for puppies under 4 months are 75. If interested in adopting please fill out an adoption application.

Miami dade animal services and the humane society of greater miami both operate adoption centers where you can meet adoptable dogs cats puppies and kittens. Complete online foster parent. Miami dade animal services first achieved a no kill status in 2015 saving greater than 90 percent of animals entering the shelter. Animals receive the same high quality veterinary care as pets visiting private veterinarians.

Our shelter is open tuesday sunday from 12 00pm 4 00pm for adoption by appointment only. Start your pet search. If approved you will then. Adopting a shelter pet is a low cost personally satisfying alternative to purchasing a pet from a pet store.

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