Adoptions
Open your heart and your home to an older shelter pet
Give a home to a shelter pet with a terminal illness or special needs
Help owners find new temporary or permanent homes for their pets
Come and visit the Front Street Animal Shelter
Open 7 days a week from 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
- Visit the shelter or view the animals online to find one you'd like to meet.
- Join our electronic waitlist using your phone and follow the instructions on signs in front of and throughout the shelter.
- Waitlist opens at 11:30 am and you must be at the shelter to join.
- Customers will be helped in the order they join the waitlist. If you need assistance adding yourself to the waitlist, ask our front desk staff for help.
- We recommend having more than one animal you're interested in meeting, in case your first choice is adopted by someone ahead of you in line.
- We are not able to facilitate meetings between owned dogs and adoptable dogs at this time. We can, however, make recommendations and give instructions for good introductions.
- Many of our adoptable animals are in foster care. Click on their photo to apply and be connected with their foster family!
Dog and puppy adoption
- $25 adult dog (over 6 months old)*
- $150 puppy (under 6 months old)*
What's included in the adoption
- Spay or neuter surgery**
- Microchip (with registration)
- Bordetella, DHPP, and rabies vaccinations
- Flea and deworming preventative
- Dog collar and leash
- 1-year dog license (city residents only)
* Adult dogs and puppies in high demand may have higher adoption fees. Charging higher fees for those in high demand helps fund animals with special needs and allows us to offer lower fees for animals who struggle to get adopted. An adoption counselor will let you know if a special adoption fee applies.
** Some dogs may not be spayed/neutered at the time of the meet-and-greet/adoption and will need to stay at the shelter until their surgery appointment.
Cat and kitten adoption
- $25 senior cat (over 5 years old)
- $75 adult cat (over 6 months old and under 5 years old)*
- $150 kitten (under 6 months old)*
What's included in the adoption
- Spay or neuter surgery**
- Microchip (with registration)
- FVRCP and rabies vaccinations
- Flea and deworming preventative
- Cardboard cat carrier
- 1-year cat license (city residents only)
* Adult cats and kittens in high demand may have higher adoption fees. Charging higher fees for those in high demand helps fund animals with special needs and allows us to offer lower fees for animals who struggle to get adopted. An adoption counselor will let you know if a special adoption fee applies.
** Some cats may not be spayed/neutered at the time of the meet-and-greet/adoption and will need to stay at the shelter until their surgery appointment.
Small pet adoption
- $5 for a rat or mouse
- $10 for a hamster
- $30 for a guinea pig
- $100 for a rabbit
Hill's Food, Shelter and Love
The Front Street Animal Shelter is proud to partner with Hill's Pet Food. Hill's Food, Shelter and Love program has helped millions of pets find new homes, has provided millions more in science-led nutrition to pets in needs, and support hundreds of animal shelters across North America.
