Become a pet parent and celebrate the reopening of Oklahoma City’s Animal Shelter Mother’s Day weekend with free adoption fees for dogs and cats May 12-14.
All adoptable dogs and cats are up-to-date on vaccinations, microchipped, treated for worms and spayed or neutered. About 250 dogs and 10 cats are available for adoption.
“We asked for the community’s help when we made the difficult decision to temporarily close on March 28,” said Animal Shelter Superintendent Jon Gary. “Closing was necessary to save the lives of the hundreds of dogs in the shelter. We are asking for help again to finish the work of saving their lives by giving them forever homes. The shelter is still over capacity and it’s essential that we make space when we open for intake on May 15.”
The shelter will only be open for adoptions May 12–14 and will not be available to intake. Normal operations will resume May 15 after a 47-day closure to contain and treat a contagious upper respiratory infection that spread through the shelter in March and April, killing five dogs and infecting hundreds of others.
OKC Animal Welfare, 2811 SE 29th St., is open for adoptions from noon to 5:30 p.m. every day but holidays. For more information, visit okc.gov/animalwelfare or call (405) 297-3100.
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