Oklahoma City-area pet adoption options
The adoption fee for cats and dogs has been reduced to $30 at the Oklahoma City Animal Shelter.
All pets are spayed or neutered, have a microchip, and have had age-appropriate shots and a health check. The shelter is open from noon to 5:30 p.m. seven days a week at 2811 SE 29. For more information, go to www.okc.petfinder.com and www.okc.gov.
The shelter is adopting at 15-minute intervals between noon and 4:45 p.m.
To make an appointment, go to okcawadoptions.youcanbook.me. Pick a time and confirm your appointment with your name, email address and phone number. If you don't have internet access, call 405-297-3100 to schedule an appointment.
Please contact area shelters before visiting. Some shelters may be closed, have adjusted hours of operation or only available by appointment due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bethany Animal Control Shelter: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the first Saturday of the month, 5100 N College, 789-3431.
Central Oklahoma Humane Society Center: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m. Sundays, 7500 N Western Ave., 286-1229.
Edmond Animal Welfare Shelter: The shelter is open on a limited basis and adoption fees are waived while work continues on an expansion project. Adoptions are by appointment only by calling 405-216-7615.
El Reno Animal Shelter: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, 2400 Spur Lane, 262-8883.
Free to Live: 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Closed Wednesdays. Four miles north of Waterloo Road on Western Avenue, 282-8617, or www.freetoliveok.org.
Midwest City Animal Shelter: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, 7221 NE 36, 427-6640, or www.midwestcityok.org.
Misfits, Mutts and Meows: Call 471-3922 or go to petfinder.com/shelters/OK305.html.
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