Adoption
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2 organizations in Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Humane Society of West Alabama is a volunteer-run dog and cat adoption organization serving Tuscaloosa County. It operates adoption and foster programs with separate online applications for dogs and cats. It is not a drop-off site for stray or unwanted animals; contact the appropriate intake service before transporting an animal.
Animal shelter
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter provides dog and cat adoption, fostering and volunteer programs at its Tuscaloosa facility. It also receives stray animals from Tuscaloosa County, the City of Tuscaloosa and Northport. The shelter asks people who find an animal to call before bringing it in.
Locations come from organization websites and OpenStreetMap. Coverage and contact details vary; a listing does not establish walk-in access or current animal availability. Distances are approximate straight-line distances from postal locations, rather than driving distances. Contact the organization before visiting. Shelter map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Public directory data. ZIP locations: GeoNames, CC BY 4.0; filtered and deduplicated for the 50 states and DC.
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