Adoption
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13 organizations within 50 miles of 35209
Animal adoption center
Homewood, Alabama
Alabama Animal Adoption Society arranges dog and cat adoptions through its Homewood center. Adoption meetings are by appointment, while the center also has separate public times for its low-cost spay/neuter certificate service. Its application and interview help the team consider a suitable home for each pet.
Humane society
Birmingham, Alabama
The Greater Birmingham Humane Society operates its Birmingham Adoption Center on Snow Drive. Its adoption program includes dogs, cats, rabbits and other small companion animals. The organization also works with foster caregivers and separate campuses, so an animal listed on its website may be somewhere other than this center.
Foster-based bully-breed dog rescue
Birmingham, Alabama
Bama Bully Rescue (BBR) is a volunteer-run Alabama organization that takes bully-breed dogs from animal shelters into private foster homes, prepares them for adoption and supports responsible ownership. It has no central shelter or kennel; the number of dogs it can accept depends on available foster homes. Its Birmingham 35201 locality comes from its own structured organization mailing metadata, corroborated by its linked 2019 handbook; the PO box is not a place to visit. Contact mail@bamabully.org. BBR describes spay/neuter, vaccination, microchipping, heartworm testing/treatment and training for dogs accepted into its program. Its own-linked adoption listing showed no available pets when checked, so ask about current dogs and applications. BBR requires adopted and foster dogs to live indoors and be supervised outside. It accepts its own previously adopted dogs back if their adopter cannot keep them. General care advice and outside resources on the site should be discussed with the team and your veterinarian for the individual dog.
Cat rescue
Hoover, Alabama
Kitty Kat Haven & Rescue is a volunteer-supported cat rescue with a public Haven house in Hoover and a network of foster homes. Adult cats and kittens may have different meeting arrangements. The rescue reviews applications and references before placing cats with approved adopters.
Animal rescue
Helena, Alabama
Two by Two Rescue places dogs and cats through a network of foster homes. Its adoption team works with applicants to find a suitable match, and the website provides separate dog and cat applications. Helena is the organization’s published mailing locality, not a public shelter entrance.
Humane society
Columbiana, Alabama
Shelby Humane Society’s Columbiana shelter offers dog and cat adoption, fostering and volunteer opportunities. Its Shelby Spay Neuter program works with veterinary partners to provide lower-cost surgery options.
Pell City, Alabama
The Greater Birmingham Humane Society's Pell City shelter offers pets for adoption.
Jasper, Alabama
Jasper's city shelter works with the Greater Birmingham Humane Society to place pets in adoptive homes.
Animal shelter
Cleveland, Alabama
Blount County's Animal Adoption Center offers dogs and cats for adoption in Cleveland.
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.
Clanton, Alabama
Chilton County's shelter offers pet adoption, trial adoption and fostering.
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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Birmingham and nearby communities
A practical guide to adoption visits around Birmingham, Homewood, Hoover and Helena, with official sources, appointment differences and questions to ask before you travel.
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Tuscaloosa and Northport
Plan an adoption visit in Tuscaloosa County, understand the different roles of Metro Animal Shelter and Humane Society of West Alabama, and prepare useful questions before meeting a pet.
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