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Animal Turn-ins

Huntsville Animal Services accepts all animal turn-ins. Citizens must notify us if it is their pet, or one they found stray. If the animal is not the citizen’s pet, all procedures apply that are applicable to stray animals. Due to the extreme volume of animals that we handle, it is not possible to call back the party that turned in the animal. If you turn in an animal and wish to adopt it if it is not reclaimed by the owner, you must notify us at the time you turn the animal in, and you must follow up with the shelter. If you are unable to care for your pet, you may bring it to the shelter. We DO NOT GUARANTEE ADOPTION! By signing ownership of the animal over to Huntsville Animal Services, the pet may be euthanized at any time. We will not call people back advising them of the outcome of the animal they turned in. We are unable to do so because of our volume of animals.

If you contact us to pick up your pet, you will be charged $5 per animal (litters with or without parents will be considered as ONE). You can bring the pet to the shelter yourself and turn it in without a fee. If you live in Madison City, Redstone Arsenal, or outside of Madison County, you will be charged $30 per animal for a turn-in. We are a part of Huntsville City Government, we must provide our services directly for our citizens. We will be happy to assist others, however, we are forced to charge a nominal fee to do so.
 

 

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