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Pets of the Week flyer to print out

We’re asking for YOUR help saving animals’ lives! We’ve started a “Pets of the Week” flyer highlighting two animals desperately seeking homes. All you have to do is send your email address to Carol Wicks at cwicks@decatur-al.gov. Every week you will get an email with the latest Pets of the Week flyer. Just print out one or more copies and post them anywhere people will see it…with permission, please…at your workplace, at school, at church, at the gym, at the corner store, any place that will allow the flyer to be posted. When you get the new one, replace the old one with the latest. This is such as easy thing for you to do and it really saves lives every week.

The new animal shelter

The City of Decatur City Council awarded the bid in the end of May 2008 to build the new Animal Services shelter, and partial demolition of the old building has begun, to make way for the new construction and renovation.

June is Adopt-A-Cat Month

It’s that time again – kitten season, when too many kittens are born and end up at shelter doors. To promote adoptions of these wonderful pets, Decatur Animal Services joins American Humane Association in celebrating Adopt-A-Cat Month®, proudly sponsored by 9Lives® cat food. It’s the perfect time to visit your local shelter or animal rescue and save a life by adopting a cat!

Here’s just a few of the benefits you get from adopting a furry family member:

Who We Are

Decatur Animal Services is an animal control facility operated by the City of Decatur, Alabama at 1802 Central Parkway SW. Hours of adoptions are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 10 am to 5 pm, Thursday 10 am to 6:30 pm, and Saturday 8 am to noon. Receiving is from 8 am to the same closing times.

Nearly one half of the animals in the animal shelter are surrendered by families who can no longer care for them. Our mission is to promote the human animal bond. In addition to enforcement of local animal ordinances and animal cruelty investigation, our programs include adoptions, education and volunteerism. Our goals are to provide good public service and to promote humane treatment of animals and respect for life.

One of the most often asked questions is, "You won’t kill them, will you?" The answer is not a simple one. This shelter accepts all unwanted animals from Decatur citizens. We take the animals in, feed , clean, evaluate, bathe, walk, medicate, vaccinate, adopt, comfort, and when it becomes necessary, release the animals from a world in which no one is willing to be responsible for them.

When that decision is made, we do not “kill” animals, rather we humanely and painlessly euthanize them. We gladly look forward to the day when all animals live in a world where they are wanted, where someone is willing to take responsibility for every one of them. Until that day, we will continue to care for and make the difficult decisions about their lives with love and respect.

You can help to change the reality for animals in shelters by adopting them.

Adopting a friend

Your new best friend is waiting for you at Decatur Animal Services. Our pets have passed a temperament evaluation and a health screening. Volunteers are teaching our dogs to walk on a leash and making sure our cats and kittens have lots of play time.

Adoption fees:

Dogs-$110.00 which includes rabies vaccine, a distemper/parvo and bordatella vaccine, canine antigen heartworm test on dogs over 5 months old, and worming, and spaying opr neutering.

Cats-$95.00 which includes testing for Feline Leukemia and Feline AIDS, a bordatella and feline panleukopenia, rhinotracheitis (Upper Respiratory) vaccine, worming and spaying or neutering.

All animals are altered prior to adoption.

DAS accepts cash, checks debit and credit cards.

After you fill out an adoption application, a staff member will assist you in selecting a pet that fits your lifestyle. Every year thousands of animals enter shelters. When you consider adopting a shelter animal, you make it possible for thousands to leave the shelter on their way to a new home and a new chance at life. Don't wait- visit all of the best friends waiting for YOU at Decatur Animal Services.

Come Visit Us!

Decatur Animal Services is located at 1802 Central Parkway SW, Decatur, Alabama 35601.

If traveling north on I 65, take exit 334. Go west on Highway 67 to Highway 31; then north on 31 to 14th St. and turn left. Turn right on Central Parkway and make an immediate right into the Public Works lot. Follow the green signs to the shelter.

If traveling south on I 64, take the Hwy 20 exit towards Decatur. After crossing the river, head south on 6th Ave to the intersection of 14th St. Turn left on 14th. Take a right onto Central Parkway and the first driveway to your right is the public works lot. Follow the green signs to the animal shelter behind the Public Works building.

From Highway 20, follow the Beltline,(I 67) east to Central Parkway. Turn left and follow the parkway to the intersection of 14th St Cross 14th and make an immediate right into the Public Works lot. Follow the green signs to the right to the animal shelter.

Animals may be surrendered from 8:00 -5 pm Monday through Friday, and 8 am to noon Saturday. Adoptions are from 10-5 pm, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Thursday adoption hours are from 10 am to 6:30, and Saturdays are from 8 am to noon. Call 256-341-4790 for more information.

Decatur Animal Services
1802 Central Parkway SW
Decatur, AL 35601

Phone: 256-341-4790

khallman@decatur-al.gov Click here for a list of pets at this shelter


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