Adopt a homeless animal today! They deserve a chance!

Friends of
Memphis Animal Services
"Saving one pet won't change the world, but surely,
the world will change for that one pet." –unknown author

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FEATURED DOGS

These sweet pups are needing a new home to call their own today! Please consider saving a life and adopting from the Shelter (updated June 30).
ID#195872 - husky x? looks like a fuzzy husky! too cute - f/spayed - 4 years . this is the cutest dog in the world!
ID#195718 - chocolate lab puppy - m - 4m this is a precious puppy!
ID#195859 - Spaniel x - m - 2y
ID#196106 - rat terrier x - m - 1y - another smaller cutie and sweet!
ID#196000 - black lab - f - 8m pretty girl
ID#195819 - beagle - m - 2y - what a cutie!

FEATURED CATS

There are kittens & cats galore at the shelter. Please come adopt one today! Here are just some of the cuties you'll find at the shelter (updated June 12) needing a home. Shots, spay/neuter & microchip...all for $70!

NEWS

NEWSLETTERS:
June 2009
May 2009
April 2009
January/February 2009
December 2008

The Animal Shelter Advisory Board meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of every month, 10 am, City Hall, 2nd floor conference room. They are open to the public.

Meeting Minutes:
May 12, 2009
April- no meeting
March 10, 2009
February 10, 2009
January 8, 2009
December 11, 2008

We are thrilled by the outpouring of support by the community to the animals in the area. We had over 145 dog beds donated to Memphis Animal Services as a result of Cindy Wolff's column in the Commercial Appeal in December. This act of compassion shows how much society truly values all pets regardless of where they are housed. Thank you to the Mid-South area for ensuring that all dogs that find themselves at MAS will sleep in comfort. The volunteers assembled the beds and the dogs are putting them to good use!

MAS Volunteer Photo Gallery

MAS goes on MySpace!

EVENTS

JUNE SPAY/NEUTER SPECIALS!!!!!!
Mid-South Spay/Neuter Services is offering a "No Father's Day" special during June. All male cats will be neutered for $20. The group also is offering to spay the mother for free if you bring in a litter of puppies or kittens to be spayed/neutered. The group will perform surgery on animals that are as young as 6 weeks and weigh 1.5 pounds. Call 324-3202 or visit www.spaymemphis.com

Dr. Tracy Gullett at Northgate Animal Hospital is offering $50.00 spay/neuter for anyone that mentions the special for the month of June to help decrease the amount of abandoned animals. Animals must be up to date on vaccines!! Northgate Animal Hospital is located at 3616 Thomas Street. Call 901-358-9111 or visit www.tracygullettdvm.com

Look for our Paws-n-Whiskers Mobile Adoption Unit to be in your neighborhood!

Click to see upcoming adoption events!

ADOPTION INFORMATION

Animals in adoption are available immediately. If you see an animal you want to adopt, the adoption should be processed at the shelter immediately. All animals need IMMEDIATE adoption. Adoptions must be done IN PERSON and are on a "first come, first served" basis.

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Adoption fee is $70.00 for cats and $75.00 for dogs. This fee includes the micochipping of every dog and cat adopted. Cash or check ONLY - NO credit cards. The fee includes heartworm test, spay/neuter, and rabies, parvo, and distemper shots for dogs and spay/neuter, vaccinations, and FeLV and FIV testing for cats. Animals must be spay/neutered before leaving the shelter this usually takes 2 or 3 days.

Strays are held 3 working days to give the owner the opportunity to claim them. Animals held in the stray areas have been picked up or brought to the shelter as stray animals. These animals may or may not be available for adoption. The adoptability of the animal depends on health and temperament. If you are interested in a pet from lost/stray kennel area, you can sign up for a chance to adopt that animal in our sign-up book. This book is found in the adoption clerk's office. Simply ask to put your name down for that animal. If you are first on the list and can be at the center at the time we open for visiting on the release date for that animal you will be considered for that adoption.

LOST PETS

Fewer than 5% of all dogs and cats brought to Memphis Animal Services’ Animal Center have pet identification. This makes returning them to their owners almost impossible. A secure collar and identification tags along with micro-chip identification are the best protection you and your pet have against a long and painful separation. This is important even if your pet primarily lives inside.

The minute you realize your pet is missing, start looking. The sooner you start, the better your chances of success.

An important step in your search for a lost pet is to visit Memphis Animal Services’ Animal Center and other area shelters. It is quite possible that your pet was picked up running loose or was turned into a shelter by someone who found it by the road. Unless your pet was wearing a pet license or up-to-date micro-chip identification, there is no way of making a positive identification. Many animals look alike, and it is impossible for MAS personnel to know from your description whether or not they are holding your pet. Therefore, it is vital that you visit the shelter daily to look for yourself. Many pets turn up weeks or even months after they disappear, so keep checking your local shelter regularly.

Overcrowding has forced us to impose a 72 hour minimum holding period before the animal becomes property of the City of Memphis. At the end of this time period, decisions must be made - will this animal be placed for adoption or will it have to be humanely euthanized? We strive to hold animals for as long as possible by placing them for adoption. However, because of public safety or in the best interest of the animal they are often humanely euthanized.

Fill out a form in the lost/found binder at the Shelter with information about your missing pet and include a picture if possible. Also, post your pet's information on these websites:

Memphis Humane Society
Commercial Appeal
Petfinder
Craigslist

STARTLING STATISTICS

Adopt Your Next Pet:

Each year in this country, 8 to 10 million lost & unwanted dogs & cats enter animal shelters. They have about a fifty percent chance of getting out alive: 4 to 6 million of them will be euthanized - around a half million a month nationwide, 575 each hour, one every six & a half seconds.
25% of dogs that enter local shelters are purebred.

Make sure your pet has a secure collar with an Identification tag and Micro-chip Your Pets:

• Tragically over 2,500 dogs go missing every week and over 3,200 cats!
• Less than two percent of cats and only 16% of dogs are returned to their owners. Most of these were identified with tags, tattoos or microchips.
• Out of every 100 dogs in shelters only 17 are ever reunited with their owners.
• 1 out of 3 pets will get lost in their lifetime.
• 95% of lost pets that don’t have PET I.D. never get home again.
• 95% of lost pets that do have Pet I.D. are rescued and returned to their homes.

Have your pet Spayed/Neutered:

• Average # of liters a fertile cat can produce in one year: 3
• Average # of kittens in a feline litter: 4-6
• 2 cats can create up to 11,801 family members in only 5 years.
• Average # of litters a fertile dog can produce in one year: 2
• Average # of puppies in a canine litter: 6-10
• 2 dogs can create up to 12,288 family members in only 5 years.
• Each day 10,000 humans are born in the U.S. Each day 70,000 puppies & kittens are born. As long as these birth rates exist, there will never be enough homes for all the animals.

Low-Cost Spay/Neuter:

Mid-South Spay & Neuter Services
PetVax
Humane Society of Memphis & Shelby County- Participating Veterinary Clinics

VOLUNTEER

There's a place in your community where the hungry are fed, the homeless are sheltered, & the abandoned are comforted. And you can be a part of it! It's the Memphis Animal Shelter, where care is provided for your area's homeless animals. Assisting at adoption events & witnessing an animal going home with their new family always brings a smile to your face. Taking a dog on a walk at the Shelter & being thanked with licks & a wagging tail reassures you that your time is well spent. Volunteering at the Shelter can be hard at times but you will definitely see the results of your efforts. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer at Memphis Animal Services, please call for more information or return a completed application by fax or email to:
(901) 362-6876 fax
mingostar@aol.com
We look forward to having you join our “family.”
Volunteer Application

FOSTER

If you love animals, why not donate your time by fostering a dog? Volunteers care for sick and immature animals in their homes until ready for adoption. Animals may be in foster care for a few weeks or a few months, depending on the need. While there is no payment for fostering a dog or cat, the joy of nurturing a formerly unwanted pet into a lovable and happy dog or cat is priceless.

To learn more about the foster care program, and to find out more information about foster care volunteer orientations, call Stacy Anderson at 901-362-5310.

ABOUT MAS

Memphis Animal Services, or "Animal Shelter" or "pound" as they are often called, provides animal services to the City of Memphis and Shelby County. Although primarily a municipal animal care and control department for the City of Memphis, the service center (shelter) does provide for housing and other related animal services for animals from Shelby County.

Contrary to the "limited admission" philosophies of some shelters for companion animals, MAS has an open door policy. They turn away no animal, regardless of health, temperament, age or condition. Unfortunately, this does not enable them to place every animal in a new home. In reality of course, not all of the animals they take in are good candidates for placement. The sad fact remains however, that many otherwise healthy animals never get adopted because there aren't enough families who want them. So, please consider adopting your new pet!

Memphis Animal Services

3456 Tchulahoma Road
Memphis, TN 38118
Phone: (901) 362-5310
Click to view Pets at our Shelter!

Monday: 10:00am to 3:00pm

Tuesday thru Friday: 10:00am to 5:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am to 3:00pm
Sunday: Closed

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