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Safe Animal Shelter

2913 County Road 220, Middleburg, FL 32068

Contact
Email adoptions@safeanimalshelter.com
Phone (904) 375-9122
cats & dogs at Safe Animal Shelter
1 - 10 of 34 adoptable pets at this shelter

Areas Safe Animal Shelter serves

North Florida; Clay County, Duval County, St. John's County Middleburg, Fleming Island, Green Cove Springs, Keystone Heights, Penney Farms, Lake Asbury, Doctor's Inlet, Oakleaf

Safe Animal Shelter's adoption process

1.

Visit the Facility and Find a Pet

2.

Meet the Pet

3.

Submit Application

4.

Interview

5.

Sign Adoption Contract

6.

Pay Fee

7.

Take the Pet Home

Additional adoption info

• You must be at least 21 years old to apply.
• Adoption Applications are required for all animals.
• We do our best to place every animal in the ideal environment, so we may take multiple applications on any animal.
• We are a 501(c)(3) organization and receive no government funding. Donations cover a portion of the care given - every animal is spayed/neutered, microchipped, and current on their vaccinations.

Adoption application

About Safe Animal Shelter

Our Mission: Safe Animal Shelter is a nonprofit organization working to reduce the number of cats and dogs euthanized in Clay County and surrounding areas.


Safe Animal Shelter is Clay County's oldest no-kill shelter, created for the purpose of preserving and providing quality of life for lost, abandoned, abused and unwanted pets. The first facility opened in Orange Park in the summer of 1991 and continued to operate at that location until moving to a new facility in Middleburg, December 6, 2003. Since its inception, Safe Animal Shelter has provided loving care to over 17,000 cats and dogs until adopted into forever homes.

All rescued animals at the Safe Animal Shelter are provided food, shelter, loving care, attention, socialization, recreation, exercise and quality medical treatment. Medical treatment includes vaccinations, spay/neuter, heartworm treatment, corrective surgery and other needed services. Once residents are recovered and ready for adoption, they are placed in carefully screened permanent homes.

Safe Animal Shelter receives no government funding, so private donations from individuals, groups and businesses make a huge difference in the day to day stay in the shelter.

Safe Animal Shelter's adopted pets

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Why should you adopt?

Dog adoption and cat adoption saves lives. Adopt a dog or adopt a cat and you'll have a friend for life.

What is the difference between adopting a dog, adopting a cat, adopting a kitten or adopting a puppy versus getting dogs for sale, cats for sale, puppies for sale or kittens for sale from a dog breeder or a cat breeder?

When someone is breeding puppies or breeding kittens, they are creating new dogs and cats who need homes. Some people are interested in a very specific breed of dog, cat, puppy or kitten and they think the only way to find that specific breed is to buy a dog for sale or buy a cat for sale from a puppy breeder or a kitten breeder. Yet animal shelters are filled with dogs and cats who must find homes.

So rather than buying a dog or puppy for sale from a dog breeder or buying a cat or kitten for sale from a cat breeder, we encourage people to adopt a dog, adopt a cat, adopt a puppy or adopt a kitten at their local animal shelter, SPCA, humane society or pet rescue group.