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Riverdale Animal Shelter

We are an open admissions shelter, meaning we take in homeless animals regardless of age, breed, health, temperament or lack of space. On average, we take in about 5,500 stray, surrendered and abandoned animals per year including dogs, cats, small mammals, birds and reptiles. We provide adoption services to find safe, happy homes for these pets; and also provide low-cost vaccination and microchip clinics to help safeguard them against illness or being lost forever.

Contact
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Website
http://animalshelter.adcogov.org
Phone
(303) 288-3294
Donation
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Email
adcoshelter@adcgov.org

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12155 Park Blvd,
Brighton, CO, 80601

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Adoptable pets at Riverdale Animal Shelter
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THEO

Basset Hound

Male, 3 yrs
Brighton, CO
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LOKI

Labrador Retriever

Female, 1 yr 6 mos
Brighton, CO
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TOBIASSON

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 10 yrs 6 mos
Brighton, CO
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MCDUFF

Domestic Mediumhair

Male, 12 yrs
Brighton, CO
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MISSY

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 12 yrs
Brighton, CO
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*KIT KAT

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 2 yrs 1 mo
Brighton, CO
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*CANTELOPE

Chicken

Female, 1 yr
Brighton, CO
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*CRICKET

Mastiff

Male, 3 mos
Brighton, CO
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Shelter FAQs

We provide sheltering services for the cities of Brighton, Commerce City, Federal Heights, Northglenn, and Thornton, the towns of Bennett, Hudson, and Lochbuie, as well as Unincorporated Adams County.

Additional adoption info

Visit our shelter to see who’s available now or call us at 303.288.3294 to talk to an adoption counselor to learn more about a pet you’ve seen on our Adoptables page. For adoption fees see http://animalshelter.adcogov.org/service-fees

Adoption application

https://animalshelter.adcogov.org/adoption-process

http://animalshelter.adcogov.org/donate

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Kikkoman (1 Pending Application)

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