Detroit Animal Care and Control

Animal shelter in Detroit, Michigan

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Address

1431 East Ferry Street, Detroit, MI 48211

Hours of Operation

    Monday-Sunday: 10:30 am - 5:30 pm

Contact

Phone

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Adoptable Pets at Detroit Animal Care and Control

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Lima

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, 10 mos

Detroit, MI

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
No Details Provided
Story
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Bella Thomas

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, 4 yrs

Detroit, MI

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
No Details Provided
Story
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Hula Hooper

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, 10 mos

Detroit, MI

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
No Details Provided
Story
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Itsy Bitsy

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, 3 yrs

Detroit, MI

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
Details
No Details Provided
Story
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Sphynx

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, 2 yrs

Detroit, MI

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
No Details Provided
Story
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Bloomer

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, 3 yrs

Detroit, MI

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
No Details Provided
Story
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Cash

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, 4 yrs 3 mos

Detroit, MI

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Not good with cats
House-trained
Story
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Marco

Plott Hound

Male, 1 yr 9 mos

Detroit, MI

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with kids
Good with dogs
Good with cats
House-trained
Story
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Rose

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, 1 yr 9 mos

Detroit, MI

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with kids
Good with dogs
Story
1 - 9 of 12 pets available

Shelter FAQs

The mission of Detroit Animal Care and Control is to promote and protect the health, safety and welfare of the residents and visitors of the City of Detroit from animal bites, zoonotic disease, or traffic hazards; to maintain the highest standards of humane animal sheltering; to promote the placement of animals into homes; and to encourage responsible pet ownership through education, enforcement, and community partnership.
Detroit Animal Care and Control takes in stray pets from the City of Detroit, and adopts pets out to Detroit and surrounding areas.
  • 1. Visit the Facility and Find a Pet
  • 2. Meet the Pet
  • 3. Submit Application
  • 4. Sign Adoption Contract
  • 5. Take the Pet Home

Additional adoption info

Our shelter is located at 1431 East Ferry Street, Detroit, Michigan, 48211. Adoptions are daily from 10:30am to 5:30pm, but the shelter is closed to the public from 3:00pm to 4:00pm Bring your entire human family, but please leave other pets at home. Adoption counselors will review with you how to slowly introduce your new pet to any pets you might already have at home.

Please check our Adopt page for more information about or adoptable pets and the adoption process. https://www.friendsofdacc.org

Note that some of out adoptable pets are in foster homes. Please check our Adopt page at https://www.friendsofdacc.org/adopt to see which pets are in foster - the location will say "In a Foster Home".

Check our Events page for special evening and offsite adoption events at https://www.friendsofdacc.org/events.

Come find your new best friend!

Pets at shelters and rescues near Detroit Animal Care and Control

Michigan Anti-Cruelty Society

13569 Joseph Campau Ave., Detroit, MI 48212

All About Animals Rescue

23451 Pinewood, Warren, MI 48091

Paws-N-Claws Rescue

P.O.box 455, Hazel Park, MI 48030

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Luna

Pit Bull Terrier

Female, Puppy

Detroit, MI

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with kids
Good with dogs
House-trained
Story
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Bella

Pit Bull Terrier

Female, Young

Detroit, MI

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with kids
Good with dogs
House-trained
Story
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Reba

Pit Bull Terrier

Female, Adult

Detroit, MI

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
Details
Good with kids
Good with dogs
Good with cats
House-trained
Story

Animal Charities in Detroit, MI

HeARTs Speak

HeARTs Speak develops resources that help shelter animals to be seen and find homes, ultimately transforming public perceptions of pet adoption, shelters, and animals in need. Each year our work helps nearly 1 million pets in your community and beyond.

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Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs

There is a tremendous need for new methods of sterilization that are faster, easier, more accessible, and less expensive than surgery. ACC&D works tirelessly to bring together key stakeholders to advance this field.

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Animal Legal Defense Fund

Every day, Animal Legal Defense Fund works to enact tougher animal cruelty laws, provide care and legal assistance for animal victims of cruelty, offer rewards to bring abusers to justice, and provide free legal assistance to prosecutors and law enforcement to put abusers behind bars.

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