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Areas El Dorado County Animal Services - South Lake Tahoe serves
The South Lake Tahoe shelter provides services to the city of South Lake Tahoe, Alpine County and unincorporated El Dorado County at the Lake Tahoe Basin.
El Dorado County Animal Services - South Lake Tahoe's adoption process
Additional adoption info
We are open from 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Closed Sunday and Holidays.
For more info call us at (530) 573-7925 or visit our shelter.
We are open from 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Closed Sunday and Holidays.
For more info call us at (530) 573-7925 or visit our shelter.
El Dorado County Animal Services - South Lake Tahoe's adopted pets
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Support adoption and rescue. Why go to a dog breeder, cat breeder or pet store to buy a dog or buy a cat when you can adopt?
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.
