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Cortez Animal Shelter

Animal shelter in Cortez, Colorado

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Address

2791 E. Main, Cortez, CO 81321
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Jennifer Crouse

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Adoptable Pets at Cortez Animal Shelter

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Domestic Shorthair

Male, 1 yr 6 mos

Cortez, CO

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34559-59

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Adult

Cortez, CO

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Bengal

Male, 1 yr

Cortez, CO

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34548-48

Domestic Shorthair

Male, Adult

Cortez, CO

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Blossom

Terrier (Unknown Type, Medium)/Dachshund

Female, 1 yr

Cortez, CO

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(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
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Moon

Catahoula Leopard Dog

Female, 1 yr 6 mos

Cortez, CO

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(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
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Shelter FAQs

Cortez
  1. Visit the Facility and Find a Pet
  2. Submit Application
  3. Home Check
  4. Sign Adoption Contract
  5. Pay Fee

Additional adoption info

2791 E. Main Street Cortez, CO 81321 Ph: 970-565-4910 Hours Monday - Friday 10 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. The Cortez Animal Shelter offers area residents a wonderful opportunity to adopt pets that are in need of a home. At any given time, the Cortez Animal Shelter has 15 - 25 cats and 16 - 20 dogs that are in need of a home. You can view our adoptable pets online. Fees for animal adoptions are $175 for dogs, $100 for cats, and include the animal being spayed or neutered, the first set of shots and a free vet visit. There is also a $15 Microchip fee for every animal.

Adoption application

https://www.cortezco.gov/204/Adoption-Information

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Pets at shelters and rescues near Cortez Animal Shelter

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Sampson

Great Pyrenees

Male, 2 yrs 1 mo

Cortez, CO

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(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
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Good with kids
Good with dogs
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David

Great Pyrenees

Male, 1 yr 7 mos

Cortez, CO

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(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
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Bubba

Husky

Male, 2 yrs 2 mos

Durango, CO

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(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
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Good with kids
Not good with cats
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Animal Charities in Cortez, CO

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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