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Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control

Animal shelter in West Palm Beach, FL

The mission of Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control Staff and Volunteers:

Encourage pet owners to be responsible for pets in their care by providing educational programs on humane treatment, animal behavior training, and proper control.

Appropriately enforce county, state, and federal animal laws.

Provide safe shelter and veterinary care for lost, abandoned and unwanted animals.

Return to owners or adopt to new homes, as many impounded animals as possible.

Humanely euthanize injured and sick animals.

Encourage spay/neuter and provide reduced-cost surgery for Palm Beach County pet owners through three spay/neuter programs.

Conduct other effective programs, which protect the health, safety, and welfare of animals and the residents of Palm Beach County.

Contact
Address
7100 Belvedere Road
West Palm Beach, FL 33411
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Meet their adoptable pets

7100 Belvedere Road

West Palm Beach, FL 33411

See every new pet that comes to this shelter!

Create an alert, and we'll notify you every time a new pet comes in who meets your criteria.

Adoptable pets at Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control

We'll also keep you updated on DOTS's adoption status with email updates.
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DOTS

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 2 yrs
West Palm Beach, FL
We'll also keep you updated on MELODY's adoption status with email updates.
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MELODY

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 2 yrs
West Palm Beach, FL
We'll also keep you updated on PICKLE's adoption status with email updates.
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PICKLE

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 4 yrs
West Palm Beach, FL
We'll also keep you updated on ALMOND JOY's adoption status with email updates.
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ALMOND JOY

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 2 yrs
West Palm Beach, FL
We'll also keep you updated on BABY TOOTSIE's adoption status with email updates.
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BABY TOOTSIE

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 2 mos
West Palm Beach, FL
We'll also keep you updated on RAJAH's adoption status with email updates.
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RAJAH

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 2 yrs
West Palm Beach, FL
We'll also keep you updated on MINDY's adoption status with email updates.
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MINDY

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 2 yrs
West Palm Beach, FL
We'll also keep you updated on FELIX's adoption status with email updates.
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FELIX

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 5 yrs 4 mos
West Palm Beach, FL

Shelter FAQs

Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control offers low-cost spay/neuter services, vaccinations, microchipping and law enforcement services to all residents of Palm Beach County.

Our adoption program is open to all qualified pet owners looking to adopt a new pet. We adopt out of county as well as out of state.

  • 1. Submit Application
  • 2. Approve Application
  • 3. Visit the Facility and Find a Pet

Additional adoption info

All animals are adopted to qualified applicants on a first-come-first-serve basis. Adoption fees are $60 for adult dogs, $75 for puppies, and $50 for cats and kittens.

All adopted animals will be spayed/neutered, current on vaccinations, protected again fleas and ticks, microchipped, sent home with a free bag of Science Diet pet food, and much more!

The shelter has also partnered with local veterinarians to provide a free Health Care Certificate with every adoption. The certificate offers a free exam for your pet from your choice of participating veterinarians and has a value of up to $500 in savings.

Adoption application

https://discover.pbcgov.org/publicsafety/animalcare/PDF/adoption%20applicationform.pdf

Pets at shelters & rescues near Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control

Justin Bartlett Animal Rescue

P.O. Box 210572,
West Palm Beach, FL 33421

KitKats Rescue - Non Profit

Delray Beach, FL 33445

We'll also keep you updated on Elsa's adoption status with email updates.
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Elsa

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Young
Oakland Park, FL
We'll also keep you updated on Stacey's adoption status with email updates.
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Stacey

Labrador Retriever/Mixed Breed (Large)

Female, 10 yrs 1 mo
Loxahatchee, FL
We'll also keep you updated on Grogu's adoption status with email updates.
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Grogu

Border Terrier/Terrier (Unknown Type, Small)

Male, 2 mos
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
We'll also keep you updated on Mish Mish - PetsmartPlantationFosterHome's adoption status with email updates.
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Mish Mish - PetsmartPlantationFosterHome

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Adult
oakland park, FL
We'll also keep you updated on GIOVANNI's adoption status with email updates.
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GIOVANNI

American Shorthair

Male, Young
Margate, FL
We'll also keep you updated on Gerald's adoption status with email updates.
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Gerald

Chow Chow

Male, Adult
Delray Beach, FL

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