Pets In Need, Palo Alto (For the City of Palo Alto)

Animal shelter in Palo Alto, California

Get in touch with this shelter

Address

3281 E. Bayshore Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94303

Hours of Operation

    Monday-Sunday: 12:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Contact

Any staff member

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

Adoptable Pets at Pets In Need, Palo Alto (For the City of Palo Alto)

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MOBY

Labrador Retriever

Male, 3 mos

Palo Alto, CA

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

Chihuahua

Female, 2 mos

Palo Alto, CA

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

Shepherd (Unknown Type)

Female, 2 mos

Palo Alto, CA

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

American Pit Bull Terrier

Female, 2 mos

Palo Alto, CA

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

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 1 yr

Palo Alto, CA

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) -
Details
No Details Provided
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MAVERICK

Shepherd (Unknown Type)

Male, 2 mos

Palo Alto, CA

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

Shepherd (Unknown Type)

Male, 2 mos

Palo Alto, CA

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

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 4 mos

Palo Alto, CA

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) -
Details
No Details Provided
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AMBI

Doberman Pinscher

Female, 3 yrs 11 mos

Palo Alto, CA

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

Our mission is to provide animals with loving care and lasting homes, to partner with communities striving to do the same, and to advance our no-kill legacy. We accomplish our mission by transferring cats and dogs to our facilities from public shelters in the Bay Area and beyond when they are in danger of being euthanized due to space or financial limitations. Pets In Need has shelters in Redwood City and Palo Alto. We have owned and operated our Redwood City shelter since 1993, and in 2019 we began operating the Palo Alto Animal Shelter in partnership with the City of Palo Alto. Pets In Need is now operating the Palo Alto Animal Shelter. The City of Palo Alto still provides Animal Control Services for the cities of Palo Alto, Los Altos, & Los Altos Hills, CA
Palo Alto, Los Altos, and Los Altos Hills, CA.
  • 1. Visit the Facility and Find a Pet
  • 2. Approve Application
  • 3. Interview

Additional adoption info

How to Adopt:

Take your time getting to know the animal you wish to adopt. The pet you choose should be your pet for the rest of its life, so spend the time necessary to make the right choice. Our staff is happy to assist you in taking a dog out of the kennels or socializing with a cat in the cat room. We encourage each person in your household to get acquainted with an animal before it becomes a new member of your family. We also suggest you bring your present pets in for an introduction to the new animal to form some ideas about their compatibility. Our Redwood City location is open Thursday-Saturday, 12:30pm-6:00pm and our Palo Alto location is open every day from 12:30-6:00pm.

Pets at shelters and rescues near Pets In Need, Palo Alto (For the City of Palo Alto)

ShepHeroes

Palo Alto, CA 94306

San Francisco Bay Area German Shepherd Rescue

P.O. Box 7346, Menlo Park, CA 94026

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Grinch: Max

Yorkie, Yorkshire Terrier/Jack Russell Terrier

Male, Puppy

Palo Alto, CA

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
Good with kids
Good with dogs
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Mezcal

Labrador Retriever/Poodle (Standard)

Male, Puppy

Palo Alto, CA

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

Labrador Retriever/Pit Bull Terrier

Male, 7 yrs 11 mos

Palo Alto, CA

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
Details
House-trained
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Animal Charities in Palo Alto, CA

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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