Sacramento animal shelter is ‘overflowing’ with cats and dogs. You can adopt one for free

Brianna Taylor
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Are you looking for a forever furry friend?

You could save a life (and your coins) and adopt an animal at the Front Street Animal Shelter. The Sacramento city shelter has waived its adoption fees through Friday because it’s “overflowing” with animals, according to a March Instagram post.

As of Monday morning, more than 50 dogs and two cats are living in the shelter and more than 20 dogs and four cats are in foster care, according to the city’s website. The shelter is filled with both young and older huskies, pit bulls, German shepherds, American bullies, chihuahuas and Labrador retrievers.

Both domestic short and long-haired cats are also available.

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Just be sure to do your research on the animal and its breed to avoid returning them to the shelter.

Adopt a pet at Front Street Animal Shelter

The adoption process is simple, but you have to be quick if your eyes are set on a specific furry friend.

Here are a couple of tips to know before you make your way to the shelter, according to the city’s website:

  • You must be at the shelter to join the waitlist to meet animals.

  • You should have more than one animal you’re interested in just in case your first choice is adopted by someone else.

  • Owned dogs cannot meet adoptable dogs.

  • Don’t forget to check the animals in foster care.

Here are the steps to adopting an animal at the Front Street Animal Shelter:

  1. Visit the shelter or browse online to find an animal you’d like to meet.

  2. Join the shelter’s electronic waitlist, which opens every day at 11:30 a.m.

  3. Be patient. Customers will be helped in the order they’ve joined the list.

Will my adopted pet be spayed or neutered?

When you adopt an animal at Front Street Animal Shelter, they’ll come with a list of preventive care services like vaccines, surgeries and exams.

Every dog adoption comes with the following, according to the city’s website:

  • Spay or neuter surgery

  • Microchip (with registration)

  • Bordetella & DHPP vaccines

  • Vaccinations

  • Rabies vaccination

  • Heartworm test (over 6 months old)

  • Flea Preventative

  • Deworming preventative

  • 1-Year license (City residents only)

  • Free health exam certificate

  • Dog collar & leash

Every cat adoption comes with the following, according to the city’s website:

  • Spay or neuter surgery

  • Microchip (with registration)

  • FVRCP vaccination

  • Rabies vaccination

  • Flea preventative

  • Deworming preventative

  • 1-Year license (city residents only)

  • Free health exam certificate

  • Cardboard cat carrier

Adoption fees at Front Street Animal Shelter

Front Street Animal Shelter waived its adoption fee through Friday.

Fees will return to normal on Saturday — between $25 and $150 for a dog and from $25 to $100 for a cat — depending on the age of the animal.

Remember: The shelter may charge higher adoption fees for animals in demand to help fund cats and dogs with special needs and lower the fees for those who struggle to get adopted, according to the city’s website.

Adoption fees are always waived for military veterans who show proof of their status.

FOSTERED ANIMALS

The steps to adopting an animal in foster care are a little different. To learn more about a fostered animal, click on their profile and complete an online adoption application.

Front Street Animal Shelter in Sacramento

Address: 2127 Front St., Sacramento

Hours: Noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Sunday

Walks are welcome, no appointment is needed.

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