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Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter

Organization:
Facility Type: Animal Shelter
Status: Open

Address:
3140 35th Street
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

Region:
County/Parish:Tuscaloosa



Main/General Business Number: (205) 752-9101
Website: http://www.metroanimalshelter.org/index.html


Mission: FROM THE SITE:

Metro Animal Shelter, Inc. is a 501c-3 non-profit organization that opened its doors in July, 1994. We take in about 8,000 animals a year, and adopt out about 1,200 dogs and cats each year. The shelter does feline leukemia tests on all cats and kittens that are adopted, and heartworm tests on all adult dogs adopted out. We do in-house spay and neuter surgery on most of our shelter animals before they are adopted. Underage animals or unaltered animals require a refundable spay/neuter deposit at the time of adoption. All animals over 6 months are microchipped. We have a veterinarian who will handle any emergency after hours cases for us, and provide a free vet check for any animal adopted from us.

Metro Animal Shelter is a non-profit organization funded by the City of Tuscaloosa, the City of Northport, and the Tuscaloosa County Commission. Along with these funds, we also receive donations which are tax-deductible, redemptions and adoption fees. All animals, regardless of their age, are taken in by us. We are proud to be a member of the Humane Society of the United States as well as the American Humane Association, the Alabama Humane Federation, and the Alabama Animal Control Association.

Our shelter uses the SAFER test that helps us identify dogs that will make wonderful pets, dogs that need a small amount of behavior modification, and dogs that will not make appropriate pets. Ultimately, this means better placements, safer in-shelter interactions, and fewer returns. This test, however, is not a guarantee of the dog's behavior once it leaves the shelter and is placed in a home environment. Any dog is unpredictable in a home setting. Our profile of each animal is a guideline ONLY to help us match the appropriate pet with a potential adopter.





This organization provides Temporary or Permanent Service? Permanent

Notes:

There are no pet friendly shelters for people. If you need shelter for your pet, you need to kennel them, or board them at a Vet's office, or get a pet friendly hotel or motel.

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Nothing on the website about the 4/11 Tornado but this shelter is in great need of monetary donations to take care of the hundreds of lost/displaced and injured animals in this region. They are beyond capacity and the Greater Birmingham Humane Society has been coordinating with them and transporting the overflow.

Info Source/Changes:

Created At: Fri Apr 29 03:34:09 +0000 2011
Updated At: Wed May 18 08:23:07 +0000 2011
Updated By: LTel


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