Registered shelter Dogs/Cats/Rabbits/Guinea Pigs/Ferrets

Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter

Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

About

Metro Animal Shelter is a 501c3 non-profit organization that opened its doors in July, 1994. We are funded by the City of Tuscaloosa, City of Northport, and Tuscaloosa County Commission. Along with those funds, we receive donations which are tax-deductible, redemption and adoption fees. We receive animals from both animal control and citizens. Our main focus is to seek as many permanent, loving homes as possible for these animals. We encourage people to help in any way possible. In addition to getting the animals out through adoptions and animal redemptions, we work with many rescue groups who pull from us

Pets available

Dogs Cats Rabbits Guinea Pigs Ferrets

Adoption process

Everyone must fill out an adoption application. Please read it carefully. If you rent or lease, please speak with your landlord before adopting and work out any requirements they set forth. We may have to call and verify your ability to have pets where you live. We reserve the right to refuse adoption to anyone if we feel potential adopter can’t meet the specific animal’s needs (examples include, but not limited to: Great Pyrenees in an apartment, a Chihuahua being in a house with young children knowing the dog is shy). When visiting the shelter, please allow yourself plenty of time to meet the animals, complete the paperwork, and to ask questions. It can take 30-45 minutes to complete the process, longer if it is really busy, which happens often.