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Click on the location and animal type in the box to the right to view the animals available for adoption at the Washington Humane Society's two shelters. Check back frequently, as we are the only open-access shelter in DC, so our list of animals available for adoption is updated daily! Click here to read the Inside WHS Blog!



Meow Mixer Baby Shower - July 16th
Please join us on Thursday, July 16th from 7:00pm-9:00pm for a special Meow Mixer Baby Shower, a cat open-house adoption event featuring mother cats and kittens. Adopted mom cats will receive a brand new bed to take to their new home! The event will take place at the WHS Behavior & Learning Center, 7315 Georgia Avenue NW, and will feature delicious appetizers from Adams Morgan's favorite coffeehouse, Tryst!!

For more information please contact 202-723-5730 (ext. 122) or dfoley@washhumane.org.



WHS Rabies Clinics Now Every
Tuesday & Thursday
@
The National Capital Area Spay & Neuter Center
1001 L Street SE
Washington, DC 20003

11:00am– 3:00pm

Rabies vaccine $10, Distemper vaccine $10, Microchip permanent identification $35, Worming $10, Flea and Tick preventative $10



Click here to sponsor a Washington Humane Society shelter animal awaiting adoption!



Please visit our Foster Program page for more information on how to become a Washington Humane Society Foster Parent!


 

Washington Humane Society Shelter Locations:
7319 Georgia Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20012
tel: 202-723-5730


Open to the public:

12-7 pm, seven days a week (Adoption Department closed on Wednesday)
Open 8 am to 8 pm every day for emergencies

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1201 New York Ave., NE (WHS is contracted by the Department of Health to operate the DC Animal Shelter)
Washington, DC 20002
tel: 202-576-6664 (24 hours)


Open to the public:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, Sunday 12:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Open 24 hours, 365 days per year for emergencies


To Report Cruelty/Neglect and Animal Emergencies 24-Hours a Day
202-BE-HUMANE (202-234-8626) (24 hours)

 
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