HURRICANE HELENE SPECIAL HOURS:

The DeKalb County Animal Services shelter will be closing early on Thursday, 9/26, at 4pm, and open for adjusted hours on Friday, 9/27, from 1pm to 7pm. The Free Food Bank hours will also be adjusted to 1pm to 3pm. We will resume normal hours on Saturday, 9/28, barring any complications from the storm.

April 14th through April 20th is National Animal Care & Control Appreciation Week!
Click here to learn more about the dedicated enforcement officers serving our community. 

The DeKalb County Animal Shelter is out of housing space. We’re asking our community for help with stray pets so we can focus on emergency and critical situations. Animals in need will not and should not be abandoned. If you have found a healthy pet, please fill out a Found Pet Report.
If you need other assistance, please email pethelp@dekalbanimalservices.com.
Response time is delayed due to incredibly high volumes of animals and people in need of assistance.

Adopt a pet in July and choose your pet’s adoption fee! Our shelters are full of incredible pets waiting for homes, and to them, your love is priceless!
Click here to explore all our adoptable pets.

RABIES ALERT:
Residents in the area of Luxuria Court in Tucker should be aware that a RACCOON exposed to a family pet was captured on March 12, 2024. Test results later revealed the raccoon to be POSITIVE for RABIES.

Rescue Groups

Rescue groups play a critical part in achieving our lifesaving mission to end the euthanasia of healthy and treatable pets in metro Atlanta. Rescue groups have accounted for an average of 24% of our total lifesaving outcomes! Your rescue group can be part of this incredible mission.

We welcome rescue groups within the state of Georgia and from out-of-state. Georgia rescue groups must be licensed by the Georgia Department of Agriculture and provide a copy of their shelter license and list of agents authorized by your group to rescue. For out-of-state rescue groups, we’ll need a copy of the paperwork that your state requires to operate your rescue or shelter.

Becoming a LifeLine rescue partner starts with completing our Rescue Group Application form. If you have any questions, please reach out to our Rescue Coordinator via email at rescue@dekalbanimalservices.com.

DCAS Rescue Coordinator, Ashley Aguilar with a dog

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