Ready to meet your new family member?
How to Adopt at the shelter
Visit our locations during open hours. No appointment necessary!
Meet our adoptable animals. Our experienced staff and volunteers will help you meet our animals and talk to you about their personality, behavior and medical history.
Fill out an Adoption Interest Form (your contact information and three questions).
Complete paperwork (provide an ID, pay the adoption fee, and sign the adoption agreement).
Take your new family member home!
How to Adopt fostered pets
Some animals are in foster homes because they thrive better outside a shelter environment. They’re also waiting for their new families!
View our adoptable animals on the website. Animals in foster will have a “In Foster” flag on their profile.
Fill out an Interest Form (your contact information and three questions).
Virtual Meet & Greet. One of our experienced adoption staff members will talk to you about their behavior and medical history and will schedule a meet & greet with the foster home. The foster parent will show you their foster animal and answer any questions you may have about them.
Pick-Up and Paperwork. Staff will schedule you to pick up the animal at the shelter and complete paperwork (provide an ID, pay the adoption fee, and sign the adoption agreement).
Take your new family member home!
Redwood City Shelter
871 Fifth Ave
Redwood City, CA 94063
☎ (650) 367-1405
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Palo Alto Shelter
3281 E Bayshore Rd
Palo Alto, CA 94303
☎ (650) 496-5971
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