PAWS Atlanta follows an adoption process to ensure that each cat or dog is placed in a safe and loving forever home. To meet our animals, you must have an approved application. We accept walk-ins between 10am-4:30pm daily, but we prefer for you to make an appointment as it allows our team to spend more time with you to help you choose the animal that's best for your family. Pets who are in foster require advance appointments, as they are not on site. Our cats are in free-roaming rooms, and potential adopters can meet the cats independently. To meet our dogs, a team member must assist you, as we do not allow potential adopters to tour the dog portion of the shelter. Someone from our team will bring dogs on-leash directly to you for your meet-and-greet.
Please set up an appointment with our adoption counselors by completing an online application linked on the right side of the page. Once you're approved, our shelter team will reach out to schedule an appointment for you and your family to meet your potential new pet. Once a match is made, the adoption fee will be processed, which helps cover the cost of each animal’s expenses and care (e.g. vaccinations, spay/neuter, microchipping, food, etc.) prior to them being adopted.
All adopters must be 21 years of age or older with a valid form of picture identification. Please note, PAWS Atlanta reserves the right to refuse adoption to anyone for the protection of our animals. Thank you for your interest in adopting an animal!