Homer, AK
The Homer nonprofit that operates the Homer Animal Shelter on Heath Street, providing shelter, care and advocacy for homeless animals on the southern Kenai Peninsula. Alongside adoptions it handles animal control services, foster and volunteer programs, and lost and found pet help.
Cats $100; kittens $125
The fee covers spay or neuter surgery, microchip, deworming, rabies vaccination, rhinotracheitis and calici-panleukopenia and feline leukemia vaccinations, FeLV and FIV testing, and a care packet. Kittens too young for a rabies shot go home with a voucher redeemable at a local Homer veterinary clinic.
Public visits are by appointment Tuesday through Saturday, 11am to 4pm. Contact the shelter to arrange a time to meet a cat.
Estimated by applying the AVMA's 2024 national cat-ownership rate (32.1% of households) to the county's real household count from the Census Bureau — a national rate applied locally, not a local survey. Population and housing figures are from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Yes. Alaska Mindful Paws is the nonprofit that operates the Homer Animal Shelter at 3577 Heath Street.
Public visits are Tuesday through Saturday, 11am to 4pm, by appointment. Contact the shelter to book a time.
Alongside adoption the organization handles animal control services, runs foster and volunteer programs, and helps with lost and found pets.
Contact the shelter at 907-235-3141 or alaskamindfulpaws@gmail.com to ask about surrendering an animal.
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