Homer, AK
Homer's community animal shelter on Heath Street, operated by the nonprofit Alaska Mindful Paws. It shelters homeless cats and dogs for Homer and the southern Kenai Peninsula, and runs public visits by appointment so families can spend real time with an animal before committing.
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.
Adoption is not first come, first served. Applications can take several days to process, and the shelter asks that your whole household visit the animal to make sure it is the right fit.
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 for public visits, which run Tuesday through Saturday 11am-4pm by appointment. The shelter itself is staffed Monday-Friday 9am-5pm and Saturday-Sunday 9am-4pm.
Alaska Mindful Paws, a Homer nonprofit dedicated to sheltering, caring for and advocating for homeless animals in the community.
Homer and the surrounding southern Kenai Peninsula.
Contact the shelter at 907-235-3141 or alaskamindfulpaws@gmail.com to ask about surrendering an animal.
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