Palmer, AK
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough's municipal animal shelter in Palmer, serving Palmer, Wasilla and the wider Mat-Su Valley. It takes in strays and owner-surrendered cats and dogs from across the borough and runs adoptions on a mix of appointment days and weekend walk-in hours.
Call (907) 761-7501 for current adoption fees.
Appointments on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday; adoption walk-ins welcome on Saturday.
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.
Tuesday through Thursday 1pm-6:30pm and Friday and Saturday 11am-5pm. Closed Sunday and Monday.
It depends on the day. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday run by appointment, while Saturday is open for adoption walk-ins.
It is the borough shelter for the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, covering Palmer, Wasilla and the surrounding valley.
Contact the shelter at (907) 761-7501 or (907) 746-5500 to ask about surrendering a cat.
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