Apache Junction, AZ
The city shelter for Apache Junction, also known as the Paws and Claws Care Center, housing cats and dogs for adoption. It is supported by the volunteer group Friends of Apache Junction.
$90 for unsterilized dogs ($40 if already altered); $70 for unsterilized cats ($30 if already altered). Dog fees include spay or neuter, a 5-in-1 vaccine, and rabies vaccine for dogs over 3 months.
Walk-in adoptions run Tuesday through Thursday, 10am to 2pm. Adoptable pets are listed on the city website.
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.
Walk-in adoptions run Tuesday through Thursday, 10am to 2pm.
Yes. Apache Junction Animal Control operates as the Paws and Claws Care Center at 725 East Baseline Avenue.
Adoptable pets are listed on the City of Apache Junction website under Adoptions.
Contact Apache Junction Animal Control through the city website to ask about surrendering an animal.
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