Los Angeles, CA
The North Central animal care center in Lincoln Heights, one of six shelters run by the City of Los Angeles Animal Services. Adoption fees cover vaccinations, spay or neuter surgery and microchipping for cats, dogs and rabbits.
Adoption fees include vaccinations, spay or neuter surgery and microchipping for cats, dogs and rabbits.
No appointment is needed. You can adopt any pet from any of the six city centers, so it is worth checking more than one.
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.
No. LA Animal Services centers are open without appointments Tuesday through Friday 8am-5pm and Saturday and Sunday 11am-5pm. They are closed Mondays and city holidays.
Vaccinations, spay or neuter surgery and microchipping for cats, dogs and rabbits. City of LA residents also get the first year dog license included when adopting a dog.
Yes. You can adopt any pet from any of the six LA Animal Services centers, so it is worth checking more than one.
Contact LA Animal Services to ask about owner surrender.
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