DeKalb County Animal Services

Chamblee, GA

The county animal shelter serving DeKalb County in metro Atlanta, operated under contract by the nonprofit LifeLine Animal Project. It handles stray intake, animal control and adoptions for the county.

Hours Monday - Friday 11:00 am - 7:00 pm, Saturday - Sunday 11:00 am - 6:00 pm.

Areas served DeKalb County, Georgia

Adopting

Fees, requirements & process

Call (404) 294-2996 for current adoption fees.

How it works

Visit the shelter to meet available cats, or browse adoptable animals on the shelter website first.

Location

Find DeKalb County Animal Services

The area

DeKalb County at a glance

Population 765,351

Housing units 330,830

Est. households with a cat 92,204

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.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Where are you located?

DeKalb County Animal Services is at 3280 Chamblee Dunwoody Road in Chamblee, Georgia.

How does the adoption process work?

Visit the shelter to meet available cats, or browse adoptable animals on the shelter website first.

Which areas do you serve?

DeKalb County, Georgia.

Get involved

Support DeKalb County Animal Services

Surrendering a cat

Contact DeKalb County Animal Services to ask about surrendering an animal.

Donate Become a foster