Harahan, LA
Nonprofit working in partnership with Jefferson Protection & Animal Welfare Services (JPAWS), the parish animal services agency, to place dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, and other small animals. The East Bank shelter (1 Humane Way, Harahan) was demolished after storm damage and is not expected to reopen until 2027; only the West Bank location (see the separate JPAWS listing) is currently open to the public.
Working/barn cats: fee waived entirely. Standard cat fees are set by partner JPAWS (see the separate JPAWS listing).
No same-day adoptions. Adoptable animals are housed inside Jefferson Feed at 4421 Jefferson Hwy, Jefferson, LA.
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, the East Bank facility was demolished after storm damage and is not expected to reopen until 2027. The West Bank location (JPAWS) is currently the shelter open to the public.
Working/barn cats have their fee waived entirely. Standard cat fees are set by partner JPAWS.
Contact Jefferson Parish Animal Shelter at 504-733-5878 or info@jeffersonspca.org to ask about surrendering a cat. Intake policies change with shelter capacity, so check before bringing an animal in.
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