Michigan Animal Rescue League

Pontiac, MI

Address 325 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd N

One of southeast Michigan's most established shelters, operating since 1953.

Hours Office hours Tuesday - Saturday, 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm. Adoptions and animal intakes are by appointment only; call (248) 335-9290.

Areas served Southeast Michigan (Pontiac and Oakland County area)

Adopting

Fees, requirements & process

Fee amounts are not published. Fees cover spay/neuter surgery, age-appropriate vaccines, deworming, flea prevention, leukemia and FIV testing for cats, and heartworm testing for adult dogs.

How it works

All animal intakes, visits, and adoptions are by appointment

Location

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The area

Oakland County at a glance

Population 1,279,825

Housing units 561,348

Est. households with a cat 170,278

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

Is there an adoption fee?

Fee amounts are not published. Fees cover spay/neuter, age-appropriate vaccines, deworming, flea prevention, leukemia/FIV testing for cats, and heartworm testing for adult dogs.

Get involved

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Surrendering a cat

Contact Michigan Animal Rescue League at (248) 335-9290 to ask about surrendering a cat. Intake policies change with shelter capacity, so check before bringing an animal in.

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