Kearney Area Animal Shelter Start an adoption application

No-kill, nonprofit shelter.

Hours Tue-Fri 1pm-5pm; Sat 11am-4pm; Sun 12pm-4pm
Areas served Kearney, Nebraska
Adopting

Fees, requirements & process

Fee amounts are not published on the site; every animal is spayed/neutered, fully vaccinated, and microchipped before adoption.

Requirements

If you are a renter, you must show proof from your lease that you may have animals. Alternatively, you may provide a note from your landlord and their phone number.

How it works

Start with the adoption application at https://www.kearneyanimalshelter.com/adopt, then contact Kearney Area Animal Shelter at 308-237-7387 to arrange meeting a cat.

Location

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The area

Buffalo County at a glance

Population 50,579
Housing units 21,286
Est. households with a cat 6,415

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

What are your hours?

Tuesday-Friday 1pm-5pm; Saturday 11am-4pm; Sunday 12pm-4pm.

Get involved

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Surrendering a cat

Contact Kearney Area Animal Shelter at 308-237-7387 to ask about surrendering a cat. Intake policies change with shelter capacity, so check before bringing an animal in.

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