Animal Shelters
IN FLORIDA
There are some great government run animal shelters in Florida. The following list is by county for Florida. If you find yourself wanting to add to your family, please always adopt. There are countless animals in our community whose only dream is to have their very own forever family. All they want is food, clean water, a comfy bed, and someone to love them forever - no matter what.
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Adoption is the BEST Option!
Alachua County Animal Services
Address: 3400 NE 53rd Ave
Gainesville, FL
Phone: 352-264-6870
Website: https://alachuacounty.us/depts/animalservices/Pages/AnimalServices.aspx
Baker County Animal Control
Address: 14564 Deputy Dawg Lane
MacClenny, FL
Phone: 904-259-6786
Bay County Animal Control
Address: 6401 Bayline Dr
Panama City, FL
Phone: 850-767-3333
Bradford County Animal Shelter and Control
Address: 16946 SW 75th Ave
Starke, FL
Phone: 904-964-9200
Website: http://www.bradfordsheriff.org/divisions/animal-control/
Brevard Sheriff, South Animal Care Center
Address: 5100 East Eau Gallie Blvd
Melbourne, FL
Phone: 321-633-2024
Website: https://www.brevardsheriff.com/home/commands-services/operational-services/animal-services/aspx
Broward County Animal Care and Adoption Center
Address: 2400 SW 42nd St
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Phone: 954-359-1313
Charlotte County Animal Control
Address: 26571 Airport Road
Punta Gorda, FL
Phone: 941-833-5690
Website: http://www.charlottecountyfl.gov/services/animalcontrol/Pages/default
Citrus County Animal Services
Address: 4030 S. Airport Rd.
Inverness, FL
Phone: 352-746-8400
Website: https://www.citruscritters.com/
Clay Country Animal Care & Control
Address: 3984 State Road 16 West
Green Cove Spring, FL
Phone: 904-269-6342
Website: https://www.claycountygov.com/community/animal-services
Collier County Domestic Animal Services/Naples Shelter
Address: 7610 Davis Blvd
Naples, FL
Phone: 239-252-7387
Website: https://www.colliercountyfl.gov/government/public-services/divisions/domestic-animal-services
(Columbia) Lake City Humane Society
Address: 1392 Shelter Glen
Lake City, FL
Phone: 386-752-3191
Website: https://www.lakecityhumane.org/
Desto County Animal Control
Address: 2048 NE McKay Street
Arcadia, FL
Phone: 863-993-4855
Dixie County Humane Society
Address: PO Box 192
Old Town, FL
Phone: 352-498-1245
(Duval) City of Jacksonville Animal Care and Protective Services
Address: 2020 Forest St
Jacksonville, FL
Phone: 904-630-2489
Website: http://www.coj.net/departments/neighborhoods/animal-care-protective-services
Escambia Animal Services
Address: 200 W Fairfield Dr
Pensacola, FL
Phone: 850-595-3075
(Flagler) Palm Coast Animal Control
Address: 1 Shelter Drive
Palm Coast, FL
Phone: 386-986-2520
​Gadsden Animal Control
Address: 9-B East Jefferson St
Quincy, FL
Phone: 850-875-8658
Website: https://www.gadsdencountyfl.gov/departments/animal_control_services/index.php
Franklin County Animal Control
Address: 210 Highway 65
Eastpoint, FL
Phone: 850-670-4733
Website: https://www.franklincountyparks.com/animal-control/
Gilchrist Animal Services
Address: 1799 NW 10th Street
Bell, FL
Phone: 352-463-4084
​Animal Control Glades County
Address: 4883 E State Rd. 78
Moore Haven, FL
Phone: 863-946-0771
Website: http://www.myglades.com/departments/public_safety/animal_control/
(Gulf) St. Joseph Bay Humane Society
Hamilton County Sheriffs Office Animal Control
Address: 207 Northeast First St.
Jasper, FL
Phone: 386-792-1001
Website: https://nefin.myresourcedirectory.com/index.php/component/cpx/?task=resource.view&id=1256932
Hardee County Animal Control
Address: 685 Airport Road
Wauchula, FL
Phone: 863-773-2320
Website: http://www.hardeecounty.net/ac.htm
(Hendry) City of LaBelle Animal Control
Address: 220 Rodeo Dr.
LaBelle, FL
Phone: 863-675-3381
Website: https://www.govserv.org/US/La-Belle/142435319178906/city-of-LaBelle-Animal-Control
(Flagler) Palm Coast Animal Control
Address: 1 Shelter Drive
Palm Coast, FL
Phone: 386-986-2520
Franklin County Animal Control
Address: 210 Highway 65
Eastpoint, FL
Phone: 850-670-4733
Website: https://www.franklincountyparks.com/animal-control/
Gadsden Animal Control
Address: 9-B East Jefferson St
Quincy, FL
Phone: 850-875-8658
Website: https://www.gadsdencountyfl.gov/departments/animal_control_services/index.php
(Gilchrist) Animal Services
Address: 1799 NW 10th Street
Bell, FL
Phone: 352-463-4084
Animal Control Glades County
Address: 4883 E State Rd. 78
Moore Haven, FL
Phone: 863-946-0771
Website: http://www.myglades.com/departments/public_safety/animal_control/
(Gulf) St. Joseph Bay Humane Society
Hamilton County Sheriffs Office Animal Control
Address: 207 Northeast First St.
Jasper, FL
Phone: 386-792-1001
Website: https://nefin.myresourcedirectory.com/index.php/component/cpx/?task=resource.view&id=1256932
Hardee County Animal Control
Address: 685 Airport Road
Wauchula, FL
Phone: 863-773-2320
Website: http://www.hardeecounty.net/ac.htm
(Hendry) City of LaBelle Animal Control
Address: 220 Rodeo Dr.
LaBelle, FL
Phone: 863-675-3381
Website: https://www.govserv.org/US/La-Belle/142435319178906/city-of-LaBelle-Animal-Control
Hernando County Animal Service
Address: 19450 Oliver Street
Brooksville, FL
Phone: 352-796-5062
Website: http://www.hernandocounty.us/departments/departments-a-e/animal-services
Highlands County Animal Control
Address: 7300 Haywood Taylor Boulevard
Sebring, FL
Phone: 863-402-6730
Website: https://www.hcso-animalservices.org/
Hillsborough County Pet Resource Center
Address: 440 N. Falkenburg Road
Tampa, FL
Phone: 813-744-5660
Website: http://www.hillsboroughcounty.org/en/residents/animals-and-pets
(Holmes) RUFF Rescue
Indian River Animal Control
Address: 207 Northeast First St.
Jasper, FL
Phone: 386-792-1001
Website: https://nefin.myresourcedirectory.com/index.php/component/cpx/?task=resource.view&id=1256932
​Jefferson County Humane Society
Address: 2123 E. Washington
Monticello, FL
Phone: 850-342-0184
Website: http://www.jeffersonhumane.org/
Lake County Animal Service
Address: 28123 County Road 561
Tavares, FL
Phone: 352-343-9688
Website: https://www.lakecountyfl.gov/offices/animal_services/
Lee County Domestic Animal Services
Address: 5600 Banner Drive
Fort Myers, FL
Phone: 239-533-7387
(Leon) Tallahassee Animal Service Center
Address: 1125 Easterwood Drive
Tallahassee, FL
Phone: 850-891-2955
Levy County Animal Services
Address: 12055 NE 69th Lane
Bronson, FL
Phone: 352-486-5138
Website: https://www.levycounty.org/department/animal_services/index.php
Madison County Animal Services
Address: 2060 NE Rocky Ford Road
Madison, FL
Phone: 850-973-6495
Website: http://www.madisoncountyfl.com/cd-animal-control.aspx
Manatee County Animal Services
Address: 305 25th St W
Palmetto, FL
Phone: 941-742-5933
Website: https://www.mymanatee.org/departments/public_safety/animal_services
Marion County Animal Services
Address: 5701 SE 66th St
Ocala, FL
Phone: 352-671-8700
Website: http://www.marioncountyfl.org/departments-agencies/departments-a-n/animal-services
(Martin) Humane Society of the Treasure Coast
Address: 4100 Leighton Farm Ave
Palm City, FL
Phone: 772-223-8822
Website: http://www.sheriff.martin.fl.us/animal-control.html
Miami-Dade Animal Services
Address: 3599 NW 79 Ave
Doral, FL
Phone: 305-468-5900
(Monroe) Marathon Shelter
Nassau County Animal Services
Address: 86078 License Road
Fernandina Beach, FL
Phone: 904-530-6150
(Okaloosa) Panhandle Animal Welfare Society
Address: 752 Lovejoy Road
Fort Walton Beach, FL
Phone: 850-243-1525
Website: http://www.paws-shelter.com/
Okeechobee Animal Central
Address: 1480 NW 25th Dr
Okeechobee, FL
Phone: 863-357-3225
Website: http://www.co.okeechobee.fl.us/departments/animal-control
Orange County Animal Services
Address: 2769 Conroy Road
Orlando, FL
Phone: 407-836-3111
Osceola County Animal Services
Address: 3910 Old Canoe Creek Rd
St Cloud, FL
Phone: 407-742-8000
Website: http://www.osceolacountypets.com/
Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control
Address: 7100 Belvedere Rd
West Palm Beach, FL
Phone: 561-233-1200
Website: http://discover.pbcgov.org/publicsafety/animalcare/Pages/default.aspx
Pasco County Animal Services
Address: 19640 Dogpatch Ln
Land O’ Lakes, FL
Phone: 813-929-1212
Pinellas County Animal Services
Address: 12450 Ulmerton Rd
Largo, FL
Phone: 727-582-2600
Polk County Animal Control
Address: 7115 de Castro Rd
Winter Haven, FL
Phone: 863-577-1762
Putnam County Animal Control
Address: 174 County Landfill Road
Palatka, FL
Phone: 386-329-0396
Santa Rosa Animal Services
Address: 4451 Pine Forest Rd
Milton, FL
Phone: 850-983-4680
Sarasota County Animal Services
Address: 8451 Bee Ridge Road
Sarasota, FL
Phone: 941-861-9501
Website: http://www.sarasotasheriff.org/programs_and_amp_services/animal_services/index.php
Seminole County Animal Services
Address: 232 Eslinger Way
Sanford, FL
Phone: 407-665-5201
Website: http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/departments-services/county-managers-office/animal-services/
St Johns County Animal Control
Address: 130 N Stratton Rd
St Augustine, FL
Phone: 904-209-6190
Website: http://www.sjcfl.us/AnimalControl/
Port St. Lucie Animal Control
Address: 1133 SW South Macedo Blvd
Port St. Lucie, FL
Phone: 772-871-5042
Website: http://www.cityofpsl.com/government/departments/police/animal-control
Sumter County Animal Control
Address: 819 CR 529
Lake Panasoffkee, FL
Phone: 352-689-4400
Suwannee County Animal Shelter
Address: 11150 114th Street
McAlpin, FL
Phone: 386-208-0072
Taylor County Animal Control
Address: 302 W. Maurice Linton Rd.
Perry, FL
Phone: 850-838-3525
Website: https://www.taylorcountygov.com/departments/animal_control/index.php
Union County Animal Control
(Volusia) Halifax Humane Society
Address: 2364 LPGA Blvd.
Daytona Beach, FL
Phone: 386-274-4703
Website: https://www.volusia.org/services/public-protection/animal-services/
Wakulla County Animal Shelter
Address: 1 Oak Street
Crawfordville, FL
Phone: 850-926-0902
Website: https://www.mywakulla.com/departments/public_safety/animal_services/animal_control/index.php
Walton County Animal Shelter
Address: 365 Triple G Rd
Defuniak Springs, FL
Phone: 850-892-8682
Washington
Address: 686 Highway 90
Chipley, FL
Phone: 850-638-2082
Website: https://www.washingtonfl.com/departments/animalcontrol/about/