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Click on the location and animal type in the box to the right to view the animals available for adoption at the Washington Humane Society's two shelters. Check back frequently, as we are the only open-access shelter in DC, so our list of animals available for adoption is updated daily! Click here to read the Inside WHS Blog

Click here to sponsor an animal in our shelter waiting for adoption!


Please visit our Foster Program page for more information on how to become a Foster Parent, or contact Volunteer and Foster Care Program Manager Alyson Burgess , 202- 723-5730 (ext. 149) or ABurgess@washhumane.org.


Please Click Here to Watch a Tribute to the Animals in the Care of WHS!


Washington Humane Society Offers $35 Microchipping

• No appointment is necessary
• No limit on the number of animals
• Cats must be in a carrier & dogs on a leash

The public is welcome to visit either of our two shelters or our Spay/Neuter Center for this quick and painless $35 procedure to safeguard your pet


 
 
 

Washington Humane Society Shelter Locations:
7319 Georgia Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20012
tel: 202-723-5730

Open to the public:
12-7 pm, seven days a week (Adoption Department closed on Wednesday)
Open 8 am to 8 pm every day for emergencies
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1201 New York Ave., NE (WHS is contracted by the Department of Health to operate the DC Animal Shelter)
Washington, DC 20002
tel: 202-576-6664 (24 hours)

Open to the public:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, Sunday 12:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Open 24 hours, 365 days per year for emergencies

To Report Cruelty/Neglect and Animal Emergencies 24-Hours a Day
202-BE-HUMANE (202-234-8626) (24 hours)

 
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