Jefferson Parish Animal Shelter
Jefferson Parish Animal Shelter
News
Macy's Charity Day - October 22nd, 10am-9pm, Macy's Esplanade & Lakeside. Friends of the Jefferson Animal Shelter is selling tickets for $5 to Macy's Charity Day - a special Preview Shopping Day and Charity Benefit for the community. Your ticket entitles you to shop on this special Preview Day with an All Day Shopping Pass with 25% discount. Tickets will be sold at Pet Adoption at Jefferson Feed Oct. 18, or at the Eastbank shelter between 9 and Noon any Monday, Wednesday, or Friday or email fjaskittens@yahoo.com for information.
Pet Fest Mark your calendar for Pet Fest November 2nd at Lafreniere Park from 11am to 4 pm. This Petriotic Pawty will feature Re-PUP-licans and Demo-CATS. Adoptable Pets from shelters and rescue groups, Education, Information, Events and Games for your Pet, Vendors, Food, Live Entertainment and more.
Dog Obedience Classes and Puppy Classes: Jefferson Parish Recreation Department offers training classes. Call 736-6999 Ext. 118 for more information or to register.
Dog Behavior Workshops: Owners Only (no dogs) attend to learn solutions to dog problems such as jumping, stealing food, housetraining, destroying house and yard... Offered through Jefferson Parish Recreation Department. Call 736-6999 Ext. 118 for more information or to register.
Who We Are
We are the Animal Shelter Department for Jefferson Parish. We operate two open-admission animal shelters at #1 Humane Way in East Jefferson near Elmwood (504) 736-6111 and at 1869 Ames Blvd. in Marrero (504) 349-5111.
Volunteering
Interested in volunteering or fostering to help the animals at the Jefferson Parish Animal Shelter? If so, go to the Friends of the Jefferson Animal Shelter's website and fill out an online application. We need foster homes for some of our animals who need more care than the shelter can offer - for animals too young to thrive in the shelter and highly adoptable animals who need medical treatment. We have lots of other volunteer opportunities.
Adopting a Friend
The adoption fee includes at least the first set of vaccinations, worming, microchip and the required spay or neuter operation.
Come Visit Us!
Jefferson Parish's East Bank Animal Shelter at 1 Humane Way is located on the Earhart Expressway service road near Clearview Parkway in Elmwood. If you haven't visited us before, call (504)736-6111 for directions, click here for MAPS.
Directions to the East Bank Shelter:
The ONLY WAY to drive to the Jefferson Parish Animal Shelter is by traveling north on South Clearview Parkway as if coming from Jefferson Highway or from Huey Long Bridge. (If you are coming from the other direction on S. Clearview, make the U - turn by the light in front of the Shell Station.) Get in the second lane from the right as you near the hospital. At the light at Citrus and S. Clearview Parkway (by hospital), veer onto the New Orleans/Harahan North 3139 (Earhart). Stay in the LEFT lane, and it turns LEFT to become the Service Road. On the LEFT side of the LEFT lane, you will see green signs marked "Animal Shelter." Follow them. Curve LEFT under the overpass and follow the road until you can turn right to enter the Jefferson Parish Animal Shelter parking lot. This is #1 Humane Way. The entrance to the Jefferson Parish Animal Shelter lobby is in the front of the building.
The West Bank Animal Shelter is at 1869 Ames Blvd. in Marrero (504) 349-5111 click here for MAPS.
Directions to the West Bank Shelter:
If you are coming from the East Bank, go to the Westbank Expressway from the Crescent City Connection or you can take the Huey P. Long Bridge. (From Huey Long Bridge, stay on Hwy. 90 until you cross overpass. Exit right to Westbank Expressway.) Stay on Westbank Expressway until you reach Ames Blvd. in Marrero. Turn south (away from river) onto Ames. Jefferson Parish Animal Shelter will be on your left. If you get to Lapalco Blvd, you went too far.
Hours: Both shelters are open for adoptions from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays.
The shelters will be closed for Labor Day on Monday, September 1.
Pet Adoption Days in the Community
Oct. 18th - Jefferson Feed, Pet & Garden Center, 4421 Jefferson Hwy. (at Central Ave.), from 10 am to 2 pm.
Nov. 2nd - PET FEST at Lafreniere Park, 11am-4 pm. A festival for pets and their owners. Food, Music, Fun, Raffles, Silent Auction, Adoptions, Vendors, Rescue Row, Veterinarians, and so much more!!
In addition, cats from the Jefferson Parish Animal Shelter are placed in Jefferson Feed, Pet & Garden Center's Purr Pad. Stop by Jefferson Feed and visit The Purr Pad and you may just find a friend for life.
