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Who We Are
The Save Our Strays group formed to help our county's local animal control shelter find homes for hundreds of adoptable pets. Serving almost a half million people there is a constant supply of beautiful, healthy and happy pets that for whatever reason, go unclaimed after being picked up as strays off the streets. The Kalamazoo Animal Services' shelter has only 109 cages, yet 10 to 30+ pets of all walks of life come to this shelter daily in hopes that they will be reunited with their owners. Sadly, 65% are unclaimed and because of the shelter's limited space, pets must be euthanized to make room for more incoming strays. With the help of Petfinder and you, we are finding homes for more animals before they are euthanized.
Adopting a friend
The most important thing that you can do if you are looking for a dog or cat is to visit Animal Services in Kalamazoo as soon as you can. There is always a good selection of cats, kittens, dogs and puppies. ~~The love of your life may be waiting for you at Animal Services.~~ Time is of the essence for the pets on this site. The shelter is constantly in need of cage space so the quicker the pet can be adopted after it's time is up the better. All pets are given 7 days for their owners to come find them. If they go unclaimed, people on each pet's waiting list are then able to adopt. All adoptions are handled by Kalamazoo Animal Services.
The cost involved for DOGS is $67.00 (this covers DHLPP, bordetella, heartworm test, rabies, state license, Capstar, deworming for puppies and microchipping PLUS a spay/neuter deposit. All animals adopted from Kalamazoo Animal Services must be spayed/neutered to help end the overpopulation of unwanted pets.
The cost for CATS is $82 for males and $92 for females. This covers spaying or neutering, FeLV/FIV test, microchipping, rabies, distemper combo shot and Capstar. Cats already altered when they arrive at the shelter are less expensive.
Click here to see some of the dogs featured on the SOS web site. Note that all these dogs have been adopted. Background music is included. Caution - if your internet connection is via a phone line this show may take 5 or 10 minutes to download to your PC.
How to Find Us
To Kalamazoo County Animal Services' shelter: take I-94 to Sprinkle Road(Kalamazoo) , exit 80, go north to Business I-94, turn left and go toward downtown(west) to next light. Go right on Olmstead. Go to stop sign. Turn (left) west onto Lake Street. First drive west of the entrance to the Kalamazoo County Fair grounds. The shelter is on the corner of Lake and Lamont Ave. Open Hours: Monday thru Friday 8:00 to 4:30, Wednesday evenings until 7:00. The shelter is closed 12:30 to 2:00 for lunch and is the time when the Vet visits the shelter to tend to the pets that are being adopted, so that they can go home after 2:00.
****THE SHELTER PHONE NUMBER IS 269-383-8775****
Call with the animal name and cage number that you are interested in. The phone will be answered during work hours of 8:00am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday. Click here for their web site
Special note: If you are coming a distance hoping to adopt and take a pet home with you the same day, make sure you finalize the adoption before 12:30 pm so that your pet can get his/her rabies shot and be released by the the visiting Veterinarian ater 2:00 pm.
Maps - here are some Yahoo maps to show you where the shelter is in Kalamazoo (the red star is where is shelter is located):
Street Map
City Map
City Map 2
Many people using these maps have found themselves getting lost, so if you don't trust the internet maps, please call in and we'd be more than happy to direct you.
Save Our Strays c/o Kalamazoo County Animal Services
2500 Lake Street
Kalamazoo, MI 49048
For more adoptable dogs and cats, check out Kalamazoo Animal Rescue.
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