Adoption Policy
If you are interested in adopting one of our guests, please visit our adoptions counter on the day the animal is legally available. We recommend arriving at 10am as some animals are particularly popular. Please note that you will be required to fill out an application and be approved for adoption. Adoption fees vary, please inquire at the adoption counter for price.
Our Shelter
Updating of the adoptable animal information on our site is continuous. Photographs and/or descriptions of our animals are added to and deleted whenever an animal is adopted, returned to its owner, etc. Animals featured on our web page are available for adoption on an in-person first come first serve basis. Due to mix breeding, description information may vary from photographs. While every effort is made to keep website information current, we cannot guarantee that animals listed on these pages will be those that are available when you visit the Animal Care Center to adopt a pet. Long Beach Animal Care Services does not reserve animals for adoption by telephone or e-mail. You must come to the Center to adopt an animal and refer to the animal’s Animal ID (starts with the letter A) when inquiring about a particular pet.
Note: California law requires that all adopted dogs and cats be spayed or neutered before leaving our shelter.
