Adopt a Dog
Find your next family member at Cincinnati Animal CARE
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*Waived adoption fees do not include the required $19.75 Hamilton County dog license if you are a resident of Hamilton County.
Lost a pet?
If your pet has gone missing, please check your county shelter! Per the Ohio Revised Code, strays are held at the shelter or in a foster home for a minimum of 72 hours. If you believe any of these are your lost pet, please contact the shelter immediately in person or by phone at 513-541-PETS (7387)
If you do not see your lost pet on our lost pet pages, please file an official LOST PET FORM as found HERE.
Get Involved
There are so many ways you can support the homeless animals of Hamilton County!
On-call 24/7 to provide animal control services to Hamilton County.
Our mission & vision
Sheltering a different way.
Cincinnati Animal CARE meets the immediate needs of animals in our community through individualized care, life-saving solutions, and temporary shelter en-route to a safe, compatible home! As your Hamilton County Animal Shelter, we envision a community where all animals are valued, protected, and have a safe place to call home.
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From Shelter to Home: The Impact of Long-Term Dog Fostering
Why Long-Term Fostering Matters: One Foster’s Story of Love and Goodbye At Cincinnati Animal CARE, fostering plays a crucial role […]
Fostering-to-Adopt: How to ‘Trial Run’ Adopting a Shelter Dog
Fostering-to-Adopt: How to ‘Trial Run’ Adopting a Shelter Dog At Cincinnati Animal CARE, we’re passionate about matching shelter dogs with […]
15 Foster Dogs find Forever Homes Despite ‘Black Dog Syndrome’
Hear how CAC Foster, Genevieve Monier, combats Black Dog Syndrome to find forever homes for her black and white foster […]
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