Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter
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- What it is
- Shelters and rescues
- Where
- City of Tuscaloosa, City of Northport and Tuscaloosa County
- Status
- Open
- Checked
- on the official website, November 5, 2026
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Nonprofit open-admission animal shelter funded by the City of Tuscaloosa, City of Northport and Tuscaloosa County Commission, taking about 4,500 animals a year from animal control and citizens. Offers adoptions, foster, lost and found, a Happy Hour dog outing program, transport and rescue, and owner assistance to help people keep their pets.
How to reach them
Where: 3140 Inv Dornell Cousette Street, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Good to know
- How to get started: Call the shelter or use the contact form on the website, choosing the department (adoption, fostering, intake, volunteering).
Emergency? Call your veterinarian or the nearest 24-hour emergency hospital now, and tell them if cost is a barrier. Emergency signs and poison hotlines
If cost is the barrier: Paying for Care compares grants, payment plans and fundraising, and a free funding plan puts them together for your pet.
Also from this organization
More keeping your pet, end-of-life care and pet loss near Tuscaloosa
- Greater Birmingham Humane Society · Birmingham · 49 mi
- Greater Birmingham Humane Society - Pet Owner Support Programs · Birmingham / Jefferson County area · 53 mi
- Greater Birmingham Humane Society - Animal Care and Control (Birmingham) · Birmingham · 56 mi
- Shelby Humane Society · Columbiana · 57 mi
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