Broward County Animal Care (Fort Lauderdale)
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Hours: Open 7 days a week. Adoptions lobby 11 AM-6 PM; Admissions lobby 11 AM-5 PM
- What it is
- Shelters and rescues
- Where
- Broward County
- Status
- Open
- Checked
- on the official website, November 5, 2026
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Broward County's animal shelter. It shelters homeless pets, helps reunite owners with lost dogs and cats, offers spay/neuter for pets and community cats, holds neighborhood rabies clinics, enforces animal laws, and runs volunteer and foster programs. Adoption fees are waived; adopted pets receive vaccinations and microchips, with a county pet registration fee required.
How to reach them
Where: 2400 SW 42nd St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
Hours: Open 7 days a week. Adoptions lobby 11 AM-6 PM; Admissions lobby 11 AM-5 PM
Good to know
- How to get started: Visit the shelter during lobby hours. Residents can reach the county by dialing 311.
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.
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- Broward County Community Cat Management Program (TNR and Return to Field) · Fort Lauderdale
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