Animal Protective League Shelter (Springfield)

Hours: Daily: office 8:30am-11:00am; adoptions and animal viewing 12:00pm-5:00pm; closed major holidays

What it is

Shelters and rescues

Where

Springfield and Sangamon County

Status

Open

Checked

on the official website, November 5, 2026

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Private nonprofit limited-admission shelter for Springfield and Sangamon County that prioritizes sick, injured, abused and abandoned dogs and cats. All adopted animals are spayed or neutered, microchipped and vaccinated. APL also runs a low-cost spay/neuter clinic, foster program, barn cat program, rehoming help and lost-and-found postings.

Checked on the official website · November 5, 2026 What this means
An independently researched listing, not a statement of partnership or endorsement.

Good to know

• How to get started: Visit during adoption hours or complete the online adoption application.

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

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Also from this organization

• Animal Protective League Feral & Community Cat TNR Program · Springfield
• Animal Protective League Guardian Angel Program (short-term foster) · Springfield
• Animal Protective League Low-Cost Vaccine Clinic · Springfield
• Animal Protective League Pet Food Bank (Springfield) · Springfield
• Animal Protective League Spay/Neuter Clinic · Springfield

More keeping your pet, end-of-life care and pet loss near Springfield

• Sangamon County Animal Control & Adoption Center · Springfield · 5 mi
• Humane Society of Decatur & Macon County · Decatur · 37 mi
• Decatur & Macon County Animal Shelter Foundation - Lost and Stray Pet Help (Macon County Animal Control) · Decatur · 38 mi
• Macon County Animal Control and Care Center · Decatur · 38 mi
• McLean County Animal Services · Shirley · 48 mi

Other help near Springfield

• Emergency Animal Emergency Clinic of Springfield · Springfield · 5 mi
• Pet food Humane Society of Decatur & Macon County Community Pet Food Pantry · Decatur · 37 mi
• Spay/neuter Humane Society of Decatur & Macon County Spay/Neuter Clinic · Decatur · 38 mi

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Sources

Animal Protective League Shelter (Springfield) official page, checked November 5, 2026.

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