Helping Hands Humane Society - Shelter, Adoption and Admissions
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Hours: Adoption and admission hours Monday to Saturday 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. Adoptions end 30 minutes before closing.
- What it is
- Shelters and rescues
- Who it helps
- Due to a kennel space crisis, strays and owner surrenders are not being taken from outside Shawnee County
- Where
- Shawnee County (strays and surrenders)
- Status
- Open
- Checked
- on the official website, November 5, 2026
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Topeka animal shelter and resource center for northeast Kansas. Adopts out dogs, cats and pocket pets, shelters strays for at least three full days for owners to reclaim, and offers working cat adoption, foster, training classes, microchipping, lost and found help and community cat resources.
How to reach them
Where: 5720 SW 21st Street, Topeka, KS 66604
Hours: Adoption and admission hours Monday to Saturday 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. Adoptions end 30 minutes before closing.
Good to know
- Who can use it: Due to a kennel space crisis, strays and owner surrenders are not being taken from outside Shawnee County; out-of-county finders need an appointment and pay a fee.
- How to get started: Visit during adoption and admission hours or call 785-233-7325.
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
- Helping Hands Humane Society Community Clinic (Spay/Neuter and Vaccine Services) · Topeka and northeast Kansas
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