Jackson County Animal Shelter
Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-4pm; Sat 10am-2pm.
- What it is
- Shelters and rescues
- Service area
- Jackson County, MS
- Status
- Open
- Checked
- on the official website, November 5, 2026
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Jackson County's animal shelter and animal services. Adoptions include a health exam, initial vaccination, worming and spay/neuter (age dependent). Also handles lost and found cats and dogs, microchipping, fostering and the county animal ordinance.
How to reach them
Address: 4400 Audubon Lane, Gautier, MS 39553
Service area: Jackson County, MS
Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-4pm; Sat 10am-2pm.
Good to know
- How to get started: Visit during open hours or browse adoptable pets on the county website. After-hours emergencies: (228) 769-3063.
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.
More shelters, foster and boarding, end-of-life care and pet loss near Gautier
- Humane Society of South Mississippi - Adoption Center · Gulfport · 24 mi
- Humane Society of South Mississippi - Owner-Requested Euthanasia · Gulfport · 24 mi
- Humane Society of South Mississippi - Pet Resource Center (Pet Retention Programs) · Gulfport · 24 mi
- Mobile SPCA · Mobile · 35 mi
- Mobile County Animal Shelter and Animal Control · Mobile · 36 mi
Other help near Gautier
- Spay/neuter Spay Neuter Impact Project (SNIPMS) - Vancleave · Vancleave · 10 mi
- Emergency Gulf Coast Veterinary Emergency Hospital · Biloxi · 15 mi
- Low-cost care Humane Society of South Mississippi - Veterinary Urgent Care · Gulfport · 24 mi
- Pet food Baldwin Humane Society - Pet Food Assistance · Fairhope · 49 mi
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