Miami-Dade County Animal Services' updates services and schedule in response to COVID-19

MIAMI ( April 05, 2020 ) —

As Miami-Dade County continues to respond to the effects of COVID-19, Animal Services remains committed to caring for the county’s homeless pets while protecting the health of our staff, volunteers and community. Please note the following service updates:

The Pet Adoption and Protection Center in Doral will be open for the services noted below Monday – Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and closed on Sundays beginning April 12. Animal Welfare Officers continue to respond to high priority/emergency calls seven days a week.
All Wellness Clinic services, including rabies vaccinations, are suspended effective Sunday, April 5. Animal Services has temporarily suspended the issuance of civil violations notices associated with rabies vaccinations and license renewals.
All spay/neuter surgeries, including TNVR services, have been suspended.
Volunteers are being asked to stay at home until further notice. Volunteers can still help the shelter’s pets by fostering a dog or cat at home. Please email [email protected] to schedule a time to pick up a foster pet.
The Citation office is closed. Due dates related to rabies vaccinations and licensing compliance have been extended until further notice.
We continue to ask residents to avoid surrendering pets unless absolutely necessary and ask anyone who finds friendly stray pets to consider fostering them until normal operations resume. Visit miamidade.gov/animals for tips on what to do if you find a lost pet.
All adoption fees on dogs and cats are currently waived. We continue to process adoptions both in person and virtually. If you would like to adopt a dog or cat through our new virtual adoption service, please email [email protected] with the name and ID of the pet you’re interested in.

We appreciate everyone’s understanding and support as we work to safeguard the welfare of the community, our employees and the shelter’s pets. For the most up-to-date information regarding the County’s services, please visit miamidade.gov/coronavirus.