Kent County Animal Shelter

Kent County Animal Shelter The Kent County Animal Shelter works with thousands of families every year. Our staff can counsel you on the right pet for your family. Give a pet a happy home.

Next time you want a pet, think adoption first! View are adoptable pets here: https://www.accesskent.com/Departments/AnimalShelter/adoptable-animals.htm

We accept credit and debit card payment, cash and check. KCAS does not accept Apple Pay. Pets posted here may not fully represent all of the animals we have at a given time. If you have a lost pet, you will need to come to the Animal Shelter in p

erson with ID, proof of ownership and rabies certificate for reclaim purposes. Boarding fees for pets that are being held at KCAS are based on the number of days an animal is held. Licensing and other fees may apply. All animal complaints including animal cruelty/neglect, animal bites or animals running at large, must be reported to the Animal Control Division of the Kent County Sheriff's Office at 616-632-7310. If you need to surrender a pet or if you need to bring in a stray animal, please call 616-632-7300. All animal intake is done by appointment. Due to staffing levels KCAS cannot respond to all messages or comments. If you have any questions, please call 616-632-7300.

This year, the Kent County Animal Shelter (KCAS) is celebrating its 85th anniversary!To commemorate this milestone, we w...
08/29/2025

This year, the Kent County Animal Shelter (KCAS) is celebrating its 85th anniversary!

To commemorate this milestone, we will be sharing a piece of KCAS history each week! In October, KCAS will host a fun event to celebrate 85 years of service to the community and their companion animals. We hope you enjoy learning about the changes and growth KCAS has experienced throughout the years.
Stay tuned to our page for more information about our exciting celebration in October!

Last week we shared the blueprint of our first shelter constructed in 1938 by the City of Grand Rapids. In 1940, Kent County began leasing the building from the city, thereby establishing its first animal shelter department. Check out the photo below of a group of individuals visiting with some pets at the shelter in 1940.

🐶 It's National Dog Day!!!We have so many amazing dogs and every single one of them deserves celebrating—and deserves a ...
08/26/2025

🐶 It's National Dog Day!!!

We have so many amazing dogs and every single one of them deserves celebrating—and deserves a forever home. 💕

✨ Right now, you can adopt your new best friend for just $70 with our Back-to-School Adoption Special!

From goofy adventure buddies to loyal couch snugglers, your perfect match is waiting. Don’t wait—let’s make this National Dog Day the one where you find your forever friend. 🏡

🐾 Adopt. Love. Repeat.

Meet your match here: https://www.kentcountymi.gov/1564/Dogs

It’s the last week of the Back to School adoption special! For just $70, you can adopt your new best study buddy, walkin...
08/25/2025

It’s the last week of the Back to School adoption special! For just $70, you can adopt your new best study buddy, walking companion, champion snuggler. 💗

Adora is just one of our many AMAZING dogs waiting for you!

Like Sabrina Carpenter, Adora is short n’ sweet. Adora loves her people, and she lets you know it. She’s a chill, easy going girl, and she likes to sit next to you and be loved while she watches the world go by. Adora keeps her kennel clean and is potty trained. She’s sweet, snuggly, and snorty- what’s not to love!?
Adora is a 4 year old American Staffordshire terrier and weighs about 55 lbs. She is spayed, microchipped, and up to date on vaccines.

Visit https://www.kentcountymi.gov/198/Adoptable-Animals to meet all of the animals waiting for adoption at KCAS!

📌 The shelter is open every weekday starting at 1:00 pm and on Saturday at 10:00 am.

Celebrate the end of summer with a new doggy friend!

UPDATE: We asked and you delivered! Thank you sooo much for all of the donations we've received from this post! We are h...
08/22/2025

UPDATE: We asked and you delivered! Thank you sooo much for all of the donations we've received from this post! We are happy to announce that we are full of peanut butter and broth and our dogs will be set for the next several months. Thank you to everyone who sent us gifts!!!!

Hey friends! Can you help us out at the Kent County Animal Shelter?

We're down to our LAST 2 cans of broth and running seriously low on peanut butter – two essentials for our daily in kennel edible enrichment program! One of the many forms of enrichment we provide to pets in the shelter.

Here's how we use these supplies:
Broth (Chicken , Beef, Vegetable) helps us create pupsicles, pup cups, and food toppers to encourage stressed or sick dogs to eat, or to soften kibble when needed. Peanut butter fills KONGs, makes pup cups and PB pizza plates, and helps us give medications to our dogs.

Our amazing volunteers and staff create enrichment items weekly and keep our freezer stocked! In-kennel enrichment is given just before quiet hours. This is a crucial part of our animals daily routine when they can rest and enjoy tasty, brain-engaging snacks without interruption. Some dogs who are struggling with shelter life receive extra enrichment later in the day as well.

We distribute 40-50 enrichment items daily, rotating types and ingredients to keep things interesting. Variety is key – giving the same thing every day isn't truly enriching!

Why enrichment in the animal shelter matters:
Enrichment reduces stress and promotes positive emotional states by engaging dogs' minds, bodies, and senses. This isn't just about keeping them busy – it's about maintaining their mental health and helping them show their true personalities to potential adopters.

Help us restock our enrichment shelf and keep our dogs happy and healthy – mentally and physically – while they wait for their forever homes.

Donations can be dropped off directly at the Kent County Animal Shelter, we have a donation bin at the main entrance of the shelter.
Kent County Animal Shelter
740 Fuller Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

This year, the Kent County Animal Shelter (KCAS) is celebrating its 85th anniversary!To commemorate this milestone, we w...
08/21/2025

This year, the Kent County Animal Shelter (KCAS) is celebrating its 85th anniversary!

To commemorate this milestone, we will be sharing a piece of KCAS history each Thursday. In October, KCAS will host a fun event to celebrate 85 years of service to the community and their companion animals. We hope you enjoy learning about the changes and growth KCAS has experienced throughout the years.

Stay tuned to our page for more information about our exciting celebration in October!

To begin, we would like to share the blueprint of our first shelter. This document is available at the Grand Rapids City Archives and Research Center. In 1938, the City of Grand Rapids constructed a new animal shelter at 133 Market Ave SW, close to what would later become the US 131 river overpass. A couple of years later, in 1940, Kent County began leasing the building from the city, thereby establishing its first animal shelter department.

🎒SPECIAL - back to school ✏️🐾8/20-8/30 only‼️🐶$70 adoptions for all dogs🐶 spayed/nuetered, microchipped🐶Up to date on va...
08/21/2025

🎒SPECIAL - back to school ✏️

🐾8/20-8/30 only‼️
🐶$70 adoptions for all dogs
🐶 spayed/nuetered, microchipped
🐶Up to date on vaccines
🐶ready to go home today!

📍740 Fuller 49503
⌚️Thursday hours - 1 pm to 6 pm

⭐️We have a ton of playful young dogs, and sweet s***ky dogs 5+

⭐️Link to available dogs: https://www.kentcountymi.gov/1564/Dogs

Click on the dog you’re interested in for their basic information! We hope to see you today 😄

📚🐾 Back-to-School Study Buddy Special! 🐾📚Heading back to class? Don’t hit the books alone—find your study buddy at Kent ...
08/20/2025

📚🐾 Back-to-School Study Buddy Special! 🐾📚

Heading back to class? Don’t hit the books alone—find your study buddy at Kent County Animal Shelter! 🐶

🎒Adoption Special:
August 20 – August 30
Reduced dog adoption fees!

A furry friend makes the best homework partner, reading buddy, and stress reliever. 💕

✨ Tommy, Willow, Thursday and Furman are just a few of the amazing dogs waiting to meet YOU!

📍 Kent County Animal Shelter
🌐 https://www.kentcountymi.gov/198/Adoptable-Animals
🐾 Adopt. Love. Learn together.

✨ Meet Adalee! ✨This sweet girl has spent her whole life growing up at the Kent County Animal Shelter and now she’s read...
08/20/2025

✨ Meet Adalee! ✨

This sweet girl has spent her whole life growing up at the Kent County Animal Shelter and now she’s ready to find her forever family. 🏡❤️

Adalee is a 1-year-old bundle of joy who loves to play and learn. She’s incredibly smart, full of personality, and adores other playful dogs. She has the absolute best time hanging out with two little kids in her foster home — proving she’s gentle, fun, and full of love.

She’s waited far too long for her happy ending, and we know her perfect match is out there! Could it be you? 💕

📍 Available at Kent County Animal Shelter (Grand Rapids, MI)
🐾 1 year old
🐾 Dog-friendly
🐾 Intelligent & playful

👉 If you’ve been searching for a loyal, fun, and loving companion, Adalee just might be your girl!

Let’s help Adalee find the family she’s been dreaming of — share to spread the word! 🐶✨

We just wanted to thank our incredible volunteers for…well…everything. But today, we especially want to thank them for s...
08/19/2025

We just wanted to thank our incredible volunteers for…well…everything. But today, we especially want to thank them for sponsoring AJ’s full adoption fee ❤️🥹

Volunteers not only picked AJ because he’s a Darling Angel Baby™️, but also because he’s the perfect mix of snuggle and energy, he’s well mannered (unless he’s SUPER excited to meet you 😌), and is quite a gentleman with other pups.

AJ is about 1.5 years old, neutered, microchipped, vaccinated, and waiting for his forever home, thanks to our wonderful KCAS volunteers 🥰

Today is National Check the Chip Day!Did you know that when an animal arrives Kent County Animal Shelter, it is scanned ...
08/15/2025

Today is National Check the Chip Day!

Did you know that when an animal arrives Kent County Animal Shelter, it is scanned for a microchip? If a microchip is found, shelter staff will email, text, call, and send a letter to the registered owner. Unfortunately, every year, many animals arrive at the shelter with outdated owner information on their microchips, preventing owners from receiving notifications about their lost pets.

To help address this issue, the Kent County Animal Shelter has created two 24-hour microchip scanning stations available to the public. One station is located outside the intake doors of the shelter, and the other is at the Kent County North Campus, located at 4191 17 Mile Rd NE, Cedar Springs, MI.

If you find a lost pet, you can easily scan it for a microchip and assist in reuniting it with its family. If you are a pet owner, we encourage you to scan your pet, contact your microchip company, and ensure that your information is up to date.

Please take the time to CHECK YOUR CHIP! If your pet does not have a microchip, we recommend that you get one. You can learn how to get your pet microchipped here: https://www.kentcountymi.gov/172/Resources

Remember, the best place for your pet is at home, by your side. Microchips are essential tools that can help you reunite with your lost pet more quickly!

Happy Wild Card Wednesday! 🃏 Today, we’re promoting all of our pups 5 years and older! Older dogs are the best. Mostly c...
08/13/2025

Happy Wild Card Wednesday! 🃏

Today, we’re promoting all of our pups 5 years and older!

Older dogs are the best. Mostly couch potatoes, but still have some s***k 😉 Adoption fees are reduced to $70 for the day, including a Kent County license. Pictured below are Dante, Tommy, Maze, Yogi, and Cosmo. Come meet them!❤️

Happy Tongue out Tuesday from some the cuties currently available for adoption!KCAS is open from 1-6 today for $147 adop...
08/12/2025

Happy Tongue out Tuesday from some the cuties currently available for adoption!

KCAS is open from 1-6 today for $147 adoptions. Animals are ready to go home today! Spayed/neutered, microchipped and up to date on vaccines. Come see us if you’ve been thinking of adding a new pup to your crew 😎

Address

740 Fuller Ave NE
Grand Rapids, MI
49503

Opening Hours

Monday 1pm - 6pm
Tuesday 1pm - 6pm
Wednesday 1pm - 7pm
Thursday 1pm - 7pm
Friday 1pm - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 1pm

Telephone

(616) 632-7300

Website

https://www.kentcountymi.gov/198/Adoptable-Animals

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