Adopt a New Family Member!
Thank you for considering animal adoption. Bringing a pet home is a fulfilling responsibility. We are honored that you are considering adoption from our facility.
We are open for adoptions from noon to 4 p.m., Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, for walk-up registrations with no appointment needed. Come out and meet your new family member today. We are located at 980 Guilford College Road, Greensboro, NC 27409.
If you have any questions, please contact us at 336-641-3400 or via our contact page.
Important Information for Adoptions
- All adopters must be 18 or older and have a valid government-issued ID such as a driver's license, state id, or passport.
- All adopters must meet the pet in person and spend at least 15 minutes with a pet prior to adopting.
- We do not put holds or reserves on pets and operate on a first-come, first-served basis.
- You may bring your dog for a dog-to-dog introduction if both dogs are over six (6) months old. You will need to bring vet records for proof of up-to-date vaccines before a dog-to-dog introduction can be done. Please fill out this form and bring it with you for a dog to dog.
- If an animal is already spayed/neutered the adoption will be completed that day and the pet will be able to go home with their new family. If the pet has not yet been spayed/neutered, the adoption will be complete on the day of the surgery when the pet's new family comes to pick them up post spay/neuter surgery.
Adoption Fees
- Kittens, six (6) months and under – $75
- Puppies, six (6) months and under – $75
- Adult Dogs – $75
- Adult Cats – $75
- Senior dogs – $25
- Senior cats – $10
- Rabbits/Guinea Pigs - $25
Other animal adoption fees vary. Check with the front desk for pricing. All dog and cat adoptions include age-appropriate vaccines, rabies vaccines, microchip, spay/neuter, full body checkup, and have been administered flea and tick treatment for the month. Guilford County Animal Services recommends that all current pets are up to date on all of their vaccines before bringing home a new pet.
Common Questions About Adoptions
No appointments are required to see available pets for adoption. We have open adoption times from noon-4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. There may be a wait time after walk up registration.
We operate on a first come, first served system based on our walk-in order and cannot hold pets.
We only offer pets listed as "available" in our system for adoption. If they are on stray wait, they cannot be seen by adopters as they are on a 72-hour hold period to give an owner time to come reclaim them. If they are listed as "rescue only" it is typically for behavior or medical reasons that make them ineligible for adoption at our facility.
Unfortunately, many of our pets come in as strays, so we often do not have background information on them. We do not cat test here at the resource center due to the amount of stress it would place on our already very stressed feline residents. The only way we would have information on how they are with cats is if they were surrendered by an owner, and the owner specifically stated that they are good with cats.
Pets must be at least eight (8) weeks old and meet a weight requirement for spay/neuter before they can be adopted out. Any animals younger than eight (8) weeks old are sent to foster care or rescue.
Yes. All adopted cats and dogs are spayed or neutered before they leave our facility unless a medical issue exists preventing them from surgery.
If they are not a bonded pair, have lived together, or are siblings, we typically recommend at least two (2) weeks between adopting dogs. The dogs need time to decompress as two (2) dogs in the same household that are in a high stress state could cause issues.
We do not adopt out a cat and a dog to the same household at the same time. This is a stressful time for the animals and we recommend at least a two (2)-week period to allow a cat to settle before bringing in a new dog.
All pets must go home at the time of the adoption. If the pet is not spayed/neutered, it will need to go home after surgery at the time of payment. We cannot board owned animals at our facility.
Guilford County Animal Services has several healthy cats that are not suitable for indoor living, but would LOVE to come work for you! They are suitable for living in barns, stables, garages, sheds, back porches or any other suitable outdoor/indoor space you're looking to help keep pest free.
All barn cats at the Guilford County Animal Shelter are $10 and come up to date on vaccinations, spayed/neutered, microchipped, and ear tipped. You won’t have to worry about any kittens and should they wander off and get picked up they can be returned to you quickly! All you will need to do is provide them food, water, and someplace to get out of the elements. In return they will help keep your outdoor/indoor area free of pests such as mice, rats, lizards, and bugs.
Once you acquire your new working cat, you’ll need to keep them confined to a small place for two to four weeks while you feed and water them so they can associate their new space as “home base.” Once this is established you can let them free in the area and they should stick around. It is important to have this time for your kitty to acclimate and associate its new surroundings as home. If this is not done, the cat could wander off rather than stay in the area.
If you have any questions about our barn cat program, please feel free to contact us at 336-641-3400 or reach out to us on Facebook.