Metro Atlanta
Metro Atlanta

Adoptions are free (yes, free) right now at the DeKalb animal shelter

Dogs at the DeKalb County animal shelter, such as Annie, can be adopted for free this month.
Dogs at the DeKalb County animal shelter, such as Annie, can be adopted for free this month.
By Joshua Sharpe
June 12, 2017

In an effort to clear out the DeKalb County animal shelter before an upcoming move, all adoption fees are waived in June, the shelter said.

LifeLine Animal Project, which runs the shelter, announced the deal on Facebook, saying customers can take home “a spayed or neutered, vaccinated, and microchipped pet at no cost.”

The center is moving this summer to a 33,440-square-foot shelter near DeKalb-Peachtree Airport.

For more information and available pets, click here.

RELATED: 11-foot python found in East Atlanta Village, sent to breeder

RELATED: After 73 years, Georgian who died in WWII comes home

RELATED: Feds: DeKalb man stole identities of college students with FAFSA data

Like DeKalb County News Now on Facebook | Follow on Twitter and Instagram

In other news:

Women show no concern starting careers as DeKalb County police officers at a time when policing isn't popular.

About the Author

Follow Joshua Sharpe on twitter
More Stories

Keep Reading

The Decatur resident bought a Cash4Life ticket online and won the jackpot during a Thursday drawing.

Credit: dylan nolte on Unsplash

Decatur lottery player wins option to choose $1K a day for life or $7M now

2m ago
BREAKING

Man sentenced to life in slayings of Cherokee firefighter, wife as they watched TV

The deaths of Amber and Justin Hicks shocked their family and community. On Thursday, Matthew Lanz was convicted on all 13 charges he faced.

1h ago

‘I hope we don’t die’: Kids recount elevator rescue, reunite with firefighters

After being trapped for hours in an Atlanta high-rise elevator, two children were rescued by firefighters who rappelled down a blind shaft during frigid weather.

The Latest

Amber Hicks' father, Mark Boggs, center, hugs Hicks' cousin, Kirstyn Bauer, upon hearing the life sentence for Matthew Lanz on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. Lanz was convicted a day earlier in the 2021 killings of Hicks and her husband, Justin, in their Acworth home. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com

BREAKING

Man sentenced to life in slayings of Cherokee firefighter, wife as they watched TV

1h ago

‘I hope we don’t die’: Kids recount elevator rescue, reunite with firefighters

‘Worst nightmares come true.’ Atlanta confronts shift in homelessness funding.

Featured

Tracy Woodard from InTown Cares (left) and Lauren Hopper from Mercy Care organization work with residents at the Copperton Street encampment in August 2024. (Miguel Martinez / AJC)

Credit: Miguel Martinez

‘Worst nightmares come true.’ Atlanta confronts shift in homelessness funding.

Trump’s overhaul threatens permanent housing for an estimated 600 Atlanta households and 170,000 people nationwide, advocates warn.

Microsoft’s newest AI ‘superfactory’ opens at sprawling Fayetteville campus

One of the largest data center campuses under construction in Georgia has its first operational tenant, and it’s one of the most recognizable names in technology.

Atlanta officials quietly rebrand city’s DEI office

The city of Atlanta office overseeing diversity, equity and inclusion is getting a rebrand amid assaults at the federal level on such initiatives.