Gwinnett Animal Shelter changing operating hours in 2020

A cat that is currently available for adoption at the Gwinnett County animal shelter. (Credit: gwinnettcounty.com)

A cat that is currently available for adoption at the Gwinnett County animal shelter. (Credit: gwinnettcounty.com)

The Gwinnett County Animal Shelter will have one less hour for weekday adoptions in 2020, according to a newly announced schedule.

The shelter is tweaking its hours starting on Jan. 1 “to better care for the pets in the shelter while serving the residnents of Gwinnett,” said Alan Davis, director of Gwinnett Animal Welfare and Enforcement, in a release. Weekday hours will shift from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday to noon to 6 p.m. the same days. Weekend hours of 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays will remain the same.

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Administrative hours will be 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Adoptions and the administrative office are both closed Sundays. The department’s road crew, which is involved in tasks including picking up stray animals, will work from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

The shelter is offering free adoptions through the rest of 2019. It will be closed on New Years Day and reopen on Jan. 2.

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