Adopt

Lake County Animal Shelter

Animal shelter in Tavares, FL

The Lake County Animal Shelter provides for public safety and animal welfare. The shelter promotes responsible pet ownership, reunites lost pets with their families and helps people select a new furry friend. The Animal Shelter is the Countywide receiving facility for housing strays, animals in quarantine and unwanted domestic animals.

Contact
Email
Address
12280 County Road 448
Tavares, FL 32778
Donation The Lake County Animal Shelter provides for public safety and animal welfare. The shelter promotes responsible pet ownership, reunites lost pets with their families and helps people select a new furry friend. The Animal Shelter is the Countywide receiving facility for housing strays, animals in quarantine and unwanted domestic animals. https://www.lakecountyfl.gov/departments/community_safety_and_compliance/animal_shelter/online_donation_form.aspx
Address Map

Meet their adoptable pets

12280 County Road 448

Tavares, FL 32778

See every new pet that comes to this shelter!

Create an alert, and we'll notify you every time a new pet comes in who meets your criteria.

Adoptable pets at Lake County Animal Shelter

We'll also keep you updated on MARY's adoption status with email updates.
new badge
Photo of MARY

MARY

Black Mouth Cur

Female, 2 yrs 1 mo
Tavares, FL
We'll also keep you updated on FIN's adoption status with email updates.
new badge
Photo of FIN

FIN

American Staffordshire Terrier

Male, 11 mos
Tavares, FL
We'll also keep you updated on DEAN's adoption status with email updates.
new badge
Photo of DEAN

DEAN

American Pit Bull Terrier

Male, 2 yrs
Tavares, FL
We'll also keep you updated on SAM's adoption status with email updates.
new badge
Photo of SAM

SAM

American Pit Bull Terrier

Male, 2 yrs
Tavares, FL
We'll also keep you updated on JUPITER's adoption status with email updates.
Photo of JUPITER

JUPITER

American Staffordshire Terrier

Male, 2 yrs 4 mos
Tavares, FL
We'll also keep you updated on BENSON's adoption status with email updates.
new badge
Photo of BENSON

BENSON

American Staffordshire Terrier

Male, 11 mos
Tavares, FL
We'll also keep you updated on OLIVIA's adoption status with email updates.
new badge
Photo of OLIVIA

OLIVIA

American Staffordshire Terrier

Female, 11 mos
Tavares, FL
We'll also keep you updated on STORMY's adoption status with email updates.
Photo of STORMY

STORMY

Presa Canario

Female, 5 yrs 1 mo
Tavares, FL

Shelter FAQs

The Lake County Animal Shelter provides for public safety and animal welfare. The shelter promotes responsible pet ownership, reunites lost pets with their families and helps people select a new furry friend. The Animal Shelter is the Countywide receiving facility for housing strays, animals in quarantine and unwanted domestic animals.

Additional adoption info

Adoptions are $10.00 for cats and kittens. Cats are buy one, get one free! Dog adoptions are $20. All adoptions include initial vaccines, deworming, rabies vaccine, HW (dog) or FeLV (cat) testing, microchip, tag, and sterilization. Please stop by to see all of our wonderful animals!

Adoption application

https://www.lakecountyfl.gov/animal-shelter/adoptions

Pets at shelters & rescues near Lake County Animal Shelter

We'll also keep you updated on JJ's adoption status with email updates.
new badge
Photo of JJ

JJ

German Shepherd Dog

Male, 1 yr 6 mos
Inverness, FL
We'll also keep you updated on Demi's adoption status with email updates.
Photo of Demi

Demi

Other/Unknown

Female, 1 yr 10 mos
Longwood, FL
We'll also keep you updated on Charlie the Handsome Boy's adoption status with email updates.
Photo of Charlie the Handsome Boy

Charlie the Handsome Boy

Domestic Shorthair

Male, Senior
Oviedo, FL
We'll also keep you updated on Laelle's adoption status with email updates.
Photo of Laelle

Laelle

Siberian Husky

Female, 1 yr
Winter Springs, FL
We'll also keep you updated on Luna's adoption status with email updates.
Photo of Luna

Luna

Exotic

Female, 3 yrs 5 mos
Orlando, FL
We'll also keep you updated on SC Female's adoption status with email updates.
Photo of SC Female

SC Female

German Shepherd Dog/Catahoula Leopard Dog

Female, Puppy
Citrus Springs, FL

Search for a dog or cat

  • Columbus, OH
  • Columbus, OH
  • Columbus Grove, OH
  • Columbus Grv, OH

Sorry, we can’t find that location! Please try again.

Animal Charities in Tavares, FL

HeARTs Speak

HeARTs Speak develops resources that help shelter animals to be seen and find homes, ultimately transforming public perceptions of pet adoption, shelters, and animals in need. Each year our work helps nearly 1 million pets in your community and beyond.

Learn more

Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs

There is a tremendous need for new methods of sterilization that are faster, easier, more accessible, and less expensive than surgery. ACC&D works tirelessly to bring together key stakeholders to advance this field.

Learn more

Animal Legal Defense Fund

Every day, Animal Legal Defense Fund works to enact tougher animal cruelty laws, provide care and legal assistance for animal victims of cruelty, offer rewards to bring abusers to justice, and provide free legal assistance to prosecutors and law enforcement to put abusers behind bars.

Learn more