Altus Animal Shelter - City Government Department

01/21/2025

ADOPTED!
Donnie is a young adult Rottweiler who is looking for a new home! Donnie was lucky enough to have the opportunity to participate in our Prison Program for roughly 8 weeks where they taught him the basics of how to be a dog. He should only need a refresher on potty training and other commands such as sit, stay, lay down, etc. Donnie has a nervous demeanor in this environment, but did well while he was in the Prison Program. Donnie does well with other dogs and likely cats, but takes a little bit to warm up to new people.

01/21/2025

Meet Trouble! Trouble is a 9-12 month old pointer(?) mix and is the sweetest fella and was lucky enough to have the opportunity to participate in our Prison Program for roughly 8 weeks where they taught him the basics of how to be a dog. He should only need a refresher on potty training and other commands such as sit, stay, lay down, etc.
Trouble loves to learn new things and is extremely toy and treat driven. He absolutely lives for making his people happy. Trouble does well with other dogs and cats, LOVES to play with kids of all ages, and would be the perfect fit for just about any home imaginable.

01/21/2025

Meet Trouble! Trouble is a 9-12 month old pointer(?) mix and is the sweetest fella and was lucky enough to have the opportunity to participate in our Prison Program for roughly 8 weeks where they taught him the basics of how to be a dog. He should only need a refresher on potty training and other commands such as sit, stay, lay down, etc.
Trouble loves to learn new things and is extremely toy and treat driven. He absolutely lives for making his people happy. Trouble does well with other dogs and cats, LOVES to play with kids of all ages, and would be the perfect fit for just about any home imaginable.

01/21/2025

Hope is currently participating in our training program, if you would like to meet her when she gets back, please contact our office at (580)481-2285

Hope is a young adult pit mix. Although you wouldn't know it looking at her giant bat ears, she is approximately 25-35 lbs and is the absolute sweetest thing. Hope would do well with kids and other dogs, but we don't know about cats.

01/09/2025

ATTENTION TRAPPERS

We ask that you refrain from setting any traps (either for cats or wildlife) until the snow has passed on. The majority of these animals will have a warm spot already picked out to wait out the snow and will be unable to seek shelter if caught in a live animal trap which may result in death.

01/09/2025

It's cold out!

In this weather, we encourage everyone to bring their animals inside to stay warm, although we understand that isn't always possible. If your animals must stay outside, we ask that you make sure they have adequate shelter and that their water remains unfrozen.
Adequate shelter is described as a structure with a floor, a roof, and 3 walls that is large enough for the animal to be comfortable, but small enough to retain body heat. Additionally, it can be a good idea to add a safe heat source to your pets shelter to assist in keeping them warm.
If anyone is in need of additional blankets, we have a limited supply we are able to give out.

01/02/2025

12/19/2024

12/10/2024

Isha & Ilona our two twin pups are ready for adoption!
Isha & Ilona are both spayed, up to date on all vaccinations, been through a training program with the Oklahoma State Reformatory and ready for their forever homes!
We are here Monday - Friday 12:00pm - 5:00pm.

12/06/2024

We have Gizmo, Atlas, Ilona and Isha that is fresh out of a training program ready for adoption!
They went through a several week basic training to help get them ready for their forever homes thanks the City of Altus, The Oklahoma State Reformatory in Granite and Altus Animal Welfare Association!

They learned some basic commands such as sit, lay, stay and leash training / potty training.

10/19/2024

10/17/2024

🚨THIS WEEKEND🚨
Our Annual "Barktoberfest" Regional Adoption Event is around the corner and you don’t want to miss it! We will have shelters from across the Southwest Region in attendance, each bringing their own adoptable pets. We will have many vendors and food trucks this year and even more things to do for the whole family!
We will have the Heaven’s Kitchen Below food truck, shopping vendors, a Police K9 demonstration, a live band, bounce houses for the kids, face painting, and SO much more! We will also have a raffle drawing for prizes from some of our awesome local businesses. We will have on-site restrooms available.
Come join us THIS Saturday, October 19th from 10am-6pm at the Jackson County Expo Center (412 Todd Ln.) in Altus, Oklahoma.
All proceeds from this event will benefit our area shelters and adoptable animals.

We can't wait to see you there!

10/03/2024

We are reaching out to the community to try and find owners for many of the animals here at the City of Altus Animal Shelter. We are at an all time high intake and are doing everything we can to find homes for dogs and cats, but we are out of space at this time. If you own one of these wonderful dogs/cats or know where they belong, please reach out to us.

Thank you all so much for the help, volunteers, donations and adoptions!

09/18/2024

We have fifteen dogs and eight kittens available today for adoption, help us find homes for our furry friends!

Our adoption process is very easy and does include spay/neuter, rabies vaccination, parvo distemper vaccination, bordetella vaccination and a lifetime city license for our furry friends.

The adoption fee for dogs in our shelter is $75.00.
The adoption fee for cats in our shelter is $45.00.
Come out and meet all our dogs and cats!