Lafayette Animal Shelter & Care Center

11/11/2025

🇺🇸 Happy Veterans Day! 🇺🇸

Today, we honor and thank all who have served our country with courage and dedication. We are especially proud to recognize the incredible veterans who are part of our LASCC family.

Their compassion, strength, and service extend beyond their time in uniform—they continue to make a difference every day by caring for animals in need and helping them find loving homes. 🐾❤️

Please join us in thanking these heroes for their service to both our nation and our community.

11/10/2025

A great way to give back to our community! Please consider donating 🥰

PARC is hosting its first-ever PARCsGiving to help ensure families across our community can enjoy a Thanksgiving meal together. Our goal is to assemble and distribute at least 100+ Thanksgiving meal kits for families in need.

We’re collecting donations now through November 20. Locations and times listed in flyer above.

Items needed for each meal kit:
• Grocery store turkey vouchers ($10–$20)
• Rice (1–2 lb bag)
• 2 cans green beans
• 2 cans corn
• Cornbread mix (Jiffy preferred)
• One dessert (cake mix, brownie mix, or pie filling + crust)
• 💛 A handwritten note of encouragement (perfect for students or seniors)

📅 Meal Kit Distribution:
Saturday, November 22 | 11 AM–2 PM
Girard Park Recreation Center (500 Girard Park Dr)

Families can register to receive a meal kit here: https://bit.ly/3Lr4kIY
For full event details and volunteer info, visit our Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/share/17TodJLRSc/r

11/08/2025

Horton says TGIF 🥳 And he'd like for you to visit him and his friends SATURDAY for adoptions between 12-2pm.

See all available pets here: https://www.lafayettela.gov/lascc/adopt/available-pets

11/07/2025

‼️ We are HIRING ‼️

We're in need of an Animal Caretaker to join our amazing team!

🐾Animal caretakers are the backbone of our organization- cleaning, feeding, and caring for our furry friends. 🥰 If you love animals, don't mind getting a little dirty, and want to make a difference in our community- please apply: https://lafayettela.applicantstack.com/x/detail/a2q6f16x0vlw

📆DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS: FIRST 14 RECEIVED BY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2025, NOON

11/06/2025

Available for Adoption 🐾
All pets are spayed/neutered, fully vaccinated, and microchipped.
Adoption Fees are:
💵 35 for dogs
💵 25 for cats
**Some pets are FEE WAIVED due to being at the shelter over 30 days- please see captions**

We're open M-F 8am-4:30pm and Saturdays 12-2pm. If you can't adopt- PLEASE SHARE!

11/06/2025

There's a perfect pet for every family out there.....we just know it. ❤ Ivy is a great example. She was adopted and then returned a month later due to being "the wrong breed". Obviously- just not the right fam for her.

Jolene and her boyfriend adopted Ivy and had this to say: "She has been the PEFECT addition to our little family! She finished her potty training in a few days, gets along perfect with our cat, and we always get compliments on her behavior and demeanor."

🧐We asked why did they choose to adopt? Jolene's response: "We wanted a dog who was already spayed/neutered and up to date with shots. We figured adopting would be cheaper than getting a pup from Facebook from someone you never really know anything about. My boyfriend and I are both firmly in the “adopt don’t shop” stance so adopting was a no brainer for us! It was truly a coincidence that ASPCA sponsored Ivy’s adoption. Even if she wasn’t free, she would have been worth every penny!" 🥹

Shelter pets are WORTH IT! 🩵

11/05/2025

From improving drainage to protecting public health, the Public Health & Safety Millage provides essential funding for programs that serve all of Lafayette Parish. This renewal generates roughly $10.8 million annually, ensuring continued support for:
🚒 Rural Fire Protection
🐾 Lafayette Animal Shelter & Care Center
🦟 Mosquito Control
🩺 Lafayette Parish Public Health Unit and so much more!

🗳️ Election Day is November 15, and early voting continues through November 8.
To learn more about this renewal of critical services, visit lafayettela.gov/millage.

11/04/2025

Register your pet on Petco Love Lost BEFORE it goes missing and increase your chances of reuniting: https://www.lafayettela.gov/lascc/lost-found

11/04/2025

🐭 Mice in your shop?
🐭 Mice on your farm?
🌱 Sugarcane harvest time = mice in your house? 😳

Our working cat program, Cats Clocking In, is the solution! We provide you with a cat (spayed/neutered, vaccinated, and needs a job)...you provide a workspace and food/water. It's so simple!

Apply for a working cat or find out more information on our website: https://www.lafayettela.gov/lascc/adopt/working-cats

11/03/2025

Cheer up, Omar. We're hoping this week is better 🙏

Omar's sad because we didn't have any dog adoptions this weekend. 😔 He's wondering why no one came for him? Omar is:

🏠 House trained
👧 Great with kids
👨‍🎓 Knows sit, paw, walks PERFECTLY on a leash
🐶 Good with other dogs

There's no dog as easy going as Omar. This gentle giant doesn't have a care in the world. Can you open your heart and move him in?

10/31/2025

We LOVED seeing all the ghosts and goblins tonight at Trunk or Treat 🐶 🎃

Thank you to Lafayette Police Department for allowing us to participate in such a fun event!!

10/30/2025

🐾 The Lafayette Animal Shelter & Care Center plays a vital role in keeping our community and pets safe — and the Public Health & Safety Millage helps make that possible.

This millage renewal, on the November 15 ballot, funds critical services like:
💉 Pet vaccinations
📞 Dispatch calls that relieve 911
🏡 Local adoptions and microchipping

Without this renewal, operations that keep pets and people safe could be affected — including adoptions, vaccinations, and community outreach.

Get the facts and be ready for Election Day ➡️ lafayettela.gov/millage