Norman Animal Welfare

03/25/2025

👀If you have been searching high and low to adopt a blue eyed Pyrenees/poodle/husky mix, you are in luck! 😩This little girl was adopted and returned. At only 3 months old she has some growing to do yet and will be a medium to large sized dog. She is spayed, has age appropriate vaccines, and is microchipped.

03/25/2025

🐕I like big pups and I cannot lie🐕 If you like fluffy dogs, the bigger the better, then you have got to come and meet this litter waiting for a home at NAW. This crew is full of personality and ready to add cuddles and cuteness to your home🐾🐶 Our St Patrick’s Day celebration continues and we are doing $1️⃣7️⃣adoptions the entire month of March🍀 These puppies are approximately 3 months old, have age appropriate vaccines and are spayed or neutered, and microchipped!

03/21/2025

🐕😍Come meet sweet Hazel! Her personality is bigger than her body, that’s why she wiggles so much. 🐶Hazel is spayed, vaccinated, and microchipped. And at 2yrs old, full grown.

03/20/2025

V***n is still waiting for someone to come fall in love with her! She was featured a couple weeks ago as OU Nightly’s Pet of the Week. She has been in the shelter since November despite being the silliest, most playful girl around. Come in and meet her soon. V***n is approximately 2yrs old and is spayed, vaccinated, and microchipped.

03/19/2025

❕UPDATE❕ RAINI IS ADOPTED
🚨URGENT: Euthanasia Deadline Plea🚨

Raini’s deadline is end of day Friday, March 21st

Some of you may remember Raini—he’s been featured on OU Nightly’s Pet of the Week and in multiple adoption posts. He found a home once, but heartbreakingly, he was returned. Now, he’s struggling in the shelter, even with medication for his anxiety.

Raini is a sweet, loving dog who just wants to be with people. He needs an understanding home—someone patient, willing to help him with potty training and provide him with the right toys and stimulation so he doesn’t chew.

If you would like to adopt or be a long term foster for Raini, he is approximately a year old and he is neutered, vaccinated, and microchipped.

03/18/2025

🤩👏We would like to give a big BowWow! to Tessa🐶💕 Tessa asked for donations to the shelter for her 10th birthday instead of presents😍 Join us in thanking her and wishing her a very Happy Birthday🐾👊

03/17/2025

03/16/2025

It’s National Corndog Day so we give you this corny dog joke 🌽🐕 What do you give a dog with a fever…Mustard! It’s the best thing for a hot dog🐶😖 (Also, don’t do that. It’s a totally ineffective way to treat a dog fever.) Leave us your favorite corny dog joke in the comments, and come meet Tate (pictured below) this week.

03/15/2025

Follow these tips if you lose or find a pet. Most pets will return home if you follow them, and are likely within 3 blocks of home. Help us keep space in the shelter for critical cases such as injured, elderly, and sick animals from yesterday's weather and fire events.

03/15/2025

If you find downed wildlife from today’s winds, please follow these steps.

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With the predicted strong winds across the state today, we are asking people to watch for baby raptors (particularly owls) blown from their nests. Squirrels could also be affected depending on the nest in which they are being raised.

If you find a baby raptor, squirrel, or any other species of animal on the ground today or tomorrow morning following this wind storm, please do the following:
1. Take a picture of the baby.
2. Take a picture of the area where you found the baby. If possible, look directly up and see if you can spot a nest AND the parents. Take pictures of these, too.
3. Send these pictures to [email protected] with your name, phone number, and the location of the downed baby.

We will respond with further instructions. As much as possible, we want to reunite babies with their parents in their natural environments.

This is a tough time for this wind storm for great horned owls in particular given the size of most of their offspring at this point in their baby season.

Thank you for caring.

Photo credit: Jesse Pline, CWR, WildCareOklahoma

03/14/2025

🐾Norman has officially eliminated the pet licensing requirement-no more fees or paperwork for registering pets with the city.

💡Remember, microchipping and ID tags are still the best ways to ensure lost pets find their way home! You can get your pet microchipped for $20 at NAW and through your veterinarian of choice. Rabies is still a required vaccination, but verification will go through your pets' medical records.

For more details, you can comment below, or call us at 405-292-9736

03/13/2025

We would like to give a big BowWow🐶😍 to the 7th graders of Whittier Middle School! They raised over $1600 and a pile of food, treats, and toys for NAW. 👊🐾Join us in thanking them👏🏼🎉

03/12/2025

We are closed today, but tomorrow, V***n is ready to meet you!

03/11/2025

🐈🐈🐈It's kitten season! 💡Did you know as a Norman resident you can rent a trap for free and bring in feral cats for spay and neuter? It's true! But what is a feral cat🤷🏽‍♀️ A feral cat is a wild cat that is not owned by anyone and is unsocialized😾 If you see a cat with the tip of their ear missing, they have already been caught and fixed.

😺Bring feral cats in a live trap (one cat per trap) between 8AM-8:45AM Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. You pick them back up between 3:30-5PM and return them to their habitat the next morning. ☝️Don't worry, we will give you after care instructions when you pick up.

This process is called trap, neuter, return, or TNR. 🚨It is a critical process to keeping the cat population in Norman under control. Want to learn more or borrow a trap? Come on in to the shelter and we are happy to discuss the process with you, or ask your questions below.

03/11/2025

UPDATE: ADOPTED!
🐕Meet Toby. Toby (formerly Pumpkin Pie) came to the shelter back in November🦃. You can’t tell by looking at him here, but in his kennel, he is going kennel crazy. He is frantic and loses weight due to his constant barking, jumping, and pacing. When he gets to hang out in an office though, he sleeps 💤 He just wants to be with people and out of the shelter. Toby is free to adopt. Please come in and meet him today 💕🐾🐶

03/10/2025

L👀king to adopt a dog? 🐶🐱You can see all of our animals available for adoption by following this link! This site is updated as soon as they are made available, so check back often🐾🐾

Search for dogs for adoption at shelters. Find and adopt a pet on Petfinder today.

03/07/2025

UPDATE: YAMS IS ADOPTED!
Oh Yams, it will be your turn soon we hope!

03/06/2025

👏🐕We would like to give a big BowWow! to Ollie! Ollie raised $103 at his hot chocolate stand and donated it all to NAW👊🐾