Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter

12/04/2025

🐾 Day 3 of Empty the Shelters! 🐾

We can’t thank our amazing adopters enough—because of you, lives are being saved every single day. 💙 Your compassion is what makes events like this possible, and we’re so grateful for the families who’ve already opened their hearts and homes.

✨ Sponsored by the Bissell Pet Foundation, adoption fees are:
• Waived for animals 6 months and older
• Just $50 for animals under 6 months

📍 Come meet your new best friend at Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter (TMAS):
Address: 3140 Inv Dornell Cousette Street, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

Hours:
• Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 12-6
• Closed Sunday and Wednesday

Every adoption helps us make room for the next animal in need. Let’s keep the momentum going—together, we can save lives! 🐶🐱💖

12/03/2025

THANK YOU 🥹💙🐾

12/03/2025

12/03/2025

🐾💙 Thank You, Adopters! 💙🐾

We are overflowing with gratitude for everyone who has already opened their hearts and homes during the start of our Empty the Shelters event, made possible by the incredible support of Bissell Pet Foundation. Every adoption is a celebration, and together we’re changing lives—one wagging tail and happy purr at a time!

✨ But we’re not done yet! ✨
The event continues through 12/15, and tomorrow (Thursday) we’ll be back open to welcome even more families ready to meet their new best friend.

📅 Shelter Hours

• Closed Sundays & Wednesdays
• Open 12–6 all other days

💰 Adoption Fees

• Animals under 6 months: $50
• Animals 6 months and older: Fee waived!

Now’s the perfect time to find your new companion and help us keep the momentum going. Let’s make this Empty the Shelters event one to remember! 🐶🐱

👉 Join us tomorrow and help us continue this incredible journey of love, hope, and second chances.

12/02/2025

🐾✨ Day Two of Empty the Shelters! ✨🐾

It’s the second day of the Bissell Pet Foundation’s Empty the Shelters event, and our kennels are filled with hopeful hearts waiting for their forever families. 💕

For this special event:

• 🐶🐱 Animals 6 months and older have their adoption fees waived
• 🐾 Animals under 6 months are adoptable for just $50

Every wag, every purr, every pair of bright eyes is a reminder that love is waiting here at Metro Animal Shelter. When you adopt, you’re not just giving an animal a home—you’re opening space for us to help the next one in need. 💖

📅 Shelter Hours

• Closed: Sundays & Wednesdays
• Open: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday → 12 PM – 6 PM

Come meet your new best friend today. Together, we can make “Empty the Shelters” a reality—one adoption, one family, one forever home at a time. 🏡🐾

12/02/2025

✨🐾 Be Part of an Act of Kindness this Giving Tuesday 🐾✨

Today is Giving Tuesday—a global day dedicated to generosity, kindness, and making a difference in our communities. It’s a reminder that even the smallest act of giving can create ripples of hope.

At Metro Animal Shelter, we currently care for over 550 animals who depend on us every single day. Your contribution could mean:

• 🍲 A full bowl of food for a hungry pet
• 🛏️ A warm blanket on these upcoming cold nights
• 🦴 A treat for a wagging tail and countless purrs
• 💊 Medicine and veterinary care for the sick, injured, and unaltered
• 🧼 Bleach, laundry detergent, Dawn dish soap, and towels to keep our shelter clean and safe
• 🏡 Supplies for our fosters who help us clear cages and give animals a holiday home
…and so much more!

💖 Every penny counts—and every gift brings comfort, health, and hope to an animal waiting for love.

👉 Donation details are in the comments. Together, we can turn compassion into action. Thank you for being the heartbeat of our mission this Giving Tuesday. 🐶🐱💞

12/01/2025

🐾✨ Empty the Shelters starts TODAY! ✨🐾

Metro Animal Shelter is thrilled to join the Bissell Pet Foundation’s Empty the Shelters event running December 1–15! 💙 This is your chance to find your new best friend while helping us make room for the MANY more animals in need.

📅 Event Details:

• 🐶🐱 Adoption fees waived for dogs & cats over 6 months old
• 🐾 Puppies & kittens 6 months and under: $50 adoption fee
• 🏡 This Special applies to animals in foster homes too!

⏰ Shelter Hours:

• Closed Sundays & Wednesdays
• Open 12–6 PM all other days

👉 View all adoptable animals here: metroanimalshelter.org/adopt

Let’s make this holiday season one full of love, wagging tails, and purring hearts. 💕 Help us and give these wonderful pets the forever homes they deserve!

12/01/2025