The Main Shelter and Thrift Store are closing at 4:00 pm Friday, March 24, for a special event. Adoption visits are first-come, first-served. We recommend checking our current waitlist prior to your visit. Most other services are by appointment only, including reuniting lost animals, surrendering a pet, wildlife rehabilitation, and more.
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Mar 1st, 2023
DCHS Partners with Program to Offer New Rehoming Service
DCHS partners with Home To Home™ to offer a rehoming service for pet guardians looking for permanent and temporary homes for their animals.
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Jan 24th, 2023
Behind the Numbers: Wildlife Center's 2022 Annual Report Data
What animals were admitted to DCHS's Wildlife Center for rehabilitation in 2022? How many of what species, and could we find any trends? See details of our recent annual wildlife reports!
Jan 24th, 2023
Bald Eagle Boom: Setting Intake Records in 2022
A record number of bald eagles came in to DCHS's Wildlife Center in 2022. How many eagles were admitted and for what reasons? The answers and numbers below may surprise you.
Jan 24th, 2023
The Tale of the Lone Canada Goose
Heartwarming story alert! Read about one of the last patients to arrive at DCHS's Wildlife Center in 2022.
Jan 24th, 2023
An Update on the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus
What affect did HPAI have on intake procedures at DCHS's Wildlife Center? Read about the process and what it took to maintain biosecurity.
Jan 18th, 2023
You Can Help This Pelican & Swan While They Heal
For $30, you can provide fresh greens, fish, insects, and grains for these aquatic birds while they continue to heal.
Nov 29th, 2022
You Helped This Green Heron Soar
Thanks to the support of incredible community members like you, DCHS’s wildlife rehabilitators nursed this green heron back to health.