Bringing home a furry friend is always an exciting adventure full of love, snuggles, and a chewed up shoe or two.

We’ve done some digging to highlight local animal shelters looking for purrfect parents to give these fur babies a second chance.

Humane Educational Society, 4155 Randolph Circle

🐾 Cats, dogs, rabbits, gerbils, mice, rats, guinea pigs, and ferrets.

🐶 Dansby | Terrier/American Pitbull | Male | 6 years old

🐶 Scout | Retriever/Labrador | Male | 4 years old

🐱 Namaste | Domestic Shorthair | Female | 2 years old

🐱 Poppyseed | Domestic Longhair | Female | 1 year old

🐹 George | Abyssinian | Male | 2 years old

💲 Donation wish list

🤝 Volunteer

McKamey Animal Center, 4500 N. Access Rd.

🐾 Cats, dogs, gerbils, rabbits, and rats.

🐶 Crestie | Terrier/American Staffordshire | Male | 9 years old (Bonus: This little cutie is MAC’s longest staying resident, so we would love to see him go to his forever home.)

🐶 Sandy | Beagle | Female | 10 years old

🐱 Peppa | Domestic Shorthair | Female | 2 years old

🐹 Guadalupe | Unknown | Male | 1 year old

💲Donation wish list

🤝 Volunteer

Naughty Cat Cafe, 3742 Tennessee Ave.

🐾 Cats

🐱 Monopoly | Domestic Shorthair | Male | 5 years old

🐱 Biscuit | Domestic Shorthair | Male | 1 year old

🐱🐱 Frankie + Spencer | Domestic Shorthairs | Males | 3 years old (These guys are bonded brothers and must be adopted together)

🐱 Tali | Domestic Longhair | Female | 7 years old

💲 Donation wish list

🤝 Support

Pet Placement Center, 5975 Dayton Blvd.

🐾 Cats + dogs

🐶 Desiree | Bloodhound/Shepherd | Female | 3 months old

🐶 Navi | Tan Hound mix | Female | 7 years old

🐱 Loki | Domestic Shorthair | Male | 5 years old

🐱 Ash | Manx | Male | Six months old

🤝 Volunteer

💲 Donate

East Ridge Animal Shelter, 1015 Yale St.

🐾 Dogs

🐶 Maggie | Adult female

🐶 Merry | Adult female

🐶 Roxy | Senior female

🐶 Toby | Young adult male

🐶 Sally | Senior female

🤝 Volunteer

Trooper’s Treasures, 2288 Gunbarrel Rd.

🐾 Dogs

🐶 Mac | Husky mix | Male | Young

🐶 Everest | Labrador Retriever | Male | Young

🐶 Neeley | Yellow Labrador Retriever | Female | Young

🐶 Grady | Bernedoodle | Male | Young

💲Donate

See a pawsome pet you want to welcome home? Reach out to the organizations directly to inquire about adoption requirements and procedures. Not ready to take the leap? Ask about joining their foster network or donate to your favorite organization.