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Riverdale Animal Shelter

Animal shelter in Brighton, CO

We are an open admissions shelter, meaning we take in homeless animals regardless of age, breed, health, temperament or lack of space. On average, we take in about 5,500 stray, surrendered and abandoned animals per year including dogs, cats, small mammals, birds and reptiles. We provide adoption services to find safe, happy homes for these pets; and also provide low-cost vaccination and microchip clinics to help safeguard them against illness or being lost forever.

Contact —
Email adcoshelter@adcgov.org
Phone (303) 288-3294
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Address
12155 Park Blvd
Brighton, CO 80601
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Meet their adoptable pets

12155 Park Blvd

Brighton, CO 80601

See every new pet that comes to this shelter!

Create an alert, and we'll notify you every time a new pet comes in who meets your criteria.

Adoptable pets at Riverdale Animal Shelter

We'll also keep you updated on *GRAVY's adoption status with email updates.
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*GRAVY

Turtle - Other

Male, 1 yr
Brighton, CO
We'll also keep you updated on NELSON's adoption status with email updates.
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NELSON

Labrador Retriever

Male, 3 yrs 11 mos
Brighton, CO
We'll also keep you updated on *BONGO's adoption status with email updates.
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*BONGO

Turtle - Other

Male, 1 yr
Brighton, CO
We'll also keep you updated on AUROURA's adoption status with email updates.
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AUROURA

Guinea Pig

Female, 2 yrs
Brighton, CO
We'll also keep you updated on PRINCE's adoption status with email updates.
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PRINCE

American Pit Bull Terrier/Cane Corso

Male, 3 mos
Brighton, CO
We'll also keep you updated on *EVE's adoption status with email updates.
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*EVE

American Pit Bull Terrier

Female, 2 yrs
Brighton, CO
We'll also keep you updated on *MASHED POTATO's adoption status with email updates.
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*MASHED POTATO

Turtle - Other

Female, 1 yr
Brighton, CO
We'll also keep you updated on *ASIAGO's adoption status with email updates.
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*ASIAGO

Great Dane/Great Pyrenees

Male, 8 mos
Brighton, CO
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Shelter FAQs

We provide sheltering services for the cities of Brighton, Commerce City, Federal Heights, Northglenn, and Thornton, the towns of Bennett, Hudson, and Lochbuie, as well as Unincorporated Adams County.

Additional adoption info

Visit our shelter to see who’s available now or call us at 303.288.3294 to talk to an adoption counselor to learn more about a pet you’ve seen on our Adoptables page. For adoption fees see http://animalshelter.adcogov.org/service-fees

Adoption application

https://animalshelter.adcogov.org/adoption-process

http://animalshelter.adcogov.org/donate

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We'll also keep you updated on Mo's adoption status with email updates.
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Mo

Dachshund/Miniature Schnauzer

Male, 7 mos
DENVER, CO
We'll also keep you updated on Graceful's adoption status with email updates.
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Graceful

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 5 mos
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We'll also keep you updated on Tye's adoption status with email updates.
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Tye

Labrador Retriever/Hound (Unknown Type)

Male, 14 yrs
Denver, CO
We'll also keep you updated on Thom (Approved Application!)'s adoption status with email updates.
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Thom (Approved Application!)

Domestic Longhair

Male, 5 yrs 4 mos
Denver, CO
We'll also keep you updated on Yoshi's adoption status with email updates.
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Yoshi

Labrador Retriever/Hound (Unknown Type)

Male, Young
Westminster, CO
We'll also keep you updated on Morticia's adoption status with email updates.
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Morticia

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Young
Westminster, CO

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