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Johnson County Animal Shelter

Animal shelter in Franklin, IN

We are the all admittance shelter in Johnson County, we are not a 501c3, but a county run facility. We try our best to place each and every animal. We also house all animals picked up by Animal Control therefore; we intake a high volume of animals each year.

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Address
2160 N Graham Road
Franklin, IN 46131
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Meet their adoptable pets

2160 N Graham Road

Franklin, IN 46131

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 Johnson County Animal Shelter

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

Hound (Unknown Type)/Catahoula Leopard Dog

Male, Young
Franklin, IN
We'll also keep you updated on Pigeon's adoption status with email updates.
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Pigeon

Shepherd (Unknown Type)/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, Puppy
Franklin, IN
We'll also keep you updated on Valentina's adoption status with email updates.
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Valentina

American Pit Bull Terrier/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, Adult
Franklin, IN
We'll also keep you updated on Stallone's adoption status with email updates.
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Stallone

Labrador Retriever/American Pit Bull Terrier

Male, Adult
Franklin, IN
We'll also keep you updated on Beluga's adoption status with email updates.
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Beluga

Domestic Shorthair/Domestic Mediumhair

Male, Adult
Franklin, IN
We'll also keep you updated on Upton's adoption status with email updates.
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Upton

German Shepherd Dog/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, Young
Franklin, IN
We'll also keep you updated on Cloud's adoption status with email updates.
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Cloud

Domestic Shorthair/Domestic Mediumhair

Male, Adult
Franklin, IN
We'll also keep you updated on Dragon's adoption status with email updates.
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Dragon

Domestic Shorthair/Domestic Mediumhair

Male, Kitten
Franklin, IN

Shelter FAQs

We are an all admittance animal shelter and all of our pets are located in the facility. We do not have foster homes and try to move animals as quickly as possible. However; our shelter always strives to find the best placement for every animal. We serve all of Johnson County Indiana and only accept animals within our county.

  • 1. Submit Application
  • 2. Meet the Pet

Additional adoption info

We do all adoptions with approved applicants by appointment ONLY. If you are interested in adopting, please contact us via email at jcas@co.johnson.in.us or call 317-738-6090 during regular business hours. We will happily help get an application to you. You can also find one on our website at http://johnsoncountyanimalshelter.com/adopt/.

Once an application is submitted and approved, we can contact you to set an appointment to meet the pet!

Our adoption fee is $150.00 for dogs, $75 for kittens under 6 months of age and $50 for all cats 6 months and older. This will include a rabies vaccination (if age appropriate), spay or neuter, a microchip with registration, and all other age appropriate vaccinations.

Adoption application

http://johnsoncountyanimalshelter.com/adopt/

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

Domestic Shorthair/Domestic Mediumhair

Male, Adult
Anderson, IN
We'll also keep you updated on Twizzler's adoption status with email updates.
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Twizzler

Mixed Breed (Large)

Male, 4 yrs
Nashville, IN
We'll also keep you updated on Dolly's adoption status with email updates.
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Dolly

Mountain Cur

Female, 3 yrs 10 mos
Osgood, IN
We'll also keep you updated on Bagel's adoption status with email updates.
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Bagel

Labradoodle

Male, 5 mos
Westfield, IN
We'll also keep you updated on Sara's adoption status with email updates.
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Sara

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 1 yr 9 mos
Carmel, IN
We'll also keep you updated on Juju's adoption status with email updates.
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Juju

Domestic Shorthair/Domestic Mediumhair

Female, Senior
Avon, IN

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