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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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12155 Park Blvd

Brighton, CO 80601

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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 LUNA's adoption status with email updates.
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LUNA

Labrador Retriever

Female, 8 mos
Brighton, CO
We'll also keep you updated on JUPITER's adoption status with email updates.
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JUPITER

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 3 yrs 2 mos
Brighton, CO
We'll also keep you updated on JUANTON's adoption status with email updates.
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JUANTON

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 2 yrs 5 mos
Brighton, CO
We'll also keep you updated on BOOTS's adoption status with email updates.
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BOOTS

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 2 yrs 7 mos
Brighton, CO
We'll also keep you updated on *ALYESKA's adoption status with email updates.
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*ALYESKA

American Pit Bull Terrier

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

Turtle - Other

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

American Staffordshire Terrier

Male, 4 yrs
Brighton, CO
We'll also keep you updated on *DINGO's adoption status with email updates.
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*DINGO

Domestic Mediumhair

Male, 4 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 Athena's adoption status with email updates.
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Athena

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Adult
Fort Collins, CO
We'll also keep you updated on Joona's adoption status with email updates.
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Joona

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Young
Denver, CO
We'll also keep you updated on Saucy's adoption status with email updates.
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Saucy

Labrador Retriever/Mixed Breed (Large)

Female, 6 yrs 5 mos
Fort Collins, CO
We'll also keep you updated on Becca courtesy listing's adoption status with email updates.
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Becca courtesy listing

Shepherd (Unknown Type)

Female
Evergreen, CO
We'll also keep you updated on Olivia's adoption status with email updates.
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Olivia

Domestic Mediumhair

Female, 1 yr 5 mos
Denver, CO
We'll also keep you updated on Bouvier des Flandres's adoption status with email updates.
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Bouvier des Flandres

Bouvier des Flandres

Male, Puppy
LITTLETON, CO

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