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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
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 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 GINGER's adoption status with email updates.
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GINGER

Poodle (Miniature)

Female, 3 yrs 1 mo
Brighton, CO
We'll also keep you updated on LULU's adoption status with email updates.
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LULU

Labrador Retriever

Female, 1 yr 2 mos
Brighton, CO
We'll also keep you updated on *SUZY's adoption status with email updates.
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*SUZY

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 7 mos
Brighton, CO
We'll also keep you updated on *BOBO's adoption status with email updates.
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*BOBO

Fish

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

Fish

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

Rottweiler

Male, 1 yr 5 mos
Brighton, CO
We'll also keep you updated on SIRI's adoption status with email updates.
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SIRI

Russian Blue

Female, 1 yr 1 mo
Brighton, CO

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

Pets at shelters & rescues near Riverdale Animal Shelter

Trevor's Animal Rescue

Parker, CO 80138

Trin's Place Animal Rescue

PO Box 7583,
Denver, CO 80207

Best Friends Forever Rescue

PO Box 1799,
Arvada, CO 80001

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

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 10 yrs 2 mos
Lakewood, CO
We'll also keep you updated on Sunny's adoption status with email updates.
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Sunny

Labrador Retriever

Female, 10 mos
Evergreen, CO
We'll also keep you updated on Louis's adoption status with email updates.
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Louis

Irish Wolfhound

Male, 1 yr
Evergreen, CO
We'll also keep you updated on Home for the Howlidays - Hot Cocoa's adoption status with email updates.
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Home for the Howlidays - Hot Cocoa

Boxer/Black Mouth Cur

Male, 3 mos
Sheridan, CO
We'll also keep you updated on Daniel Boone's adoption status with email updates.
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Daniel Boone

Boxer

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

Carolina Dog/Rat Terrier

Female, Young
Boulder, CO

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