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Open Door Animal Sanctuary

Animal rescue in House Springs, MO

Open Door Animal Sanctuary, ODAS, is the St. Louis area's largest no-kill shelter dedicated to preserving the life and health of homeless cats and dogs, providing shelter, food, veterinary care and most importantly, lots of LOVE! All the while fostering social skills and encouraging adoption into loving homes.

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P.O. Box 870
House Springs, MO 63051
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Adoptable pets at Open Door Animal Sanctuary

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

Domestic Shorthair

Male, Adult
House Springs, MO
We'll also keep you updated on Echidna's adoption status with email updates.
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Echidna

Domestic Mediumhair

Female, Adult
House Springs, MO
We'll also keep you updated on Soy Sauce's adoption status with email updates.
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Soy Sauce

Domestic Longhair

Male, Adult
House Springs, MO
We'll also keep you updated on Nathan's adoption status with email updates.
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Nathan

Domestic Shorthair

Male, Adult
House Springs, MO
We'll also keep you updated on Hei Hei's adoption status with email updates.
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Hei Hei

Domestic Shorthair

Male, Young
House Springs, MO
We'll also keep you updated on Zephyr's adoption status with email updates.
Special Needs
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Zephyr

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Adult
House Springs, MO
We'll also keep you updated on Tang's adoption status with email updates.
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Tang

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Adult
House Springs, MO
We'll also keep you updated on Pua's adoption status with email updates.
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Pua

Domestic Shorthair

Male, Adult
House Springs, MO

Rescue FAQs

Open Door Animal Sanctuary is the St. Louis area's largest no-kill animal shelter. We serve the greater St. Louis metropolitan area and a 100 mile surrounding radius.

Additional adoption info

To adopt an animal from Open Door Animal Sanctuary you must commit to provide the utmost care for our angels. We believe the perfect home is one with a lifetime commitment to the health and happiness of their adopted friend. Adequate shelter, good food, fresh water and regular veterinary care are necessities and we have one more key requirement - at least 100 kisses a day for the life of your new family member!

We screen potential adopters thoroughly before sending any our babies home. Every home goes through a homecheck and must be approved by our homecheck team before we allow our animals to be adopted. We work hard to know the personalities of our furry guests and to understand each of them so that we are prepared to help you find the best fit for your lifestyle. Our goal is to make the best match possible to ensure a happy lifetime in your home. If you're a kind and caring family looking for a pet, please come and visit us. We'll help you find the perfect match!

The adoptable pets listing here is only a partial one. It's tough to keep up pics and bios for the very large number of wonderful pets we have for you to choose. If you don't see what you're looking for or if you have a particular pet in mind, please give us a call. Just because you don't find it listed doesn't mean we don't have just the pet for you!

Our adoption area is generally a 100 mile radius of the St. Louis area. It is important for us to have the opportunity to assist people in their homes with their new pet if needed and even more critical that as a no-kill shelter, we can readily "retrieve" our friends if something happens in the future. Thanks for understanding.

Our adoption fee is $120. That includes all necessary shots up to the date of adoption, spaying/neutering, wormings, flea/tick preventative, and microchip. Our cats are tested for feline leukemia and FIV (feline aids). Dogs are tested for heartworms and receive heartworm preventatives. We provide our animals with lots of socialization with people and with each other. One word of warning - our babies are frequently spoiled by our animal-loving staff and volunteers. We try to make sure that we provide them with everything we can - but WE NEED YOU to provide a LOVING FUR-EVER HOME

Adoption application

https://odas.org/adopt/

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

Labrador Retriever/Pointer

Male, 3 yrs 6 mos
St Louis, MO
We'll also keep you updated on Buddy Boy Hound Mix's adoption status with email updates.
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Buddy Boy Hound Mix

Hound (Unknown Type)/Boxer

Male, Adult
St. Louis, MO
We'll also keep you updated on Maylie's adoption status with email updates.
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Maylie

Shepherd (Unknown Type)/Husky

Female, Puppy
Sparta, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Mr Eggerson Keaveny's adoption status with email updates.
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Mr Eggerson Keaveny

Labrador Retriever/Mastiff

Male, 4 yrs
O'fallon, MO
We'll also keep you updated on Rupert's adoption status with email updates.
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Rupert

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 10 yrs 7 mos
St. Charles, MO
We'll also keep you updated on WISH's adoption status with email updates.
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WISH

Catahoula Leopard Dog

Female, 2 mos
St. Louis, MO

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