Lehigh County Humane Society

640 Dixon Street Allentown, Pennsylvania 18103
Dogs, Cats & Other Animals
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Lehigh County Humane Society in Allentown, PA

The Lehigh County Humane Society is located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, about 2 miles north of the city center, with its shelter and adoption center at 640 Dixon Street. Its mission is saving animals from neglect, abandonment, and abuse through rescue, rehabilitation, and adoption, while serving the community's pet owners, regardless of socioeconomic status, through accessible pet care resources. The organization operates an on-site veterinary clinic and grooming services in addition to its adoption program for dogs, cats, and small animals, and it runs a foster program and a working cat program for community cats. Nine other animal shelters and rescues also serve Lehigh County, PA.

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Adopting from Lehigh County Humane Society

Adoption process

Applicants fill out an online adoption questionnaire for the type of animal they want, then visit the shelter in person to meet and interact with pets (no appointment needed, first-applied best-fit basis for approved applicants), and finally take their new pet home.

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Dogs, Cats & Other Animals

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