Animal Shelter

The Animal Shelter reunites owners with lost pets, finds unwanted animals loving homes, issues yearly dog and cat licensing, and also provides crematorium services. The Animal Shelter benefits from volunteers provided by the Northwest Animal Assistance League and Routt County Humane Society.

As a result of the City furloughs, there will be no Shelter staff on duty after 5:00p.m. Monday-Thursday. The Routt County Humane Society volunteers will still keep the Shelter open until 5:30p.m. in an effort to make the changes as convenient as possible.

Important: After 5:00pm, while volunteers are on duty, payments will be accepted by check only and any dog with a citation will not be released until the next day.

New Animal Shelter Hours

Monday-Thursday - 12:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Friday - Closed
Saturday - 12:00 - 4:00p.m.
Sunday - 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Shelter Location

760 Critter Court
Steamboat Springs, CO 80477-5088
Animal Shelter Phone Number: 970-879-0621

To report an animal complaint, please call 970-879-1144.
Please note: Animal Control cannot be dispatched from the Shelter!

Annual Licensing Requirement

All animals in Routt County are required by law to be licensed every calendar year. To get your pet licensed, you will need to go to the Animal Shelter with the following:

Proof of current rabies vaccination (must be a paper certificate, not the metal tag)

Proof of spay or neuter operation

Fee for license

Fee for licenses

Non-altered dog or cat: $25.00

Altered dog or cat: $ 5.00

Replacement tag: $ 2.00

Residents of Hayden, Oak Creek, and Yampa require CITY tags, not County tags.
All licenses expire December 31st of the year issued. The Animal Shelter accepts cash or check.

Volunteer Information

The Steamboat Springs Animal Shelter is always happy to have volunteers. We require a volunteer consent form to be signed and any children under the age of 13 must be accompanied by an adult. Our volunteers walk dogs, play with the cats, kittens, and puppies. They also do some minor cleaning, preparation of the adoption kits, and general help.

Adoption Fees

Dogs

$25.00 adoption fee
$5.00 license fee
$10.00 refundable rabies shot deposit
$80.00 spay/neuter refundable deposit
$120.00 total

Cats

$25.00 adoption fee
$5.00 license fee for city residents only
$10.00 refundable rabies shot deposit
$60.00 refundable spay/neuter deposit
$100.00 total

We encourage all perspective adoptive parents to consider their adoptions carefully. We would be more than happy to have you come down to the Shelter, walk and spend time with any dog or cat you may be interested in adopting. We want you to be happy with your new pet.

Foster Care Program

Please contact the Animal Shelter for more details regarding Foster Care for our animals.

Donations

We are always happy to receive donations in any form. This includes leashes, collars, toys, dog biscuits, treats, cat nip, as well as cat and dog food. If you are interested in donating cat or dog food, please purchase one of the following brands: Iams, Science Diet, Purina Dog Chow, or Purina Cat/Kitten Chow. We have found that these products work well for the animals and allows for consistency in their diets.

Monetary donations can be made to the Humane Society by calling (970) 879-7247, or the Northwest Colorado Animal Assistance League at (970) 870-7554. If you would like your donation to go to a specific cause (i.e. spay/neuter), please indicate that.