Alaska Mindful Paws Homer Animal Shelter
Animal Control
Dog Licensing
Dogs are no longer required to be licensed in the City of Homer.
Surrendering a pet
AMP accepts animals surrendered by owners regardless of the reason. We request that owners first call the shelter to schedule an appointment. This allows the staff to provide the best and fastest service and to minimize the stress on the animal being relinquished.
When owners call to discuss relinquishment, AMP staff will offer tips and alternative options, and if relinquishment appears to be the best option, schedule an admission appointment. Owners will be required to fill out an “Owner Relinquish” and “Medical Release” forms.
We also request owners to fill out a Cat, Dog, or Small Animal Personality Profile, accessible here, or print a hard copy from the links below. This helps us to learn more in order to find the right fit for animal and future adoptee. We also ask owners to bring any veterinary records they may have or veterinary contact information, so we may obtain records from them directly.
Print the Cat Personality Profile
Print the Dog Personality Profile
The owner relinquish fee is $35.00.
Rehoming a Pet
If you choose not to bring your pet to the Homer Animal Shelter, the Oregon Humane Society has developed a packet of tips and resources to help you find a safe new home for your pet. In some situations, we can assist with home to home adoptions by posting the animal to our social media and/or contacting people we know might be looking for an animal such as yours. In this case, we would again encourage you to fill out a Personality Profile for your cat, dog, or small animal.
Rehoming Packet
Have a Concern?
If you have questions or concerns about an animal's welfare please call us without hesitation. To request a welfare check on an animal, report a loose or injured animal, report an animal bite or file a complaint about an animal, please contact us at 235-3141.
Animal control officers take part in public safety, resolving animal and pet issues that are part of residents' quality of life. As part of the Homer Animal Control the officers carry out the regulations outlined in the municipal code's Title 20 which include concerns about animal noise and animal sanitation, animals roaming at large, and dangerous or vicious dogs. Animal Control also performs welfare, cruelty and neglect investigations, animal bite processing, and rabies quarantines.
City Ordinances
The Homer City Code is a Codification of the General Ordinances of the City of Homer, Alaska. Animal related codes are addressed in Title 20: Animals.
View the Homer City Code
