San Antonio is dialing up the luck for animal lovers this St. Patrick’s Day, rolling out $25 adoptions for dogs and cats at the city’s municipal shelter. The one-day special hits on Tuesday, with adoption hours set from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and the goal is simple: clear out crowded kennels and send pets home for good.
According to KENS5, City of San Antonio Animal Care Services is offering the $25 adoption fee for all available dogs and cats at its municipal shelter on State Highway 151. That reduced fee still covers the full package: each adopted pet is spayed or neutered, vaccinated, and microchipped with lifetime registration.
Where It Runs And What That Includes
The promotion will take place at the city’s main Animal Care Services campus at 4710 State Highway 151. The department’s adoption process page notes that standard adoption fees include spay or neuter surgery, a lifetime-registered microchip and tag, rabies and other core vaccinations, plus flea-and-tick prevention at no extra cost. Adoptions are handled on a first-come, first-served basis and are processed until 30 minutes before closing. City of San Antonio
Why Staff Want More Adoptions
“The goal is to help more pets get out of kennels and into loving homes,” shelter staff told KENS5. Staff say they are currently caring for hundreds of animals as spring intake climbs, and quick-hit specials like this one are designed to relieve the crunch so workers can zero in on medical needs and behavioral support for the pets who remain.
How This Fits Into Local Efforts
Reduced-fee adoption drives have become a go-to tactic in San Antonio to ease shelter crowding and speed up placements. The San Antonio Humane Society joined the BISSELL Pet Foundation’s “Empty the Shelters” campaign in 2024 and offered $25 adoptions at its own campus, underscoring that this is part of a broader, citywide push to move animals into permanent homes. San Antonio Humane Society
How To Adopt And Other Ways To Help
At the municipal campus, adoptions run on a first-come, first-served system and are typically processed up to 30 minutes before closing, the city’s adoption page explains. If you are not in a position to adopt, you can still pitch in by fostering, donating, or showing up for partner events such as San Antonio Pets Alive’s spring “Paws in the Park” fundraiser and adoption fair. City of San Antonio San Antonio Pets Alive
For a full list of eligible pets plus any ID or eligibility requirements, residents can call the ACS adoption center or check the department’s online adoption database. This St. Patrick’s Day, a $25 fee and a little local luck might be all it takes to send a San Antonio dog or cat into a forever home.
