The City of Columbia Animal Services Division is responsible for enforcing the City’s animal control ordinance, which mandates that all citizens license their animal. They are also charged with the humane care and euthanasia of unwanted pets in the City and Richland County. They also ensure that biting animals are quarantined for rabies and operate a facility that serves as a public place to surrender or adopt pets at their new state-of-the-art adoptions facility.
We are excited that you chose to adopt from Columbia Animal Services. Our adoption process is simple; spend time with your new best friend! If you are interested in adopting a dog, take the dog outside to our newly renovated canine meet and greet areas. Offer treats, sit with them, play with toys, and make sure this is the pet you plan to commit to for the rest of its life. If you are interested in a cat, feel free to hold the cats, pet the cats, and make sure this is the pet you plan to commit to for the rest of its life. Once you have chosen your forever pet, finalizing the paperwork only takes a matter of minutes. All of our adoptable animals have been spayed/neutered, vaccinated, dewormed, and microchipped. All of our dogs have been heartworm tested.