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Shelter Hours:
Main Office/Licensing......................11:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Monday - Saturday
Adoption Hours............................... 11:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Saturday
The shelter is closed Sundays, Holidays, and every other Friday.


Contacts:
Main................................................ 650-496-5971 (11am-5:30pm)
Spay/Neuter Clinic.......................... 650-496-5933 (11am-5:30pm)
Fax.................................................. 650-856-8591
24 Hour Dispatch............................ 650-329-2413
General email................................. animal.services@cityofpaloalto.org 
Dog licensing.................................. doglicensing@cityofpaloalto.org


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