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Animal Care & Protective Services Our mission is to take the lead in cultivating a community rooted in compassion and service that safeguards the wellbeing of humans & animals alike.
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We're dedicated to exemplifying and fostering compassion, reliability, and responsibility in Jacksonville. Animal Care & Protective Services is the City of Jacksonville's animal shelter. Monday - Saturday we receive anywhere from 50-100 dogs/cats per day. These animals are found stray, owner surrendered or saved from animal abuse situations. Please go to www.coj.net/pets to look at all of our lost dogs and cats that we have. Please consider adopting a dog and/or cat from Animal Care & Protective Services. All of them need homes.

10/17/2026

🚨 JACKSONVILLE! LET’S MAKE HISTORY! 🐾🔥

So far this year, we’ve saved 5,940 LIVES! ❤️ Our goal this weekend? 60 ADOPTIONS to hit 6,000! 🎉

Welcome to GO BIG. GO HOME TOGETHER! 🏡🐶🐱

📅 TODAY & TOMORROW
⏰ 10 AM – 5 PM

📍 TWO ADOPTION LOCATIONS:
🐾 Jacksonville Humane Society
8464 Beach Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32216

🐾 Jacksonville Animal Care & Protective Services
2020 Forest St, Jacksonville, FL 32204

Jacksonville, these animals are waiting for YOU!

Come meet your new best friend, open your heart, and help us reach this incredible milestone.

GO BIG. GO HOME TOGETHER. LET’S HIT 6,000! ❤️🐾

10/16/2026

The videos are in. The competition is fierce. And now it’s YOUR turn to decide who takes home the crown! 👑

If you’ve already watched our Shelter Showdown videos, you know what’s up. If you haven’t…SLIDE THROUGH AND CHECK THEM OUT! 👀 (unfortunate crop due to multiple videos 🥲)

👇 CAST YOUR VOTE IN THE COMMENTS! 👇

Who brought the heat? Who stole the show? Who deserves to be crowned the ultimate Shelter Showdown champion?

Drop your pick below and let’s settle this! 🗳️

🚨 BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY… JACKSONVILLE, IT’S GO TIME! 🚨

TOMORROW AND SUNDAY, we’re teaming up with the Jacksonville Humane Society for GO BIG. GO HOME TOGETHER! 🐾

TWO LOCATIONS. TWO DAYS. ZERO ADOPTION FEES.

That’s right! Adoption fees are WAIVED all weekend long at BOTH shelters. Your next best friend is waiting, and this could be the weekend that changes everything for them. ❤️‍🔥

📅 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 & SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18
⏰ 10 AM – 5 PM

📍 Jacksonville Humane Society
8464 Beach Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32216

📍 Jacksonville Animal Care & Protective Services
2020 Forest St, Jacksonville, FL 32204

Big dogs. Little dogs. Cats. Best friends you haven’t met yet.

Come out, meet your match, and help us get shelter pets HOME. Can’t adopt? SHARE THIS POST. You never know who might see it and meet their new best friend because of you.

🏆 Cast your Shelter Showdown vote in the comments.
❤️‍🔥 Then show up this weekend and help us get these animals home.

GO BIG. GO HOME TOGETHER. LET’S DO THIS, JACKSONVILLE! 🐶🐱

10/16/2026

🏆 SHELTER SHOWDOWN 2026: THE FINAL ROUND! 🏆

Six teams. Six reels. One BIG mission! 🐾❤️

🎬 TODAY'S CONTENDERS: OUR ADOPTIONS TEAM! 🐶🐱

They're closing out our friendly competition with one final reel promoting our upcoming adoption event!

🐾 GO BIG. GO HOME TOGETHER!
📅 October 17 & 18
📍 Jacksonville Humane Society & Animal Care and Protective Services

🏆 WHO WILL TAKE HOME THE TITLE? YOU DECIDE!

❤️ LIKE your favorites!
💬 COMMENT to show your support!
📲 SHARE to help more pets find homes!

🗳️ THE FINAL VOTE BEGINS TODAY AT 6 PM!

All six teams will go head-to-head, and YOU will crown our 2026 Shelter Showdown Champion!

10/15/2026

SHELTER SHOWDOWN 2026: ROUND FIVE! 🏆

The competition is getting FUR-ocious, and our FOSTER TEAM is stepping up to the challenge! 🐾🔥

Check out their submission promoting our BIG adoption weekend!

🐾 GO BIG. GO HOME TOGETHER!
📅 October 17 & 18
📍 Jacksonville Humane Society & Animal Care and Protective Services

🏆 WHO WILL TAKE HOME THE TITLE? YOU DECIDE!

❤️ LIKE your favorites!
💬 COMMENT to show your support!
📲 SHARE to help more pets find homes!

🚨 ONE MORE ROUND TO GO!
Then it’s time to crown our Shelter Showdown Champion!

10/15/2026

🏆 SHELTER SHOWDOWN 2026: ROUND FOUR! 🏆

The competition is heating up, and today's team is ready to show what they've got! 🔥🐾

🎬 TODAY'S CONTENDERS: OUR ANIMAL CARE ASSISTANTS! 🐶🐱❤️

They're bringing their creativity to the showdown to promote our BIG adoption weekend!

GO BIG. GO HOME TOGETHER! 🐾
📅 October 17 & 18
📍 Jacksonville Humane Society & Animal Care and Protective Services

🏆 WHO DESERVES THE TITLE? YOU DECIDE!

❤️ LIKE your favorite reels!
💬 COMMENT to show your support!
📲 SHARE to help more pets find homes!

10/14/2026

SHELTER SHOWDOWN 2026: ROUND TWO! 🏆

Our friendly department competition continues, and it's time for another submission!

TODAY'S FEATURED TEAM: PET RESOURCE CENTER! 🐾

Our departments have been challenged to create their own reels promoting our upcoming adoption event:

🐾 GO BIG. GO HOME TOGETHER! 🐾
📅 October 17 & 18
📍 Jacksonville Humane Society & Animal Care and Protective Services

🏆 YOU GET TO PICK THE WINNER!

❤️ LIKE your favorite reels!
💬 COMMENT to show your support!
📲 SHARE to help spread the word!

🗳️ On Friday, we'll hold a final vote to crown our Shelter Showdown Champion!

Check out the Pet Resource Center's submission, and don't forget to come back tomorrow at 6 PM for our next department's reel!

10/13/2026

🐾 SHELTER SHOWDOWN 2026: ROUND ONE! 🏆

We've challenged each department at our shelter to a little friendly competition! Each team has been tasked with creating a reel to promote our upcoming adoption event, and YOU get to pick the winner!

GO BIG. GO HOME TOGETHER! 🐾
📅 October 17 & 18
📍 Jacksonville Humane Society & Animal Care and Protective Services

🎥 FIRST UP: OUR ANIMAL SERVICES OFFICERS!

🏆 HOW TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT:

❤️ LIKE your favorite reels!
💬 COMMENT to cheer on the teams!
📲 SHARE to help spread the word!

We'll share a new department's reel every day at 6 PM through Friday!

🗳️ On Friday, YOU get the final say! We'll hold a vote to crown our Shelter Showdown Champion!

Let the friendly competition begin! 🐾

✨ONE DOG A-DAY✨Meet Arlo (A1479673)At 2 years old, Arlo is a gargantuan being. Is he half horse? No idea, but I’m positi...
10/13/2026

✨ONE DOG A-DAY✨

Meet Arlo (A1479673)

At 2 years old, Arlo is a gargantuan being.

Is he half horse? No idea, but I’m positive he would love to trot out of the shelter and into a good a home.

It’s noted that he has a friendly and goofy demeanor, takes treats gently and sits like a gentleman and obviously LOVES to play.

Need more convincing? Just ask Off. Bacon, he LOVES this big boy.

Open 7 days a week, 12-7.
📍2020 Forest St, 32204

Chancho first entered our shelter in October 2023, and since then, he’s found himself coming back through our doors four...
10/12/2026

Chancho first entered our shelter in October 2023, and since then, he’s found himself coming back through our doors four times.

Along the way, he’s gone by different names — Hancho, Boi Boi — but no matter what we called him, each return seemed to leave him a little more defeated.

The circumstances surrounding his returns have consistently been reported as being no fault of his own, but one thing remains the same: shelter life isn’t for him.

Chancho is the full package! He does well with other dogs, knows commands like sit, paw, and sit pretty, loves to cuddle, and never turns down a chance to play with his favorite toys.

He has so much love to give; he just needs someone willing to give him the forever home he deserves.

Let’s make this his last time coming through our doors. The next time we want to see Chancho is through happy updates and photos from his new home.

Ready to meet him?

Open every day 12-7.
📍2020 Forest St, 32204

Address

2020 Forest Street
Jacksonville, FL
32204

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 7pm
Tuesday 12pm - 7pm
Wednesday 12pm - 7pm
Thursday 12pm - 7pm
Friday 12pm - 7pm
Saturday 12am - 7pm
Sunday 12am - 7pm

Telephone

+19046302489

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