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Metro Shelter Directions/Hours

Bartow - Carroll - Cherokee - Clayton - Cobb - Coweta - Dekalb
Douglas - Fayette - Forsyth - Fulton - Gwinnett - Hall - Henry
Paulding - Rockdale - Spalding

Bartow County Animal Control Shelter

770-387-5153
1410 Burnt Hickory Rd. SW
Cartersville, GA  30120
(Directions below)

*ONLY 15 minutes north of Kennesaw, GA

Monday-Wednesday, Thursday-Friday
10:00am - 4:45pm
Tuesday 12:00pm - 4:45pm
Saturday 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sunday - Closed (due to lack of funding & volunteers) 

Directions From I-75 North:
Take 75 North - Exit Cartersville/Main Street, Exit #113 - Turn left at end of ramp - Follow GA 113 through Cartersville - Turn right on Burnt Hickory Road (McDonald's on your left) - Turn left after the bridge. The shelter is nestled behind the recycling dump on the right.

Carroll County Animal Control Shelter

770-834-8150
280 Zyzzx Street
Carrollton, GA  30117
(Directions below)

Monday - Friday  9:00am until 4:30pm
Saturday  9:00am - 11:30am
Sunday - Closed

From I-20 West:
I-20 West to Exit #11 - Turn Left towards Carrollton - Turn Right onto Kings Bridge Road - First Right to Animal Shelter.

Cherokee County Animal Control Shelter

770-345-7270
131 Chattin Drive
Canton, GA  30115
(Directions below)

Monday - Saturday
10:00am until 5:30pm
Sunday - Closed

From I-575:
Take Exit #14 (Holly Springs) - Go North, approximately 2 miles - Turn right at Univeter Road - Go approximately 1 mile - Turn left onto Chattin Drive - The shelter is on the left.

Clayton County Animal Control Shelter

770-477-3509
1396 Government Circle
Jonesboro, GA  30236
(Directions below)

Monday - Friday 8:15am until 4:45pm
Saturday 8:15am - 3:15pm
Sunday - Closed

From I-75 South:
Take 75 South - Take exit #235 towards US-19/Griffin/US-41/Jonesboro - Merge onto Tara Blvd. - Turn Left onto GA-138/GA-138 Spur - Turn Sharp Right onto McDonough Street - Turn Left onto Government Circle - The building is on the right.

Cobb County Animal Control Shelter

770-499-4136
1060 Al Bishop Drive
Marietta, GA  30008
(Directions below)

Monday - Closed
Tuesday - Saturday 9:30am until 5:00pm
(Reclaims stop at 5:30pm)
Sunday (for adoptions & reclaims) 2pm-5pm
From I-75 North:
Take 75 North to Windy Hill Road - Go left off the exit - Take Windy Hill Road to Austell Road (7-8 miles) - At Austell Road, turn right At the first red light, turn left onto County Services Parkway - Go to the bottom of the hill and take the first left onto Al Bishop Drive Shelter is on the right.
From I-75 South:
Take 75 South to Barrett Parkway - Go right off the exit - Take Barrett Parkway to Dallas Highway - Stay in the right hand lane, lane turns right onto John Ward Road - Take the first left onto Cheatham Hill Road (name changes to Callaway Road) to Al Bishop Drive. You will see a sign for J.R. Miller Park on the left & Al Bishop Drive will be on the left. - The shelter is down the street on the left.

Coweta County Animal Control Shelter

770-254-3735
91 Selt Raod
Newnan, GA  30263
(Directions below)

Monday - Friday 8:00am until 5:00pm
Saturday 10:00am - 1:00pm
Sunday - Closed
Adoptions begin at 10:00am.

From I-85 South:
Take exit #47 (GA-34) towards Newnan/Shenandoah - Turn Right onto GA-34 (Bullsboro Road) - Turn Right onto US-27 ALT - est/US-29 West/GA-14 West - Turn Right onto Cofield Road - Turn Right again onto Cofield Road - Turn Right onto Selt Road

Dekalb County Animal Control Shelter

404-294-2996
845 Camp Road
Decatur, GA  30032
(Directions below)

Sunday & Monday - Closed
Tuesday - Friday  10:00am until 4:45pm
Saturday  12:00pm - 3:34pm

From I-75:
I-285 East - Take the GA-10W exit #41 - Merge onto Memorial Drive - Turn Left onto Camp Road - Turn Right onto Camp Road.

Douglas County Animal Control Shelter

770-942-5961
1755 County Services Road
Douglasville, GA  30134
(Directions below)

Tues – Saturday  10am – 5pm
Sunday  - 2pm -  5:pm
Monday - Closed

From I-75:
Take I-20 West towards Alabama - Take Exit #30, Post Road - Go Right onto Post Road - Left onto Mason Creek Road (becomes Mann Road) - Right onto Cedar Mountain Road - Left onto County Services Road.

Fayette County Animal Control Shelter

770-487-6450
1262 Highway 74 South
Peachtree City, GA
(Directions below)

Monday - Friday  9:00am until 5:00pm
Weekends - Closed

From I-75/I-85 South
Take 85 South towards Montgomery, AL - Take the GA-74 S exit #61 - Turn Left onto Senoia Road/GA-74 S - Continue to follow GA-74S

Forsyth County Animal Control Shelter

770-888-2500
107 East Main
Cumming, GA  30130
(Directions below)

Monday - Friday
9:00am-12:30pm and 2:00pm-5:30pm
Saturday 9:00am - 11:00am
Sunday - Closed

From 400 North:
Take 400 northbound - Exit #14, GA-20/Buford/Cumming - Take the ramp towards Cumming - Merge onto Buford Hwy/GA-20 W becomes Old Buford Road - Turn RIGHT onto E. Maple Street/GA-9 S/GA-20 - Turn LEFT onto Atlanta Road/GA-9 N/GA-20 N. - Turn LEFT onto East Main Street/GA-9 N/GA-20 N.

Fulton County Animal Services

404-794-0358
860 Marietta Blvd.
Atlanta, GA  30318
(Directions below)

Mon., Wed., Fri. & Sat. 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tues. & Thurs. 10:00am - 7:00pm
Sunday 1:00pm - 5:00pm

From I-75 South:
Take 75 South to Howell Mill Road - Go to the Right on Howell Mill Road - Right onto Chattahoochee Avenue - Left onto Ellsworth Drive - Slight right onto Elaine Avenue - Left onto Marietta Blvd.

From I-75 North:
Take 75 North to Howell Mill Road - Go to the Left on Howell Mill Road - Right onto Chattahoochee Avenue - Left onto Ellsworth Drive - Slight right onto Elaine Avenue - Left onto Marietta Blvd.

Gwinnett County Animal Control Shelter

770-499-4136
632 Hi-Hope Road
Lawrenceville, GA  30046
(Directions below)

Tuesday - Friday 10:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sunday & Monday - Closed

Directions From I-85 North:
Take 85 North - Follow 316 - Turn left at Hi-Hope Road - The shelter is on the corner to the left.

Hall County Animal Control Shelter

770-531-6830
845 West Ridge Road
P.O. Box 1435
Gainesville, GA  30503
(Directions below)

Humane Society Hours:
Monday - Saturday 10:00am until 5:00pm
Sunday 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Directions From I-85 North:
Take I-85 North - Merge onto I-985 N/GA-365 N - Take the US-129 exit #22 - towards Gainesville/Jefferson - Turn Right at the first red light. - The building is on the right.

Henry County Animal Control Shelter

770-954-2100
46 Workcamp Road
McDonough, GA  30253
(Directions below)

Mon.,Tues.,Thurs. & Fri.  9:00am - 4:30pm
Saturday 9:00am - 1:00pm
Wed., Sun. & Holidays - Closed

From I-75 South:
Take exit #218, heading east on Hwy 20/81 towards the McDonough Square. - Turn Right onto Phillips Drive - Make an immediate Right onto Workcamp Road. - The building is on the right.

Paulding County Animal Control Shelter

770-445-1511
779 Industrial Blvd.
Dallas, GA
(Directions below)

Monday - Friday  9:00am until 5:00pm
Wednesday - Closed
Saturday  10:00am - 5:00pm
Sunday 2:00pm - 5:00pm

From I-75 North:
Exit at Barrett Pkwy. and turn Left - Follow to Dallas Hwy. and turn Right - Right onto East Paulding Drive - Left onto Dallas/Roswell Hwy. - Right onto Industrial Blvd.

Rockdale County Animal Control Shelter

770-785-5927
1506 Rockbridge Road
Conyers, GA  30012
(Directions below)

Monday - Friday  8:00am until 5:00pm

From I-75:
Take I-75 onto I-20 East - Take the Sigman Road exit #78 - Keep Left at the fork in the ramp - Turn Left onto Sigman Road SW - Turn Left onto Rockbridge Road.

Spalding County Animal Control Shelter

770-467-4772
208 Justice Blvd.
Griffin, GA  30224
(Directions below)

Monday - Friday  10:00am until 4:45pm

From I-75 South:
I-75 South to the point where I-75 & Hwys. 19/41 intersect north of Jonesboro. - Bear to the Right onto Hwys. 19/41 - Continue South on Hwys. 19/41 until you reach the Williamson Road exit (Hwy. 362) just south of Griffin. - Take this exit and bear Left towards the City of Griffin. - From here, take the first Left onto Justice Blvd. - The shelter is on the right, behind the Spalding County Correctional Institute.

From I-75 North:
I-75 North travel to Hwys. 19/41 and go North until you reach the Williamson Road (Hwy. 362) exit just south of Griffin. - Take this exit & bear Right towards the City of Griffin. - From here, take the first Left onto Justice Blvd. - The shelter is on the right, behind the Spalding County Correctional Institute.

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