The Nevada SPCA, founded in 1982, is an independent no-kill shelter in the Las Vegas Valley, funded entirely by donations rather than government contracts. It is a separate organization from the city's municipal shelter. Here is how adoption and surrender work, the support it offers to keep pets in homes, and how to help.
The Nevada SPCA brands itself as the Las Vegas Valley's no-kill animal shelter and an independent no-kill sanctuary, and it describes itself as Southern Nevada's original life-saving shelter and the second largest in Las Vegas. It is funded entirely by donations and grants, takes no government funding, and is not affiliated with the national ASPCA.
It is not the city's municipal shelter. The open-admission government shelter for the Las Vegas area is The Animal Foundation, at the Lied Animal Shelter. The Nevada SPCA went through a leadership and financial crisis in 2018 and 2019, after which its board resigned and the organization rebuilt under new management and relocated to its current shelter on Procyon Street in 2021. It now holds a four-star rating from Charity Navigator.
Each adoption includes spay or neuter surgery, a microchip, and vaccinations as part of the fee. Adoption fees vary by animal and have changed over time, so check the current fee for a specific pet on the shelter's adoption page rather than relying on an outside listing.
Adoption is walk-in during shelter hours, and the process takes about an hour: you meet the pet, speak with staff, complete an application, and, if approved, take the pet home that day. Adopters must be 18 or older with a photo ID showing a current address. The shelter is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and is closed Sunday.
Owner surrender is by appointment and limited rather than open. You complete an application and allow about three to four business days for the pet admissions team to respond, since space depends on available room and foster homes.
The Community Support Program helps owners in financial hardship reach veterinary services so they can keep their pets and avoid an unnecessary surrender. The organization also runs an active foster program, especially for kittens and other animals that need time before adoption.
Because the Nevada SPCA does not run a public spay and neuter clinic, owners looking for low-cost surgery in Las Vegas are usually directed to other local providers.
Volunteers aged 13 to 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian, and dog-handling roles require being 18 or older; new volunteers attend an orientation. The foster program is a major way to help, with the wish list geared toward foster needs.
The wish list calls out travel carriers, kitten formula, bottles and miracle nipples, warming disks, and any brand of dog or cat food, with Amazon and Chewy lists that ship to the shelter. The Nevada SPCA holds a four-star rating from Charity Navigator with a 93 percent score, and its EIN is 88-0187383.
Walk-in adoption of dogs, cats, rabbits, and small pets in Las Vegas.
Veterinary help for owners in hardship to prevent surrenders.
Homes for kittens and animals that need time before adoption.
By appointment and limited, based on available space.
Resources to reunite lost pets with their owners.
Foster supplies and pet food accepted, with online wish lists.
Sources: Nevada SPCA (nevadaspca.org) adoption, surrender, and donation pages; Charity Navigator (EIN 88-0187383); local news reporting (KTNV, Las Vegas Review-Journal, KNPR) on the 2018 to 2019 leadership change. Adoption fee amounts were not consistent across sources and are not listed here. Retrieved June 2026. We are not affiliated with Nevada SPCA and receive no compensation for this listing. Spotted an error? [email protected]
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