Salt Lake County Animal Services: Free Pet Adoption for Veterans (Pets for Patriots)

Salt Lake County Animal Services, the only municipal shelter in Utah partnered with Pets for Patriots, waives the adoption fee for veterans, active-duty members and their families who are members of the charity, for its harder-to-place dogs and cats.

Also called: pet adoption, adoption fee, Pets for Patriots, Animal Services, shelter, dog, cat.

For: Veteran or service member, spouse, child.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Salt Lake County, UTCounty

Salt Lake County Animal Services partners with Pets for Patriots, Inc., a national 501(c)(3) charity, and is the only municipal shelter in Utah that does. It "offers a waived adoption fee to members", meaning veterans, active-duty members and their families who join the charity, for the hard-to-place animals the programme matches them with. How. Join through petsforpatriots.org, then adopt at the county shelter. The county's page sets no discharge or rating test; the charity's own rules decide membership.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Salt Lake County Animal Services: Free Pet Adoption for Veterans (Pets for Patriots)
Gate	Rule
A veteran, service member or family member who joins Pets for Patriots	Membership in the charity is the gate. No rating is needed.

Sources

Salt Lake County Animal Services, Pets for PatriotsOfficial

Updated

Last updated 2026-10-03.

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Disclaimer

VetTOC is not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense. Information is for reference only and is not an eligibility determination. Verify with VA, the relevant state or territory, or an accredited VSO.