"If you cannot keep your dog or other pet animal, please try to find a new owner. Please find a happy solution for your “family member” with which you have lived together for a long time. Ward health and social welfare centers or the Animal Protection Center will take in your pet for a fee if you cannot find a new owner.
1. What animals can be taken in: Dogs, cats, chickens, rabbits, pigeons, ducks, and other animals approved by the mayor
2. Who is eligible: Persons living in the city
3. How to consult: In principle, the owner is required to bring his/her pet to the counter of the ward health and social welfare center or the Animal Protection Center.
4. Operating hours
（1）Public Health Division of Ward Social Welfare Centers　※　There is no place to keep dogs at the Public Health Division of the Kawasaki Ward Social Welfare Center, so please enquire in advance about having your animal taken in.
Monday to Friday　8:30 a.m. to noon（mornings）
（2）Animal Protection Center
Monday to Friday　8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.（closed from noon to 1:00 p.m.）
5. Holidays: Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and December 29 to January 3
6. What to bring: Fees and personal seal
7. Fees
(1) 91 days or more after birth: 2,000 yen per animal
(2) Less than 91 days after birth: 400 yen per animal
* It is advisable to have your dog or cat neutered or spayed early on to avoid having unexpected puppies or kittens and being unable to have them adopted. In particular, you must have your cat undergo a sterilization operation if it is able to go out of the house freely.
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