animal shelter

English

Noun

animal shelter (plural animal shelters)

An organization that provides temporary homes for stray pet animals.
A facility providing such shelter.

Synonyms

(organization): animal rescue
(facility): dog pound, pound (US), pinjrapole (India)

Hyponyms

(organization): ASPA, ASPCA, humane society
(facility): goshala, no-kill shelter, pinjrapole

Translations

organization that provides temporary homes for stray pet animals

German: Tierheim (de) n, Tierschutzbund (de) m
Polish: azyl (pl) m, ochronka (pl) f, sanktuarium (pl) n, schronisko (pl) n
Spanish: protectora de animales f, protectora (es) f, perrera f

facility providing such shelter

Afrikaans: diereskuiling
German: Tierheim (de) n
Hungarian: állatmenhely (hu)
Portuguese: abrigo (de/para animais) m
Spanish: refugio de animales m

See also

animal facilities
dogcatcher
animal control

References

animal shelter on Wikipedia.Wikipedia