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Shelter Tours: The Columbia Animal Shelter offers free, pre-arranged tours for school and other groups. Learn about responsible pet ownership while touring the shelter's adoption facility. Tour the shelter's Barnyard where farm animals and more exotic pets live permanently. To schedule a tour, call the Columbia Animal Shelter at 776-PETS (7387) several weeks in advance.

Doggie Park: With leash laws in both Richland County and the City of Columbia, the Doggie Park offers a safe place for your dog to roam free and to socialize with other dogs and people. Adjacent to the Columbia Animal Shelter on Humane Lane, the fenced 5-acre park has a wading pool and obstacle equipment. It is open during daylight hours, 365 days per year.

Doggie Park Registration and Rules

  • All pets must be registered with Columbia Doggie Park. To register, contact Tina or Brian Heckman at 803-353-8816. There is an annual membership fee of $50 per family.

  • All dogs must be spayed/neutered, fully vaccinated, and friendly toward other dogs and people.

  • All owners are responsible for clean up via the "scoopers" located in the park.