If you’re looking for a new four-legged friend, you’re in luck — Indianapolis Animal Care Services is holding a fee-free adoption event March 14.

The St. Patrick’s Day-themed Lucky Tails Adoption Event will happen from noon to 7 p.m at the IACS shelter, 2600 S. Harding St.

Attendees will get a chance to meet a wide variety of dogs and cats and speak with adoption counselors to find a friend that best fits their lifestyle. 

Adoption fees will be waived, and every adopted pet will go home up to date on their vaccinations, microchipped, spayed or neutered, and with a goody bag to help them start their new life.  

You can see the dogs available for adoption at this website.

If you can’t make it to this event, IACS will have several pop-up adoption events throughout the city in March and April. 

🗓️ Noon to 3 p.m. March 21
📍 Petsmart, 9749 E. Washington St.

🗓️ Noon to 3 p.m. March 28
📍 Petsmart, 7801 U.S. 31 S

🗓️ Noon to 3 p.m., April 11
📍 Puppy Playground, 7224 Rockville Road

🗓️ Noon to 3 p.m., April 18
📍 City Dogs Grocery, 1028 Virginia Ave.

For more information, contact IACS by phone at 317-327-1397 or via email at indyacs@indy.gov.

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Mirror Indy reporter Enrique Saenz covers west Indianapolis. Contact him at 317-983-4203 or enrique.saenz@mirrorindy.org. Follow him on Bluesky at @enriquesaenz.bsky.social.

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<h1>Find your new four-legged friend at these free adoption events</h1> <p class="byline">by Enrique Saenz, Mirror Indy <br />March 13, 2026</p> <p>If you’re looking for a new four-legged friend, you’re in luck — Indianapolis Animal Care Services is holding a fee-free adoption event March 14.</p> <p>The St. Patrick’s Day-themed Lucky Tails Adoption Event will happen from noon to 7 p.m at the IACS shelter, 2600 S. Harding St.</p> <p>Attendees will get a chance to meet a wide variety of dogs and cats and speak with adoption counselors to find a friend that best fits their lifestyle.&nbsp;</p> <p>Adoption fees will be waived, and every adopted pet will go home up to date on their vaccinations, microchipped, spayed or neutered, and with a goody bag to help them start their new life.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>You can see the <a href="https://www.adoptapet.com/shelter/72869-indianapolis-animal-care-services-indianapolis-indiana" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">dogs available for adoption at this website</a>.</p> <p>If you can’t make it to this event, IACS will have several pop-up adoption events throughout the city in March and April.&nbsp;</p> <p>🗓️ Noon to 3 p.m. March 21<br />📍 Petsmart, <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/fZaiw1DstuMQUaJv7" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">9749 E. Washington St.</a></p> <p>🗓️ Noon to 3 p.m. March 28<br />📍 Petsmart, <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/YTB53Mtmt5ruTaGT9" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">7801 U.S. 31 S</a></p> <p>🗓️ Noon to 3 p.m., April 11<br />📍 Puppy Playground, <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/nnLC3eVUM3v65rND9" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">7224 Rockville Road</a></p> <p>🗓️ Noon to 3 p.m., April 18<br />📍 City Dogs Grocery, <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/6v5p1aLS8QQ7BBgt6" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">1028 Virginia Ave.</a></p> <p>For more information, contact IACS by phone at 317-327-1397 or via email at <a href="mailto:indyacs@indy.gov" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">indyacs@indy.gov</a>.</p> <p><em>Mirror Indy, a nonprofit newsroom, is </em><a href="https://mirrorindy.org/donors/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>funded through grants and donations</em></a><em>from individuals, foundations and organizations.&nbsp;</em></p> <p><em>Mirror Indy reporter Enrique Saenz covers west Indianapolis. Contact him at 317-983-4203 or enrique.saenz@mirrorindy.org. Follow him on Bluesky at </em><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/enriquesaenz.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>@enriquesaenz.bsky.social</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/no-fee-adoption-iacs-lucky-tails-event-2026/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org&quot;&gt;Mirror Indy&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Mirror-Indy-square-logo-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=75352&amp;amp;ga4=G-X0R0QW371R&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mirrorindy.org/no-fee-adoption-iacs-lucky-tails-event-2026/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mirrorindy.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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