Open Door Animal Sanctuary

Open Door is the largest no-kill shelter in the Greater St. Louis area. If you are looking to adopt, we have the widest variety of dogs and cats around!

ODAS is a no-kill shelter dedicated to preserving the life and health of homeless cats and dogs, providing shelter, food and veterinary care while fostering their social skills and encouraging their adoption into loving homes.

Open Door Animal Sanctuary, founded in 1975, is the largest no-kill sanctuary in the greater St. Louis area and State of Missouri. We serve the community by taking in stray, abused, neglected and otherwise unwanted cats and dogs and placing them up for adoption. Each day we provide shelter, food, medical care and LOVE to over 400 animals. Every animal that comes to us has a home and a second chance at life. If you are looking to adopt a dog or cat, we have the most animals to choose from in the area! Our $120 adoption fee includes spay/neuter, a microchip, the first round of shots and parasite preventative. Come check out all our great dogs and cats!
Other ways we serve the community include:
• We have a low cost Spay/Neuter program for those families that can't afford regular veterinarians - call Emily at 636-671-3643 or e-mail at office@odas.org
• Provide free pet food
to low income pet owners.
• Run a TNR program
(trap/neuter/release) to
reduce the feral cat population
in Jefferson County and
ultimately impact the number of cats being
put down in shelters each year.
• Participate in community
outreach programs at local
schools to teach the importance of
spay/neuter surgery and responsible pet
ownership.
Open Door Animal Sanctuary (ODAS) was founded in 1975 by Mrs. Joan Costello-Oetting and Mrs. Carol (Marlin) Perkins, wife of the late Marlin Perkins, former host of Wild Kingdom and Director of the St. Louis Zoo. Had it not been for their compassion, vision and hard work, Open Door Animal Sanctuary would not exist today; and if not for Open Door, thousands of injured, abandoned and unwanted cats and dogs would have been unnecessarily euthanized.

6065 Duda Rd
House Springs, MO 63051
United States