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animal shelter
A facility that takes in abandoned, surrendered, or found pets, cares for them, and tries to place them in a new home.
Wir haben unsere Katze aus dem örtlichen Tierheim adoptiert.
We adopted our cat from the local animal shelter.
The word is built very logically: it consists of 'das Tier' (the animal) and 'das Heim' (the home). So a 'Tierheim' (animal shelter) is literally a home for animals.
Das Tierheim sucht für viele Hunde und Katzen ein neues Heim.
The animal shelter is looking for a new home for many dogs and cats.
Pay attention to the prepositions: You bring an animal 'ins Tierheim' (to the animal shelter; accusative, direction), an animal is 'im Tierheim' (in the animal shelter; dative, location), and you get an animal 'aus dem Tierheim' (from the animal shelter; dative, origin).
Der gefundene Hund wurde ins Tierheim gebracht.
The dog that was found was brought to the animal shelter.
In connection with an animal shelter, the verbs 'adoptieren' (to adopt), 'abgeben' (to surrender/hand in), and 'vermitteln' (to place/find a home for) are often used.
Viele Menschen möchten am Wochenende ein Tier aus dem Tierheim adoptieren.
Many people want to adopt an animal from the animal shelter on the weekend.
zoo
'der Zoo' and 'das Tierheim' both have to do with animals, but they have different purposes. In a zoo, many animal species are displayed, often including exotic animals, and people visit the place for information or leisure. In an animal shelter, mainly pets live there that have been found, surrendered, or rescued. There, people often try to find a new home for dogs, cats, or other pets. Learners may confuse the words because animals live in both places. If you want to look at animals, 'Zoo' fits; if it is about helping pets or adoption, 'Tierheim' fits.
Das Tierheim sucht ein neues Zuhause für drei junge Katzen.
The animal shelter is looking for a new home for three young cats.
Im Zoo sehen die Kinder heute zum ersten Mal Giraffen.
At the zoo, the children are seeing giraffes for the first time today.