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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.
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Tierheim specifically refers to a facility that takes in, cares for, and rehomes pets. Arche is a figurative term or a name for a place of protection and rescue for animals in need. Tierheim is appropriate when referring to the type of facility; Arche can be appropriate when emphasizing the idea of rescue.
Das Tierheim nimmt ausgesetzte Hunde auf und vermittelt sie in ein neues Zuhause.
The animal shelter takes in abandoned dogs and finds them new homes.
Der Verein nennt seinen Schutzort für Tiere in Not „Die Arche“.
The organization calls its shelter for animals in need “Die Arche.”
