Mesquite Animal Shelter cuts adoption fees to $4 through July 6 Adoption fees are normally $80 or $100. Kallie Guerrero, 3, looked at a dog to potentially adopt at Dallas Animal Services' Main Shelter in Dallas in this file photo. The Mesquite Animal Shelter is offering $4 adoptions for the Fourth of July weekend.(Ashley Landis / Staff Photographer) The Mesquite Animal Shelter is offering $4 adoptions for the Fourth of July weekend. Both cat and dogs are covered by the patriotic price, with dog adoptions usually $100 and cats normally $80. All adopted animals will be microchipped, vaccinated for rabies and spayed or neutered. The shelter is open this weekend and early next week at the following times: