can i just walk in and ask to pet animals? seems like a fun thing to do and i'm sure they like the attention right?

As far as I am aware you need to call first to do that. Other wise u can only pet through the cages

You DON'T need to call first! They never answer the phone, too busy. Just walk in with ID and you can take animals out for walks and pets. We got our rescue pup here and she's awesome

I think that they have schedules, it probably would be nice to call.