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The Smyth County Public Animal Shelter located at 287 Fox Valley Rd at the Seven Mile Ford exit is now being operated by Smyth Animal Rescue. Our staff along with the shelter attendants will continue working hand-in-hand with the Animal Control Officers but you will begin seeing a few changes. Our priorities are to serve lost animals, especially those that are sick or injured; provide assistance when owners need to rehome their pets; provide education and resources to keep animals with their owners; and allocate space for animals awaiting court dates. Continue to follow Smyth Animal Rescue and Smyth Shelter Friends Facebook pages for more details about exciting changes.
Please email infosmythshelter @gmail.com if you would like to receive future updates via email. Phone number is still 276-646-2222. Option 1 is for the Animal Shelter. Option 2 is for Animal Control.
Thanks in advance for your patience as we work through this transition.
And many thanks to everyone who works hard to advocate for the animalsE-mail: infosmythshelter@gmail.com
Opening Hours for Adoption, Viewing and Reclamation:
Tuesday - Saturday 1pm-5:30pm. Phone or e-mail to make an appointment. Closed Sunday and Monday.
Opening Hours for Animal Intake (by appointment only):
Tuesday - Saturday 1pm-5pm. Closed Sunday and Monday. Owner surrenders by appointment only and limited by available space
Smyth County Animal Shelter operated by Smyth Animal Rescue
The Smyth County Public Animal Shelter located at 287 Fox Valley Rd at the Seven Mile Ford exit is now being operated by Smyth Animal Rescue. Our staff along with the shelter attendants will continue working hand-in-hand with the Animal Control Officers but you will begin seeing a few changes. Our priorities are to serve lost animals, especially those that are sick or injured; provide assistance when owners need to rehome their pets; provide education and resources to keep animals with their owners; and allocate space for animals awaiting court dates. Continue to follow Smyth Animal Rescue and Smyth Shelter Friends Facebook pages for more details about exciting changes. Please email infosmythshelter@gmail.com if you would like to receive future updates via email. Phone number for the Animal Shelter is still 276-646-2222 Option 1. Animal Control is Option 2. Thanks in advance for your patience as we work through this transition. Many thanks to everyone who works hard to advocate for the animals of Smyth County VA.
Our shelter is a small rural shelter and the total number of animals varies day by day. Our shelter is run by our Animal Control staff of five officers, a Shelter Manager, and a Shelter Attendant. We are responsible for covering 452 square miles in Smyth County and deal with cats, dogs, livestock, and wildlife. Our shelter has 29 dog runs and 33 cat cages. We try to keep euthanasia numbers as low as possible, but it is our responsibility to the community to evaluate animals behaviorally and medically and make decisions that are in the best interest of the community as well as the animal. We will not adopt out an animal that we believe could be a safety risk to the community. Also, we (thankfully) have not had to make many decisions due to space, but we could easily find ourselves in that situation. We operate based on a waitlist for owner-surrendered animals to try to minimize the need to euthanize for space, but it could happen depending on various circumstances.
Visiting Smyth County Animal Shelter
Please phone us on 276-646-2222 option1 to check that the dog you want to visit is still available.
Opening Hours:
Tuesday - Saturday 1pm-5:30pm. Phone or e-mail to make an appointment. Closed Sunday and Monday.