Clarke County Humane Foundation

11/04/2024

**Returned to Owner**

Do you recognize this gentleman? He was picked up by ACO at the 7-11 at Route 7 and Triple J. If he belongs to you, please call us at 540-955-5104 so we can set up a time for you to reclaim him.

10/27/2024

Attention to anyone in the River Road area.

We need the community's help keeping an eye out for one of two Australian Cattle Dogs (aka: Blue Heeler) that were in the vehicle involved in a crash on River Rd. last night. The female was brought into the shelter last night and has been returned to the owner. The male, Ranger, is still at large. If you see him, or manage to capture him, please call us at 540-955-5104 ASAP. If you don't get an answer, please leave a message. If you have the dog in your possession, and can't reach us, please contact the Clarke County Sheriff's office so they may pick him up and transport him to us. We are in direct communication with the owner.

The photo's attached are NOT the dog in question. I have added these for reference as to what the dog may look like. We will post more information as we get it.

10/25/2024

We have so many great animals available for adoption right now, if you have been on the fence about adopting a new family member then you should absolutely take these adoption specials as your sign that now is the time! Many woofs and meows my friends!

**we are still keeping our cat rooms closed to the general public at this time, but meet and greets with an approved adoption application can be arranged, and our cats are still viewable through our wall of windows and many are listed on our PetFinder**

10/25/2024

**10/28/24** Returned to Owner

**STRAY ALERT**
Brought in by ACO at 12:30pm on 10/25/24. Picked up running at large around the 6800 block of Lord Fairfax Highway. Wearing a blue collar, no tags. No microchip detected upon first scan. If this is your dog, or you have information about them please call us at the shelter at 540-955-5104. We had to open late today, but we are open now and here until 6pm. We will be open tomorrow 10-4. If you do not reach a staff member please leave us a voicemail and we will get back to you at our earliest convenience, if staff is still on site we will happily arrange an after hours discharge to get this guy back home. Proof of ownership required for discharge.

10/23/2024

Update: Owner Identified.

This dog was brought in by animal control this evening. She is female and was found in the 1600 block of Old Wi******er Rd. Please give us a call at 540-955-5104 if this animal belongs to you. Proof of ownership such as a photo will be required for pick up.

10/23/2024

**STRAY ALERT**
Brought in by ACO on 10/23/24 @ 3:30pm picked up running at large around the 600 block of Featherbed Rd in White Post. Small, young, female pitbull. No collar, tags, or microchip. Please call us at the shelter if this is your dog to arrange discharge. 540-955-5104, if you do not reach staff directly PLEASE leave a voicemail and we will get back to you at our earliest convenience. The shelter is closed today but staff is still on site, we will re-open tomorrow from 10:30-4:00. Proof of ownership is required for discharge.

10/19/2024

**10/28/24 Still no information on an owner, this kitty came in with a collar and is very friendly so we know someone has got to be missing her**

This dilute tortie with a red collar was brought in this morning by a citizen who found her in their garage. She is wearing a flat red collar and was found in the Taylor Street area of Berryville. If she belongs to you, please reach out to us at 540-955-5104. Proof of ownership, such as a photo will be required for pick up.

10/18/2024

Out of an abundance of caution, our cat rooms will be closed to visitors through this weekend. It is the time of year for upper respiratory infections for both humans and cats, and much like in humans, these infections are extremely contagious among our cat population. With the high volume of cats currently in our care, and a large number of them being infected, we are taking this precaution to stop the spread.

That said, the shelter itself will still be open during normal hours. You are welcome to look at our cats through the windows. If you have an approved pre-adoption application, we can also allow you to meet with the cat you are looking to adopt, in our visitation room.

Our dog kennel is still operation as normal. Please feel free to reach out to us if you have any questions.

10/15/2024

I have been nominating this absolute gem of a human since literally a few weeks after she started working for me full time. If you have ever had the pleasure of working with, speaking to, or adopting an animal from Jess then you know just how helpful and kind she is. The animals all adore her. She is literally a dog whisperer. This place does not run without her. I will be forever grateful that she is the person I get to work with almost every day. All the woofs and meows for Jess, employee of the quarter for Clarke County!

At their October 15 meeting, the Clarke County Board of Supervisors recognized Jessica Bruce as Employee of the Quarter.

Jessica is a dedicated employee of the Clarke County Animal Shelter and was described by her supervisor as “the hardest working person I have ever known, and the shelter simply does not work without her." She regularly goes above and beyond what is expected of her. No matter what or who she is dealing with, she remains positive and courteous. She never hesitates to offer to help and never complains about tasks or duties she is given, even when they are exceedingly unpleasant. She gives every animal and person who comes to the shelter the best experience possible. You can tell the animals love her because she takes the time to get to know them and show them affection until they move on to their forever homes.

10/14/2024

We will be back to business tomorrow, Tuesday the 15th, from 10:30am - 4:00pm.

In observance of Columbus Day, the following facilities are CLOSED on Monday, October 14:

* Berryville, Boyce, and Clarke County government offices
* Clarke County Social Services
* Clarke County Animal Shelter

Parks & Rec and the Clarke County Library will be open as normal.

10/13/2024

Come and visit us at the Clermont Native Plant Sale! We will have a tent from 9am-3pm with information about the shelter and the foundation, we may also have some adoptable dogs with us if time and weather allow!

10/12/2024

Update: Both dogs have been returned to their owner.

UPDATE as of 10/15/24 the two people claiming to own the dogs in the comments have not contacted the shelter. If anyone knows how to get in touch with Maria Herrera or Marvin Daniel Herrera Rodriguez (both of these people have commented on the stray posts claiming these are there dogs, but I have no way to get in touch and do not have the ability to send them a FB message with the way the profiles are set up) please, please, please, direct them to call us at 540-955-5104 we have a large number of dogs and the phone ringing off the hook for more intakes and surrenders so we would really like to get these guys home if they have one. Thank you.

**STRAY ALERT**
Picked up by ACO 10/12/24 @ 1pm at the intersection of River Rd and Old Ferry Rd. No tags, collars, or chips upon first scan. Appear to be from the same household. If these are your dogs please call us at 540-955-5104 to set up a time to pick them up. The shelter is closed for the day today, tomorrow, and Monday for the holiday but staff will still be on site. If you are unable to reach staff please leave a voicemail with contact information so someone can get back to you to arrange a time to discharge them. Proof of ownership required.

10/12/2024

Hello Friends!

We have some small construction projects going on at the shelter to give us more outdoor turnouts for our ever-rising number of dogs. Until we figure out what we will be installing as a permanent covered area inside them we could really use 2-3 pop up canopy tents (no bigger than 10x10) that would be easy for staff to put out and take in for poor weather. Before we go purchasing some (since the new yards are not *quite* ready to use yet) we thought we would ask if anybody has one getting dusty and taking up space in their garage that we could take off of your hands :) (donations are tax deductible, just ask someone at the desk for a donation receipt for donated goods). Many woofs and meows my friends!

10/12/2024

Needless to say, the amazon delivery man got a work out this week! Thank you all so much for always answering every call to help and exceeding our expectations. These deliveries will give us some breathing room, and hopefully be the beginning of us building up our pantry so we can continue a high standard of care for our residents but also assist the community as a whole. We don't know how our generous donors feel about public accolades, so we won't tag ya, buuuuut...A GIANT MASSIVE THANK YOU OF WOOFS AND MEOWS to Tasha, Cynthia, Lauren, Heather, the Calvano family, Barbara, smileone23, Karen, Courtney, Jess, and the countless others that dropped off or remained anonymous on their gift. We see you! From the bottom of our hearts, we appreciate every donation, dog walk, like, share, or comment. A rising tide lifts all ships my friends. It was a good week.🤩😃😸🐕 🥰

10/10/2024

**STRAY ALERT** Brought to shelter at 9:30am on 10/10/24
He was found on Lewis Williams Ln in Berryville. If you have information about this dog, or you are the owner, please contact us here at the shelter to arrange a pick up. 540-955-5104