Dexter Animal Shelter

Dexter Animal Shelter Viewing of the animals is by appointment only! ♥️🐾 The Dexter Animal Shelter is an extension of the Dexter Police Department.
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They're responsible for taking dogs off the street and providing them a temporary home at the shelter. There are always new dogs coming into the facility!

Blaze wants to let everyone know that we need help, we are running very low on food. Both regular food and the food for ...
06/21/2024

Blaze wants to let everyone know that we need help, we are running very low on food. Both regular food and the food for our allergy dogs. Any little bit helps. All donations can be mailed to or dropped off at the Dexter Police Dept, 305 Cooper St Dexter Mo 63841.
Here is a link to our Amazon Wish list, it has our preferred foods but we will gladly take anything donated to us.

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1CV5O2GX5QRGT?ref_=wl_share&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0NsRY37o1WyevVOJfr9gUeyzgZIo6DR_ccKr91e3HqXd6XW7CIM_kFBGM_aem_OiUXsZxDKiqPK27tWuYaQg

Update : He is back home! Anyone recognize this dog? He is hanging around on Mulberry Street Dexter. If you know is o...
06/17/2024

Update : He is back home!

Anyone recognize this dog? He is hanging around on Mulberry Street Dexter. If you know is owners please have them contact us! Thank you!

Update: Back with owners!!Is anyone missing this dog it’s at 346 South Locust. It has a collar and leash on.
06/16/2024

Update: Back with owners!!

Is anyone missing this dog it’s at 346 South Locust. It has a collar and leash on.

06/15/2024
Come and meet R***r, Rose, and Blaze!! All three are ready for their furever homes. We will be here until 3 this afterno...
06/15/2024

Come and meet R***r, Rose, and Blaze!! All three are ready for their furever homes. We will be here until 3 this afternoon.
If you bring dog food, harnesses (Xl & L), toys, or other shelter necessities Buddy’s will take $25 off your next payment. Help the shelter babies and yourself at the same time!

Update: She is back home!This beautiful baby was found running over where vine and walnut meet heading towards town. If ...
06/13/2024

Update: She is back home!

This beautiful baby was found running over where vine and walnut meet heading towards town. If anyone knows this baby please reach out to the owners or let us know so we can contact them and get her home!

It’s been a good day at the shelter, Rowdy has been adopted. Good luck big guy in your forever home! 🐾❤️
06/13/2024

It’s been a good day at the shelter, Rowdy has been adopted. Good luck big guy in your forever home! 🐾❤️

Scout has found his forever home, he is so excited he has a new doggie sibling to play together!! Best of luck big guy! ...
06/13/2024

Scout has found his forever home, he is so excited he has a new doggie sibling to play together!! Best of luck big guy! 🐾❤️🐶

This girl is running loose over by W Market, does anyone know where she belongs?
06/13/2024

This girl is running loose over by W Market, does anyone know where she belongs?

Please come see us this Saturday 11am-3pm and see our fur babies that are looking for there forever homes!! 🐾❤️🐶
06/12/2024

Please come see us this Saturday 11am-3pm and see our fur babies that are looking for there forever homes!! 🐾❤️🐶

UPDATE: Found the owners, she is back at home and safe!! Anyone recognize this dog or know where it might live? Got insi...
06/12/2024

UPDATE: Found the owners, she is back at home and safe!!

Anyone recognize this dog or know where it might live? Got inside Southern Bank on Market St in Dexter. Please help us find owner’s shelter is full at this time!

MISSING- from North Hickory Street in Dexter, if you have seen her or know where she is please let us know we would appr...
06/12/2024

MISSING- from North Hickory Street in Dexter, if you have seen her or know where she is please let us know we would appreciate it.

This is Sadie. She is missing from Susan St, her family is worried sick. She’s not used to being out or away from home a...
06/09/2024

This is Sadie. She is missing from Susan St, her family is worried sick. She’s not used to being out or away from home and is likely very scared. If you see her, or know where she is please call her owners at 573-281-0746 or 573-820-1507.

Anyone missing this baby? Found at the Essex Cemetery this morning. Please contact us if you know where he belongs, some...
06/07/2024

Anyone missing this baby? Found at the Essex Cemetery this morning. Please contact us if you know where he belongs, someone is keeping him safe until we find owners.

We are so pleased to announce our Tulip girl has been adopted to her forever home!!🐾❤️
06/05/2024

We are so pleased to announce our Tulip girl has been adopted to her forever home!!🐾❤️

ANYONE LOOKING FOR A BEST FRIEND/COMPANION!! COME VIST US WE HAVE A LOT OF FUR BABIES LOOKING FOR THIER FOREVER HOME/ BE...
06/04/2024

ANYONE LOOKING FOR A BEST FRIEND/COMPANION!! COME VIST US WE HAVE A LOT OF FUR BABIES LOOKING FOR THIER FOREVER HOME/ BEST FRIEND!!!! Message us or call the police department if you have any questions or want to meet anyone!!! This is just some of our fur babies!

We are looking to find the owner of this dog, he has been running Grant street all weekend. If you know where he belongs...
06/04/2024

We are looking to find the owner of this dog, he has been running Grant street all weekend. If you know where he belongs or who he belongs too please message us or call the Police Department Thank you!

MISSING was last seen on Moore Street before the storms on Sunday. If you have seen her, please contact her Owner  at 1...
06/03/2024

MISSING was last seen on Moore Street before the storms on Sunday. If you have seen her, please contact her Owner at 15738205862.

06/03/2024

Our organization is extending our Cards for a Cause Fundraiser by 2 weeks through June 15th! These cards are amazing, have you checked them out yet? Get your card shopping done AND we get over 40% of the sale as a donation. ❤ It will really help our shelter as we also work through the impacts of the recent storms. You can order through this link: https://neartail.com/sm/Ym0ti4lXq. Be sure to choose us for your donation of choice! 😊 Please share and tag this post with at least 10 of your friends and family to help us reach our goal of 100 boxes sold - that would provide us with over $1200 in donations, wow!!

Owners have been found!!! Found at the Southwest Elementary please contact us if you know where this baby lives!
05/31/2024

Owners have been found!!!

Found at the Southwest Elementary please contact us if you know where this baby lives!

Update owner has been found will be contacting person for pick up! Thank you He is home!This big boy showed up at a hous...
05/30/2024

Update owner has been found will be contacting person for pick up! Thank you

He is home!

This big boy showed up at a house on AD Highway about a week ago. Please message us or call the PD if you know where he lives, thank you!

Update -  owner has been found!Anyone missing this big guy? Found at Gary’s Quick Stop. Please message us or call us i...
05/29/2024

Update -  owner has been found!

Anyone missing this big guy? Found at Gary’s Quick Stop. Please message us or call us if you know where he lives! Thank you

05/29/2024

So.....Erma and I took a call out at 3 p.m. and came back at 3:15. We found a paper p*e pad in front of the shelter and started looking for a kitten, or something small. Around the side, in a trap we had cleaned, in full sun and the heat on hot concrete, we found a momma dog and 9 pups.

We called Caruthersville Police, and Officer Sanders ran our cameras back (it wasn't hard to go through 15 min) and 2 cars dumped this mom and pups at the shelter.

The case is under criminal investigation.

Before you say "at least they dumped them at the shelter" consider this...

We were NOT there. What if I had gone to my meeting and NOT come back? The trap is heavy and hot. The mom was thin the puppies were distressed and WE HAVE NO ROOM.

Abandoning an animal is a crime. Just leaving them and not knowing when they will be found is a crime.

We are WAY over our limits! Now we have no history, no surrender form.

Do NOT dump or abandon an animal anywhere!

This matter has been turned over to the police and the prosecuting attorney. Maybe think about the welfare of the dogs. If we had been called we could have offered food and help and maybe asked for rescue. Now we have no choice but to squeeze them in and hold for disposition and treat them as we always do. 10 more vaccines, wormer, help for mom....its just on and on....struggling to squeeze them in, repair kennels and just get everyone their 2 times out a day is becoming rough.

So please don't say it's ok to just abandon them because the animal shelter was locked up, because it is not.

We are excited, our sweet Haley girl has found her forever home!! We want to wish them the best of luck. 🐾❤️
05/26/2024

We are excited, our sweet Haley girl has found her forever home!! We want to wish them the best of luck. 🐾❤️

Someone is worn out after her big adoption event today. Catching some 💤💤 in her favorite place in the office. 💙💙 We didn...
05/25/2024

Someone is worn out after her big adoption event today. Catching some 💤💤 in her favorite place in the office. 💙💙
We didn’t adopt anyone out, but got some wonderful donations for our dwindling medical fund, and some possible adoptions for later this week. 🙏

Manny decided he was going to be a lap dog today! 💙💙
05/25/2024

Manny decided he was going to be a lap dog today! 💙💙

HALEY!! 6 months old, spayed, HW negative, house broke and is also a lover. She loves to play with everyone and has the ...
05/25/2024

HALEY!! 6 months old, spayed, HW negative, house broke and is also a lover. She loves to play with everyone and has the most gorgeous blue eyes!
Come out to Mud Magnet Car Wash in BLOOMFIELD and meet her. She would love to find her furever home today. We will be here until 2 this afternoon.

MANNY!!! 2yo, just finished HW tx, scheduled for neuter/microchip in July. He is a lover and is a big boy. Good with kid...
05/25/2024

MANNY!!! 2yo, just finished HW tx, scheduled for neuter/microchip in July. He is a lover and is a big boy. Good with kids but tends to knock small ones down getting all the lovins. He has been at the shelter the longest and needs his own home.
Come meet him at Mud Magnet Car Wash in BLOOMFIELD, we’ll be here until 2 this afternoon

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601 E Grant Street
Dexter, MO
63841

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The Dexter Animal Shelter is an extension of the Dexter Police Department. They're responsible for taking dogs off the street and providing them a temporary home at the shelter. There are always new dogs coming into our facility! We believe in Second Chances and when I took over I decided we were going to be a NO KILL SHELTER. The Shelter is primarily ran off of Volunteer Help and Donations from the Public. We are not perfect but we strive to find our animals good loving homes. So Adoptions and Fostering our animals to good homes is our priority.