Louisa County Animal Shelter

07/02/2024

UPDATE: All Have Been Adopted

Kittens are available TODAY! Get your paws on these cuties before they're gone!🐱🐱🐱

Cats are awesome for human mental health, but they can also make other pets happier as well. If your dog or cat is lonely while you're at work, consider a new feline friend to serve as a companion for ALL in your household.

Our adoption process is simple and same-day. We do not require an appointment and welcome anyone to stop by when we are open to the public (Tues-Sat, 12-5 pm).

To see all of the animals available for adoption, visit https://www.louisacounty.gov/3269/Adopt-an-Animal.

07/02/2024

Meet Tetris, our Dog of the Week! Tetris is 32lbs and tricolor. He's five years old, so he's playful but not in the puppy stage and his personality is established. He loves meeting new people and he's great with other dogs. While he loves running in his playgroup daily, he also thoroughly enjoys lying around with human companions. This outgoing hound is a long-timer with us, with a stay currently at 126 days. We hope this week is the week Tetris finds his forever home. We ask that you visit us anytime Tues-Sat,12-5 pm to meet him. If you fall in love with him, you can adopt him the same day with no adoption fee!

To see all of the animals available for adoption, visit https://www.louisacounty.gov/3269/Adopt-an-Animal.

To volunteer or provide items to help the animals have a more comfortable stay with us, visit https://www.louisacounty.gov/3274/Volunteer or https://www.louisacounty.gov/3273/Donate.

06/28/2024

Awesome update on Lemon ... the mast cells led to nothing! She's a healthy girl with the exception of allergies, and those are easily controlled.🎉

Lemon is still in need of a home though. This three-year old, 40lbs pup loves walks and one-on-one time. Come by anytime we're open to the public (Tues-Sat,12-5pm) to see if she's the dog for you!

To see all of the animals available for adoption, visit https://www.louisacounty.gov/3269/Adopt-an-Animal.

To volunteer or provide items to help the animals have a more comfortable stay with us, visit https://www.louisacounty.gov/3274/Volunteer or https://www.louisacounty.gov/3273/Donate.

06/28/2024

The chances of hearing fireworks this weekend and next are high. The loud noises these displays can cause may be very stressful for animals, causing many to stray from home. Keeping your pets indoors after dark and while you're away will keep them out of danger.

06/27/2024

Can we get a woot woot for Flash and his new owner?🙌
Flash was a shelter dog for a total of 120 days. Easy-going Flash loves to play and show affection -- a perfect match with his adopter. He'll be missed in doggie playgroup, but we couldn't be happier for him!👋👋

Will you be the next featured adopter? Check out the animals at https://www.louisacounty.gov/3269/Adopt-an-Animal.

Asking yourself, "What is doggie playgroup?" It's a new program that allows the shelter dogs to have much needed time to play and run each day. See how you can participate at https://www.louisacounty.gov/3274/Volunteer.

06/26/2024

See the statement from Louisa County regarding dry conditions and the need for extreme caution with fireworks.

Please also note that loud noises (like fireworks) can be very scary for animals, and we receive a large number of animals yearly on July 5 that have strayed. Any plans to carefully use fireworks should also include precautions to safely secure your pet, including:
*Bringing your pet inside before dark
*Closing up your house, and leaving the air conditioning on for your pet
*Leaving a radio or TV on for background noise
*Making sure tags are up-to-date

The County is carefully monitoring the current conditions and weather forecast for the upcoming 4th of July holiday. If conditions necessitate additional regulation such as a fire ban, the County will inform the public through normal channels including Louisa County Alerts and social media. In the meantime, citizens are encouraged to use caution with any open flame during hot, dry conditions. The County also discourages the use of fireworks under these conditions unless extreme caution is used.

Sign up for Louisa County Citizen Alerts (CivicReady alerts, urgent in nature) at https://www.louisacounty.gov/2601/Alerts-Notifications. Receive emergency alerts and other notifications via phone call, text message, and / or email.

06/26/2024

Kittens are of course amazing and cute, but adult cats offer many advantages to those seeking to adopt. When considering a new feline for your household, remember the following is typically true with adult cats:
1.) The personality is established
2.) More relaxed
3.) Existing pets usually bond with easier
4.) Stronger immune systems
5.) Still have lots of love to give!

Check out all our animals for adoption online at https://www.louisacounty.gov/3269/Adopt-an-Animal. Visit us at 18 Sacred Heart Ave in Mineral, anytime Tues-Sat, 12-5pm to meet the animals.

06/25/2024

July 5 is the busiest day of the year for US animal shelters. A few ways to prevent your animal from getting scared by loud noises and getting lose:
1. Leave your pets safely at home, behind secure doors.
2. Try playing music or leaving the TV on to drown out the noise outside.
3. Do not leave your pet unsupervised outdoors, even in a fenced yard.
4. Do not leave your pet tied up outdoors. Animals can strangle themselves in attempting to break free when frightened.
5. Make sure your pet’s ID tags and microchip information are up-to-date with current contact information.

See more tips in the image below. To you and your pets - have a safe 4th!

06/24/2024

**Update: Owner contacted! Going home soon

*Stray from Bordon Rd

Our mission is to GET THE ANIMAL HOME. In addition to an anticipated happy reunion, Return to Owner is critical to ensuring space at the shelter. Please share this post to help us find the owner.
Per stray hold laws, the County stray hold is 7 days with no identification or 12 days with identification. Learn about reporting a lost animal at https://www.louisacounty.gov/3277/Lost-Animal-Bulletins.
Related Links:
See Adoptable Animals: https://www.louisacounty.gov/3269/Adopt-an-Animal
Learn About Fostering: https://www.louisacounty.gov/3268/Foster-an-Animal

06/22/2024

Stray from Doctors Rd - "Silk"
Female Dog aged 4 years 0 months.

Our mission is to GET THE ANIMAL HOME. In addition to an anticipated happy reunion, Return to Owner is critical to ensuring space at the shelter. Please share this post to help us find the owner.
Per stray hold laws, the County stray hold is 7 days with no identification or 12 days with identification. Learn about reporting a lost animal at https://www.louisacounty.gov/3277/Lost-Animal-Bulletins.
Related Links:
See Adoptable Animals: https://www.louisacounty.gov/3269/Adopt-an-Animal
Learn About Fostering: https://www.louisacounty.gov/3268/Foster-an-Animal

06/22/2024

We had an awesome day today. Ten cats and three long-stay dogs were adopted, and an additional long-stay dog went into foster-to-adopt! Congrats to Mario, Stitch, Ariel, Boo, Peach Pie, Snow White, Moana, Paisley, Dallas, Dege, Ozzy, Bo, Black Widow, Hawkeye and their new families! 🎉

Still in search of your next furry addition? Five cats and eleven dogs are still immediately available. More kittens are scheduled for spay/neuter on Monday and will also be ready soon. Learn more about adopting and see available animals at https://www.louisacounty.gov/3269/Adopt-an-Animal.

06/21/2024

We don't know how a guy like Craft got to end up in a shelter. Maybe someone lost interest or didn't see value in a dog at six or seven years old. No, he's not a bouncy, adorable puppy. He's not going to teach you how to make sure your shoes are out of reach or that a 20 minute wait for a potty break after eating is too long. He's going to teach you that dogs feel gratitude for a rescue and a home. He's going to teach you that a pooch who's been around a minute has a lot of perks over a crazy puppy. Craft is a little shy at first but he's full of love and enjoys other dogs. Apply at www.louisahumanesociety.com.

06/21/2024

We have a number of young kittens that need foster care before they are ready for adoption. Learn how to become a foster to kittens under eight weeks at https://www.louisacounty.gov/3268/Foster-an-Animal.

Learn about what to do if you find kittens at https://www.louisacounty.gov/3345/Found-Kittens.

Learn about what to do if you find an outdoor cat at https://www.louisacounty.gov/3344/Outdoor-Cats.

06/20/2024

We're CRITICALLY FULL! What this Means: When we're out of space for a certain type and size of an animal, we can't intake new animals without compromising the support of the existing shelter animals. We're working to get the message out that we are in urgent need of adoptions and fostering, but we would appreciate your help so we can continue to provide the best possible care for our shelter animals.

How You Can Help:
✨ Foster - Foster for 1 day, 1 week, or 1 month! We offer several foster programs that are flexible and work with your schedule. Learn more and sign up at https://www.louisacounty.gov/3268/Foster-an-Animal. Any animal available for adoption may be fostered or enter foster to adopt.

✨ Adopt - We always offer same-day adoptions. The animals featured in this post are available for adoption. You may always visit https://www.louisacounty.gov/3269/Adopt-an-Animal to see up-to-date images of all animals available for adoption. We ask that you visit us at 18 Sacred Heart Ave in Mineral, anytime Tues-Sat, 12-5pm to meet the animals. All adoptions are currently free.

✨ Reunite with Your Missing Animal - If your animal is missing, check to see if your animal is at the shelter (learn more at https://www.louisacounty.gov/3271/Found-Animals-Strays-Missing-Animals). You may also contact us at 540-894-4219.

✨ Rehome Your Pet - We encourage owners to rehome their own animals. The following sites may help you find a new home for your pet: Rehome.adoptapet.com, Getyourpet.com, Rehomeyourpets.com, and Home-Home.org.

✨ Help If You Find a Stray - In the past, it was standard practice for lost pets to be brought into the shelter. However, we now know they have a much better chance of getting back home if some actions are taken in the neighborhoods where they're found, before they are brought to a shelter. In fact, the typical reclaim rate for lost pets is only 17% when a pet comes into the shelter. But when a pet is kept in a safe place in the neighborhood where they were found, that rate jumps to 70%. If you have a found an animal and it's possible, we ask that you do not remove the animal from its neighborhood. Please report the information through PawBoost and Lost.petcolove.org. You may also complete a Report a Found Animal form on our website at https://www.louisacounty.gov/3281/Report-a-Found-Animal.

06/18/2024

We will be closed to the public tomorrow. We have some cats getting spayed/neutered today and they will be ready to go home on Thursday when we open.

County offices will be closed Wednesday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth.

See if one of our Online Tools will meet your need while offices are closed: https://www.louisacounty.gov/600/Online-Tools

Please note the Refuse & Recycling Centers will be open. The Refuse & Recycling Centers close:
*At 1pm on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving
*Thanksgiving Day
*At 1pm on Christmas Eve
*All day Christmas Day
*At 1pm on New Year's Eve
*All Day New Year's Day
*Weather-related county closures

To sign up for weather-related or unexpected facility closure alerts, visit: https://www.louisacounty.gov/2601/Alerts-Notifications

06/18/2024

Strays from:
*Jefferson Hwy
*Mt Pleasant Church Rd
*Privacy Rd
*W Jack Jouett
*Duval Rd
*RT 522

Our mission is to GET THE ANIMALS HOME. In addition to an anticipated happy reunion, Return to Owner is critical to ensuring space at the shelter. Please share this post to help us find the owners.

Per stray hold laws, the County stray hold is 7 days with no identification or 12 days with identification. Learn about reporting a lost animal at https://www.louisacounty.gov/3277/Lost-Animal-Bulletins.

Related Links:
See Adoptable Animals: https://www.louisacounty.gov/3269/Adopt-an-Animal
Learn About Fostering: https://www.louisacounty.gov/3268/Foster-an-Animal

06/17/2024

Congrats to the "Whoodles" adopted on Friday and their new owners! This meant an extra special, playful Dog Dad Day and Father's Day this past weekend.

📸😀You can be the next happy face in a featured adopter photo! Our adoption process is simple and same-day. Learn about our adoption policy and see the available animals at https://www.louisacounty.gov/3269/Adopt-an-Animal.

06/14/2024

Update: Both have been Adopted

We have two Wheaten Terrier poodle mixes, also known as Whoodles, available for adoption! Aster and Delilah are both super sweet and ready to go.

Aster: Male Wheaten Terrier/Poodle Dog aged 2 years 0 months.
Delilah: Female Wheaten Terrier/Poodle Dog aged 2 years 0 months.

Visit us at 18 Sacred Heart Ave in Mineral, anytime Tues-Sat, 12-5pm to meet the animals. We offer same-day adoptions 😉

To see all animals available for adoption, see https://www.louisacounty.gov/3269/Adopt-an-Animal.

06/12/2024

06/08/2024

Today at the Jack Jouett Festival, we brought dogs Ozzie, Morris, Flash, Tetris, and Droppy. For cats, Da Vinci, Suki, Artic, Twizzler, Cashew, and Licorice. A big congrats to Da Vinci, Cashew, and Droppy for being adopted!! We are here at Southern Revere Cellars until 5pm.

**Update: Twizzler and Licorice were also adopted!**

**Update 2: Morris was adopted too! Check out the pics of his freedom ride home with his adopter!**

06/07/2024

Tomorrow is National - a day to celebrate important friendships. A few things we ask you to consider as we head into the weekend:

1.) Could your new bestie be waiting for you at the Louisa County Animal Shelter? Visit us today until 5, tomorrow at Jack Jouett Day (11am-5pm at Southern Revere Cellars), or when we're open to the public next week. We offer barrier-free, same-day adoptions.

2.) Want to be a part of the new playgroup program that allows shelter dogs to socialize? (Just look at the happy faces in these pictures!) We'd love to have you join us! Learn about the program and sign up at https://www.louisacounty.gov/3274/Volunteer.

3.) We'd like to once again thank our friends at The Louisa Humane Society for the awesome play equipment. The dogs are loving it!

06/07/2024

It's National ! In addition to grabbing a sugary treat today, consider fostering one-year old Doughnut and her babies Sprinkles and Jellie. Sprinkles and Jellie are just a week old and need to remain with their mother until they are ready for adoption when they reach 8-weeks. Sprinkles (Orange) is a male and Jellie (Brown Tabby) is a female. Learn about fostering and sign up at https://www.louisacounty.gov/3268/Foster-an-Animal.

06/06/2024

This is Lemon. Lemon is only 3 years old, but is in need of a special needs foster home - most likely hospice as cancer cells were found. Our friends at The Louisa Humane Society are going to help with diagnostic testing, so we should know more about her status soon. This 40-pound female enjoys walks and playtime, and we'd love to see her in a home getting as many walks and as much playtime as possible during this time. Please visit us to meet Lemon and learn about fostering.

06/05/2024

In his 113 days as a shelter dog, Dege has seen many dog playgroup friends come and go ... and he's ready for a new home of his own. We've gotten to know Dege well and we absolutely adore him. We're confident when you meet him, you'll love him as much as we do. A little about this sweet, energetic boy:
* He's a 1 year and 9 month, 70 pound, Brindle Boxer Shepherd mix.
* He's very social and plays well with children and dogs of all sizes.
* He sits on command, and is crate and house trained.

The Bark Park located next to the Animal Shelter (18 Sacred Heart Ave) has fenced areas perfect for a meet-and-greet with Dege.

Learn about our same-day adoptions at https://www.louisacounty.gov/158/Animal-Shelter.

06/05/2024

The Louisa County Animal Shelter will be closed to the public on Saturday June 8. Staff will be available with adoptable animals at the Jack Jouett Day Festival. The Jack Jouett Day Festival will be held from 11am to 5pm at Southern Revere Cellars (1100 E Jack Jouett Rd, Louisa, VA 23093).

The Animal Shelter will open with normal business hours on Tuesday, June 11.

06/05/2024

Now ready for adoption!