Harrison County WV Animal Control

03/26/2025

Typically we don’t have the ability to post the over abundance of felines we receive but this girl has to belong to someone. She is not microchipped but is wearing a collar. She was trapped on Circle Dr. in Mount Clare.

Be mindful that we do not stray hold cats, she can be pulled by a rescue at any time. If this is your cat please call with a description of the collar. Please share in hopes of finding her owner. 304-592-1876

Disclaimer: Pet cats MUST be kept indoors or things like this will happen. If your cat is trapped and brought in it has the potential to be euthanized.

03/26/2025

We still have a few pre-portioned bags of canned cat food if anyone needs any. Please stop by the shelter, 10am-4pm. If you want to call to confirm we still have some, 304-592-1876.

Our friends at Pet Supplies Plus - Clarksburg WV are always so generous in helping the community (and us) therefore we have an abundance of canned cat food available that even with our cat intake we will never go through by the time it expires.

If you’re by the shelter and you’d like to stop into grab some, we have preportioned bags in our office. We will offer these bags until Friday 3/7or until supplies last!

Trust us your cats will thank you! And as always dont forget to thank PSP! 🐱

Please note, that if you feed community cats, take advantage of the funding we have to TNVR the community cats! If we don’t use the grant funding it will not be awarded to us in future years to combat this issue.
CONTACT SNIPWV


More info on TNVR here:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/169iY6zonc/?mibextid=wwXIfr

03/25/2025

Remember our girl Morticia from back in October? She still hasn’t been adopted… but now another issue has risen. She is in immediate need of ACL repair and knee surgery. This is a very intense and costly surgery. Doddridge County is asking for donations in aiding in the cost. Please share, share, share! Without monetary support rescues cannot assist us in times of need. We are wishing Morticia this best during her recovery.

Send a message to learn more

03/25/2025

This boy was found running on Main Street in Lumberport closer to Gregory’s run. Please share this post in hopes of finding his owner. If unclaimed he will be available for adoption on 4/2/2025.

304-592-1876

03/25/2025

This girl was found running on Chub Run in Mt. Clare. Please share this post in hopes of finding her owner. If unclaimed she will be available for adoption on 4/2/2025.

304-592-1876

03/25/2025

Many of you read our post about Aaron’s Hope For Paws rescue and the impact they’ve had on the save rate of Harrison County Animal Control. Potentially 700 cats could be affected this year by this tragedy.

Original Post:
https://www.facebook.com/share/16G4jGhgiN/?mibextid=wwXIfr

To ensure we are still doing the most to protect the animals and achieve lifesaving measures; we can’t guarantee an outcome for healthy cats at this time, here are a few things that may be more effective than resulting to our facility:

🐱 If you find that community cats are hanging around use our grant funding to schedule those cats with SNIPWV for Feral Free Days! Remember ‘the vacuum effect’ and population control.
https://www.snipwv.org/make-an-appointment

🐱 Rehome your pet cat(s) on your own. If they’re vetted, fixed, and friendly, this may be a better more holistic option to ensure the livelihood of cats.

🐱 Did you get a cat and now it’s spraying around the house? Get him neutered!
Many local vets are taking new clients or you can also schedule with SNIPWV for $57! Have a female and don’t want babies? Cat spays at SNIPWV are only $75!
https://www.snipwv.org/make-an-appointment

Please keep in mind that we are always able to assist with injured or sick cats as they do need aid and intervention.

03/24/2025

WE ARE OUT OF VOUCHERS!
We have issued 75 vouchers TODAY which was our limit. Hopefully this will alleviate a lot of unwanted litters! 🐶

03/24/2025

You’ve heard us praise the rescues that dig us out of the trenches; now it’s our turn. Tragedy struck our leading cat rescue, Aaron’s Hope for Paws. On March 23rd, their Directors home burned down along with her brand new cat building and vehicle, nothing is salvageable. Many, many lives were lost, along with the rescue cats, they lost their 6 family dogs and personal cats. This is absolutely heartbreaking. The Anderson family now must start from the ground up. To put this into perspective for you, Aaron’s Hope for Paws took 700+ cats from our facility in 2024, gave them necessary medical care and adopted them out.

Please understand with AHFP dealing with such detriment this will tremendously slow the rate we will be able to move cats out of our facility. We will always do what we can but we cannot guarantee an outcome for felines at this time.

We don’t have the space to store physical items but if you would like to make a monetary donation to AHFP we will be collecting those at Animal Control, cash or checks. Checks can be made out to Aaron’s Hope for Paws or Karen Anderson. You can also make donations through the following:
PayPal — [email protected]
Venmo —

Or checks can be mailed to:
270 Sinsel Hollow Rd Flemington, WV 26347

03/24/2025

We are only allowing 2 people at a time in the building for vouchers. Intakes will take priority over vouchers. Also please note, we are unable to schedule vouchers during Audubon Animal Clinics lunch hours, 1 pm - 2 pm.

🌼 PLEASE READ IN ITS ENTIRETY 🌼

Edit 3/24 @ 2:34 pm: WE ARE OUT IF VOUCHERS. We have issued 75 vouchers today. We definitely see the need for spay and neuter, we will do our best to help the community as we can with this!

Edit 3/24 @ 12:00 pm: We have ONLY 20 vouchers available at this time! This morning we have issued 55 vouchers.

We have spay/neuter vouchers!

As of Monday 3/24, we will start issuing vouchers. These vouchers will cover 100% of the cost of spay or neuter of the pet as well as a rabies vaccine. We can provide two vouchers PER HOUSEHOLD. We always recommend altering the female pets in the home as it is most costly.

You may apply for two dogs, two cats, a dog and a cat, or a single animal of either species, whatever is best suited for your needs. Animals must be of reproductive age as we do not schedule surgeries out for young animals; animals under 6 months old are not eligible

Eligibility:

* MUST be a Harrison County Resident, please bring ID.

* MUST receive state or federal assistance and bring proof when applying.
- The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- Medicaid; Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- The West Virginia Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP)
- Social Security Disability
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
- Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)
- Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
- Low Income Veterans Assistance under 38 U.S.C. 2044

Address on ID must match address on benefits.

Audubon Animal Clinic is the only veterinarian that services our vouchers and the appointment will be made by Animal Control while applicants are present. We do not mail our vouchers, you must physically come in to apply. If you do not show up to your appointment, vouchers are not reissued and will no longer be valid or accepted by Audubon Animal Clinic.

Vouchers are limited. It is first come first served. These vouchers are for pets ONLY, they will not be attainable for community cats. Vouchers will be issued Monday through Friday, 10 am - 3 pm. Furthermore, we will not be accepting phone calls or messages about vouchers at this time as it makes us unable to receive important calls for animals in need. Updates will be made to social media once vouchers are becoming scarce.

03/21/2025

Thank you Pet Supplies Plus - Clarksburg, WV for having our back!

03/20/2025

PLEASE NOTE OUR SPAY AND NEUTER VOUCHERS DO NOT BEGIN UNTIL MONDAY 3/24!

03/20/2025

This sweet boy was found running around Lucas Rd in Shinnston. Please share this Post in hopes of finding his owner. He will be available for adoption on 3/27/25

304-592-1876

03/20/2025

Keeping your dog busy is as simple as a frisbee with some frozen wet food on it! Please understand that mental stimulation in dogs is just as important as walking them. If you have a high energy dog,
enrichment could be your saving grace 🐶

Stimulating your dog might just keep them out of the shelter!

03/19/2025

It’s getting warm and that means it’s the perfect time to add to your family and provide a safe, loving home for an unwanted shelter dog!

Our dogs are available for adoption through the Humane Society of Harrison County - WV, and once adopted, will receive necessary medical care, including spaying/neutering, additional vaccinations, and microchipping. The adoption fee is $150 for dogs under a year old and $125 for dogs over a year old. To adopt, please visit hshcwv.org.

We also collaborate with 501(c)3 nonprofit rescues and shelters for transfer opportunities.
Unfortunately, due to limited space, these dogs are at risk of euthanasia at any time.

Please share this information to help us find forever homes for these deserving dogs. We’re open M-F 10am-4pm, Sat. 10am-3pm. The Humane Society of Harrison County hours differ, 10:30am-3:30pm!

03/19/2025

🌼 PLEASE READ IN ITS ENTIRETY 🌼

Edit 3/24 @ 2:34 pm: WE ARE OUT IF VOUCHERS. We have issued 75 vouchers today. We definitely see the need for spay and neuter, we will do our best to help the community as we can with this!

Edit 3/24 @ 12:00 pm: We have ONLY 20 vouchers available at this time! This morning we have issued 55 vouchers.

We have spay/neuter vouchers!

As of Monday 3/24, we will start issuing vouchers. These vouchers will cover 100% of the cost of spay or neuter of the pet as well as a rabies vaccine. We can provide two vouchers PER HOUSEHOLD. We always recommend altering the female pets in the home as it is most costly.

You may apply for two dogs, two cats, a dog and a cat, or a single animal of either species, whatever is best suited for your needs. Animals must be of reproductive age as we do not schedule surgeries out for young animals; animals under 6 months old are not eligible

Eligibility:

* MUST be a Harrison County Resident, please bring ID.

* MUST receive state or federal assistance and bring proof when applying.
- The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- Medicaid; Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- The West Virginia Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP)
- Social Security Disability
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
- Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)
- Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
- Low Income Veterans Assistance under 38 U.S.C. 2044

Address on ID must match address on benefits.

Audubon Animal Clinic is the only veterinarian that services our vouchers and the appointment will be made by Animal Control while applicants are present. We do not mail our vouchers, you must physically come in to apply. If you do not show up to your appointment, vouchers are not reissued and will no longer be valid or accepted by Audubon Animal Clinic.

Vouchers are limited. It is first come first served. These vouchers are for pets ONLY, they will not be attainable for community cats. Vouchers will be issued Monday through Friday, 10 am - 3 pm. Furthermore, we will not be accepting phone calls or messages about vouchers at this time as it makes us unable to receive important calls for animals in need. Updates will be made to social media once vouchers are becoming scarce.

03/19/2025

Edit 3/19:
Yesterday around 6:34 pm little Posey was captured in our live trap. We were able to safely remove her and reunite her with Kimmy and family yesterday evening!

This was definitely a joint effort so we must give credit to Tucker County Animal Shelter for sharing their tips and tricks since they know Posey best, the Director at HSHC for frequenting the area/checking the trap, our two officers, Newlon and Cantarelli, for wanting so desperately to make sure Posey remained safe, and all of you for sharing and keeping an eye out!

03/18/2025

Officers were doing morning duties/cleaning and looked outside to see a cat on the Humane Society’s sign holder. The cat was very friendly and has been transferred to HSHC for medical hold. However, this situation has sparked concerns if someone has dumped her or she ventured off from her home on Saltwell Rd.

If you have any information regarding this gal please reach out via messenger or call 304-592-1876.

*We did confirm she is not an escapee from either facility*

03/18/2025

Edit 3/19:
Yesterday around 6:34 pm little Posey was captured in our live trap. We were able to safely remove her and reunite her with Kimmy and family yesterday evening!

This was definitely a joint effort so we must give credit to Tucker County Animal Shelter for sharing their tips and tricks since they know Posey best, the Director at HSHC for frequenting the area/checking the trap, our two officers, Newlon and Cantarelli, for wanting so desperately to make sure Posey remained safe, and all of you for sharing and keeping an eye out!

ATTENTION RESIDENTS:

Harrison County Animal Control has now set a trap to attempt to secure Posey. Please refrain from feeding her and please do not leave food for her! The trap is our best option to get her home at this time. DO NOT CHASE.
If she is spotted in the trap do not attempt to remove her. During normal business hours call 304-592-1876, after hours call 304-626-4900 for animal control to be dispatched.

“📢 BOLO 📢

Plott Hound mix with pink collar — escaped car at Panera Bread on Emily Drive. Dogs name is Posey, she is skittish but will not bite. She does have a microchip and ID tags on. Said to have taken off in the woods near the old DMV. Owner lives 2 hours away!

Please call Kimberly Wilmoth at 304-621-0326 if you spot her!”