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Who We Are
Chilton County Humane Society is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization.
We have provided shelter services to the Chilton County area for over 20 years.
Adopting a friend
Adoption is easy - just come by the shelter and fall in love with a fuzzy face! Our adoption fee is a reasonable $110 for dogs and $85 for cats. This includes DHPP vaccine and dewormer given at the shelter, free vet exam at one of our participating vets, rabies shot and spay/neuter. *Note: Some vets may charge additional fees at the time of service.
Stray animals must be kept at the shelter a minimum of 7 days before they can be adopted. All dogs and cats are "fixed" before they go home with their new families. The adoption paperwork must be processed, then the pet will be scheduled to be spayed/neutered as soon as possible.
A Word About Long-Distance Adoptions
People often ask if we will adopt out of state. The short answer is yes, but you must come pick up the dog/cat. However, we encourage you to visit your local shelter before driving long distances to adopt a pet from us. Many shelters are not listed on Petfinder, but still have wonderful dogs and cats in need of homes. PLEASE visit your local shelter if you are considering adoption!
The shelter is unable to HOLD animals for an adopter longer than 24 hours.
If you adopt an animal from the shelter and you are out of the area, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE for making travel arrangements or boarding arrangements until you can pick your pet up.Come Visit Us!
The shelter is located off Hwy 31 S in Clanton. Directions from I-65. Go to exit 205 and turn onto Hwy 31 toward Clanton. Go approximately 1 mile and
turn left onto Shade Tree Drive, just past "In and Out Tire."
Shelter hours are:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. .
We are closed on Wednesday and Sunday.
Chilton County Humane Society
139 Shade Tree Drive
Clanton, AL 35045
Phone: 205-755-9170
Email: chiltoncountyhum@bellsouth.net
SPAY OR NEUTER YOUR PETS
Local Vet Listings
Pet Haven 205-755-3770
Cox Vet Hospital 205-755-1753
Blue Bonnet (Jemison) 205-688-3200
Forrest Vet Clinic 205-755-7775
Low Cost Spay Neuter Clinics
AL Animal Alliance (Montgomery) 334-239-7387
Alabama Spay Neuter Clinic (Irondale) 205-956-0012
Quick Fix (Shelby County) 205-643-3499Please encourage family members and friends to spay or neuter their pets. It has health benefits for the animal as well as helping curb the pet overpopulation we are faced with. It's the right thing to do!
With Spring and Summer upon us that means the grass is getting green, the flowers are blooming, dogs are having puppies and cats are having kittens. Now is the time of year that we see a large influx of puppies and kittens into the Chilton County Humane Society. We average an intake of around 550 animals per month and that goes up during the spring and summer months. Unfortunately, there just are not homes enough for all of them.
The pet overpopulation causes the senseless euthanasia of hundreds of cats and dogs in Chilton County. This is a COMMUNITY problem. As a community, we can change their fate. First every one needs to have their pet’s spayed or neutered. We have local vets who will fix your pets and there is also a low cost spay/neuter clinic in Montgomery and Birmingham. If the majority of pet owners in our county would have their pet altered, it would make a tremendous difference in the homeless animal population. For things to get better, it must start with the pet owners in the community.
VOLUNTEER
Another way to help is by being a volunteer. Come to the shelter and help clean, walk dogs, play with kittens or sign up to be a foster home. It is very rewarding to foster an animal and give him/her a chance to have a forever home. If you are interested in fostering, please come to the shelter and fill out a foster application. You will have to supply the shelter with a vet reference and let them know if you would like to foster cats or dogs. After the application is approved, you will be called and set up with a foster. By building a dependable foster care system for our animals, it will give us extra time to find a rescue or adoptive forever family. Without a foster care program and rescue many of animals will be euthanized due to the limited amount of space. Please consider being a volunteer foster for some of our animals.
**Have a Heart, Be Smart, Make sure Your Pet is Spayed or Neutered**
* Prevent Heartworm Disease *
What do we know about it? Heartworm disease is a serious and potentially fatal condition caused by parasitic worms living in the arteries of the lungs and in the right side of the heart of dogs, cats and other species of mammals, including wolves, foxes and ferrets. Heartworms are classified as nematodes (roundworms) and are but one of many species of roundworms. The specific roundworm causing heartworm in dogs and cats is known as Dirofilaria immitis.
Adult female heartworms, that may grow to be 14-inches long, living within the infected animal's body release their young, called microfilariae (pronounced: micro fil ar ee), into their host's bloodstream. The mosquitoes become infected with these microscopic worms after biting into an infected adult animal for a blood meal. During the next 10 to 14 days, the microfilariae mature to the infective larval stage within the mosquito. When the mosquito bites another host (dog, cat or other susceptible animal), the infective larvae enters a new host through the bite wound. It then takes a little over six months for the infective larvae to mature into adult worms that may live for five to seven years (in a dog). The microfilaria cannot mature into adult heartworms without first passing through a mosquito.
How can heartworms be prevented? While treatment of canine heartworm disease is usually successful, prevention of the disease is much safer and more economical. There are a variety of options for preventing heartworm infection, including daily and monthly tablets and chewables, and monthly topicals. All of these methods are extremely effective and when the drugs are administered properly on a timely schedule, heartworm infection can be completely prevented.
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Site last updated January 5, 2010
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