Please call if you can just to make sure we won't miss you, but someone should be at the shelter or be back shortly!
The Rifle Animal Shelter is a non-profit volunteer group dedicated to caring for homeless animals in our area. We spay/neuter, vaccinate, provide medical care and offer a safe, nurturing environment until a permanent home is found. We pay for medical bills for the Rifle Animal Shelter and for animals in need our community.
In 2008 we made a new goal to build a private, non-profit shelter to care for the western Garfield County animals. Please see our website at www.rifleanimalshelter.org for more information on Murphy's Ranch Animal Haven. Stop by the shelter or call 970-625-8808 or 970-625-2882 for more information about the progress of Murphy's Ranch and to find out what you can do to help build this much needed animal haven and shelter!
We have already seen a drastic increase in the number of homeless pets in the Rifle area this year. Our surrender numbers are way up due to people moving and not being able to take their pets. We hope our donation levels and volunteers will keep up with the increased numbers.
We love additional volunteers and so do the animals!!! Any level of support or donation is greatly appreciated and will be used wisely!!
•Get your car fixed at Jimmy's 66 and Jim's Automotive and mention the Rifle Animal Shelter and they will donate a portion of the total to the Rifle Animal Shelter!
•Purchase tires from Big O Tires in Glenwood Springs and present them with a card special card from the Rifle Animal Shelter and they will donate a percentage of the total! Call the shelter at 970-625-8808 and we will mail you a card or stop by and pick one up!
•Buy a pet bed, leash, collar, ID tag, coffee or greeting cards at Rifle Animal Shelter. Beds, collars and leashes can be purchased at Town and Country Veterinary Hospital in Rifle. Prices are VERY reasonable and all proceeds go to the shelter!
•Purchase Rifle Animal Shelter Apparel! We have men's and women's sizes in short and long sleeve tees, sweatshirts, hoodies and jackets! Prices range from $15- $60. The styles are comfy and stylish and the colors are GREAT! Stop by the shelter and stock up!
Thank you for making the decision to adopt a pet! We do not euthanize for space, but many of the shelters we transfer dogs and cats in from do. Colorado shelters killed around 33,000 pets last year. The more pets we can adopt, the more we can help. Adopting makes a difference and saves lives! Thank you for adopting and please encourage others to do the same! THANK YOU!
We have so many wonderful companions just waiting for the perfect home. Keeping the animals in our care safe and comfortable is our primary goal. Adoptions require a meeting with one of our staff members or volunteers and an interview/questionnaire process. Current adoption fees are $50 per dog or $30 per cat. All adoptable dogs are spayed or neutered, microchipped and are current on their vaccinations. We've had so many beautiful cats and kittens in our care this year! If you choose to adopt one of our kitties, the adoption fee is just $30, or take a pair for $50! Our cats are current on vaccines, microchipped, FIV and FeLV negative and spayed/neutered. What a wonderful opportunity to bring a new kitty into your family! We can micro-chip dogs or cats for an additional $20. Our adoption fees are very reasonable and with our volunteer group taking over the running of the shelter, every dollar donated goes to running the shelter! Please consider donating on top of your adoption fee. All our medical bills are paid by donations and fund raising. An extra $10 or $20 would be greatly appreciated.
Remember to support the Colorado Pet Overpopulation Fund on your Tax Return. We receive much needed grant money from this fund!
Our facility is located just across the street from the Rifle High School on Prefontaine Avenue in Rifle, Colorado. Rifle is on the western slope of Colorado between Glenwood Springs and Grand Junction. There are shorter ways to get to the shelter, but this is the easiest way if you don't know Rifle. If you are coming into Rifle from Interstate 70, take the 90 exit and drive north into town. You will be on Railroad Avenue. Stay on Railroad most of the way through town. You will pass City Market and will see a Wells Fargo Bank and Jean's Printing where 16th Street crosses Railroad Avenue. Turn left on 16th Street and follow that road up a hill and around. You will see the bus barn for Rifle High School. We are on the right side of the road right after you see the buses and the football bleachers. We have signs out front and you will see lots of chain link fencing.
We are open every day from 8-5. We always appreciate someone letting us know they are coming to look if at all possible. It's always a bright spot in our day when someone calls about a dog or a cat! Map to our shelter
