When God had made the earth and sky, the flowers and the trees, He then made all the animals, the fish, the birds and bees. And when at last He'd finished not one was quite the same. He said I'll walk this world of mine and give each one a name. And so He traveled far and wide and everywhere He went, A little creature followed Him until it's strength was spent. When all were named upon the earth and in the sky and sea, The little creature said, "Dear Lord, there's no name left for me." Kindly, the Father said to him, "I've left you to the end. I've turned my own name back to front and called you DOG, my friend." - - - Author Unknown.

City Of Rushville Animal Shelter

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Who We Are

The Rushville Animal Shelter is run by Animal Control Officer Donnie Jarman and Assistant Animal Control Officer Jamie Glandon. We are a small town shelter with little room and lots of furry companions. We intake animals from our city and county. We are the only facility in our county for animals.

Adopting a friend

Please note- To adopt an animal from this shelter you must fill out an adoption application. You application will be approved or denied within 24 hours. If you live out of state please submit an application before you make the drive. We will not release an animal without an application on file. If you are interested in a pet you see on our site please don’t hesitate to call. We can’t guarantee a pet you see today will still be available tomorrow. We do our best to hold animals as long as we can although we do euthanasia for space. The Petfinder website is run by one employee so may not be updated daily, although we will try to have current information available for you. Most animals come to us as strays. We give you as much information as we can on the animals profile page. Our adoption fee is $35.00 for cats. Our fee for dogs is $45.00 which includes a microchip. All dogs have been given a 5 in 1 vaccine, dewormer, and one month of flea medication. Our shelter is very rescue friendly. We encourage any rescue that sees an animal they would like to please call the shelter or e-mail ShelterHelper1@yahoo.com Our application can be found at the bottom of each animals profile page or on our home page.

Come Visit Us!

The business hours are Monday-Friday 10:00 a.m- 3:30 p.m & Saturday 10 a.m-12:00 p.m. Adoption can be done during those hours. We are closed on Sundays and holidays. With having a small staff if you go to adopt an animal during business hours and nobody is at the shelter they may be out on a run but will be back. If you are interested in adopting a pet but can’t get to us during normal business hours please don't let that stop you. We are dedicated to saving the lives of our animals and will help any way we can to get them to a new home.

City Of Rushville Animal Shelter
223 Smiley Avenue
Rushville, IN 46173
Phone: 765-932-4754

Email: ShelterHelper1@yahoo.com
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