81 Shelter Lane Murray, KY 42071 Phone: 270-759-4141
Email: animalshelter@murray-ky.net Hours: Mon.-Fri.10am-4pm and Sat.10am-3pm, closed on federal and other holidays
Please come visit SOON if you are at a place in your life where you can adequately care for a pet and provide it a lasting and good home. The shelter is almost operating at capacity, and the population can vary on a daily basis.
Please Call To Check on Availability of Animals as they may have a stray-hold period (5-day Hold on Dogs and No Hold typically on Cats) or may already have been adopted. Murray-Calloway Animal Shelter has a very high “turnover rate” due to the ever-rising number of homeless pets, both stray and owner turn in. Their time at the shelter is limited and the pet you are viewing may no longer be available.
(This could be remedied with responsible pet ownership and always spaying or neutering all pets!)
The shelter volunteers may not have the opportunity to list all available pets, and there are so many wonderful animals needing homes. If you don’t see exactly the cat or dog you’re looking for on the site, please stop in to the shelter and meet them today!
Our Featured Cat
CHASE
It is Kitten Season and we have MANY, MANY kittens and adults to choose from. This is just one of the adorable ones that we have. Please consider whether you can adequately care for a kitty when you adopt. And, PLEASE Spay and Neuter your pets! There aren't enough good homes for them all.
If you are wanting a nice cat, are able to care for it and make a lasting committment, please visit us. Please remember to spay and neuter, there are not enough homes for them all.
Please Call To Check on Availability of Animals. Murray-Calloway Animal Shelter has a very high “turnover rate” due to the ever-rising number of homeless pets, both stray and owner turn in. Their time at the shelter is limited and the pet you are viewing may no longer be available.
(This could be remedied with responsible pet ownership and spaying or neutering all pets!)
The shelter volunteers may not have the opportunity to list all available pets, and there are so many wonderful animals needing homes. If you don’t see exactly the cat or dog you’re looking for on the site, please stop in to the shelter and meet them today! Please ONLY Adopt if you have Landlord Approval should you rent. Also, think about whether you are at a place in your life to Provide a Safe, Secure Home and can Provide the Vet Care and Attention that a Pet Needs. We will Always accept an animal back to our shelter, but it is so much easier if they go to a Forever Home.
The Humane Society of Calloway County offers assistance for spays and neuters (must apply and meet requirements). Applications are available at the shelter or humane society.
The Humane Society of Calloway County is always in need of responsible folks who are willing to offer good temporary homes for our orphaned animals. Some foster candidates are shelter animals who are on their way to rescue groups in other areas, but are required to be housed outside of the shelter population for a short time. These animals generally need foster care for only about a couple of weeks. Other animals need a comfortable, safe home while they await adoption. In these cases, fosters provide relief from shelter life until the animal finds it's new family.
If you are in a position to open your home to one of our animals in need, please contact the Humane Society of Calloway County at (270) 759-1884. You can also download a fostercare application at www.forthepets.org. Knowing that you've directly affected the life of an animal in need is a rewarding experience! Please join us in our efforts to rescue shelter animals whenever possible.
New! Lost and Found Pets Section
We are please to offer a new Lost and Found section on our website to help lost pets and their owners find each other.
If you're pet is missing, check our Lost and Found Pets section, as well as the listing of dogs and cats currently at the shelter at the top of this page.
Pet Food Recall Information
Check to see if your pet's food is on the Pet Food Recall list and get other valuable information on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's website here.
The following information has been taken from the N.P.F. website:
Every minute may count!
National News reported on April 2nd, 2007 that "some of the lucky pets are the ones that die fast" referring to the possible long-lasting sicknesses of pets
from the recalled food.
Sign up for the "Recall Email List" and get notified immediately with any new
information as soon as it comes out.
The Humane Society of Calloway County assists the Murray Calloway County Animal Shelter in many ways. By simply using GoodSearch as your Internet
search engine (just like you already do with any of the major, well-known search pages), you can effortlessly support our local Humane Society.
Please help the Humane Society help the animals by clicking the GoodSearch button above and choosing the Calloway County Humane Society as your charity of
choice. Each time you use GoodSearch to find information on the Internet, a small donation will be made on behalf of the Humane Society--every cent
counts!
Humane Society of Calloway County Friends of the Shelter Cat Support Program
We are seeking businesses or private individuals to sponsor the Spay or Neuter of a shelter cat or kitten older than 5 months. The cost is $45.00 to sponsor a spay and $35.00 to sponsor a neuter, which is tax-deductable. This donation also covers a rabies vaccination. This helps the kitty by increasing its adoptability and, therefore, chance for finding a Forever Home. And, will have long-reaching impact in preventing overpopulation.
If you are interested as a business or private sponsor in sponsoring the vet care of a cat at the shelter, please call the Humane Society of Calloway County Friends of the Shelter Cat Coordinator at 293-5544 and the coordinator will be happy to give you more information regarding this wonderful program. It truly saves a life.
The shelter currently has two cages of cats or kittens at Orscheln's Farm and Home Store in Murray.
In addition, cats and kittens find homes through the Humane Society's "One at a Time" Cat Adoption Program which rescues cats from the shelter
into foster care after visiting the vet for updated or necessary vet care. They are then adopted through our Petfinder network or at PetsMart in Paducah.
Please visit the Humane Society of Calloway
County website for information on their many programs and to find out how YOU can help benefit homeless pets!
The Humane Society's Dog Adoption Program rescues many dogs and puppies from the shelter, provides them with vet care, and moves them into foster
homes to wait for a forever home. Dogs and puppies are also assisted by "Puppy and Small Dog Rescue" through the North Shore Animal League, breed
rescues, and our Petfinder website.
FRIENDS OF THE SHELTER
Friends of the Shelter is a program that is through the Humane Society of Calloway County. This program accepts donations which goes towards helping to provide vet care to shelter pets, such as spay and neutering, antibiotics or needed grooming. These services often help to improve the adoptability of the pet and spay/neuter assist in combatting pet overpopulation by adopting out already fixed cats. Volunteers also post the shelter animals on the Petfinder.com website to increase awareness and visibility.
We are fortunate to have Murray State University in our region! Their
AHT (Animal Health Technology) Program has classes which
occasionally will rescue cats and dogs from the shelter to provide vet care, including testing for disease, spay/neuter, and deworming.
Students also volunteer at the shelter, helping to promote adoptions and socializing/walking the dogs and puppies. They are a big asset to our shelter!
Our adoption fee is $20.00 (cash only). You must sign a contract
agreeing to get all vet care needed for the animal, including spaying or
neutering. We offer a discount voucher for spay/neuter assistance based on income. You must be 18 years or older to adopt a pet. We will be happy to give
you additional information on any animal in our shelter,
just give us a call.
Microchip Information
Help your pet find his way home! Only 15% of dogs are returned to their owners and 2% of cats (HSUS). If shelters routinely scanned, and more
owners microchipped their pets...more could be returned.
A microchip the size of a grain of rice is inserted between the shoulder blades of a dog in
a relatively painless and quick procedure. Each microchip transponder has a unique number which enables a shelter or veterinary clinic to scan the animal for
this number which will be registered with a national database allowing the owner to be contacted when the pet is found. Local veterinary offices, the animal
shelter and Humane Society have scanners to read these microchips.
The Humane Society of Calloway County and various other area groups offer inexpensive microchipping several times a year. This simple procedure can be
your pet's ticket home should he become lost!
ShelterCare Pet Insurance
Alleviate the financial stress associated with your pet's unexpected
medical expenses and generate funds for our shelter at the same time!
Simply apply for a ShelterCare Pet Insurance Program by using the
ShelterCare banner-link.
Here's how it works: ShelterCare Pet Insurance Programs cover you when your pet needs essential veterinary care from an illness or injury. Also, every time a
completed application for a ShelterCare program is generated through our shelter's website, we automatically receive a $25 donation to help cover common
needs like blankets, litter and food. This donation is of no cost to you and provides us with essential funds. Make the right move and enroll today!
Lost But Loved (L.B.L.) Animal Rescue is a local 501c3
non-profit organization that assists the Murray-Calloway County Animal Shelter in finding homes or rescues for dogs, and some cats, who find themselves at
the shelter. Animals are vet checked wormed, tested, spayed/neutered, on heartworm and flea prevention, and microchipped. They are then placed in foster
care where they receive basic training and socialization until they are adopted into their forever home.
Please visit their website at the link provided at the bottom of the page to view current animals that are available for adoption.
The Murray-Calloway County Animal Shelter relies heavily on donations, either monetary or the necessary supplies to better the care and treatment of all animals within our shelter. If you are interested in helping us to achieve these goals, please consider a cash donation. We greatly appreciate the help from all of our supporters. We would not be able to function so well without you.
Necessary Supplies and Wish List
During the day-to-day running of the shelter, there are many supplies that are necessary to keep the shelter clean, and the runs and cages clean and sanitary for all of the animals. The amount of supplies we go through can be astronomical at times. We need your help to keep these supplies in stock for when we need them:
Our Wish List
dog food (dry)
puppy food (dry)
cat food (dry)
kitten food (dry)
dog and cat treats
dog and cat toys
leashes
medium dog collars
dog nail clippers
kitty litter
dog and cat shampoo
towels (old or new)
puppy & kitten vaccines
flea/tick treatment
antibacterial cream
gauze
cotton balls
blankets (old or new)
paper towels
bleach
dish detergent
laundry detergent
sulfur powder
ballpoint pens
copy paper
photo paper
Items for donation may be brought to the shelter at 81 Shelter Lane in Murray, KY
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