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Richland County Dog Shelter & Adoption Center
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DONATIONS NEEDED!!!!
Please consider sponsoring a pet so that they can go to RESCUE.
Also needed are donations of canned puppy/dog food for younger puppies or elderly dogs, bags of dry dog or puppy food, bleach, used or new towels, laundry detergent, a computer for the office staff to work with the Rescues and a New or Used Washing Machine to wash the soiled towels each day.
Also on our wish list is a USED VAN for the staff and volunteers to use for transporting the dogs going to vet appointments or to RESCUE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH for wanting to help us!!!
New shelter hours started August 11, 2008! They are now Monday to Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. We are closed Sundays & Holidays. WE ARE NOW OPEN SATURDAYS FROM 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM FOR ADOPTIONS AND SALES.
$99.00 Adoptions include: License $16.00 - Microchipping $26.50 - 1st Series Vaccinations $26.50 - Adoption Fee $30.00 - Spay or Neuter Voucher.
We accept Cash or Checks Only. We do NOT have a slider for debit or credit.
As an added measure of security and safeguard for your beloved pet to be returned home if lost, The Richland County Dog Shelter & Adoption Center will now be offering Microchipping. This process is fast and safe for your Pet. For your convenience this can be done within minutes of your new adoption or feel free to just walk in.
We also provide basic grooming...Shampoo & Conditioning, Flea Bath & Dip, & Nails Trimmed. However, we can NOT trim or cut hair. Call for an appointment 419-774-5892. Prices range from $10.00 on up.
Please browse our Pet Supply Store.We carry basic dog supplies with Competitive Pricing. As always, thank you for your support!
Who We Are
I am your animal control officer. I am not the dreaded "dogcatcher” or the “murderer” I’ve been called.
It is not I who allows your pet to roam the streets, to contact diseases from other free-roaming animals, to be hit by passing motorist or poisoned by rotting garbage. I am the one who must look into those sick, pain-glazed eyes, try to remove the animal without causing it further pain, and then humanely “put it to sleep” to end its suffering.
It is not I who allows your pet to breed, then dumps the unwanted puppies and kittens on the roadsides and in animal shelters. I’m the one who must find the tiny animals before they die of starvation, exposure or disease, and as a act of mercy, exterminate them. It hurts me to be forced to kill hundreds of thousands of animals each year, but because of irresponsible people, I have no choice.
It is not I who abandons unwanted animals on farm roads, telling myself some friendly farmer will surely take them in and give them a good home. But I am the one who must pick up the frightened animal who waits in vain for its beloved master, wondering why it has been abandoned. I am the one who must help that friendly farmer trap, tranquilize or kill that animal because it has begun to roam in packs with other abandoned hungry animals, killing livestock, fowl and game.
I am not the one who breeds and fights dogs in the name of “sport.” But I’m the one fights the breeders and participants, and must pick up the dead and dying animals that have been left behind.
It is not I who keeps a pet confined in an area too small—without food, water, shelter or exercise. But I must deal with the irresponsible owner who does.
It is not I who refuses to spend time and money to keep up regular inoculations that pets require. But I am the one who must pick up the sick animal that is dying of a preventable disease.
So remember, the next time your child is bitten by a stray dog, your trash is dumped or scattered, your pet is lost or stolen, poisoned or hit by a car, it is the animal control officer you call—not the “dogcatcher.” The next time your pet is picked up, or you are cited for neglecting or abusing it, remember, I am only trying to get you to fulfill your responsibility to your pet, your neighbor and yourself.
Do not scorn me. Respect me, for I am the product of dog owners irresponsibility. I Love Animals, and I care.
© 1987, Universal Press Syndicate
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Come Visit Us!
We are located at 810 North Home Rd. Mansfield, Ohio 44906. Located next to the Richland County Fairgrounds. We are currently open Monday - Friday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm & Saturdays from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
Richland County Dog Warden
810 North Home Rd.
Mansfield, OH 44906
Phone: 419-774-5892 or 419-774-5893
David Jordan - Richland County Dog Warden
Email:
richlandcountydogs@yahoo.com
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