~ Mason County Animal Shelter ~
We are a county-run animal control facility. Our capacity is 50 dogs and 36 cats. We are not allowed to go above that and need to keep a few kennels open for emergencies.
Rescue inquiries and local foster home inquiries are very welcome!

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Sponsoring an animal: We welcome sponsors! Full sponsorship for dogs is $100. Full sponsorship for cats is $75.

Instructions for sponsoring: Email us to let us know who you are sponsoring, then call or fax Vanessa at Help For Animals with your payment.
Phone: (800) 953-7297 Fax: (304) 736-3661
They close at noon on Fridays, so if you're sponsoring on a weekend, please fax it in.

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Our dogs love to sleep on Kuranda beds, but we do not have enough for everyone.
If you would like to donate a bed for another shelter dog at discounted price, please click here.
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News & Information

Best Friends Staffers Visit Mason County!

Click here to read the article.

We need local VOLUNTEERS! If you would like to volunteer in ANY way, please contact us. We need local and virtual (long distance) help!

We are a high intake county shelter and need rescue help! We are NOT a no-kill shelter. Our county commission limits us to 50 dogs and 36 cats max! Without LOTS of rescue help and adoptions, it will be IMPOSSIBLE for us to maintain the population at this level without euthanizing.

Surrendering an animal: Please visit the shelter during operating hours and speak to Betty, the shelter director, to surrender an animal. There is no fee to surrender. Please DO NOT leave animals unattended outside after business hours. We've had animals get lost, killed by vehicles, or hang themselves on leashes that were tied to the fence. PLEASE bring your animals in during our business hours. Residents, if you need to surrender an animal, we also STRONGLY SUGGEST that you reach out to rescues and no-kill shelters via Petfinder for assistance in rehoming your pet. Rescues typically keep animals in foster homes rather than a shelter environment. This is a healthier environment and much less stressful for your pet than going into a crowded, noisy shelter.

Spay/neuter is one of the most important things you can do for the health of your pet and to cut down on the dog/cat overpopulation problem. WV law MANDATES that all dogs/cats adopted from a shelter MUST be spayed/neutered! Scroll down for information on low-cost spay/neuter for WV residents.

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Low-Cost Spay/Neuter

WV residents, low-cost spay/neuter is available! Please spay or neuter your pet to cut down on the overpopulation problem in our county. YOU can directly impact the overcrowding at this shelter by preventing your dog or cat from breeding! Visit the Help For Animals website for more information on low-cost spay/neuter.

PRICES FOR THEIR VETTING:
Please confirm pricing via the HFA website or call (800) 953-7297.

Procedures:

Pediatric spay/neuter as young as 6 weeks of age.

Spay & Neuter Rates
CAT NEUTER: $22.00
CAT SPAY: $37.00
DOG NEUTER (Under 40 lbs): $42.00
DOG NEUTER (Over 40 lbs): $52.00
DOG NEUTER (100 lbs and over): $62.00
DOG SPAY (Under 40 lbs): $47.00
DOG SPAY (Over 40 lbs): $52.00

Vaccinations
RABIES: $10.00 (Free with surgery
DHPPL: $13.00 (Distemper, Hepatitis, Para Influenza, Lepto, Canine Parvo)
FVRCP: $13.00 (Distemper, Upper Respiratory Virus, Calci)
FeLV: $13.00 (Feline Leukemia)
BORDETELLA: $13.00 (Kennel Cough - Dogs only)

Other Services
HEARTWORM TEST(Dogs): $20.00
FELV/FIV TEST(Cats): $25.00

Health Certificate $5 per animal



Long Distance Adoptions

If you do not live close to our shelter but would like to adopt a dog or cat from us, please e-mail us and we will try to put you in contact with a rescue near you. We deal with quite a few rescues in the northeast. Please put "Adoption inquiry from (your city/state)" in the subject line. You can apply to adopt through the rescue, and they will handle your application and screening process. The rescue can then make all of the arrangements with the shelter for you.

Volunteering

Volunteer help needed:

Local foster homes for cats
Local foster homes for dogs
Shelter/Kennel help
Dog walkers
Certified dog trainers
Photographing animals for Petfinder.

Transport drivers (Saturday mornings):
Pt Pleasant WV to Clarksburg WV
Clarksburg WV to Cumberland MD
Cumberland MD to Hagerstown MD

If you can help with any of the above, please email us for more info.



Physical address of the shelter building:
Mason County Animal Shelter
1965 Fairground Road
Point Pleasant, WV 25550


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