FRANKLIN ANIMAL SHELTER

An easy way to remember how to get to this home page, www.franklin.petfinder.com

PACC tries to keep this webpage up to date but due to limited resouces and volunteers it may not be updated as quickly as animals enter the Franklin Animal Shelter. If you or someone you know is willing to donate an hour a week to taking pictures and descriptions of the pets at the shelter please contact PACC by emailing us and we will happily keep this web page current for the city and assist the city in finding homes for their shelter pets. PACC is a non-profit animal welfare group that operates separately from the City Shelter but we try to help when we can and one of the ways we try is to keep this website up and running for the city so that the pets can been seen by hundreds. To contact PACC click here to visit PACC's home page click here.

Who We Are

Franklin Animal Shelter is a small city shelter run by Animal Control Officer Roy Richards. We do our best to find homes for every dog and cat that comes through our shelter. We are a "low-kill" shelter, and animals are only euthanized when very ill or due to behavior problems, i.e. aggression, biting. Our services include:

To pick-up and provide a temporary sanctuary for all injured, ill, stray, or unwanted animals
Attempt to place unwanted animals in good, healthy homes
Investigate all forms of animal cruelty and neglect

Adopting a friend

Adoption fee is $10 per animal, with a $5 refund after proof of sterilization is presented to the animal control officer.

You must agree to have the adoptee sterilized within thirty (30) days of adoption, or when the animal is of age.

Rabies shots are required to be current on all animals adopted.

A city license is required for all animals adopted to a City of Franklin residence. Available for an additional $10 at the city treasurer's office.

New owners must abide by the city regulations, including:

Not permitting the animal to run at large
Providing adequate food, water, and shelter
Keeping rabies and city license current
You may not abandon any animal for any reason
Animals will be confiscated if any of the above requirements are not met

Although the city does not require the following we do strongly recommends the following for all adopted animals:

If you have any problems with the animal you adopt please contact an animal trainer for assistance or advice on how to correct the problem. Sometimes it takes a few months for a new pet to fit into a household.

Please do not attempt to adopt an animal if you rent and you do not have permission from your landlord.

Obedience training is always recommended with any new pet (canine).

All adopted pets should always be current on distemper vaccines, heartworm preventative (canine only), and feline luke/aids vaccines (feline only). Yearly veterinary exams are also recommended.

Come Visit Us!

Since we are so busy it will be best to call and set up an appointment to see an animal that interest you. Please leave a message and your call will be returned, be sure to leave a time and number to reach you at. 757-562-8605 Our shelter is located at 1024 Prelow Street, Franklin, VA 23851. We are the small building behind the new police station/courts, next to the radio tower.

Franklin Animal Shelter
1024 Pretlow Street.
Franklin, VA 23851
Phone: 757-562-8605

Email: Animal Control

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Map to our shelter