Rockingham County Animal Shelter

News

ockingham County has a new animal shelter! The Rockingham County Animal Shelter held its Grand Opening on May 21, 2011. This shelter exists to help our community but it will only be successful if the community will help the shelter.

RCAS needs you! Please come out and help the animals. You can:

• answer the phone
• exercise/groom adoptable pets
• help keep the cat and dog kennel areas clean
• collect items that the shelter needs, such as paper towels, trash bags, etc
• promote pet adoption
• help get adoptable pets listed in the media
• take photos/information about incoming adoptable animals
• help transport animals to approved rescue organizations
• meet and greet the public 
• teach people how to care for pets
• raise money to help the shelter

These are just a few suggestions. Whatever your passion or ability, it can be used to help the animals.  If you have time or a talent, RCAS can use you!

Adopting A Friend

 The companion animals at the shelter make wonderful pets.

Fees and Services as of 5/14/2011

Adoption: 

Dogs $110.00 (includes spay/neuter, microchip, DA2PPV vaccine, rabies vaccine, bordetella vaccine, deworming, and a heartworm test for dogs over 6 months)

Cats: $90.00 (includes spay/neuter, microchip, rabies vaccination, FVRCP vaccination, deworming, and FELV/FIV testing)

Other fees/services:

Pet redemption: $25.00

Bite quarantine: $16.00

Boarding fees: dogs $12.00 daily   cats $10.00 daily (animals under quarantine or waiting for redemption)

Rabies vaccine: $10.00

Microchip: $12.00

Euthanasia request: $15.00

For up to date information on adoption fees, please call the shelter at: 336-394-0075.

Who We Are

RCAS Shelter Director: Kevin Baughn

RCAS Shelter Supervisor: Brittany Antunez

RCAS serves Rockingham County, North Carolina.  The facility includes a large kennel area for dogs, modern facilities for cats,  a spay and neuter clinic, an adoption wing, and a bonding area. There is also a quarantine area to help reduce the spread of illness. 

RCAS NEEDS VOLUNTEERS!

Come Visit Us

The Rockingham County Animal Shelter is located at:

Phone: 336-394-0075

Adoption hours are 9:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M.  Monday through Friday.  Starting in November the shelter will be open on Saturdays from 1:00 P.M. until 4:00 P.M.