Culpeper County Animal Shelter

Our Mission

The Department of Animal Services mission and vision is to provide the citizen's of Culpeper County with efficient and effective animal control and shelter services, along with educating the citizens of about the dangers of rabies, current animal laws, animal care, animal population control and proper animal care. Animal Services is responsible for public safety relating to animals, enforcement of state and local animal laws and ordinances, animal welfare and protection, animal control for the County, and humane management of the County-owned Animal Shelter. The animal control officer is available twenty-four hours a day to assist the public with their needs. The shelter is open to the public Monday through Saturday and offers housing for stray and unwanted domestic animals, pet adoptions, lost and found pet services, and is the headquarters for animal control.