08/20/2026
We would like to take the time to make an announcement and give some sense of direction to the people who may not know-
Just like any other shelter, surrenders are at an all time high right now and have been for months. We have had an abundance recently especially of cat surrender attempts and by attempts we mean people literally just walking into the shelter with their cats in carriers ready to drop them off without any notice.
If you are in a situation where you need to surrender ANY animal please start by calling your towns animal control officer so they can confirm they have space to begin with and also if they do not have space they can guide you on how to do an appropriate surrender within the towns guidelines, which sometimes surrender may not be the only option available after we obtain some information on the situation. The best possible outcome would always be to keep your animal and if we can help you do that we would always strive for that before surrender.
Surrendering should always be a last resort but recently we have been getting alot of people trying the dump and run method for various reasons that are not the animals fault and without trying any other options first and it is not fair to the animals or the already over full shelters who are trying to save the sick and injured ones first and foremost.
This post is NOT to deter people from surrendering, we understand certain situations are inevitable and out of your control but please never show up to a shelter or any rescue facility at your leisure when the animal is not longer convenient for you and try to dump them.
As always, we are here to help you and educate you as best we can with the recourses we have, thank you for taking the time to read this post and hopefully it helps somebody out there who might need it!!
