The Shenandoah County Animal Shelter provides essential animal services to the citizens of Shenandoah County. If you are looking for a pet for your home, you may view our pets online. If you have any questions, concerns, or comments about the Animal Shelter, feel free to contact us at any time.

Foster Care

In order to maximize our extremely limited shelter space, we operate a foster care program by which animals can temporarily be kept at various homes throughout the area. If you'd like to help the Shenandoah County Animal Shelter by keeping a pet in your home, please consider applying to this program.

If you're interested, please download and complete this application. Once completed, you can drop it off at our office, which is located at 268 Landfill Road in Edinburg, Virginia, or fax your application to (540) 984-8517.

Volunteer

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with the Shenandoah County Animal Shelter. We hope you can join us by volunteering in one of the many exciting areas of the shelter.

The minimum age to volunteer is eighteen (18) years old or sixteen (16) years old if accompanied by an adult who also volunteers. All volunteers must attend an orientation, interview and screening appointment and if accepted, a training session.

The first step is to complete the application, which can be downloaded here or sent directly to your residence by calling our Animal Shelter at 540-984-8955. Once again, thank you for your interest.

• Walk Dogs - (Must be 16 years of age with parent consent and 18 years of age without parent consent). Volunteer should be confident, physically capable of handling any size animal.
• Sudsy Friends - Washing our furry friends is always a treat. They love to be brushed too! Brushes and shampoo is provided by the shelter.
• Transportation - Assist with Transportation of animals to the veterinarian or pickup donated supplies. (Must have valid Virginia Driver’s License)
• First Impressions - Greet potential adopters, answer telephone, call adopters to follow up on their experience with their new pet, and send reminders to adopters about spaying and neutering their new pet. (Must be 16 years old)
• Special Events - Assist with special events and festivals to promote adoptions at various county locations.
• Photographer - Take photos/glamour shots of animals for PetFinder.com. Bring a friend to help hold our furry friends!