Clarke County Animal Shelter
Clarke County Animal Shelter is a partner of Best Friends, working together to save the lives of dogs and cats in communities like yours across the country
The Best Friends Network is made up of thousands of public and private shelters, rescue groups, spay/neuter organizations, and other animal welfare groups — all working to save the lives of dogs and cats in communities like yours across the country.
From Clarke County Animal Shelter
The Clarke County Animal Shelter is a government-run, "open admission" shelter. "Open admission" means we receive animals regardless of their behavior, health, or level of adaptability, and that we do not turn away any unwanted or stray animals from the towns and unincorporated communities of Berryville, Boyce, Millwood, White Post, Waterloo, Calmes Neck, Frog Town, and parts of Bluemont. We are not considered a no-kill shelter. The shelter takes in roughly 900 animals a year, with the totals growing each year. We take GREAT pride in both: Keeping the shelter clean and inviting and giving the animals in our facility the greatest love, care, and attention as possible. This is all managed by two full-time employees and volunteers. Along with a small facility comes a small budget. Our local Humane Foundation funds the spaying and neutering of all shelter pets and occasionally helps us with the unexpected and emergency vet bills.
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You can make a world of difference in the lives of cats and dogs in your community when you work with Clarke County Animal Shelter and Best Friends to support homeless pets and save more lives.
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Who we are
Best Friends Animal Society works alongside thousands of animal shelters, rescue groups, and other animal welfare organizations to save the lives of cats and dogs across the country and to make the entire country no-kill.
The Best Friends Network is comprised of thousands of animal welfare groups from every single state, all working to save the lives of pets in their own communities.
Ranging from animal shelters and rescue groups to spay/neuter and trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR) organizations, they collaborate with Best Friends to save even more lives in every corner of the country.
Best Friends provides marketing help, fundraising events, webinars, grants, and other resources so that, together, we can Save Them All.
Interested in becoming a partner? Visit bestfriends.org/network.