- Information courtesy of Granville County Public Information Officer Terry Hobgood
Due to illnesses among many staff members, Granville County Animal Shelter will have limited public services available over the coming days. The shelter will be open from 12 noon to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28 through Saturday, Dec. 30 for adoptions, return to owners and rescue pulls. Existing appointments for rabies vaccines will be honored, but no new appointments will be scheduled until Jan. 2, 2024, at the earliest.
While the shelter is short-staffed, the following policies will be in effect:
- Surrenders of cats or dogs will be suspended. The public is encouraged to utilize Rehome by Adopt a Pet at https://rehome.adoptapet.com/. The site is free and trusted by animal shelters and rescues across the United States. The Granville County Animal Shelter utilizes this site to advertise adoptable pets.
- If you locate a stray animal, do not confine the animal yourself unless you are willing and able to hold it until at least Tuesday, Jan. 2.
- Report all stray animals directly to Granville County Animal Management via email at https://www.granvillecounty.org/residents/granville-county-animal-management/animal-shelter/ with a photo of the animal, the street address if known, or at least the name of the city and street and the closest cross street. You may also send the same information to the volunteer-run Granville County Animal Shelter Friends Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/granvillecountyanimalshelterfriends.