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The Jackson County Animal Shelter is operated by the Jackson County Department of Public Health.

The purpose of the Animal Shelter is animal control and rabies control. The shelter also provides adoption services, picks up stray animals, and handles all animal bites.

The Animal Shelter is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (We are always closed for lunch from 12:00 to 1:30 PM.) If you are bitten by an animal or have another animal emergency after hours, contact Jackson County Dispatch (828-586-1911).

The Animal Shelter offers a volunteer program, administered through the Department of Public Health, in which volunteers assist with bathing adoptable pets, generally socializing the animals and sometimes cleaning cages. They also assist with fund raising and clerical work.

NOTE: The Jackson County Animal Shelter is NOT affiliated with Jackson County Humane Society, which is a no-kill foster network. For more information about the Humane Society, visit their web site: http://www.a-r-f.org.