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Shelby County Animal Shelter

The Shelby County Animal Shelter is located at 266 Kentucky Street, Shelbyville, KY, 40065.

We are an open admissions animal shelter for Shelby County. We are governed by the Shelby County Fiscal Court and operated by Shelby County tax dollars. We accept all unwanted and stray animals in our county. We also perfom all neglect and abuse investigations for Shelby County.

The animals at our shelter are from a random source. We try hard to ensure the animals adopted from our shelter are healthy and free of undesirable temperments. We aggressively pursue solid adoptions and work with rescue groups, both purebred groups and generic. We do not charge a pull fee for reputable rescue groups. Receiving rescues will be responsible for all vetting and transport of the animal(s) being pulled.

Contact
Danielle Reynolds
Website
https://shelbycounty.ky.gov/departments/Pages/animal-control.aspx
Phone
(502) 633-0009
Donation
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Email
danielle.reynolds@shelbycoky.com

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266 kentucky street,
shelbyville, KY, 40065

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Adoptable pets at Shelby County Animal Shelter
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Meatloaf

Domestic Longhair/Domestic Shorthair

Male, Senior
shelbyville, KY
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Stormy

American Pit Bull Terrier

Female, Adult
shelbyville, KY
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Crank

Labrador Retriever

Male, Adult
shelbyville, KY
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RC#3 Stella Luna

American Pit Bull Terrier

Female, Young
shelbyville, KY
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Maui

American Pit Bull Terrier

Male, Adult
shelbyville, KY
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Talla

American Pit Bull Terrier

Female, Adult
shelbyville, KY
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Blair

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, Adult
shelbyville, KY
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Benedict

Labrador Retriever

Male, Adult
shelbyville, KY
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Shelter FAQs

The Shelby County Animal Shelter is the animal shelter for Shelby County Kentucky run by Shelby County Fiscal Court. We are the enforcer of state and county ordinances and we do all the abuse cases in the county. We take in all unwanted animals in our county by owners and running loose. We do temperament testing. We aggressively pursue solid adoptions and work with rescue groups, both purebred groups and generic.

  • 1. Visit the Facility and Find a Pet
  • 2. Submit Application
  • 3. Approve Application
  • 4. Pay Fee
  • 5. Take the Pet Home

Additional adoption info

Anyone interested in adopting or rescuing an animal from our shelter should contact the shelter either by phone at 502-633-0009, e-mail us at danielle.reynolds@shelbycoky.com or come to the shelter in person. We do have an adoption process including an application. We make every effort to ensure a direct adoption is a good placement. We work with the potential adopter to find the right pet for their home.

The adoption cost for a dog is $65. Kittens and cats are $40. This includes the spay or neuter, heartworm testing, vaccinations & microchip!

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Pets at shelters & rescues near Shelby County Animal Shelter

American Brittany Rescue - Kentucky

1340 Rufer Ave,
Louisville, KY 40204

Hoppers Halfway Home Animal Rescue

1607 Kennedy Bridge Rd.,
Harrodsburg, KY 40330

Kentucky Humane Society - East Campus

1000 Lyndon Lane,
Louisville, KY 40222

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Betty

Pit Bull Terrier

Female, Adult
Lexington, KY
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Franny

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Adult
Versailles, KY
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Milo

Domestic Shorthair

Male, Adult
Versailles, KY
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FINLEY

American Pit Bull Terrier/German Shepherd Dog

Female, 2 yrs 3 mos
Louisville, KY
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Anna

Great Pyrenees

Female, 1 yr 2 mos
Louisville, KY
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Hold the Presses

Thoroughbred

Female, Adult
Nicholasville, KY

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