Mercer County Animal Shelter

Animal shelter in Princeton, West Virginia

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Address

961 Shelter Rd., Princeton, WV 24740

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Adoptable Pets at Mercer County Animal Shelter

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Handsome

American Shorthair

Male, Adult

Princeton, WV

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N/A
Size
(when grown) -
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No Details Provided
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Mattison

Maltese

Female, Adult

Princeton, WV

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N/A
Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
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No Details Provided
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Stitch

Shepherd (Unknown Type)

Male, Adult

Princeton, WV

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N/A
Size
(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
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No Details Provided
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Venus

Terrier (Unknown Type, Medium)

Female, Adult

Princeton, WV

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N/A
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
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No Details Provided
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Freya

Rottweiler

Female, Puppy

Princeton, WV

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
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No Details Provided
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Patrick

Domestic Shorthair

Male, Adult

Princeton, WV

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N/A
Size
(when grown) -
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No Details Provided
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Dill

Domestic Mediumhair

Male, Adult

Princeton, WV

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N/A
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(when grown) -
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No Details Provided
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Noodle

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Adult

Princeton, WV

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(when grown) -
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No Details Provided
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Roadrunner

Domestic Shorthair

Male, Adult

Princeton, WV

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(when grown) -
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Shelter FAQs

Our mission is to provide shelter, safety, and food for the orphaned and abused animals of Mercer County with the goal of placing them into loving homes. We also would like to provide public education about spaying and neutering and the humane care and treatment of animals. We investigate and resolve abuse cases in the best interest of the animals and community. We are rescue friendly. Please contact the shelter on how to be approved to rescue.
We accept animals from Mercer County residents only. We do adopt outside of Mercer County. ALL animals must be spayed or neutered prior to leaving the shelter. We are also rescue friendly.
  • 1. Visit the Facility and Find a Pet
  • 2. Meet the Pet
  • 3. Sign Adoption Contract

Additional adoption info

Our adoption fee for dogs is $140.00, which includes the first vaccination, rabies, and spay/neuter, and deworming. The adoption fee for cats is $85.00 which also includes vaccinations, rabies, deworming and spay/neuter. Please note ALL animals are spayed or neutered before leaving the shelter.

Pets at shelters and rescues near Mercer County Animal Shelter

For the Love of All

780 Rocky Mount Road, Pipestem, WV 25979

Mountain Tails Animal Rescue

Pearisburg, VA 24134

Humane Society of Raleigh County Inc

325 Grey Flats Road, Beckley, WV 25801

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Bitsy

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 15 yrs 5 mos

Dublin, VA

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(when grown) -
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Sky

Terrier (Unknown Type, Small)

Female, 3 yrs 10 mos

Cool Ridge, WV

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
Good with dogs
Not good with cats
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Squirtle (2yo, 40lbs)

Terrier (Unknown Type, Medium)/Boxer

Male, Adult

Hinton, WV

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N/A
Size
(when grown) -
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Not good with kids
Good with dogs
Good with cats
House-trained
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Animal Charities in Princeton, WV

HeARTs Speak

HeARTs Speak develops resources that help shelter animals to be seen and find homes, ultimately transforming public perceptions of pet adoption, shelters, and animals in need. Each year our work helps nearly 1 million pets in your community and beyond.

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Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs

There is a tremendous need for new methods of sterilization that are faster, easier, more accessible, and less expensive than surgery. ACC&D works tirelessly to bring together key stakeholders to advance this field.

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Animal Legal Defense Fund

Every day, Animal Legal Defense Fund works to enact tougher animal cruelty laws, provide care and legal assistance for animal victims of cruelty, offer rewards to bring abusers to justice, and provide free legal assistance to prosecutors and law enforcement to put abusers behind bars.

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