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Shelby County Animal Shelter

Animal shelter in shelbyville, Kentucky

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266 kentucky street, shelbyville, KY 40065
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Danielle Reynolds

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Adoptable Pets at Shelby County Animal Shelter

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Holly

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, 2 yrs 1 mo

shelbyville, KY

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(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
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Cat

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 1 yr 7 mos

shelbyville, KY

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Willow

American Staffordshire Terrier

Female, 3 yrs 3 mos

shelbyville, KY

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(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
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Talon

Hound (Unknown Type)

Male, 2 yrs 3 mos

shelbyville, KY

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(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
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Drake

Labrador Retriever

Male, 2 yrs 2 mos

shelbyville, KY

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(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
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Tip

Hound (Unknown Type)

Male, 1 yr 2 mos

shelbyville, KY

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(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
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Gourd

American Pit Bull Terrier

Male, 2 yrs 3 mos

shelbyville, KY

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(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
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Rumor

Australian Cattle Dog

Male, 1 yr 8 mos

shelbyville, KY

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(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
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Hall

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 3 yrs 3 mos

shelbyville, KY

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Shelter FAQs

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.
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 and rescues near Shelby County Animal Shelter

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Petrie

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 4 mos

Shelbyville, KY

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Grandma Pearl 5470D

Labrador Retriever/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, Senior

Frankfort, KY

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(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
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Hershel

Domestic Mediumhair

Male, 9 mos

Shelbyville, KY

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Animal Charities in shelbyville, KY

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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