Thank you for your interest in learning more about our animal shelter. We are the last remaining open admission shelter to its county fully, in the state of Ohio. We provide compassionate care & assistance programs to hundreds of animals each year.
We are not county employees, but we do contract to operate the pound for the county. This is to ensure the safety and compassionate care of the animals who enter there.
We are located on Morgan Run road, serving all animals in need for over 55 years.
We serve our county openly and consistently, admitting over 1,000+ stray and owner surrender animals each year.
We are a small, rural, full service animal shelter. We receive $23,000.00 a year to operate this animal shelter for the county, we rely on donations for approximately 80% of our budget. Our vet bills requiring thousands of dollars a month. Your money supports animals here, not salaries.
We are not affiliated with or connected to any other rescue or organization in our county. We are not the “Coshocton County Humane Society”. But we are our own, humane society and animal shelter, since 1967. The dog wardens is also a completely separate office, they deliver all strays and surrenders to our facility. They are county employed.
Spay and Neuter, Low Cost Services:
We host low cost clinics open to dogs & cats and ALL counties. Contact our low cost spay and neuter transport provider, Alter Clinic, and advise you are interested in signing up for the Coshocton transport. To make an appointment, please leave a voicemail by phone to schedule and learn more: 234-804-3064
Hours: We are by appointment daily to redeem dogs and cats to owners, when they have entered as stray drop offs. All intakes, by appointment. Please call ahead & leave a message, at anytime, to claim a pet.
Stray dogs are held the required 72 hours. Cats require no holds, and we must euthanize for space here. Please never delay in reporting your lost cat with photos to hataofccas@yahoo.com.
If your dog or cat has entered our shelter, please call immediately and leave a voicemail, 24/7. Our team is on site 7 days a week to clean and care for our animals, we also help ensure quick return of your pets. Please never delay in calling promptly, to claim.
Adoptions:
Adoptions are by appointment with an approved application. Our adoptables are posted to our Facebook page. All animals are vetted prior to exit, including being spayed and neutered. Check on your application at anytime, hataofccas@yahoo.com
We are a dedicated, trained team who is primarily VOLUNTEER based. Our small but mighty crew, wears many hats each week. The same individuals that are responsible for cleaning & daily care needs like on site medical and assessment of intakes—are also responsible for redemptions of pets to owners, coordination of adoptable animals for private adoption and rescue placement, humane euthanasia services for low income families, promotions and events, office management and emergency response alongside various local organizations.
If you have found a stray dog in Coshocton county, please contact the office of the dog warden.
Shelter 740-622-9741
Warden 740-295-0026
As an open admission cat shelter and county dog pound, we receive a high volume of animals in need. We do not turn them away, and due to being open to ALL of our counties animals—we are not a no-kill shelter.
Proudly a S.M.A.R.T Compassion shelter. https://keepithumane.com/smart/