Effective May 1st, we are no longer accepting dogs outside of Coshocton county. We will continue as an open admission cat shelter.
In county: As always, you must call ahead and provide current drivers license at time of surrender of a Coshocton county dog. We are a county dog pound & a county fee is required ($25.00).
Many pounds and societies who surround us have left us no choice, as our limited resources and space need to be available to the many, and ever increasing unwanted & stray dogs and puppies of Coshocton county. The increased abandonment and neglect of dogs within our own county, the constant crossover of dogs being left here by individuals under false pretenses from other counties, and endless breeding and lack of commitment by owners—has left us in a constant and overwhelmed state.
We will continue to serve cats and kittens from all counties, as they are left with no options. However, every single county has a dog pound and dog warden to address your dog issues. Please call them.
This is a decision forced upon us, by every shelter and pound, who has neglected to do what is necessary & responsible for the last 10+ years, in the name of the failed “no kill” movement. We can no longer sustain doing all the euthanasia you refuse to do, and we are no longer providing it to your community members. So many pounds and societies have outsourced euthanasia to us, and for many years, and we are no longer able to sustain your burdens in addition to our own.
Responsible & socially conscious animal sheltering includes accepting ALL animals, NOT just the highly adoptable ones.
If you are in these counties, call these numbers for help with your dogs/unwanted litters:
🐕Holmes County Dog Wardens Office
330-674-6301
🐕Muskingum County K9 Adoption Center
740-453-0273
🐕Animal Shelter Society (of Muskingum County) 740-452-1077
🐕Tuscarawas County Dog Pound
(Accepts in county owner surrenders and always has!) 330-339-2616
🐕Tuscarawas County Humane Society
330-343-6060
🐕Licking County Humane Society
740-323-2100
🐕Licking County Dog Shelter
740-349-6463
🐕Guernsey County Dog Shelter
740-432-2219
Every single county has a dog pound, and dog pounds are required to accept ALL in county, stray dogs.