Mt Vernon Animal Shelter

I’ve been a volunteer for this shelter since 2010, love working with the animals, the staff is great!!! It’s a small shelter with a huge heart!!! I enjoy every moment I spend there.

Adopting pets is the way to go and this shelter has a manager (Shawn) who truly cares about the animals being housed here. This is also a great place to volunteer since so many of the cats and dogs here come from maltreatment or abandonment and so deserve some friendship. I hope that anyone looking for a pet will give them a visit!

I originally came to this particular shelter to see about a dog from
. I am a novice dog handler without any dog experience so I wanted training. What better way to get to know dogs than to volunteer to walk them?
I find it to be an amazing place with dedicated staff and volunteers. Every animal is given affection and you can see the joy in every waggy tail. The staff really knows their animals and will give you a truthful and detailed account of each one. I work in healthcare and I’m impressed with how clean the place is. It seems very organized with the way they keep everything on schedule, even from the small things like divvying out peanut butter treats, etc.
The more time I spend with these dogs, I see why people say dogs rescue you, not the other way around. I plan to adopt and give a forever home to my future dog :)
If you’re thinking about getting a cat or dog, don’t support breeding. Rescue a shelter pet. Don’t forget to donate and volunteer! It will do your heart good.
Update: I am SO happy to say that I adopted a few months ago and its one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.

this is a high kill shelter dont ever buy or bring an animal here if you cant take care of it bring it somewhere else. theyll put a cat to sleep if its just hyper. they are rude and dont let you know what animal your getting when your getting it. they should be reported.

My family & I decided to adopt our very first cat on 9÷9÷11. Megan was very helpful in choosing our cat, since this is our first cat. We choose a cat based on the personality that would fit our household. Also, we received great discounts at the nearby PETCO. The best decision we made was to adopt an animal from the Mount Vernon Animal Shelter.

Their team is amazing! They are very helpful and know everything about the animals. When I went to adopt my cat Mitsy, they were extremely easy to work with and educated me in how to continue her medications, make her transition into my home an easy one, etc.
I would recommend them to anyone looking to adopt an animal. They are a team of highly knowledgeable staff and volunteers that truly LOVE animals.