Friends of Scottsboro Animal Shelter Volunteer Page

We are not the animal shelter, but a group of volunteers set up to help network the animals for adoption or rescue. Please use this email to contact us: friendsofscottsboroanimals@gmail.com

SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING ANY OF OUR AVAILABLE ANIMALS, PLEASE CONTACT (256) 259-6511

Scottsboro Animal Control
210 Abby Lane
Scottsboro, AL 35769

(256) 259-6511 ( Please only call with serious inquiries, for general questions, please use email)

To email the shelter directly: animalshelter@scottsboro.org

To email the volunteer team for assistance with rehoming, fixing, vetting or helping to find rescue for a pet not at the shelter, please email: friendsofscottsboroanimals@gmail.com


PLEASE READ THE IMPORTANT INFO BELOW (your question may be answered here)

This page is largely volunteer run. We use our own time to visit the shelter, take pictures and post them to this page. With that said, the above information may be the only information we have available for this animal as we do not like to get in the way of the shelter staff to ask a lot of questions on every single animal. Please know that a high percentage of animals in the shelter are brought in as strays. It is impossible to know anything about a stray animal and many times we can only make our best educated guess on breeds, age, etc. Every dog you see posted here has passed a general temperament test as performed by shelter staff and it is considered to be non-aggressive toward adults. As far as child or cat aggression, that is not a standard test that can be performed on every animal. If you are concerned about either aggression, it is suggested that you visit the shelter in person and ask a shelter attendant for assistance. While we do allow you to bring pets in to see if they get along before adopting, it is not suggested to do so because of the threat of sickness. If you elect to do so, make sure your pet(s) are COMPLETELY up to date on vaccinations, especially bordatella (kennel cough).

We highly recommend you have your new family member vaccinated for Lyme Disease (Tick Born Illness) and also have them microchipped. A chip can get your family pet back home faster. All adopted pets are retired to have shelter, access to fresh water and food, please do not chain your pets, they want to be a part of your family and as social animals can become depressed, aggressive or lonely if tied outside all their lives. If you cannot keep a pet you adopted from us, please either return them to us, or contact the volunteer team to help you find a suitable, safe home for your pet. DO NOT lists pets on Craigslist and always ask for a small rehoming fee and references, including a vet reference to make sure they pet you can no longer keep gets a good home and doesn't end up in the wrong hands.


ADOPTION FEES, RESCUE INFORMATION, OPTIONAL SERVICES and RESOURCES

501-3c rescue pulls are free, spay/neuter confirmation due back to the shelter within 3-5 business days of pull. Rescues please contact the shelter at the above info to get approval, only requirement is 501-3c standing. Please only contact the shelter with serious inquiries for adoption or rescue. If you are an out of state rescue, and need assistance with finding a foster, pulling or arranging for vetting and fixes, please contact the page or our volunteer team for help.

Adoption pull fee's are 10.00. The spay/neuter starts at 75.00 an goes up by weight and is done at any of the two local vets honoring the fees for the shelter and must be done at time of adoption.
Total Vetting for Individual Sponsorship(This is NOT through the shelter, but the volunteer team and a local Veterinarian) There are low cost options available in Scottsboro, AL and Jackson County, please contact the volunteer team or message the page to find out what resources you may qualify for. Additionally, if you wish to adopt out of state or area, please contact the page or our team to assist you with fostering, transporting and pulling or vetting help.

Female Dogs: $140.00 / Males: $120.00 ( Approximate)

This includes Heartworm Test, is old enough or preventative *, Spay/neuter, Vaccinations including Parvo, Distemper and Kennel Cough, worming and a microchip.

******* Sponsored pets must have foster/rescue or adoption offer to be pulled. You may pledge to help a pet get vetted, fixed and pay for the pull fee, but the pet must have a rescue / foster or adoption offer to be pulled from the shelter.

( These fees are subject to change and are only for approximate informational purposes only, each Vet has their own fees, please call the vet you choose to use for a more accurate quote)

Shelter posted fees:
Heartworm Test: $15.00
Shelter Fee $10.00
Parvo Shot $18.00
Rabies $12.00
Neuter -50lbs $65.00
Neuter +50lbs $75.00
Spay -70lbs $75.00
Spay +70lbs $90.00
Neuter Cat $46.00
Spay Cat $60.00 - $75.00


* administered by the Vet and only good for 30 days, sometimes less in times where flea and tick populations are high. It is recommended and the responsibility of the adopter to put their new pet on their choice of heart worm and flea/tick prevention within 30 days of adoption in order to ensure a happy and healthy pet.

SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THE AVAILABLE ANIMALS, PLEASE CALL OR VISIT THE SHELTER. WE MAY NOT ALWAYS HAVE TIME TO POST ALL THE ANIMALS THERE, SO PLEASE VISIT TO SEE IF YOU FIND WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP, FEEL FREE TO DROP BY SOME DOG FOOD, CAT FOOD, CAT LITTER, TREATS, TOWELS, BLANKETS, COLD PACKED VACCINES, WORMER, OR ANY OTHER CLEANING OR PET SUPPLIES YOU THINK THEY MAY NEED. WE WILL BE POSTING A WISH LIST SOON, SO WE WILL HAVE A MORE SPECIFIC LIST YOU CAN GO BY, BUT FOR NOW, THEY ALWAYS ARE GRATEFUL FOR ANYTHING THAT THEY CAN USE TO TO CARE FOR THE ANIMALS. PLEASE REMEMBER, THEY ARE IN A CAGE MOST OF THE DAY AND NIGHT AND ARE PROBABLY VERY SCARED, LONELY AND BORED, CHEW TOYS ARE AN EXCELLENT DISTRACTION!