Blackford County Animal Shelter

The mission of the Blackford County Animal Shelter is to provide temporary shelter, care and medical attention for stray, surrendered or otherwise homeless cats and dogs in Blackford County, to prevent animal cruelty and neglect and prosecute offenders, to strengthen the human-animal bond through education and adoption, and to promote the importance of spaying and neutering to help control the pet overpopulation.

To put it simply our mission is to:

Provide care

Prevent Cruelty

Place in Homes

Promote Spaying and Neutering

Facts about us

We are a low kill shelter which means we only euthanize for major health issues or aggression

We utilize foster homes and approved rescues We are animal Control for Blackford County

We are funded by the 4 governmental bodies in Blackford County (the cities of Hartford City,

Montpelier, Shamrock Lakes and Blackford County) We rely on donations to subsidize the monies

received from the governmental bodies to cover our annual expenditures

Volunteering

You have to be at the age of 16 to volunteer without a parent with you but you have to have a parent

signature. At the age of 18 you can sign for yourself. We are always in need of volunteers. You can be doing stuff from cleaning, to painting, to walking

dogs ( if weather permitting in parades) but its up to the shelter workers to decide. Another way to help the shelter is to foster animals – this requires an

approval process.

Fundraisers

Annual “Bark and Splash” T-shirt sales

Donation Containers at local businesses Annual “Bowling for Paws”

Annual Holiday Donation Letter

Suggestions are always welcome

Handouts at shelter

The shelter has numerous handouts to help introduce your new pet into your family and

suggestions for training your new pet.

Female4 years old

A bit wild or scaredHas been with us since

January 1st of this yearAltered

Ready to be adopted

Kami

Female4 years old

Been with us since January 31st of this year

AlteredReady to be adopted

Avery

Ernest

Ernest is a scared dog who is new to the shelter as of

March 28th 2015

FemaleAmerican Stafford Terrier

1 year oldBeen with us since March

4th 2015Altered

Ready for adoption

Channing

FemalePit mix

Been with us since February 26th 2015

AlteredReady to be adopted

Petra

Robbie

MaleEnglish Springer Spaniel

1 year oldSpecial needs – very shy and

timidAltered

Male1 year old

Been with us since March 20th 2015

AlteredReady to be adopted

Catrick

Male3 years old

Been with us since March 4th 2015

AlteredReady to be adopted

Popsy

8 months oldBeen with us since March 23rd

2015Unaltered

ready for adoption

Lolly

Female1 year old

Been with us since March 21st 2015

UnalteredNot ready for adoption

Arianna

MaleBeagle/ German Shepherd

10 years oldBeen with us since March 2nd

2015Altered

Ready to be adopted

Gibbs

Male2 years old

Currently 16 poundsHas been with us since

February 11th of this yearAltered

adopted

Rascal

FemalePit mix or Pibble

2 years oldBeen with us since December

30th 2014Altered

adopted

Precious

Thomas

MaleLab mix4 years oldBeen with us since March 12th 2015AlteredHeartworm positiveReady to be adopted

Azalea Fox

FemalePapillon

4 years oldBeen with us since February

24th 2015Altered

Ready to be adopted

Adara

FemaleChihuahua mix

5 years oldBeen with us since February

24th 2015Altered

Ready to be adopted

Frank

Male12 years oldBeen with us since October 9th 2014Hole in roof of mouthAlteredReady for adoption

There are cases at the shelter that we hate to see - like Tuff

Tuff’s neck was wounded by a chain or collar that was too tight or too small. …… this isn’t the first dog we have seen injured by negligence.

Adopting

If you or your family are interested in adopting or fostering one of our shelter pets,

there is an application process.

Adoption Opportunites

Visiting the Shelter

We have cats that stay at the Muncie PetSmart 24/7

PetSmart has 4 National Adoption event weekends The next one is May 15 – 17. We take animals to 3

PetSmart locations, Fort Wayne – Maysville, Carmel/Westfield and Muncie

Various Pet Meet & Greets throughout the year

Altering Animals

In an effort to reduce the pet overpopulation, every pet that is adopted from our shelter is altered (spayed or

neutered) prior to adoption.

Facts

An unaltered female dog and her offspring can produce 67,000 puppies in 6 years while an unaltered female cat and her offspring can produce 370,000 kittens in 7 years.... bottom line is that they do not need our help to expand their numbers; they need our help to reduce their numbers until there are good homes for all

It can decrease aggressive behavior It can reduce or eliminate the risk of spraying and

marking

Facts Cont...

Reduces the risk of urinary, ovarian, and mammary cancer or tumors in females along with testicular cancer and prostate problems in males

There is less of a desire to roam therefore less likely to be injured in fights or auto accidents (85% of dogs hit by cars are unaltered)

Reduces the amount of males attracted to your female

Overall helps dogs and cats live longer healthier lives

Low Cost Altering Options

SNAP – State Program – check with your vet, online or ask the shelter about this program. The Hartford

Animal Clinic participates in this program.

HOPE for Animals – monthly transport from the shelter. Ask the shelter for details

Other low cost clinics in the state – check online or ask the shelter for clinics near you