Monroe County Animal Shelter/Eastbourne Animal Center — Local services in Athens

I was told by animal Cantrell that he had no more room for any more animals and for me to call the animal shelter. So I did, I was also told from the animal shelter the same thing. They had no more room for no more animals. But they did have food that had been donated. I was desperate for these animals. They were starving so I went and got off the food and fed them but when it ran out. I can buy no more food. I'm on disability. I've tried to call for over a week and a 1/2, and my call is disconnected before I ever get to talk to someone I have enough problems right now, this isn't my job. This is my heart. And I can't walk away from these animals that are starving The dog is now setting out her pups to die because she cannot feed them so since There is supposedly not no room for these animals I am. Begging the public so please help me save these Poor animals from starving to death.They Have been dropped off by obviously heartless people. And the location others animals is On highway 72 right around the Dragons den bar. You'll see a silver boat turned upside down on the side of the bar. That's where the dogs had. There's 2 l ofthat's. That's just everywhere, including smashed ones in the road, please Go. Get these animals I can't do it alone. That's why there's places called animal shelters if there's no more room for these animals, then something else needs to be done but the situation is not being handled at all period And been left on my shoulders. I can't carry this weight. I'm already beat down to the payment myself. Thank you...

I can’t say enough bad things about my experience. I called today to try to see if they had any availability for a sweet, stray in our neighborhood. When I called she told me I didn’t need to call them I needed to call animal control. I explained that we were trying to avoid animal control because we wanted to make sure he went to a no kill shelter. She then told me to “hang on”, where her and a coworker proceeded to talk about me while I could still hear. The coworker said “Yeah good luck with that, everywhere has a wait list. Also there’s no such thing as a no kill shelter.” She then began speaking to me again and repeated everything they had said, in a slightly less demeaning tone than how they had been speaking about me previously. She then said “so do want to get on our waitlist or do you want the number for animal control?” To which I responded, “after everything you’ve just said, I don’t want to go with y’all”. She responded with “yeah, okay bye” and hung up the phone. I just really wasn’t expecting to be treated that way. Especially, since all I was asking was if they had availability to take...

We volunteer through the Monroe County Friends of Animals (MCFA). We used to transport animals for surgical procedures. After the animals had been treated, or their procedures are completed, we transport them back to the animal shelter. It normally takes a couple of hours to do this. UPDATE: The new Center has their own surgical suit, as well as a staff Veterinarian! So, no more transporting the animals for surgery.

The Monroe County Animal Shelter is an older facility but, has a new facility being built to replace it, not that far away. UPDATE: The new Center is open, and it's fabulous.

If you're an animal lover, please consider donating a few hours of your time to help. The shelter is always in need of volunteers, and MCFA is a great organization to donate through.

If interested, MCFA puts on an annual Gala, that raises money for the Center. Please consider buying tickets to attend, or donate an item for one of the auctions that will be held. Tickets for the 2025 Gala are available for $125 per person. The Gala is taking place on November 8th, 2025, for anyone who is...