Animal Shelter Hours:
Monday - Friday: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Shelter is open weekends by appointment
Street Address is:
820 Isaac Rd
 
P.O. Box 1331
Louisa, Ky
Telephone: (606)-673-4509

Pet Listings:

The Lawrence County Animal Shelter currently has the following pets available at the
shelter. For more information on them, call us at 606-673-4509. Theses pets are looking for a new home, with maybe you in mind. For a better view of the animals, the pictures are clickable.
Fees for Animals
All animals are ready to be adopted 5 days after arriving to the shelter.
 
Adoption Fees:
 
Dogs: $135.00 - Includes, spay/neuter fee, plus extra for a rabies vaccination for the dogs if of age.
Puppies: $135.00 - Includes, Same as dogs, plus extra for a rabies vaccination for the dogs if of age.
 
Cats

Cats/kittens: $75.00 - Includes spay/neuter, post-op pain shot, de-worming, vaccinations, flea preventive meds, and rabies vaccination. (3 months old & older)

Intake Fees :
Dogs 50.00
Puppies 10.00 
Cats 25.00 
Kittens 10.00

We are no longer limited to taking animals from Lawrence County residents. 
We will take animals from anyone as long as we have available space.

The Open Arms Animal Shelter now has an on-line “Adoption Application” which can be found at the following link https://forms.gle/EorXARSG8RrNKTi59

(Please allow about 60 Seconds, for the pages to load, if you are on a dial-up connection..)
New Pictures of this week animal will be added to the site later this evening, please check back for photos.

All dogs listed below are now gone to a Rescue Partner with the EXCEPT of ELLIE, BAGEL And MAX. They are still here.
 

         

          This is Mazie.
She is a boxer mix approx 3 to 4 years old. She is an owner surrender. She is a quiet calm dog. She is available for adoption. She is looking for a family to love her. 

Gone to Rescue
Hardy is new to the shelter! He is a male/lab hound mix.  He is 1.5 years old and weighs 50lbs. He is an owner surrender.  He is tall like a hound and very handsome He is good with people. He wants to play with other dogs. He is looking for his forever family.
Gone to Rescue
This is Penny.
She is looking for some one to love her and take care of her. 
Please come and meet her at the Open Arms Animal Shelter. 







 
Gone to Rescue
This is Lincoln.
He is looking for a new family that will love and take care of him. 
Please come meet him at the Open Arms Animal Shelter. 







 
Gone to Rescue
This is Copper.
He has come to us looking for a new home.
Please come and meet him and see if he would be able to be a member of your family. 







 
Please meet Pearl. She is a new resident at the shelter. She is looking for a forever family. Please come and meet her.









 
Gone to Rescue
Please meet Abigail. One of our Open Arms Animal Shelter employee saw her running down the highway and picked her up before she could get hit by a car. If you are interested in adopting her, please download our adoption application and we will find her the best home possible 
 

 

 

Gone to Rescue
This is Teddy. He is a shepherd mix.
He’s a little shy right now because he’s getting used to living in the shelter right now. He is looking for someone to take him to his forever home.























 

 

 


 

Gone to Rescue
This is Bagel.
She is a female shepherd mix that has come to us. She is a little timid but is hoping to find her forever home.





























 

 


 

This is Max.  
He is an owner surrender. He is playful and full of life.
He will be leaving for our partnering rescue at the end of the month.



















 
















 
Ellie was taken to the vet today to be spayed Before that was done the vet noticed her lymph nodes were very enlarged A biopsy was done and it has been determined that Ellie has lymphoma She is now back at the shelter where she will be on steroids and will continue to live with everyone that loves her.

This is Ellie. She came to the shelter very pregnant and with a very bad case of the mange.  She was also very malnourished.  She was found at the side of the road eating a deer carcass.  She had puppies the second day after she came to the shelter.  She had nine pups but only four
survived. It is very evident that Ellie has had a very hard life and has not been taken care of.  She has overcome all her health problems and has gained weight. 
She has lots of love to give and is looking for a forever home 
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 Cats and Kitten
 
       

        Card #23C-052
Name: Cali
Female, SH, Wht/blk/org; RESERVED, SHY

  
Card #23C-046
Name: Fanny
Female, SH, Brn/blk/org/wht; LOVES ATTENTION, GENTLE, LAID

Card #23C-044
Name: Boots
Male, SH, Org/wht; SHY, GENTLE, LAID BACK

 
Card #23C-023
Name: Blondie
Male, LH, Buff/wht; AFFECTIONATE, GENTLE

 
Card #23C-049
Name: Foxie
Female, SH, Brn/blk; LOVING, SWEET, ENERGETIC

 
Card #23C-048
Name: Filmore
Male, SH, Buff/wht; VERY SWEET, PLAYFUL

 
Card #23C-040
Name: Blabbie
Female, SH, Brn/blk; A LITTLE SHY BUT VERY SWEET

 
Card #23C-047
Name: Feister
Male, SH, Brn/blk; LOVES ATTENTION, SUPER SWEET SENIOR FELLA

   
Card #21C-270
Name: Bubbles Female, LH, White; LOVES ATTENTION; BONDED W/dog Nicky
 
Card #23C-002
Name: Gracie
Female, SH, Calico; LOVES ATTENTION


 
Card #22C-019
Name: Daisy
Female, SH, Blk/brn Tabby; SPECIAL NEEDS—NEEDS ALLERGY SHOTS; VERY SWEET & LOVING
Card #23C-036
Name: Honey Comb
Female, SH, Org/blk/wht; SHY BUT SWEET


 
   

WAITING DOG - Author Unknown

 A dog sits waiting in the cold sun
Too faithful to leave, too frightened to run
She's been there for days now with nothing to do
But sit by the road waiting for you.
She can't understand why you left her that day.
She thought she and you were stopping to play.
She's sure you'll come back and that's why she stays.
How long will she suffer? How many more days?
Her legs have grown weak. Her throat parched and dry.
She's sick from hunger and falls with a sigh.
She lays down her head and closes her eyes.
I wish you could see how a waiting dog dies.

 
Author Unknown

As animal shelter personnel, with various duties and responsibilities, we make the following promises and declarations:

We hereby promise to love and to care for the pets brought into this shelter to the best of our ability.
We promise to make them as comfortable as possible in an impossible situation.
We promise to do our best to find them new homes.
When all else fails, we promise to end their lives humanely in order to make room for the endless
supply of animals to follow.

However, we also stand firm with the following:
 
We did not cause these animals to be born into this overpopulated world.
We did not cause these animals to become a problem or inconvenience to their owners.
We did not cause their owners to move, to have kids, to become allergic too them, or to become ill.
We will not accept, nor allow to be placed on us, the guilt that belongs to the owners of these
pets!!!!
It is not our fault!!!!!

 
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June 3, 2023
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