Adoption hours are Mon.  Wed. Thurs. and Fri. from 4-7 pm and Saturday from 10am to 1pm.

Adoption fees are 100.00 for dogs and 75.00 for cats, this includes spaying neutering all vaccines, flea treatment and deworming.

 

315-376-8349

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Shelter Hours are Mondays and Thursdays from 4-7pm

and Saturdays from 10am to 1pm

The Mission of the Lewis County Humane Society is to prevent cruelty and abuse to animals, to provide education on the humane treatment of animals and to maintain a humane, no-kill shelter at Pine Grove Road in the Town of Watson.

About the Lewis County Humane Society

The Lewis County Humane Society operates a "no kill" shelter on the Pine Grove Road, in the town of Watson, that houses and cares for lost or stray dogs and cats.

We contract with the towns and villages in Lewis County, to house dogs picked up by dog control officers in those areas for up to 10 days. The cost to keep the animals left unredeemed by their owners is paid for by the Society.

The Lewis County Humane society is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation, and exists solely on donations from the public, it is NOT a county run facility, and we have received no funding from the county in 2009.

Recently the Society and the shelter have undergone some significant changes.

 We now have payroll expenses and significant repairs and improvements have been made to the house and shelter.

We have hired one full time employee to care for the animals and take care of the shelter, and a part timer to check on the dogs and let them out in the early evening.

Our new policy regarding animals is:

Animals are put into quarantine when they arrive.

If they are not picked up immediately, they are vet checked by Dr. Fuller, deflead, dewormed and vaccinated.

If they need medical treatment, they get it.

If the animals are not redeemed, they are spayed or neutered, and held for adoption.

They must also be licensed before leaving the shelter.

There is a surrender fee of 100.00 to leave a cat or dog at the shelter, if there is room. This helps defray the cost of treatment and care of the animal until it is adopted.

At present we have in excess of 30 dogs and puppies, and 20 cats in our care. We are unable to provide care to all of the animals in Lewis county that need it.

The Board of Directors of the Lewis County Humane Society has established this new official website: http:/lewiscountyhumanesociety.org.  All other websites are unauthorized and present misinformation.


The Lewis County Humane Society does not provide animal control. The individual Towns and Villages in the County hire their own dog control officers.

Dog Control Officers in Lewis County are:

Lowville, Mr Ash at 681-8747

Town of Harrisburg, Mr Dorchester at 777-3727

All other Towns, Mr. Lampson at 346-1828

 

 

 

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Edgar S. K. Merrell 3rd, Legal Secretary: by telephone at 315-376-8214; by fax at 315-376-8216; or by mail at P.O. Box 151, Lowville, New York 13367, or Jackie Prashaw at 315-874-4181.
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