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Here's what the humans have to say about me:
Shiraz is a Persian cat who was surrendered to Ashe County Animal Control by an elderly person who could no longer care for him. The ACOs immediately let someone know about Shiraz when this cat came in and that person said they'd be over immediately to adopt. Alas, they've NEVER shown up. Their failure to show up delayed our ability to network this cat so now Shiraz is URGENT. Shiraz is a very chilled, nice cat and deserves a second chance. Please note that I *think* Shiraz is male but will need to confirm that.
PLEASE DO NOT call Ashe County Animal Control directly with questions about Shiraz as the staff is unable to handle the 150+ phone calls that have come about purebred cats at the shelter in the past. We have set up an volunteer-manned email, fabulousmcg@gmail.com for all inquiries. Please note that private adopters MUST present to the shelter in person to adopt and that the shelter does NOT ship animals to private adopters. Friends of Ashe County Animals will assist APPROVED, reputable rescues both in and outside the region with transport coordination & getting animals to the Vet for vetting at the rescue's expense (as detailed below)
The shelter does not have the ability to FeLV test on-site; however, for reputable rescues, local volunteer assistance is available for transport to a local Vet clinic for such testing and to obtain appropriate vaccines and Health Certificate at the rescue's expense. In order to pull animals from Ashe County Animal Control, rescues must be approved by the Lead ACO. The approval process involves submitting an application, available by emailing a Friends of Ashe County Animals (FACA) volunteer at fabulousmcg@gmail.com. As part of the application, rescues will need to submit copies of their adoption application, adoption contract and 501c3. Rescues will also need to provide a Vet Reference. The Animal Control Officers prefer that all rescue-related inquiries be directed to the volunteer email (fabulousmcg@gmail.com) so please do not contact the shelter with rescue-related inquiries. An FACA volunteer will be checking this email daily so please allow 24 hours for a response. Shelter information: Ashe County Animal Control 767 Fred Pugh Road Crumpler, NC 28617 Shelter Hours: 10:00AM-2PM, MON/WED/FRI. They are closed to public on TU/TH/SAT/SUN.
