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Oceana County Animal Shelter

Animal shelter in Shelby, MI

Animal Control Staff
Currently, we have only two county employees who work within the Department of Animal Control. Both are highly qualified and caring individuals.

Contact
Address
2185 W. Baseline Rd
Shelby, MI 49455
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Meet their adoptable pets

2185 W. Baseline Rd

Shelby, MI 49455

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Create an alert, and we'll notify you every time a new pet comes in who meets your criteria.

Adoptable pets at Oceana County Animal Shelter

We'll also keep you updated on Joey's adoption status with email updates.
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Joey

English Bulldog

Male, 6 yrs
Shelby, MI
We'll also keep you updated on Maisy's adoption status with email updates.
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Maisy

Labrador Retriever/Pit Bull Terrier

Female, 5 yrs
Shelby, MI
We'll also keep you updated on Meatball's adoption status with email updates.
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Meatball

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 4 mos
Shelby, MI
We'll also keep you updated on Brute's adoption status with email updates.
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Brute

Mastiff

Male, Adult
Shelby, MI
We'll also keep you updated on Julius's adoption status with email updates.
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Julius

Black Mouth Cur

Male, 3 yrs 2 mos
Shelby, MI
We'll also keep you updated on Coco's adoption status with email updates.
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Coco

Labradoodle

Male, 4 yrs 1 mo
Shelby, MI
We'll also keep you updated on Howard's adoption status with email updates.
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Howard

Labrador Retriever/Rottweiler

Male, 2 yrs 3 mos
Shelby, MI
We'll also keep you updated on Bigz's adoption status with email updates.
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Bigz

Pit Bull Terrier

Male, 2 yrs 2 mos
Shelby, MI

Shelter FAQs

We are a small rural, county shelter in Oceana County, MI. We serve Oceana County.
We cover an area of 524 square miles and a population of about 28,000.
We have room for 15 dogs and 7 cats. We do take volunteers, so, please come on in and take one of our pets for a walk around our property today.

  • 1. Visit the Facility and Find a Pet
  • 2. Meet the Pet
  • 3. Pay Fee
  • 4. Take the Pet Home

Additional adoption info

DOGS/puppies: $95.00 if not spayed/neutered when they arrive at the shelter.
In return for your adoption fee you will receive: $60.00 worth of certificates. $50.00 toward the cost of the spay or neuter of the adopted animal ($50.00 from Oceana County which is required by Michigan State law.) and $10.00 towards the rabies vaccine.

The adoption fee for dogs that are already fixed when they arrive at the shelter is $50.00 and includes a certificate for $10.00 towards a rabies vaccine.

CATS/kittens: $35.00 if not spayed/neutered. In return for your adoption fee you will receive certificates paying for the spay/neuter, and $10.00 towards the rabies vaccine.

The adoption fee for a cat or kitten that is already fixed is $10.00 which comes with a $10.00 certificate towards the rabies vaccine.

The law requires that all dogs and cats adopted from a shelter be spayed or neutered.

Adoption application

https://www.facebook.com/oceanacountyshelter2185/

Pets at shelters & rescues near Oceana County Animal Shelter

Lake Haven Rescue

Newaygo, MI 49337

We'll also keep you updated on Mr. Duvall's adoption status with email updates.
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Mr. Duvall

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, 1 yr 3 mos
West Olive, MI
We'll also keep you updated on Honor's adoption status with email updates.
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Honor

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 1 yr 9 mos
Muskegon, MI
We'll also keep you updated on Linus's adoption status with email updates.
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Linus

Domestic Shorthair

Male, Kitten
Newaygo, MI
We'll also keep you updated on Mr. Green (Critter Barn)'s adoption status with email updates.
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Mr. Green (Critter Barn)

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 3 yrs 1 mo
West Olive, MI
We'll also keep you updated on Benjamin III (Benny)'s adoption status with email updates.
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Benjamin III (Benny)

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 1 yr 2 mos
Muskegon, MI
We'll also keep you updated on Bootz's adoption status with email updates.
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Bootz

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 7 yrs 8 mos
Muskegon, MI

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