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Do not forget to bring your pets inside when it is too cold outside. IF IT IS TOO COLD FOR YOU, IT IS TOO COLD FOR THEM! The law says: During cold weather, a dog shelter must have a windbreak at its entrance and have bedding material that is sufficient to protect the animal from cold and promote the retention of body heat.
Essex County Animal Shelter
540 Airport Road,
Tappahannock,
VA, 22560 Phone: 804-443-0726
E-mail: eshifflett@essex-virginia.org
Please phone us on 804-443-0726 to check that the pet you want to visit is still available.
540 Airport Road,
Tappahannock,
VA, 22560 Phone: 804-443-0726
E-mail: eshifflett@essex-virginia.org
Adopting a Pet
Tappahannock Essex County Animal Shelter (TECAS) does not do same day adoptions. You must fill in an Adoption Application Form. Your application will be reviewed and we will telephone the applicant, usually within 72 hours, to let you know that your application has been approved or denied.
Click here for the Adoption Application Form- Each pet is required to be vaccinated for rabies within seven days of adoption, if it is four months of age or older. Rabies vaccination is required for each pet, upon turning four months of age.
- Every new owner of a pet adopted from Essex County Animal Shelter shall have the pet sterilized within thirty days of the pet turning six months of age, or within thirty days if the pet is over six months of age.
- Out of state adoptions must be spayed or neutered before leaving Virginia.
- Return of the proper paperwork (sterilization and rabies certificates) to is required within seven days of sterilization.
- State law requires that all dogs and cats be vaccinated for rabies.
Please phone us on 804-443-0726 to check that the pet you want to visit is still available.
Opening Hours:
Wednesday - Sunday: 11am - 4pm
Closed Monday, Tuesday and Holidays
This website is funded, operated and maintained by The Dog Rescues Network as a service to the community. This website has no connection with Essex County Animal Shelter. No payment has been received or is required. For enquiries about this website e-mail: webmaster@dogrescues.net