Giles County Animal Shelter
Before you surrender your pet to a local animal shelter, please consider other options that are available to you.
We have great dogs and cats for adoption! So, come by and adopt a new best friend or just come by and visit. Our guys love to meet new people and have visitors. Come by and give a local shelter animal a forever home!
Petco Foundation Invests in The Giles County Animal Shelter’s Lifesaving Work
$17,500 investment will extend efforts to help pets and people in Giles County live their best lives
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Vaccine clinic Tuesday 4/20![]()
Time: 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.![]()
Location: Dedmon Center, 101 University Dr, Radford, VA 24141![]()
Sign up for an appointment on our Get an Appointment Now page or by call the NRV Vaccine Scheduling Center at 1-540-838-8222, Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., Saturday: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.![]()
Second doses of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines will be available at this clinic, no appointment necessary.![]()
More information: www.nrvroadtowellness.com/news/covid-19-vaccines-available-in-radford-tue-420
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The New River Health District has vaccine appointments available tomorrow (Thursday, April 15) in Blacksburg and Friday (April 16) in Christiansburg. You can use this signup link out to your networks: www.nrvroadtowellness.com/get-an-appointment-now
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From the New River Health District | Pre-register now! Everyone who wants a COVID vaccine should pre-register at vaccinate.virginia.gov ![]()
Data entered on the state’s pre-registration site is being used for scheduling local vaccination appointments.
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Read the Giles County Pet Ordinance PDF
Virginia State Law
Most of the laws in Virginia related to animal health and welfare are included in Title 3.2, Chapter 65 (“Comprehensive Animal Care”), of the Code of Virginia. These laws, among other things, proscribe the standard of care that an owner must provide to his or her companion animal; regulate the operation pet shops, breeders, boarding establishments and groomers; sets forth the authority of local governing bodies to adopt ordinances regulating companion animals and the operation of a pound such as the Regional Center; and defining and setting for penalties for animal cruelty. Click on this link to view a copy of Virginia’s Comprehensive Animal Care law.
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs, through its Division of Animal Food and Industry Services, is responsible for administering Virginia’s Comprehensive Animal Care law. You can learn more about the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs by visiting its website: http://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/index.shtml.
Giles County Animal Shelter
678 Green Hollow Rd.
Pearisburg, Virginia 24134
Phone: (540) 921-2053
Open: Wed-Sun 12:00PM – 4:00PM
Deb Lester – Shelter Manager
Email: dlester@gilescounty.org
Nancy Foote – Assistant Shelter Manager
Email: nfoote@gilescounty.org
Email: nfoote@gilescounty.org
Dog Tags may be purchased at:
Giles Treasurer’s Office
130 North Main Street, Pearisburg, VA 24134
(540) 921-1240
The Animal Care Center
278 Crickett Lane, Pearisburg, VA 24134
(540) 921-3707
Bold Springs Vet
1100 Henson Ave., Pearisburg, VA 24134
(540) 921-1991
Veterinary Services
- Animal Care Center, Pearisburg
- Bold Springs
- Tri County Vet – Peterstown, WV