Georgetown Animal Services

Due to the weather, the shelter will be closed on 1/31. If you’re uncertain about driving conditions, please stay home and stay warm!

With a save rate of 94.1 percent for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, Georgetown Animal Shelter has been able to maintain its status as a no-kill shelter for the eighth year in a row. Shelters with a live outcome rate above 90 percent are considered no-kill shelters.

Factors in the live outcome rate include a high rate of animal adoptions, the invaluable support of foster families, increased counseling about rehoming, and partnerships with rescues and other shelters.

Other notable milestones for the 2022 fiscal year include:

• 19.4 percent of animals returned to their owners, including 247 dogs and 16 cats
• 51.3 percent of animals adopted, including 353 dogs and 341 cats
• 32 dogs and 23 cats were transferred to other shelters or rescue groups

The shelter will be closed Thursday-Friday for Thanksgiving (and we are always closed on Wednesdays). We will return to our usual schedule on Saturday, November 26. As always, Animal Control may be reached for urgent calls at 512-930-3510 x6 .

Starting Monday, Aug. 29, the Georgetown Animal Shelter will return to appointment-based operations. The shelter will be closed to walk-in traffic.

Staff turnover and an increase in animal intakes have created a need for our staff to better manage workloads while new employees are recruited, hired, and trained. In the interim, appointments will be required to visit the shelter.

• Stray animals will be accepted by appointment only, provided there is space at the shelter. To make an appointment, call 512-930-3592 or email animalsvc@georgetown.org.
• Lost animals will be returned to their owners through appointments. Owners who are missing pets should complete a lost pet report at pets.georgetown.org/lost-pets-2, email a description to animalsvc@georgetown.org, or call 512-930-3592.
• to animalsvc@georgetown.org, or call 512-930-3592.
• Surrendered animals will be accepted only on an emergency basis to minimize the number of animals coming into the shelter. Signs on the door and online will direct people to call for appointments.
• Adoptions will proceed via appointment. Interested adopters can view dogs and cats available for adoption at pets.georgetown.org/available-pets/, and submit an online application. After reviewing the application, staff will reach out to schedule appointments.
• City licenses will be sold at pets.georgetown.org/overview/licensing-your-pets/, or over the phone, email, or postal mail.
• Animal Control will conduct business as usual. Calls for service should be directed to 512-930-3510, option 6.

Appointments to drop off stray animals, surrender animals, and reclaim animals should be made during normal business hours. Residents may contact the shelter by calling 512-930-3592 or emailing animalsvc@georgetown.org.

During this time, the shelter’s hours of operation will be:

• Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Wednesdays – closed
• Thursdays 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
• Sundays through Sept. 4 noon.-4 p.m.
• Sundays beginning Sept. 11 – closed
• Labor Day, Sept. 5 – closed

If you’re interested in working at the shelter, please see our current openings and consider applying at georgetown.org/jobs/.

The Georgetown Animal Shelter will host a kitten adoption event from: 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. August 12 at The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. Eighth St.

The shelter will bring kittens available for adoption to the library where there will be opportunities to meet, pet, and, hopefully, adopt some kittens.

Adoption fees are $35 at the event, and kittens will be able to go straight home with their new families. A cardboard carrier and kitten food will be provided to adopters.

For more information about animal adoptions, visit pets.georgetown.org.