Benson Animal Shelter, Paws and Claws

08/13/2025

****Update! The owner has been located! Thank you all!

Hey everybody, this dog was found in Benson on Saturday. If you know the owner, please have them reach out to Nadine with Animal Rescue Connection (520)507-6707. We want to get them reunited!

08/13/2025

Community Notice: Animal Control and Shelter Update

The City of Benson would like to inform residents that, at this time, we do not have active Animal Control Officers, though we currently have applicants moving through the hiring process. Additionally, our animal shelter is undergoing important renovations to improve future services.

Due to limited staffing and the temporary unavailability of shelter facilities, we kindly ask the public to utilize community-based resources to help reunite lost pets with their families. Effective steps include:

Speaking with neighbors in the area where the animal was found

Posting photos and information on local Facebook groups or community boards

If you encounter an emergency situation involving animals—such as aggressive stray behavior, animal bites, or suspected neglect or cruelty—please contact the Benson Police Department. An officer will respond to assess and address the situation.

Please note: We are currently unable to house animals, even in cases where a police officer responds.

We want to emphasize that a healthy, non-aggressive stray animal does not pose an immediate threat to the community. In many cases, these animals may be lost pets trying to find their way home. Removing them from the area where they were found may unintentionally prevent their owners from locating them.

Thank you for your understanding, compassion, and support as we work to restore full Animal Control services for the community.

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08/11/2025

Thank you Cochise County Humane Society!

08/11/2025

Thank you Cochise County Humane Society!!

07/30/2025

We want to extend our deepest thanks to everyone who came out to meet our incredible dogs and cats, offered support, donated resources, and opened their hearts and homes through adoption. Your generosity and compassion made all the difference — we truly couldn’t have done it without you!
We’re thrilled to share that every one of our shelter animals has found safety, either through adoption or rescue placement!

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07/27/2025

Meet Godiva! She is a black and white spayed pit mix, approximately two years old. Godiva needs slow introduction to other animals but would do amazing as the princess of the house.
She is snuggly and loves toys! Godiva is house trained. Her adoption fee has been sponsored.
To make an appointment to see Godiva, contact Renee at 520-508-6083.

07/27/2025

Red is still awaiting his fur-ever home! Red is a 1 1/2 year old neutered pit bull mix. Red is friendly, he likes toys, and he walks well on a leash.
Please contact Renee with Cochise County Humane Society at 520-508-6083 to set up an appointment to visit him on Monday afternoon.
Please remember the shelter is not currently staffed and is closed.

07/26/2025

**Ranger has found his new home!! Congratulations to Ranger and his family!!

**Adoption fees for Ranger and Godiva have been sponsored! No cost to you, just come adopt your new dog!

Our adoption event is going great! We still have 4 dogs available for adoption, come on down to see them! Ranger, Red, Godiva, and Sam (big brown dog).

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07/24/2025

Update: We are adding pictures of the rest of the animals. We didn't realize we had left them off.

Hello everyone! Here are pictures of the dogs up for adoption! We are going to have an adoption event at the Benson Animal Shelter this Saturday, July 26, from 10am to 2pm, we hope to see you there! If you have questions, please contact Renee with Cochise County Humane Society at 520-508-6083.

07/23/2025

Benson Animal Control is the midst of big and positive changes. We are preparing to bring our new Animal Control team aboard and look forward to establishing ourselves as an awesome community resource. This process takes time and as always, we put the needs of the animals in our care first. It is because of this, we have made the decision to close the shelter until further notice.
Our current pets still need loving homes. We are asking this amazing community to help us clear the shelter by Wednesday, July 30th. PLEASE consider adopting one of our shelter dogs or cats/kittens as soon as possible. We are working on making connections with other shelters and with rescues but we know this will not place them all.
If you are unable to adopt, please share this post to help spread the word. It is imperative we find a place for these wonderful shelter animals to land.
Our goal is to avoid the heart breaking decision of euthanasia due to the current circumstances. So again, please consider adoption and/or share this post as much as possible.
Please know we are diligently working on getting our team on board and renovations completed so we can reopen as soon as possible.
When you decide to adopt one of our dogs or cats/kittens, please message us through Facebook Messenger. We have had continued issues with our phone service (one of the things we are working on remedying). We believe we have fixed the problems with our page.
We are grateful for your continued support.

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07/23/2025

Come meet the newbies! We have kittens, cats, puppies, and dogs of all ages!

Don’t forget we are closed the rest of the week starting tomorrow 7/24-7/25